Updated December 7 to cover DirecTV Now and the addition of numerous other apps on various devices.

These days just about every major entertainment app is available on just about every living room streaming device. You probably have five ways to stream Netflix.

There are a couple of major exceptions -- Amazon Video isn't natively on Apple and Google devices, and iTunes and Apple Music aren't on non-Apple devices, for example -- but for the most part the big stuff is covered.

That is, however, until a major new app comes out. The latest example is DirecTV Now, a multichannel live TV streaming service. It launched on a bunch of platforms, but not on Roku. You won't be able to watch DirecTV Now using a Roku TV, stick or box until early 2017.

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Beyond major new apps, there are other holes in coverage. You'll have to use your phone, tablet or computer to get some apps onto the big screen via some devices. This feature, known as AirPlay on Apple Devices and Google Cast on the Chromecast and Android TV devices, covers most of the major omissions. Even then you may have to resort to screen mirroring, or a favorite app might not be available at all.

To help spell out exactly what's available on what box, stick or dongle (and how you can get it) we maintain a big chart. It encompasses what we consider the top 75 or so entertainment apps across a variety of categories and all of the major living room streaming platforms, aside from Smart TVs and game consoles.

This information only applies to the United States (with the exception of the BBC iPlayer app, which is exclusive to the UK). App and streaming service access varies significantly worldwide, so people with the same hardware in different countries will have far different options.

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A note on the terminology:

Yes: App is natively available on the product

No: Official App is unavailable on the product (although you may be able to "side-load" it)

AirPlay: App is available via AirPlay from iPads, iPhones or Macs (Apple TV only)

AirPlay Mirror: App is available using the AirPlay screen mirroring function only (Apple TV only)

Cast: App is available via "cast" function from an iPad, iPhone or Android device (This is Google's version of AirPlay; Chromecast and Android TV only)

Cast Screen/Tab: App is available when using the "Cast screen/audio" option on the Chromecast app (Android only), or the Google Cast extension on a Chrome Web browser (to Chromecast and Android TV only).

If you notice any errors or have any questions, please post a comment.

(Note that CNET is a division of CBS, which also owns several of the TV networks and video services listed below, including CBS, CBS All Access, Showtime and CBS Sports. The company also operates The CW network in partnership with Warner Brothers.)

Major audio and video apps App NEW Apple TV OLD Apple TV Roku Amazon Fire TV Google Chromecast Android TV (Nvidia Shield) Netflix Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Amazon Video AirPlay AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab YouTube Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes HBO Now Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Hulu Plus Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Showtime Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Sling TV Yes AirPlay Mirror Yes Yes Cast Yes PlayStation Vue Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes DirecTV Now Yes No No Yes Cast Cast Vudu AirPlay AirPlay Yes No Cast Yes Google Play Movies and TV AirPlay Mirror No Yes No Cast Yes iTunes Yes Yes No No No No Starz Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes CBS All Access Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Flixster Video AirPlay Mirror AirPlay Mirror Yes Yes Cast Cast FandangoNow No No Yes No Cast Yes Crackle Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Pluto TV Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Crunchyroll Yes Yes Yes No Cast Yes Twitch AirPlay AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Vimeo Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab PBS Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes PBS Kids Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes BBC iPlayer (UK only) Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes TV Everywhere (cable subscription required for full access) Watch ESPN Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes HBO Go Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Showtime Anytime Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Watch Disney Channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Watch Disney Junior Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Watch Disney XD Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Watch ABC Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes NBC Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab Nick Yes AirPlay Yes No Cast Cast Nick Jr. Yes AirPlay Yes No No No FX Now Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Fox Now Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes USA Now Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab History Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab A&E Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab Lifetime Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab Watch Travel Channel Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Watch HGTV Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Watch Food Network Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Smithsonian Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Cast Nat Geo TV Yes Yes Yes No Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab News CNN Go Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Yes ABC News Yes Yes Yes No Cast Cast Fox News AirPlay AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Yes CBS News Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Yes NBC News Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Yes CNBC Yes Yes Yes No Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab Sky News Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Bloomberg TV Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes TWiT Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Sports MLB.TV Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes NFL Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes NBA Game Time Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes NHL Yes Yes Yes No Cast Cast Tennis Channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Cast WWE Network Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Yes UFC TV Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes CBS Sports Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes Fox Sports Go Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Yes NBC Sports Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab Music Pandora Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Spotify AirPlay AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Rhapsody AirPlay AirPlay No No Cast Cast Vevo Yes Yes Yes Yes Cast Yes TuneIn AirPlay AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes iHeartRadio AirPlay AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Apple Music Yes Yes No No No No Amazon Music AirPlay AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Screen/Tab Cast Screen/Tab Google Music AirPlay AirPlay No No Cast Yes Misc SlingPlayer AirPlay AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Cast Plex Yes AirPlay Yes Yes Cast Yes Kodi No No No No Cast Yes