Television as we know it is becoming more and more prevalent on the web. If you miss your favorite program when it originally airs and didn’t set your DVR or VCR to record it, chances are you can still catch it a few days (or insome cases just a few hours) later on the world wide web. If you’re new to watching television on your computer, here are some of the best sites to catch all your favorite television shows.

Hulu

Hulu is an excellent place to catch televisions shows the day after they air. The site works in conjunction with several major networks to make video available on the site. Most programs can be streamed directly to your PC without any downloads required and are available relatively ad-free.

Network Webpages

Television networks aren’t stupid, and many have realized that there is a huge part of their audience that would much rather catch their favorite programs on the web than watching them on a television. Check the webpage for your favorite network to see if they offer any of their programming directly on their website. In most cases programs will be available the day after the air, and many sites will offfer special “Behind the scenes” content that can be streamed as well. Many local television stations have also started streaming their newscasts live on their webpages as well as offering them for viewing later on.

iTunes

iTunes offers downloads of many popular televisions programs directly from their store. The store charges a fee per episode and offers discounts for purchasing a “Season Pass” for a particular television show that gets you every single episode of the program. Television shows can be traansferred once downloaded to your Apple TV, as well as your iPod or iPhone to be watched making it an excellent choice for any programs you might want to take with you while you’re out and about.

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