Roku Quietly Adds 19 Free Live Channels for Customers in May
Late last year, Roku added 20 new channels – including familiar favorites like the iconic game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and 90's sitcom Home Improvement.
While the cord-cutting platform added plenty of quality content just a few months ago, Roku continues to upgrade its service for customers.
In the month of May, the streaming platform introduced 19 new channels.
Roku Adds 19 Channels in May
Earlier this month, Roku announced the company will increase the amount of licensed programming the platform has from top creators, with FAST channels from Prof G Podcast, iShowSpeed, Jesser, Stokes Twins and other creators set to join the platform as well.
"We just see that the demand among both audiences and, really significantly, advertisers has just continued to grow, and as Roku thinks about its content offering, we want to make sure that we have a good selection of anything that a consumer wants to watch," Roku head of content Lisa Holme told the Hollywood Reporter.
Here's the complete list of channels added in May, per CordCutters News:
- Alaska State Troopers
- A&E Live PD Greatest Shifts
- Lead Story Breaking News
- Preston & Brianna
- The Prof G Channel
- Stokes Twins
- America's Got Talent Relive Last Season
- Caracol Mix
- Modern Wisdom
- Nomad Travel
- Astro Ciencia
- ArtFlix
- Rawhide Pluto
- The Beverly Hillbillies Pluto
- Property Brothers
- Ink Masters Pluto
- Tosh.o Pluto
- Complex TV
- MTV En Espanol
What is Roku and When Did It Start?
Roku was pioneered as a streaming platform to TV by founder Anthony Wood started in 2002 before catching on in 2008.
"Our mission is to be the streaming platform that connects and benefits the entire TV ecosystem around the world. Today, Roku streaming devices are used by millions of consumers in North America, Latin America, and parts of Europe," Roku boasts.
"We connect users to the streaming content they love, we enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and we provide advertisers with sophisticated tools to reach and engage consumers. Roku is the No. 1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico by hours streamed."
Related: Tubi Quietly Adding 5 New Free Live Channels for Users
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This story was originally published May 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM.