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The 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors premieres live on CBS Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 8/7c.
Hosted by President Donald Trump, this year’s lively event honors several big-name artists through a night of music, tributes and celebrations.
How to watch the 48 Kennedy Center Honors
Cord cutters hoping to tune in to this year’s annual celebration can stream the premiere live through Fubo, DIRECTV and Paramount+. All three streaming platforms offer free trials to new subscribers.
Fubo considers itself a sports-oriented streaming platform, but with over 100 live TV channels included in its lineup, the popular streaming service offers a variety of content to explore. Fubo has an ongoing free trial available for new subscribers, and though priced at $73.99 a month, a current promotion offers new users up to $30 off their first month in addition to the free trial.
DIRECTV is similar to Fubo as it offers many of the same channels and helpful features like unlimited cloud DVR storage. Along with its four streaming packages that start at $89.99, DIRECTV also offers its subscribers the ability to customize their content even more through genre packs, which limits filler channel overload. The platform offers a 5-day free trial, and to make it even sweeter for new users, DIRECTV is slashing $40 off new subscribers’ first month, meaning users can start streaming for just $49 a month.
Paramount+ is one of the most popular live streaming services on the market now. Through Paramount+, subscribers can access exclusive originals, movies and documentaries all in one place. As of now, Paramount+ offers two plans to new subscribers, and both come with a week-long free trial. The base plan, Paramount+ Essential starts at just $7.99 a month and includes exclusive originals, the ability to stream on up to three devices concurrently, access to CBS News 24/7, and access to select Showtime series. This plan is also ad-supported.
What to expect from this year’s ceremony
This year, the ceremony is set to celebrate lifetime artistic achievements live from Washington, D.C. This year’s honorees include country music legend George Strait, iconic rock band KISS, Tony Award-winning performer Michael Crawford, Grammy-winning disco pioneer Gloria Gaynor, and Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone.