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Over six years ago, 16 and Pregnant aired its final after after a five-year run on MTV. Now the show that spawned the Teen Mom franchise is back for a sixth season with a new group of pregnant teens.
If you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of 16 and Pregnant streaming online for free:
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Philo TV
You can watch a live stream of MTV and 60 other TV channels on Philo TV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Philo, you can watch 16 and Pregnant live on the Philo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast (compatible on Android mobile), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer on the Philo website.
If you can’t watch live, Philo allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which lets you to watch most shows on-demand if they have aired in the last three days.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of MTV and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch 16 and Pregnant live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of MTV and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which you can try with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch 16 and Pregnant live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of MTV and 40+ other channels via either the Sling Orange plus Comedy Extra bundle (41 channels) or the Sling Blue plus Comedy Extra bundle (54 channels). It comes with a free three-day trial, but if you bypass that, you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch 16 and Pregnant live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
’16 and Pregnant’ Preview
16 and Pregnant is back this week to give viewers “an intimate look into the lives of teenagers as they navigate adolescence while facing unplanned pregnancies and go from high school students to parents-to-be.” The re-imagined docuseries features a brand-new group of young women are about to show MTV viewers what it means to be pregnant at age 16.
The new iteration will follow the unexpected pregnancy journey from multiple perspectives, not just from the young mother. Intimate video confessionals from members of each family will allow the series to more substantively explore the lives of those impacted by the experience, with honesty and empathy.
The description for the premiere episode, titled “Madisen,” reads, “Living in Arkansas and raised by her single dad, Madisen is a sassy 16-year-old who never expected to get pregnant at 15.”
The description for the second episode, airing Tuesday, October 13 and titled “Rachelle” says, “Rachelle’s parents always had big dreams for her; so when she got pregnant after only a month of dating her boyfriend, they were heartbroken; being pregnant while getting to know the father has not been easy.”
Back when the show was first airing, there was some criticism about it glorifying teen pregnancy, but a study conducted in 2014 actually found that the opposite was true. According to CNN, the study by the National Bureau of Economic Research said 16 and Pregnant ultimately led to a 5.7 percent reduction in teen births in the 18 months after its premiere on TV. This would account for about one-third of the overall decline in teen births in the United States during that period, researchers Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine concluded.
16 and Pregnant airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
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