How to Watch Milwaukee Brewers Games Live

By Jim Kimble / Updated October 3, 2022

It is possible to watch Milwaukee Brewers games live without a cable TV or satellite package. Most games are on Bally Sports Wisconsin

Nationally televised games are on ABC, FOX, ESPN, FS1, TBS and MLB Network.

Editor’s Note: Read the latest on How to Watch the Milwaukee Brewers in the MLB Playoffs.

Apple TV+ will stream two live baseball games on Friday nights during the 2022 MLB season. NBC’s Peacock will stream games in a new Sunday morning time slot.

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Live Streaming Milwaukee Brewers Games

The Milwaukee Brewers broadcast most of their games on Bally Sports Wisconsin. The regional sports channel has exclusive rights to in-market Milwaukee Brewers games. 

Bally Sports Wisconsin is only carried by one streaming service, DIRECTV STREAM.

Where can I watch Bally Sports Wisconsin?

Bally Sports Wisconsin is available to pay-TV subscribers in five states.

Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota, the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northwestern Illinois and Iowa are all within the home broadcast area. 

Stream Milwaukee Brewers Games on Roku, Fire TV Stick

Watching live Milwaukee Brewers games without cable TV is pretty simple. You just need a few things to start streaming MLB games on your TV. 

  • A streaming service that carries Bally Sports Wisconsin and the channels that carry national broadcast Milwaukee Brewers games
  • An Internet connection
  • A Smart TV or streaming device such as a Roku connected to your TV

You can watch live TV channels through the app of streaming services such as DIRECTV STREAM. Live TV streaming services have apps for Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Google Chromecast with Google TV. 

These apps are also available on Smart TVs, iPhones, iPads  and Android smartphones. You can watch live TV on a PC through a web browser.

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM has every channel needed to watch Milwaukee Brewers games in 2022. 

A subscription costs $89.99 per month for 90+ channels. Bally Sports Wisconsin, ESPN, MLB Network, FS1, and local channels such as ABC and FOX are included in the Choice lineup. 

Subscribers can get three months of HBO Max, Showtime, Cinemax and EPIX for free before the monthly rates kick in. You can watch live TV on up to 20 screens at once.

You can sign up for a free 5-day trial without any obligations. Every plan includes unlimited Cloud DVR and a robust library of on-demand movies and shows.

There are no contracts. There are no additional regional sports fees.You can subscribe month to month and cancel whenever you want. 

DIRECTV STREAM works on Roku, Android TV, Fire TV devices, Apple TV and smartphones and tablets. 

You can look over the different channel lineups before making any decisions.

Using MLB.tv

The MLB also has MLB.tv which live streams all out-of-market games for every team.  

Milwaukee Brewers games are blacked out for fans living in the team’s home broadcast region. The service allows subscribers who live in an out-of-market area to watch Milwaukee Brewers games.

A subscription to MLB.tv costs $24.99 per month. Amazon Prime members can get a free 7-day trial of MLB.tv through Amazon Channels. The regular rate kicks in once the trial ends.

Milwaukee Brewers Games on Apple TV+ and Peacock

Apple TV+ is live streaming national broadcasts of two Friday night games. The service has a free 7-day trial and costs $4.99 per month. Apple TV+ works on most major streaming devices including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Google Chromecast with Google TV. 

Smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio, Panasonic and Hisense are also supported. 

Peacock is expected to start streaming Sunday morning MLB games. Games will be available on the Premium plan. Peacock Premium costs $4.99 per month. There is a free 7-day trial for Peacock Premium.

Peacock works on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku.

The service also has apps for a wide variety of Android TV-enabled Smart TVs, including Sony. Smart TVs by LG, Samsung, Vizio and Hisense are supported as well.

Are Milwaukee Brewers Games on YouTube TV?

No, YouTube TV does not carry Bally Sports Wisconsin. 

YouTube TV does have channels for nationally televised games. Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV carries channels for nationally televised Milwaukee Brewers games as well.

What channel is the Milwaukee Brewers game on tonight?

Milwaukee Brewers games are typically on Bally Sports Wisconsin. The schedule below breaks down what channel or streaming service has national broadcast games for the 2022 MLB season.

DayMLB National Broadcast
Sunday morningPeacock
Sunday afternoonTBS
Sunday nightABC, ESPN, ESPN2
Monday nightESPN or FS1
Tuesday nightTBS
Wednesday NightESPN, FS1, MLB Network
Thursday NightESPN, FOX and MLB Network
Friday NightApple TV+
Saturday AfternoonFOX
Saturday NightFOX, FS1

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Jim Kimble is a seasoned industry expert with over two decades of journalism experience. He has been at the forefront of the cord-cutting movement since 2016, testing and writing about TV-related products and services. He founded The Cord Cutting Report in 2016, and serves as the editor.

Major publications, including MarketWatch, Forbes, and South Florida Sun Sentinel, have interviewed Kimble for his years of expertise. He gives advice on the complexities consumers are navigating with streaming options, and over-the-air TV. Kimble has been a staff writer or correspondent for several award-winning, daily newspapers, including The Boston Globe.