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The fifth annual Red Nose Day will kick off tonight on NBC at 8pm ET as part of a fundraising effort to end child poverty.
If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of NBC on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming subscription services:
NBC (live in most markets) is one of 85-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle.
You can start a free 7-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of NBC on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch most shows up to three days after they air even if you forgot to record them.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, which includes NBC (live in most markets).
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of NBC on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which has most new episodes available after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
PlayStation Vue–which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch–offers four different live-TV channel packages, all of which include NBC (live in most markets).
You can start a free 5-day trial of PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of NBC on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PlayStation Vue comes included with cloud DVR.
NBC (live in select markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package.
You can start a free 7-day trial of Sling TV right here, and you can then watch NBC live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
Red Nose Day Preview
On February 8, 1988, a man named Richard Curtis went to Ethiopia to celebrate the first Red Nose Dy Telethon; over 150 celebrities participated in the event, which raised over 15 million British pounds and attracted 30 million viewers.
Today, Red Nose Day has raised nearly $150 million, and $47 million in the past year. It has positively impacted the lives of 16 million children.
The noses can be purchased at Walgreens for $2, where they are not offering a collection of five character red noses called Everyday Heroes. In the words of the Red Nose Day website, “The Everyday Hero Red Noses remind people of their own power to make a difference. This year Red – the original Red Nose – is still part of the mix and is joined by Ruby, Rusty, Rojo, and Scarlet. Each has a superpower to help end child poverty. The Everyday Hero Red Noses are sold in a “blind bag”, and the Red Nose you choose will be a surprise.”
If you are looking to do more than just buy a nose, there are many other ways to support Red Nose Day, like donating online, which you can do here.
Red Nose Day has partnered with a number of other companies this year, including M&M’s, and a Mars Wrigley Confectionery brand has promised to contribute $1 million in funding.
Specifically, half the money goes towards supporting programs in the 50 states and Puerto Rico; the other half helps fund activities in poor communities in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.