

Unlike most streaming services, the on-demand content is a secondary focus. Pluto instead operates akin to a cable or satellite provider in that its offerings are primarily distributed via linear channels. As such, advertisements are inserted into each channel's programming akin to commercial breaks seen on traditional networks. Some of these channels are existing TV networks offered through Pluto, such as CBSN, Scripps!Court TV and Buzzr note . The other channels are operated by Pluto themselves, which has content deals with studios such as MGM, Sony Pictures, and Shout! Factorynote . Some channels are devoted to one show 24/7, such as Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Price Is Right, Dora the Explorer, and vintage Doctor Who; they used to have audio-only music channels from Dash Radio (mimicking how Music Choice is provided with cable packages), but these were dropped in July 2020. Currently, over 200 channels are offered through apps on mobile devices, streaming devices, game consoles and PCs (though not all channels are available on all platforms for various reasons).
2019 saw ViacomCBS acquire the service in an attempt to catch up with the streaming age. Almost immediately after purchase, Viacom brought their brands, such as MTV and Nickelodeon, to the service, offering archive programming. Even the former Spike TV (which was relaunched as Paramount Network in 2018) was revived as two Pluto channels.
Pluto TV is also slowly expanding internationally, having launched in the UK. The service has also begun to be integrated into cable platforms, with Xfinity's X1 (and Cox's Contour, a rebrand of the X1 service) adding apps for the service. The beginning of 2020 saw further rollout of the service in worldwide markets, as well as a new logo and visual look (as seen above) and a new UI across all platforms. A major marketing campaign began to coincide with the rebrand, Pluto's first. The company announced in February of that year that Pluto TV content will also be offered as part of CBS All Access, which will be renamed into Paramount+. In November of 2021, it was announced that Pluto TV would broadcast episodes of the fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery in international markets where Paramount+ is not yet available, beginning on November 26, 2021. The move came following the program's removal from Netflix in those markets, with it having been previously stated it would not become available again until 2022.
See also Tubi, a rival ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox with much of the same content (in-particular, content from MGM and Shout! Factory) and Stirr, another free linear channel stream service.
Current Channel lineup:note
- Pluto TV Spotlight
- Action
- ReAction
- Comedy
- Drama
- Pluto TV Fantastic
- Romance
- Pluto TV Crime Movies
- Thrillers
- Horror
- Terror
- Black Cinema
- Pluto TV Staff Picks
- Pluto TV Documentaries
- 90's Throwback
- 80's Rewind
- 70's Cinema
- Paramount Movie Channel
- Westerns
- Classic Movies
- Cult Films
- Flicks of Fury
- The Asylum
- Paramount+ Picks
- Showtime Selects
- TV Land Drama
- More TV Drama
- Stories by AMC
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (also includes Melrose Place)
- Pluto TV Drama Life
- Heartland
- Baywatch
- Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Pluto TV Soaps
- Pluto TV Love Stories
- Pluto TV Suspense
- Star Trek
- SciFi
- British Drama
- Dr. Phil
- The Drew Barrymore Show
- Courtroom
- Nosey
- Judge Nosey
- Pluto TV Game Shows
- The Price Is Right: The Barker Era
- Buzzr
- Deal or No Deal (Original hour-long version)
- Game Show Central
- Demand Africa
- BET on Pluto TV
- BET Her on Pluto TV
- Bounce XL
- MTV on Pluto TV
- Fuse Beat
- CMT on Pluto TV
- Logo on Pluto TV
- K-Content by CJ ENM
- ET Live
- Awesomeness TV
- Jersey Shore
- Reality
- Lives
- Rescue 911
- VH1 I Love Reality
- Love & Hip Hop
- VH1 Hip Hop Family
- Black Ink Crew
- Dog the Bounty Hunter
- Spike TV on Pluto TV
- Spike Outdoors
- Skills + Thrills
- Bar Rescue
- Hell's Kitchen
- Ink Master
- Survivor
- The Amazing Race
- The Challenge
- Fear Factor
- Pluto TV VS
- Teen Mom
- All Reality WE TV
- Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
- Celebrity
- MTV Dating
- People Are Awesome
- Pluto TV Crime Drama
- CSI (also includes CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, and CSI: Cyber)
- Narcos
