BBC America was made available in 1998 and is owned by AMC Networks and BBC Worldwide. Some of the shows that are available with BBC America are:

  • Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
  • Doctor Who
  • The Graham Norton Show
  • Planet Earth
  • Star Trek
  • Hidden Habits
  • Gordon Ramsay’s Great Escape
  • In the Flesh
  • Idris Elba : King of Speed
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
  • London Spy
  • Luther
  • Man VS Wild
  • Mud, Sweat and Gears
  • Orphan Black
  • Planet Earth
  • Prey
  • Blue Planet II
  • Planet Earth II
  • QI
  • Queers
  • Ripper Street
  • Sherlock
  • Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
  • The Game
  • The Graham Norton Show
  • The Hour
  • The Hunt
  • The Last Kingdom
  • The Living and the Dead
  • The Musketeers
  • Thirteen
  • Undercover
  • Torchwood
  • Wild Alaska
  • Wild West
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Star Trek: Voyager
  • Top Gear
  • Top Gear America
  • 24 Hours On Earth
  • Absolutely Fabulous
  • Africa
  • Almost Royal
  • After the Black
  • Atlantis
  • BBC Earth Specials
  • Being Human
  • Broadchurch
  • Chris Harris On Cars
  • Class
  • Darts
  • Comic con
  • Dragon’s Den
  • Extra Gear

You may connect with BBC America via:

NOTE: please visit the site directly to verify the details and obtain more information.

If you are interested in using the BBC America app, see below. We have provided a quick “how to” activation guide below for you to access your personal access to watch BBC America.

how to activate- BBC America App

what you need:

  • internet access
  • other personal information

what to do to activate your Device to watch BBC America:

  • or AppleTV:
    • input the activation code from your TV screen
    • login with your TV provider
  • for Roku:
    • with a laptop, computer or mobile device, go to: http://www.bbcamerica.com/activate
    • input the activation code from your Roku screen
    • login with your TV provider
  • for Xbox One:
    • you will see an activation code on the screen
    • with a laptop, computer or mobile device, go to: http://www.bbcamerica.com/activate
    • input the activation code from your Xbox One screen
    • login with your TV provider
  • for amazon fire TV:
    • you will see an activation code on the screen
    • with a laptop, computer or mobile device, go to: http://www.bbcamerica.com/activate
    • input the activation code from your TV screen
    • login with your TV provider
  • for Mobile devices:
    • click on the “GET STARTED” button
    • sign in using your username and password for your TV account or watch immediately
    • if you are asked to enter a code, visit: www.bbcamerica.com/activate/
  • to watch Live Stream:

NOTE: If you are asked to login, sign in using your username and password for your TV account. If you don’t have an online account with your TV provider, or you can’t remember your username and password, contact your TV provider to learn more. If you need to create an online account, please contact your TV provider.

Click here to view the BBC America schedule for TV and here for the app. Click here to watch free episodes.