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Television 101: Where to watch almost any TV show for free on the web
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Did you miss an episode of your favorite television show, don't have a DVR and want to catch up? Have you had an irresistible urge to watch your favorite television series from 1978? There are a number of venues that you can visit on the web that are designed to accommodate your needs. Let's begin with the best options.
If you want a general database of programming that contains a variety of recorded TV shows, both retro and modern, from just about every popular broadcast and cable network, some good websites to try are Hulu, Fancast and Veoh. All three of these sites provide a wide array of television series from multiple seasons. I recommend these sites because of the premium video quality that they offer. They provide excellent video content because they are not pirate video sites and are owned by, or working in conjunction with, television providers. Hulu is a joint venture between NBC/Universal, Fox Entertainment Group and ABC Inc.(Disney). Fancast is owned by Comcast Inc., and has distribution agreements with NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and the CW. Veoh streams distributed content from sources such as CBS, ABC, The CW, ESPN, FEARNet and Viacom's MTV Networks, and has some major name, media-related investors behind them. In many cases, clicking on a particular link for a series episode will connect you with the feed from its proprietary network's website.
Most of the major broadcast television networks such as CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC and the CW offer online viewing of selected previously run episodes of their top rated shows. Most of these network websites also offer video access to classic television properties owned by the respective networks. In some cases, it is necessary to download a specific media player or plug-in for your web browser in order to view online video programming.
Popular cable television networks such as Syfy and Nickelodeon offer access to online viewing of certain shows and episodes, but as is the case with the aforementioned broadcast networks, the episode selection and availability is often limited and defined by the individual entities.
In the case of some series, there may be only clips from a show available on any given website. It's also pretty much a universal rule that you are going to have to tolerate a certain amount of advertising during your viewing, although it's basically a fraction of what you would normally have to sit through. After all, everyone has to get paid somehow.
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