| Service | Price/mo | Has FX? |
|---|---|---|
| Philo | $25.00 | No |
| Sling Blue | $45.99 | Yes |
| Sling Orange | $45.99 | No |
| DirecTV Stream | $82.99 | Yes |
| YouTube TV | $82.99 | Yes |
| Fubo | $89.00 | Yes |
| Hulu + Live TV | $89.99 | Yes |
Prices and lineups as of 2026-07-19. Verify on the provider's own page before you sign up; carriage and pricing change often and can vary by zip code.
FX follows the same Sling split as USA Network and Bravo: Sling Blue carries the general-entertainment and NBCUniversal-adjacent cable channels, while Sling Orange leans toward Disney-owned kids and family networks plus ESPN. FX is Disney-owned too, through the 20th Television studio Disney picked up in its 2019 Fox acquisition, but its programming (crime dramas, adult comedy, prestige TV) sits in Blue's genre lane, not Orange's.
That means a household that already pays for Sling Orange, expecting ESPN and Disney Channel, will not find FX there. Getting it means either switching to Sling Blue outright or paying for the combined Sling Orange & Blue plan, which carries both tiers' full lineups at a higher combined price than either tier alone.
Sling Blue ($45.99/mo), YouTube TV ($82.99/mo), Hulu + Live TV ($89.99/mo), Fubo ($89.00/mo), and DirecTV Stream ($82.99/mo) all carry FX in their standard base lineup, no add-on package required. Sling Blue is the cheapest of the five by a wide margin, and it also includes FX's sister channels most households ask about in the same breath, FXX and FX Movie Channel, in most of its plans.
YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, and DirecTV Stream cost roughly double Sling Blue's price, but each adds a much broader lineup, including local channels in most markets, live sports, and 24-hour news, that Sling Blue's smaller channel count doesn't match. If FX is one line item in a bigger household wish list that also includes ESPN or a local news affiliate, one of those four full-lineup plans is the more realistic pick.
Sling Orange does not carry FX under any add-on; the channel simply isn't part of that tier's lineup, and no genre pack adds it back in without switching to Blue. Philo does not carry FX either, and that's not unusual for Philo: Philo's whole model skips most Turner-, NBCUniversal-, and Disney-cable-adjacent networks like FX, USA, and Bravo to keep its price at $25.00/mo. If FX matters to your household, Philo is not the plan to start from, no matter how cheap its base price looks.
That puts FX in a similar spot to National Geographic, another Disney-owned cable channel that Philo skips entirely. The difference is National Geographic also drops off YouTube TV's base plan, while FX stays on YouTube TV without an add-on.
FX itself will never be free over the air; it's a cable-only network with no broadcast-spectrum presence, at any price, from any provider. Sling Blue doesn't carry every local affiliate in every market either, so pairing Sling Blue's $45.99/mo plan with a one-time antenna purchase is a common combination for households chasing local news or network primetime alongside FX. See how antennas actually work for the indoor/attic/roof distinction before you buy one.
Check the full monthly cost comparison to see how Sling Blue and the four full-lineup services stack up against a typical cable bill before you commit to one.
Sling Blue at $45.99/mo is the straightforward pick if FX sits alongside other general-entertainment viewing in your household, and you don't also need ESPN, Disney Channel, or the rest of Sling Orange's Disney-leaning lineup. If your household wants both sides, the combined Sling Orange & Blue plan covers FX and ESPN in one subscription, at a higher price than either tier alone.
If your household also wants live local news or network primetime and Sling Blue's local coverage doesn't reach your market, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, or DirecTV Stream all carry FX plus a broader local lineup. Check the rest of your household's must-have channels against our channel finder before deciding, since the Sling Orange versus Blue split is the one real decision point on this page, not whether FX is available at all.
FX's carriage list is close to USA Network's: both land on Sling Blue and skip Sling Orange and Philo entirely, and both cost the same $45.99/mo on their cheapest working plan. The difference from a channel likeHallmark Channel is real exclusion versus an add-on: Hallmark Channel is technically on every service, including both Sling tiers, just behind a paid package. FX is flatly missing from Sling Orange and Philo, no add-on brings it back on either.
A household weighing FX against USA Network or Bravo should expect the same Sling Blue answer across all three, since Blue's general-entertainment lineup groups them together. A household weighing FX against National Geographic should expect a split answer instead: both skip Philo, but only National Geographic also skips YouTube TV's base plan.