Roku simply added 6 new free channels, together with comedy, sports activities, drama, and extra

Final yr was a fairly large one for Roku. The streaming big launched two brand-new streaming sticks — the Roku Streaming Stick and Roku Streaming Stick Plus — launched its first-ever projector in partnership with Aurzen, and rolled out some significant updates to Roku OS that improved the person interface and boosted efficiency. And, after all, all year long, Roku continued to broaden its free ad-supported TV (FAST) service, The Roku Channel, with a gradual stream of latest channels.

Now, to kick off 2026, Roku is including much more free channels to The Roku Channel. Six new additions have just lately gone reside, additional rising Roku’s lineup of greater than 500 free reside TV channels (by way of Cord Cutter News). Every of the brand new channels gives one thing completely different, however one of many highlights is a devoted 24/7 channel for the favored recreation present Who Needs to Be a Millionaire. You’ll be able to study extra about all six of the brand new channels beneath.

Additional time: A channel made for sports activities followers, which incorporates protection and evaluation {of professional} sports activities, together with basketball, soccer, soccer, and extra.

My Spouse & Youngsters: A channel devoted to the household sitcom My Spouse & Youngsters from the early 2000s.

The Virginian: Options episodes from the Nineteen Sixties western sequence, The Virginian, set in Eighteen Nineties Wyoming.

Raza Canal: A channel devoted to Latino tradition, that includes music, speak exhibits, and extra Latino-focused programming.

Who Needs to Be a Millionaire: Watch the favored recreation present Who Needs to Be a Millionaire everytime you need on this 24/7 channel, the place contestants reply difficult trivia inquiries to win as much as 1,000,000 {dollars}.

TV Amor: A channel devoted to like tales, drama sequence, and telenovelas, most of that are within the Spanish language.

If you wish to try any of the free channels talked about above, simply head to the Reside TV tab in your Roku TV or Roku streaming system, then seek for them or browse the channel checklist. If you do not have a Roku system, you’ll be able to nonetheless watch all these free channels; you may simply have to obtain The Roku Channel app in your sensible TV or streaming system.

There are extra free channels to look at past Roku

Plex has over 600 free reside TV channels

Should you’re searching for much more free reside TV channels, there are many different FAST apps value trying out, together with Pluto TV, Tubi, Fubo, and MyFree DirecTV. One barely underrated choice is Plex, which now gives greater than 600 free TV channels and just lately expanded its lineup to kick off 2026.

For anybody utilizing a Google TV Streamer or a sensible TV working Google TV, Google additionally expanded its free TV lineup with Google TV Freeplay this previous December. The service now contains greater than 250 free TV channels.

And whereas Amazon shut down its standalone FAST app, Amazon Freevee, final yr, all of its content material has since moved to Prime Video. Meaning you’ll be able to nonetheless watch Freevee content material on Prime Video without spending a dime with advertisements, even with out a Prime subscription.

A lot of streaming providers raised their costs final yr — together with Netflix, YouTube TV, HBO Max, Disney+, and extra — so when you’re bored with the rising value of streaming, FAST apps are an effective way to entry tons of content material without spending a dime with out your month-to-month invoice going up. Personally, they’ve helped me in the reduction of on the variety of streaming providers I am subscribed to, and so they may enable you do the identical.