by Paula Neal MooneyUpate: I've created an online TV guide listing channels and links to watching full and partial episodes on the web.
"Watch live TV for free online!"
"Watch 24 online! Watch The Office online!"
The people have spoken.
Not only do we want our MTV, we want to watch our favorite MTV shows online...and our ABC shows, and our CBS shows...all for free viewing, full episodes.
And the TV execs are finally catching up with some of the renegade start-ups listed next to them below and are making some full episodes of their TV shows available to watch online for free.
Now, you may need a lightening fast connection and a whole lotta good juju for some of these babies to work -- check the site's specific requirements.
But play around, see what you can see.
Here are TV shows (some with full episodes) to watch free online:
| Website | Shows Available to Watch |
| ABC - Nighttime Shows |  Launch their player to watch full free episodes ofDesperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, October Road, Brothers and Sisters, Dancing with the Stars, Lost, Ugly Betty, National Bingo Night, Daybreak (starring Taye Diggs), What About Brian, Knights of Prosperity, The Bachelor, According to Jim -- all for free! Some have at least 10 or more full episodes online to watch free. |
| ABC Family | Watch full free episodes of Falcon Beach, Kyle XY and more... |
| AOL Television | Watch full free episodes of stuff like... Are You Hot? Bless This House, Babylon 5, Ben Stiller Show, CHiPs, Eight is Enough, Elimindate, The Flinstones, Growing Pains, Gilligan's Island |
| Cartoon Network | Watch cartoons such as Naruto, The Prince of Tennis |
| CBS |  Watch full episodes ofArmed & Famous, The Class, CSI, CSI:NY, CSI: Miami, How I Met Your Mother, Jericho, The King of Queens, NCIS, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Numbers, Papdit, Rules of Engagement, Shark, Survivor Fiji and The Unit... Also watch: Pirate Master, The Amazing Race: All-Stars, Creature Comforts, Animate This! |
| Comedy Central | Watch snippets of episodes of The Colbert Report, The Daily Show,South Park, Reno 911, Sarah Silverman Program |
| CWTV |  Watch full free episodes of Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, America's Next Top Model, All of Us, The Game |
| Disney | Watch full free episodes of That's So Raven, The Emperor's New School, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody…and snippets of High School Musical |
| ESPN |  Some sports stuff… |
| Fox on Demand (Only in some areas) | Watch full free episodes of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, American Dad,The Loop, Talk Show,Bones, Drive, Standoff,Vanish and 24 |
| Holersoft | I downloaded a free two-week trial; has lots of channels but most seem like webtv newscasts |
| Joost | Googled around and begged people for an invite, got one, downloaded it and got a DirectX error. What the heck shows are on this site? |
| MTV |  Watch full free episodes of shows like Run's House, Real World, etc.(Just select the show and choose "Read more..." to see if they have that show's full episode online.) |
| NBC | Watch full free episodes of  30 Rock, Andy Barker PI, The Black Donnellys, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Identity, Medium, Miss USA 2007, Medium, Passions, Raines…and Two-Minute Free Replays of The Office, (watch full-length episodes of The Office here) Scrubs, ER, The Apprentice…and more |
| Nickelodeon |  SpongeBob Heaven!Watch full length episodes of SpongeBob and other shows to keep your kids quiet in airplane terminals, entranced by your laptop |
| PBS - Frontline | Watch full episodes of Frontline |
| PBS - Frontline World | Watch full episodes of Frontline World |
| VH1 | Watch snippets of episodes of Monique's Charm School, Celebrity Fit Club |
| Watch Free Episodes |  Find full-length episodes of The Office online to watch here... |
| WWITV | Lists TV stations sorted by state that link to local TV broadcast online |
Comments
Great info. I didn't know about VH1 and some of the others on your list.
peace, Villager
Yeah, when my TiVo flipped out a little on Grey's Anatomy, I was grateful to be able to catch it online.
Now people all over the UK are searching for that show online!
Hi Sherri
Yes, I'm glad The Apprentice w/Donald Trump has finally been cancelled!
But I do want to give a look-see to other shows I've missed like 30 Rock and such.
Hey Carlos
I seriously need to look further into my DirectX error. I was up too late last night to want to Google into it, but I think I just need to "Upgrade U" -- sorry, had a Beyonce moment there -- or, upgrade one of those doohickeys to get it to work.
I like documentaries, and I like checking back on these sites to see what new shows they've all added.
Hi Kimberly
That is so wonderful you watch Wonder Woman!
I can hear the theme song now -- Wonder Woman!
Ah...Linda Carter was just so empowering to us girls of the '70s, catching those criminals with her truth rope in her little 20-inch-waist-cinching-gold-belted getup!
Think I'll go back and check out some Chico and The Man...
:-(
Which one did you try? The VideoHybrid? ABC's site?
I'm really hoping the Grey's Anatomy ones are available to international readers because there's a big interest in GA overseas...
Thanks for the info.
I just went on the SopCast site and signed up and got annoyed cause they immediately told me I needed to update to a new version.
Ah...I think I just need to eat lunch. But I see they've got ESPN and stuff on there.
Maybe I can tell my hubby about this. I appreciate it.
Hey Leon
Exactly! ABC and all those places need to get more with the program.
Don't they know how many people are searching for Oprah and The View episodes online?
Confessing7girl
Hey, what you are confessing? ;-)
Let me know if these work for you down in Portugal.
One of my readers in Switzerland couldn't access the ABC site, but VideoHybrid worked for him.
Hey musicmixingguru brother man...
So you're a Mac user, heh?
I heard that this stuff doesn't work for you all. Do any of them work for Mac users?
There've gotta be some sites out there for Mac users that do the same thing.
Sounds like you should post about those!
Those Mac "mouses" kinda freak me out...
You didn't read the part of my email asking if that was your real avatar...
Music Mix Guru Bro' Man
Yeah, it's funny you should write that 'cause I'm playing around on DreamHost right now, looking for a good URL and an even better coupon code around the net!
But that'll be for new dot coms I set up. I am not transferring this PR5 God-blessed baby anytime soon!
Run's house is actually one show I love to watch...I like the one where he busted Diggy for stealing everything.
Thanks for the post...I am finally back from my 3 month European vacation...ok I didnt even leave my city, but i'm reading a lot again!
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm tired of reality shows.
I want some good clean shows like The Cosbys and Growing Pains ...
You can watch online television shows and movies any time you want, for free!
Keep up the good work. :)
Great thing, It worths a lot for me, awesome, it sounds great :D