Need a Short-Term ESPN Fix? Get 24 hours for $4.99 with Sling TV
If you’re a YouTube TV subscriber scrambling for a replacement to watch ESPN, you don’t have to commit to a full month of another service. Sling TV can deliver a channel package with ESPN for 24 hours ($4.99), one weekend ($9.99), or one week ($14.99).
$4.99/day
A monthly plan is always a better value, but there’s a chance YouTube TV and Disney could patch things up and restore the channels to YouTube TV. So if you’re not ready to drop YouTube TV for a full month of an alternative, Sling can hook you up as a short-term fix.
ESPN is on Sling’s Orange channel package.
What Sling Plans Are Available Now?
In addition to the traditional monthly plans, Sling now offers these shorter subscription offers, along with a 3-month plan.
| Orange | Blue | Orange & Blue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $45.99 | $45.99 | $60.99 |
| Day Pass: 24 hours | $4.99 | — | — |
| Weekend Pass: Fri–Sun. | $9.99 | — | — |
| Week Pass | $14.99 | — | — |
| 3 Month Prepay | $114.99 | $114.99 | $159.99 |
| Paid channels | 34 | 43 | 50 |
| Concurrent streams | 1 | 3 | Up to 4 |
As you might expect, the longer the subscription you commit to, the better the value.
| Plan | Daily Price |
|---|---|
| 3-Month Plan: Orange or Blue | $1.26 |
| 1-Month Plan: Orange or Blue | $1.53 |
| 3-Month Plan: Orange + Blue | $1.76 |
| 1-Month Plan: Orange + Blue | $2.03 |
| Week Pass (Orange Only) | $2.14 |
| Weekend Pass (Orange Only) | $3.33 |
| Day Pass (Orange Only) | $4.99 |
What’s the Catch?
Aside from the fact that you’re paying a lot more on a per-day basis for these short-term subscriptions, they only apply to the Sling Orange channel package. It includes the following channels:
- ESPN
- TBS
- TNT
- Disney Channel
- Freeform
- ESPN 4K
- ESPN2
- MotorTrend
- A&E
- AMC
- AXS TV
- BBC America
- BET
- Bloomberg Television
- CHARGE!
- CNN
- Comedy Central
- Comet
- Food Network
- Fuse
- HGTV
- History Channel
- IFC
- Investigation Discovery
- Lifetime
- Local Now
- MGM+ Drive-In
- Nick Jr.
- QVC
- Sling scapes
- Sling scapes 2
- Travel Channel
- Vice
You won’t get local network affiliates (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX) on the short-term plans – those are available on Sling Blue, and only in select markets. These mini-plans are also missing important channels like Fox News, NFL Network, TLC, USA, E!, or Bravo.
$4.99/day
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