How to Watch the 50th American Music Awards Live Online

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The two-hour TV special will air on Sunday, October 6th at 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS.

Want to watch the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special online? It’s available as a live stream exclusively to Paramount+ subscribers. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for the streaming service starting at $7.99 per month.

Paramount+ offers a 7-day free trial, so you can watch some matches for free. After the free trial ends, you can cancel the program entirely or continue watching the streaming service with a basic ad-supported package for $7.99 per month. If you want to go ad-free, Paramount+ with Showtime is $12.99 per month. This package includes Showtime programming.

While Paramount+ is home to hit originals like “1883,” “Evil,” “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “Halo,” and “The Good Fight,” Paramount+ also offers Showtime’s popular TV series, including “Yellowjackets,” “The Curse,” “Billions,” “Dexter,” “Penny Dreadful,” and more. Each plan includes classic movies and TV shows from CBS, Paramount, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV and the Smithsonian Channel, plus live sports from leagues like the NFL, NWSL, PGA Tour and Big Ten.

Alternatively, the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special will air on CBS and can be accessed via DirecTV Stream (starting at $69.99/month) and Fubo (starting at $59.99/month for the streamer’s current offering). Both streaming services are offering free trials, so you can watch it for free that way, too. CBS is also available on Hulu + Live TV (starting at $76.99/month).

CBS will broadcast the “American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special” on Sunday, October 6 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. DirecTV Stream or Paramount+ are the places to watch the TV special.