Disney Plus, Hulu, Netflix, Peacock and many more are all streaming services that many love, ranging from $100 to $150 a year on average, but for someone looking for fun, free and fabulous television, Pluto TV is the site for you.
Pluto TV, owned by Paramount Global, is an ad-supported platform, but the frequency of ads differs depending on the content users watch. Although Pluto TV tells users to expect 10 minutes of ads for each hour of streaming, my binging sessions have deemed it to be much less, at around 5 minutes every hour.
Another plus about Pluto TV is that you don’t have to make an account. Everywhere I go, pop-ups block the view of articles, websites and streaming services that demand my email and a subscription to continue. Pluto TV allows the luxury of anonymity while watching. If you would like to make an account, there are features such as “Watch Later,” “Add to Favorites” and viewing personalized content suggestions that can enhance your experience.
Some extreme benefits to making an account is viewing watch history to find that one episode you loved or watching episodes earlier than they are scheduled for non-member viewers. If you want to be safe though, not making an account is probably best — in December 2020, 3 million users’ data was hacked into, which included their display names, email addresses, date of birth and IP addresses.
Pluto TV is a partner of over 250 content providers and offers a wide selection of genres as well as movies. Ranging from sports and reality TV to westerns, game shows and true crime, Pluto TV has something for everyone. CBS game show classics like “Big Brother” and “Survivor,” alongside drama staples like “Dance Moms” and “Hell’s Kitchen” leave nary a moment where you don’t know what to watch. Personally, the comedy and reality channels are my favorite.
A perfect streaming service for background noise or break-time entertainment, Pluto TV serves indulgent shows that fill cravings for backstabbing, challenges and competition.
