ABC is making life a little bit better for cord-cutters today with the announcement that all Apple TV users will now be able to access full episodes of aired shows.
The Watch ABC app previously required a cable subscription to view all episodes of a season, but starting today every Apple TV owner will be able to watch entire shows of series like Scandal, Modern Family, and How to Get Away With Murder, one week after they air.
Unfortunately, ABC isn’t making every season of its shows available to stream. You can catch up on the latest season of Scandal, Nashville, Grey’s Anatomy, Once Upon A Time, and Modern Family. The past two season of Shark Tank are available, but to get the full catalog of your favorite ABC series you’ll have to look to Netflix and other sources.
Accessing Watch ABC’s live stream still requires you sign in through a supported cable provider. Still, it’s a nice update for Apple TV users who don’t have Hulu or pay for cable. To make binging on an entire season even easier, ABC also added a new continuous play mode. The channel also features more short-form content on the home screen.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
5 responses to “Watch ABC opens full episode access to all Apple TV users”
“Accessing Watch ABC’s live stream still requires you sign in through a supported cable provider.”
I bet I can see the same shows using Comcast On Demand making this feature irrelevant for me. I just wish they would start providing ABC without requiring an existing cable contract. Just charge a reasonable amount, almost free since it’s free OTA, and I bet cable companies would start to get worried. As it is, they have nothing to worry about.
Still no access to Watch ABC for Apple TV and DirecTV customers.
Holy S#!t this is nice!
“ABC is making life a little bit better for cord-cutters today with the announcement that all Apple TV users will now be able to access full episodes of aired shows.”
*All* Apple TV users? All Apple TV users =/= Apple TV users in the US.
Tried to watch the last Castle with the ABC app on Apple TV this morning and it restarted at least 10 times! I gave up and watched the rest on my computer. I have watched the whole rest of the season without issue so I am not sure why it did that today.