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The excitement of awards season continues with the NAACP Image Awards. This event honors outstanding achievements by people of color across movies, TV, theater, music, and literature in 2023.
Queen Latifah is hosting the 55th NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Catch the ceremony live tonight at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. It’s broadcasting on CBS, BET, and other channels. Plus, you can stream it on Paramount+ with Showtime, giving you access to your local CBS channel.
Wondering how to watch the 55th NAACP Image Awards without cable? It’s easy. The awards will be on CBS and BET tonight and stream on Paramount+ with Showtime. This gives you access to your local CBS channel. You can also sign up for live TV streaming services like DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, and more. These services offer CBS and BET, so you won’t miss out. The ceremony will also be on BET HER, VH1, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, Logo, Pop TV, Smithsonian Channel, and TV Land.
Find out where to watch the 55th NAACP Image Awards ceremony online, with or without a cable subscription, including for free.
DirecTV Stream lets you watch CBS and BET. It offers over 75 channels, including ABC, NBC, Fox, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN, and more. Prices start at $69.99 for the entry-level package. Other plans offer 105-150 channels, with prices ranging from $84.99 to $159.99 per month. New subscribers can get a Visa gift card worth up to $300 for a limited time. Learn more here.
Paramount+ offers a seven-day free trial. After that, plans start at $5.99 per month. With Paramount+ with Showtime, you can watch your local CBS channel live for $11.99 per month. Subscribers get access to hundreds of movies and TV series, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Frasier, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, all Star Trek franchises, and the Yellowstone prequels 1883 and 1923. The ad-free package, including Showtime originals like The Curse, Yellowjackets, and The Chi, goes for $11.99 per month.
Paramount+ is also available on Prime Video as an add-on channel. Prime members and new subscribers can start with a free seven-day trial. After that, it auto-renews at $11.99 per month, in addition to the Prime or Prime Video membership price. Not a Prime member? Sign up for a 30-day free trial to enjoy all Amazon Prime benefits, including access to Prime Video, fast shipping, Whole Foods Market discounts, and exclusive shopping events.
Fubo lets you watch CBS and BET, along with over 195 other channels. The first month starts at $54.99, then $74.99 per month afterward. You can record over 1,000 hours of content to watch later on various devices. Other packages offer 262 channels for $64.99 for the first month, then $84.99 per month. Fubo also offers a seven-day trial for new subscribers.
Hulu + Live TV is a great option to watch CBS and BET. It offers access to over 90 live channels and comes with Hulu’s streaming library, Disney+, and ESPN+ for $76.99 per month. It includes unlimited cloud DVR but doesn’t offer a free trial at this time.
For just $25 per month, Philo is an affordable streaming service offering over 70 entertainment-focused networks, including BET. It stands out for its low price, wide channel range, unlimited DVR, and over 70,000 on-demand titles. Philo also offers a seven-day free trial.
If you have cable, you can watch the NAACP Image Awards on CBS and BET through your cable TV provider or on the networks’ mobile apps with your cable TV account login.
This year’s nominees include films like American Fiction, The Color Purple, They Cloned Tyrone, and Rustin. Recording artists like Usher, Megan Thee Stallion, Janelle Monáe, H.E.R., Jon Batiste, and more have also been nominated.
Presenters this year include Deon Cole, Kerry Washington, Erika Alexander, Delroy Lindo, Taraji P. Henson, and entertainer of the year nominee Keke Palmer. Check out the list of NAACP Image Awards 2024 winners and nominations here.
Don’t miss the 55th annual NAACP Image Awards ceremony. Watch it online tonight at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET for free with a seven-day trial to Paramount+ with Showtime, DirecTV, or a five-day trial to Fubo.