Peacock Drops Free Tier for New Customers

According to The Streamable, NBC's Peacock service will no longer allow new signups for its Free Tier. New customers will only be shown the Paid Plans, which are Premium for $4.99 and Premium Plus (which includes Your Local NBC Channel LIVE, 24/7) for $9.99. Existing users will still have access to the free tier, at least for now. Peacock TV is often listed as a free streaming option because of its generous free tier.

Some of Peacock's free content serve as teasers, such as offering the first episode of a Premium show or the first two seasons of popular series like The Office and Parks and Recreation. However, there is also a lot of completely free content like Battlestar Galactica, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Downton Abbey, Superstore, and Saturday Night Live. Several movies are offered completely free of charge.

The Streamable says the change has been confirmed by a source at NBC Universal.

"The Premium Tier is expected to grow to 100,000 hours of content in 2023, with Poker Face, live sports like the Women’s World Cup, Big Ten Football, and Premier League, and a library of shows including The Office and Yellowstone.”

Peacock offers content from NBCUniversal studios and other third-party content providers, including live NBC TV, a variety of TV series, films, news, and sports. The service has about 20 million paid subscribers. They are currently offering a deal for the Premium ad-supported tier for $29.99 for an annual plan.