Best Websites to Watch Free Streaming TV Shows Online

Whether you have satellite or cable TV or DVR or not, watching streaming TV shows online is a tremendous convenience. There are many websites online that offer streaming TV shows, both new and old, absolutely free. To watch streaming online TV, you'll need a late model computer with at least a 1 GHz or processor and 512 MB of memory, running at least Windows XP or Mac OS X. Many sites with streaming TV shows will require that your computer have an even faster processor and more memory than this, so check the site's system requirements before attempting to stream the online video. You'll also need a high speed DSL or cable Internet connection of 1.5 Mbps or faster to watch free TV shows online without interruption.

Watch Free Streaming TV Shows Online on Hulu.com

Hulu is one of the most popular websites for watching free TV online. You can browse the TV shows by clicking "TV" on the main Hulu website. Hulu TV episodes are organized by "Recent Episodes," "Most Popular" and "Featured Content." The most popular TV shows on Hulu include "The Office," "Family Guy," "Lost," "Modern Family," "30 Rock," "American Dad!," "The Simpsons," "Glee," "Community" and "House." New TV shows on Hulu include "100 Questions," "Kathy Smith," "The Good Guys" and "Post Mortem."

Watch Free Streaming TV Shows Online on Yahoo! TV

Yahoo! TV has a wide selection of both new and old streaming TV shows that you can watch for free. They include "Charlie's Angels," "Chuck," "Cougar Town," "Dancing with the Stars," "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Grey's Anatomy," "Hell's Kitchen," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Knight Rider," "Merlin," "Parenthood," "Psych," "Quantum Leap," "Saturday Night Live," "The Bionic Woman," "The Outer Limits" and "The Tudors."

Watch Free Streaming TV Shows Online on TV Network Websites

You can typically watch free streaming episodes of new TV shows on major network websites such as ABC.com, NBC.com, CBS.com, Fox.com, TheWV.com and CWTV.com. You can also find free streaming TV episodes on popular satellite and cable TV network websites such as AETV.com, TNT.com, USANetwork.com, BravoTV.com and Spike.com. You can also visit Video.TVGuide.com to watch full episodes of TV shows such as "Family Guy," "Medium," "Brothers and Sisters," "Smallville," "Stargate Universe," "Bones" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." If you would like personalized recommendations for TV shows to watch, you can create a free Hulu account.

Watch Free Streaming TV Shows Online on TV.com

TV.com has a wide range of free streaming TV shows that you can watch online. The website has episodes of old TV shows such as "The Greatest American Hero" and "Dynasty." You can also watch the CBS evening news, "How I Met Your Mother," "The Late Late Show," "60 Minutes," "The Amazing Race," "Undercover Boss," "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," "Ghost Whisperer," "Medium" and "Miami Medical" on TV.com. TV.com also has links to full TV episodes of shows such as "Dancing with the Stars," "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Castle," "Happy Town," "The View," "One Life to Live," "General Hospital" and "All My Children" on ABC.com.

Watch Free Streaming TV Shows Online on TVLand.com

TVLand.com features streaming full episodes of old TV shows such as "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Bewitched," "Boston Legal," "Leave it to Beaver," "3rd Rock from the Sun," "Andy Griffith," "Beverly Hillbillies," "Gunsmoke" and "Hogan's Heroes." TVLand.com also features full streaming episodes of its own original series, such as "The 50 Greatest TV Icons," "Back to the Grind," "Generation Boom" and "Sit Down Comedy."

Watch Free Streaming Science Fiction TV Shows Online on Syfy.com

Syfy.com is one of the best places to catch full episodes of popular science fiction TV shows. Streaming TV shows on Syfy.com include "Stargate Universe," "Stargate Atlantis," "Ghost Hunters," "Destination Truth," "Caprica," "Battlestar Galactica," "Outer Space Astronauts," "Sanctuary," "Scare Tactics," "Warehouse 13," "Eureka" and "Estate of Panic." Full streaming TV shows typically appear on Syfy.com within a week of airing on television. There is also often a Syfy original movie available for viewing on the Syfy.com website.

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