How to watch HGTV on Apple TV

The entertainment landscape has changed over the decades with more and more specific channels coming up including HGTV (Home & Garden TV).

HGTV is a popular pay-TV channel from Discovery that primarily focuses on real estate and home improvement. The channel is so popular with over 90 million viewers that it surpassed CNN in Germany as the most-watched channel behind Fox News and ESPN. This channel is not a stand-alone channel and it needs a medium to distribute its content. Apple TV is a popular medium that allows you to stream all types of shows and live programs including HGTV.

You can watch HGTV on Apple TV by downloading the official HGTV app from the App Store if you have a cable or satellite TV subscription. Also, if you don’t have a subscription to a cable/satellite TV provider, you can use third-party streaming services.

There are two main ways to watch HGTV on Apple TV. They include:

Using a cable or satellite TV provider subscription

The official HGTV app has an awesome browser that allows you to search through available shows according to a specific term or genre which makes it easier to watch any past episodes including classics. You can also add these episodes to your personal watch list and watch them later. The app, however, requires an iOS 9 or later version and any subscriber of TV or cable providers that have HGTV can sign into the HGTV app and stream content.

To watch HGTV on Apple TV via the official HGTV app, make sure that you have a cable or satellite TV subscription with providers including DirecTV, AT&T U-verse, Xfinity, or Verizon FiOS. The app is free to anyone with a TV subscription of a service provider that offers HGTV.

Launch the Apple TV and navigate to the home screen. On the home screen, open App Store and type in HGTV in the search bar then click on ‘Search’. From the results, select HGTV and click on Get to install it. You may need to enter your iTunes username and password to proceed. Once the HGTV app is done installing, open it and log in with your cable or satellite TV’s provider username and password. You should now be able to stream content on HGTV live or older episodes on-demand.

Using a third-party streaming service

Sometimes, it’s expensive to have a cable or satellite TV subscription offering huge packages when you aren’t interested in most of the channels. Because of the internet, there are several TV streaming services that offer a few subscription services that are affordable compared to cable/satellite TV subscription. Besides, these streaming services allow you to stream content on devices other than your TV including your smartphone, PC, firestick, etc. There are several streaming services that offer HGTV. They include Hulu, Sling TV, Philo, DirecTV, FuboTV, and PlayStation Vue. If you have any of the listed streaming services subscriptions, then go to the App Store, install the streaming service’s app and watch HGTV.

A Summary table

Issue	Requirement	How to Fix
How To Watch HGTV On Apple TV	Apple TV Cable or satellite subscription Internet connection	Go to the Apple TV home screen and click on App Store. In the App Store, click on the search bar and type in HGTV. Click on the result and install the app. Once the app is done installing, open it and sign in with your cable/satellite TV subscription credentials.
	Apple TV Internet connection Streaming service subscription	Install the streaming service app on your Apple TV like Hulu, Philo, Sling TV, etc. and log in. Stream HGTV on the app.

FAQs

Is HGTV free on Apple TV?

HGTV is free on Apple TV with your cable/satellite TV or streaming service subscription. This is because after installing the app, you will need to sign in with your subscription provider’s username and password.

Is HGTV available on Amazon Prime?

Yes, Amazon signed a deal with Scripps Network Interactive that allows it to stream HGTV content.