- True Crime
- 48 Hours
- COPS
- Forensic Files
- Cold Case Files
- The New Detectives
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Crime 360
- Midsomer Murders
- Britbox Mysteries
- Court TV
- Funny AF
- TV Land Sitcoms
- More TV Sitcoms
- Slightly Off by IFC
- Black Throwbacks
- Kevin Hart's LOL! Network
- Comedy Central on Pluto TV
- Comedy Central Animation
- Stand Up TV
- British Comedy
- Tosh.0
- Wild'N Out
- Mystery Science Theater 3000
- Rifftrax
- Pluto TV Pranks
- AFV TV
- Fail Army
- Classic TV Comedy
- Classic TV Families
- Black Classics
- Family Ties
- Happy Days (also includes Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy)
- Three's Company
- The Love Boat
- The Andy Griffith Show
- The Addams Family
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- Johnny Carson TV
- The Carol Burnett Show
- The Bob Ross Channel
- Julia Child
- Classic TV Drama
- Matlock
- Mission: Impossible
- Perry Mason (Black and white series only)
- Western TV
- Gunsmoke
- Wanted: Dead or Alive
- The Rifleman
- Doctor Who Classic (Doctors 1-7)
- Dark Shadows
- Shout! Factory TV
- Classic Toons
- Food TV
- Iron Chef (English dub of the original Japanese version)
- America's Test Kitchen
- BBC Food
- BBC Home
- Home
- Dabl
- Lively Place
- The Design Network
- This Old House
- Tiny House Nation
- Antiques Roadshow UK
- Antiques Road Trip
- Pluto TV Best Life
- Weddings
- Cats 24/7
- Dogs 24/7
- The Pet Collective
- Faith TV
- TBN
- History
- Smithsonian Channel Selects
- Military
- Cars
- Animals
- Pluto TV Paranormal
- Science
- Travel
- Voyager Documentaries
- Naturscape
- Loupe
- Slow TV
- CBS Sports HQ
- Fox Sports
- NFL Channel
- MLB Channel
- MLS Channel
- PGA Tour Channel
- PBR Ride Pass
- Pluto TV Sports
- Fight
- Boxing
- Bellator MMA
- Pro Wrestling
- Impact Wrestling
- Glory Kickboxing
- beIN Sports Xtra
- Real Madrid TV
- MAV TV Selects
- Pluto TV Backcountry
- Pluto TV Action Sports
- World Poker Tour
- Poker Go
- G4 Select
- Pluto TV Gamer
- IGN
- Minecraft TV
- Gameplay Roblox
- Gameplay Fortnite
- Gameplay Sports
- Gameplay Call of Duty
- Anime All Day
- One Piece (Beginning of series until Enies Lobby Arc, sub-only)
- Naruto (Part 1 and the Rock Lee spinoff, both sub-only)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (Edited dub of the original, GX, 5D's, Zexal, ARC-V, and VRAINS)
- Lupin III (Parts I-V, various movies and specials, all sub-only)
- TokuShoutSu
- Live Music Replay
- Classica
- CMT Equal Play
- MTV Block Party
- MTV Spankin' New
- MTV Biggest Pop
- Yo! MTV
- Vevo True School Hip-Hop
- Vevo Pop
- Vevo Latino
- Vevo Reggaeton & Trap
- Vevo R&B
- Vevo Country
- Vevo Retro Rock
- Vevo 70's
- Vevo 80's
- Vevo 90's
- Vevo 2K
- The Hillsong Channel
- Cine Premiere
- Séptimo Arte
- Pelis Y Popcorn
- Cine Adrenalina
- Cine Terror
- Cine Jaja
- Cine XOXO
- CSI en Espanol
- Narcos en Espanol
- The Walking Dead Espanol
- Viaje A Las Estrellas
- Series Con N
- Investiga
- Crimenes Imperfectos
- Emergencia 911
- Mundo Paranormal
- Mysteries Sin Resolver (Unsolved Mysteries)
- Mundo Viajero
- Mundo Geek
- Foodies
- Hell's Kitchen en Espanol
- Telemundo Telenovelas Classicas
- Badass Novelas
- Norclas Con La Abuela
- Amantes Del Romance
- Sony Canal Comedias
- Entre Nosotras
- Estrella TV
- Mi Obsesion Favorita
- Sony Canal Escape Perfecto
- Top Gear en Espanol
- Spike Extremo!
- MTV Acapulco Shore
- MTV en Espanol
- Comedy Central en Espanol
- Noticias
- Euro News
- Estrella News
- Nuestra Vision
- Sala de Parejas
- Nosey en Espanol
- beIN Sports Xtra en Espanol
- Combate World
- Lucha Libre Worldwide
- Naruto en Espanol
- Yu-Gi-Oh! en Espanol
- Nick Jr. on Pluto TV
- Nick Jr. en Espanol
- Dora TV
- Little Stars Universe
- Little Baby Bum
- Bebecito Bum Y Sus Amigos
- BBC Kids
- Ninos Por BBC Kids
- Baby Shark TV
- Nick on Pluto TV
- Nick en Espanol
- Totally Turtles (features the 2003, 2012, and Rise series)
- Kids Movie Club
- Rainbow Squad
- Team Spirit
- Kartoon Channel
- Find Out Why
- LEGO Kids TV
- pocket.watch
- Ryan and Friends
- Forever Kids
- No Parents Allowed
- Grande-ish
- Garfield and Friends
- Transformers TV note
- CBS News Bay Area
- CBS News Boston
- CBS News Chicago
- CBS News Dallas-Fort Worth
- CBS News Denver
- CBS News Los Angeles
- CBS News Miami
- CBS News Minnesota
- CBS News New York
- CBS News Philly
- CBS News Pittsburgh
- CBS News Sacramento
- CBS News Baltimore
- News 12 New York