How to Get Peacock on Smart TV? – Samsung, Sony, LG, Vizio, Hisense and More

Peacock is the new kid in the on-demand and Live TV platforms market, and it had grown pretty fast since its launch last year. Since everyone wants to watch content on their large-screen TV, let's see how to watch Peacock on a Smart TV.

NBCU's Peacock comes with thousands of hours of content - Classic NBC shows, Peacock originals, sports, news, and movies from Universal, DreamWorks, Illumination, and Focus Films studios arriving four months after their cinematic debut. So, of course, you'd want to see all that on a big, crisp screen TV!

Peacock offers an ad-supported Free tier and a Premium plan for $4.99 per month. The latter can be upgraded to Premium Plus for another $5/month to remove the ads altogether. There are also annual plans that you can select for a better price. You can access the limited-commercials Premium tier for no extra cost if you are an Xfinity or Cox customer.

Keep in mind that Peacock is a geo-blocked service, so you can only access it on a Smart TV as long as your internet comes from a US server.

How to Get Peacock on Any Smart TV

You can get Peacock on almost all smart TVs in a few simple steps.

1. First, make sure you have are subscribed to Peacock and the TV is connected to the Internet.
2. Access your TV’s app store and search for Peacock, then download the app.
3. Once it is installed on your TV, open Peacock.
4. The first time you open it on your smart TV, you will be asked to log in with your Peacock account credentials, and that’s it.

From this moment on, you’ll get to access Peacock as per your subscription's library.

How to Get Peacock on a Samsung Smart TV

1. Make sure you are already subscribed or subscribe to Peacock on their website before you proceed.
2. With your TV connected to the Internet, go to the Home Screen (Smart Hub) and select Apps in the lower side of the screen.
3. Now, search for Peacock and open the app’s details to select Add to Home.
4. After this, the streaming app will be downloaded and installed automatically, so it's time to launch Peacock from your Home Screen.
5. You will need to log in with your Peacock account credentials the first time you access the app. That’s it!

You need to remember that Peacock is supported on Samsung Smart TV models from 2017 or later. For more info, read the full article on watching Peacock on Samsung TVs.

How to Get Peacock on an LG Smart TV

1. Start by making sure you have a Peacock account already or subscribe to Peacock, which takes a couple of minutes.
2. After that, turn on your TV, and use the Home button on your remote to navigate to LG Content Store.
3. You can search for Peacock or scroll until you find it, then select it and Install it.
4. When the download and istallation are complete, open the app and log in with your Peacock account credentials. See? It's simple.

Peacock works on LG WebOS 3.5 or above LG Smart TVs. To get the full picture, see how to watch Peacock on LG TVs.

How to Get Peacock on a Sony Smart TV

1. If you are not a customer yet, you need to subscribe to Peacock on their website first.
2. From Sony's Home Screen, open the Google Play Store and search for Peacock.
3. Select the app and then select ‘Install‘ or ‘Get.’
4. After the process is done, open Peacock and log in using your Peacock account credentials. That's about it!

For more details, see the full article on how to watch Peacock on Sony Smart TV.

How to Get Peacock on Vizio Smart TV

1. If you are a subscriber, you're good to go. If not, get your Peacock subscription now.
2. The most important step is to make sure your Vizio TV is updated, so use the V button on your remote to go to System and then Check for Updates. If an update is available, confirm that you want to install it and wait until this process ends.
3. Now find Peacock on your Vizio TV, open it, and log in with your Peacock account credentials.

Peacock supports Vizio TVs with SmartCast 2.0 or 3.0 (from 2016 and newer). For all the details, see the full article on how to get Peacock on Vizio smart TVs.

How to Get Peacock on Philips Smart TV

1. First, subscribe to Peacock if you do not have an account yet - it's easy!
2. Now go to the Home screen of the Philips Smart TV and access the Apps section to launch the Play Store.
3. Search for Peacock, or scroll until you find the app, and install it by selecting “Install” and wait until the download is finished.
4. Select Open, take the Activation Code you see to the Peacock website to activate your subscription on this TV, and then come back to the app log in to your Peacock account using your Peacock credentials.

Peacock is supported on a wide variety of Android TV-enabled Smart TVs, such as Philips. For all the details, see how to get Peacock on Philips TVs.

How to Get Peacock on Hisense Smart TV

1. If you do not have an account, start by subscribing to Peacock, it only takes a few minutes.
2. From the Hisense TV's Home screen, access the Play Store.
3. There, go to Apps and search for Peacock and select Install. Wait until the download is finished.
4. Open Peacock from your Home menu and log in to your Peacock account using your Peacock credentials.

There! Now you have Peacock on your Hisense Smart TV and enjoy all its perks since it's natively available on all Hisense Smart TVs. However, you can also check the full article on how to watch Peacock on Hisense TV.

How to Get Peacock on Toshiba Smart TV

1. Subscribe to Peacock if you haven't, it's extremely easy.
2. From the Home screen, access the Apps section, then select Get More Apps option to launch the Play Store.
3. There, search for Peacock, selecting Install. and wait until the download is finished.
4. After the download is ready, open Peacock and log in using your Peacock credentials.

Peacock is supported on a wide variety of Android TV-enabled Smart TVs, such as Toshiba. You can also read the full article on how to get Peacock on Toshiba Android TVs.

How to Cast Peacock to Your Large-Screen TV (Chromecast & AirPlay)?

As long as your smart TV supports Google Chromecast or Apple AirPlay, you can use a different device (such as your smartphone or laptop) to cast Peacock. Make sure the TV and the other device are connected to the same network.

• Launch Peacock on the device you're going to cast it from and select the desired title.
• Now, start playing the selected content and you'll see a Cast icon in the top right corner.
• Tap or click the Cast icon and select your TV.
• The content playing on your device should be now playing on your TV as well. That’s it!

You can find this step detailed in each of our articles dedicated to Peacock as long as that device offers this option.

What Other Devices Does Peacock Support?

The service provided support for a handful of devices upon launch, but it expanded to many others.

• Smartphones & Tablets: Android, iOS.
• Media Streaming Devices: Roku, TiVo.
• Consoles: Xbox, PlayStation.
• Other Devices: Xfinity, Cox, Chromecast.

Use the links provided above to see guides on getting Peacock on individual devices.