Optimum (formerly Suddenlink) is one of the largest pay-TV providers in the United States. The service is primarily available in the U.S. Northeast (New York, New Jersey, etc.), though it has since expanded to 21 additional states following its merger with Suddenlink.
Optimum has a channel lineup of over 250 linear channels, packaged in different TV packages. Additionally, users can subscribe to premium and add-on packages that offer more channels.
In this guide, we will take a look at the complete Optimum channel lineup.
1. Optimum local and public interest channel lineup
Optimum offers an extensive lineup of local channels, including major broadcast networks. It also features a variety of public-interest channels covering news, local community, education, local broadcast content, and government.
These channels include:
- ABC
- Antenna TV
- BBC America
- BBC News
- Bloomberg TV
- Brooklyn Free Speech
- Brooklyn Independent
- CBS
- Cheddar News
- CNBC
- CNN
- CNN Headline News
- C-SPAN
- C-SPAN 2
- C-SPAN 3
- CW
- Educational Access
- AccuWeather Now
- NewsNation
- NYC Drive
- NYC Government
- NYC Life
- NYC World
- NYS Legislative TV
- OTB on NYC TV
- EuroNews
- FOX
- Fox Business Network
- FOX News Channel
- HSN
- I24 News
- ION
- Leased Access
- Localish
- MSNBC
- My Network Television
- My9
- NBC
- News 12+
- NBC News Now
- PBS
- Public Access
- Religious Programming
- Scripps News
- StoryTV
- The Weather Channel
- UniMÁS
- Univisión
- USA Today News
- World Network
2. Entertainment channels
Optimum offers an extensive lineup of entertainment channels. These range from movies and TV show channels to channels covering various niches, such as lifestyle, documentaries, food, travel, culture, reality TV, true crime, and much more.
Below is a look at these channels:
- A&E
- AMC
- American Crimes
- American Heroes Channel
- American Taste Kitchen
- Animal Planet
- AXS
- Backstage
- BET
- BET Her
- Bravo
- BUZZR
- Charge!
- Classic Arts Showcase
- Cleo TV
- CMT
- Comedy Central
- FilmRise True Crime
- Food Network
- Freeform
- Fuse HD
- FX
- FXX
- FYI
- Game Show Network
- Gem Shopping Network
- Hallmark Channel
- Hallmark Family
- Hallmark Mystery
- HDNet Movies
- History
- HSN2
- IFC
- Investigation Discovery
- Jewelry Television
- Judge Nosey
- Justice Central
- Lifetime Movie Network
- Lifetime Movies
- Lifetime Real Women
- LMN
- Pop
- QVC
- QVC2
- Recipe.TV
- ReelzChannel
- Rewind TV
- Shop LC
- Smithsonian Channel
- SundanceTV
- Syfy
- Telemundo
- TBS
- The NET
- Comet
- Cooking Channel
- Cowboy Channel
- COZI TV
- Crime & Investigation
- DABL
- Destination America
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery Life
- Divorce Court
- E!
- Fail Army
- Family Feud
- FETV
- FilmRise Action
- FilmRise Classic TV
- FilmRise Free Movies
- LOGO TV
- Magnolia Network
- MeTV
- Military History Channel
- Motor Trend
- MOVIES!
- MSG HD
- MTV 2
- MTV Classic
- MTV HD
- MTV Live
- MTV Tr3s
- MTV2
- National Geographic
- NBC Universo
- NHK World
- OutTV
- OWN
- Oxygen True Crime
- Paramount Network
- PBS All Arts
- PBS Create
- PBS World
- Pet Collective
- TLC
- TNT
- Travel Channel
- truTV
- Turner Classic Movies
- TV Land
- TV One
- USA Network
- VH1
- Vide TV
- WE tv
- Xumo Free Movies
- Xumo Free Westerns
3. Family and kids’ channels
You can get the following kids and family-friendly channels on Optimum:
- Boomerang
- Cartoon Network
- Catholic Faith Network
- Discovery Family
- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- EWTN
- Great American Faith and Living
- Great American Family
- Jewish Broadcasting Service
- Nick Jr.
- Nickelodeon
- Nicktoons TV
- PBS Kids Thirteen
- Teen Nick
- Trinity Broadcasting Network
4. Optimum sports channel lineup
If you are a sports fan, you will love the Optimum TV packages. The pay-TV company offers a variety of sports channels, including:
- ACC Network
- beIN Sports
- Billiard TV
- Boxing TV
- BTN
- CBS Sports Network
- en Español
- ESPN
- ESPN Deportes
- ESPN News
- ESPN2
- ESPNU
- FanDuel TV
- Fight Network
- FOX Deportes
- FOX Soccer Plus
- FOX Sports 1
- FOX Sports 2
- Game+
- GOL TV
- MLB Extra Innings
- MLB Network
- Motorvision.tv
- MSG
- MSG Sportsnet
- NFL Network
- NFL RedZone
- NHL Centre Ice HD
- NHL Network
- Racer TV
- SEC Network
- Sports Overflow 1
- Sports Overflow 2
- Sportsman Channel
- SportsNet New York
- Tennis Channel HD
- The Golf Channel
- TUDN
- Willow
- World Fishing Network
- World Poker Tour
- YES Network
In addition to the above sports channels, some Optimum TV packages feature regional sports networks such as Monumental Sports, NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports California, Root Sports Northwest, and Sportsnet Pittsburgh.
5. International channels
Optimum offers an extensive selection of international channels featuring content from around the world. Many of these channels are in foreign languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Filipino, and more.
These international channels include:
- Alpha
- Antena 3
- Antenna Satellite
- ART
- Atres Series
- Canal America
- Canal Sur
- Caracol TV Internacional
- CaribVision
- CCTV4
- centroaméricatv
- Chinese Channel
- Cine Latino
- Ecuavisa Internacional
- En Español On Demand
- Eros Now On Demand
- Estrella TV
- ET Global NY
- EWTN Español
- FOROtv
- GMA Pinoy TV
- Gol TV (Spanish)
- History en Español
- HITN
- HOLA TV
- i24NEWS (in French)
- INTI Network
- ITV Gold
- iTVN
- Jus Punjabi
- KBS World
- Kids Street SAP
- MAS CHIC
- MBC
- Mediaset Italia
- Nat Geo Mundo
- Noire Africa
- The Israeli Network
- The Korean Channel-TKC
- TV Asia
- TV Chile
- TV Globo
- TV Quisqueya
- TV Record
- TV5MONDE
- Cine Mexicano
- CNN en Español
- CTS America
- Cuba Play
- Discovery en Español
- Discovery Familia
- Dominican View
- Ecuavisa Internacional
- En Español On Demand
- Eros Now On Demand
- Estrella TV
- ET Global NY
- EWTN Español
- NTD TV
- NTN24
- Nuestra Tele
- Pasiones
- Phoenix InfoNews
- Phoenix North America
- RAI Italia
- RCN Novelas
- RTN
- RTPi
- RTVi
- SET
- Shanson TV
- Sony Entertainment Television
- SPT
- Supercanal Caribe
- SUR Perú
- Tarima
- Teleformula
- Telemicro Internacional
- Televisión Dominicana
- TeleXitos
- Tempo
- The Filipino Channel
- TVE Internacional
- TVN24
- Univisión telnovelas
- Ve Plus
- Videorola
- ViendoMovies
- WAPA America
- Zee TV
6. Optimum premium channels
Optimum offers a wide variety of premium channels that let you unlock more content, including movies, TV shows, and live sports. These premium channels include:
- Cinemax
- Cinemáx
- Cinemax Action
- Cinemax Classics
- Cinemax Hits
- Cinemax On Demand
- Cinemax West
- Flix
- HBO
- HBO Comedy
- HBO Drama
- HBO Drama West
- HBO Hits
- HBO Hits West
- HBO Latino
- HBO Movies
- HBO On Demand
- HBO West
- Paramount+
- Starz Encore Español
- Starz Encore Family
- Starz Encore On Demand
- Starz Encore Suspense
- Starz Encore West
- Starz Encore Westerns
- Starz in Black
- Starz Kids & Family
- Paramount+ with Showtime
- Showtime
- Showtime 2 West
- Showtime Extreme
- Showtime Family Zone
- Showtime Next
- Showtime On Demand
- Showtime Showcase
- Showtime Showcase West
- Showtime Women
- SHOxBET
- Starz
- Starz Cinema
- Starz Comedy
- Starz Edge
- Starz Encore
- Starz Encore Action
- Starz Encore Black
- Starz Encore Classic
- Starz On Demand
- Starz West
- TMC
- TMC On Demand
- TMC West
- TMC Xtra
- TMC Xtra West
- with Showtime West
Optimum TV packages
Optimum offers the above channels in various TV packages, including:
- Basic TV: Optimum’s entry-level, budget-friendly package with over 50 channels. It primarily contains local broadcast networks, local stations & affiliates, and public access channels.
- Extra TV: An upgrade to the basic TV package. It offers over 125 channels, including all Basic TV channels, as well as news, entertainment, and sports channels.
- Everything TV: Optimum’s premium TV package with a channel lineup of over 200 channels. It offers all the channels on the Basic and Extra packages, plus a collection of other news, entertainment, and sports channels, including premium movie channels.
- Entertainment TV: A budget-friendly over-the-top Internet TV service that offers over 80 TV channels, primarily focused on entertainment.
- Premium add-ons: Optimum offers several add-on packages, including premium channels like HBO, Cinemax, and Starz; on-demand and pay-per-view services (Hustler SVOD, Falcon SVOD); sports add-on packages; and foreign-language channel packages.