Lioness Season 3
✅ Exclusive — all episodes streaming now
❌ Not available
Tropical Storm / Hurricane Live Coverage
Limited — CBS News 24/7 on Essential+ tier
✅ NBC News NOW live 24/7, Weather Channel integration
Ad-Free Plan Price
~$12.99/mo (Paramount+ Essential is ad-supported at $7.99)
~$13.99/mo (Premium ad-free tier)
Ad-Supported Plan Price
$7.99/mo (Essential)
$7.99/mo (Peacock with ads)
Free Tier
❌ No free tier
✅ Free tier with limited content
Live Local News Channels
CBS News 24/7 stream only
NBC News NOW + select local NBC affiliates live
Simultaneous Streams
3 streams on most plans
3 streams on Premium plans
Offline Downloads
✅ Yes (ad-free plan)
✅ Yes (Premium Plus plan only)
4K / HDR Streaming
✅ Select titles in 4K
Limited 4K — mostly HD
Sports Coverage
NFL (select games), UEFA, college sports
✅ NFL Sunday Night Football, Premier League, WWE
Taylor Sheridan Content
✅ Lioness, 1883, 1923, Tulsa King, etc.
❌ None
Trial Offer
7-day free trial (varies by promotion)
7-day free trial on Premium plans
Paramount+
Pricing Value★★★★☆
Lioness S3 Access★★★★★
Streaming Quality★★★★½
Content Library Depth★★★★☆
Live TV / Local Channels★★★½☆
Live News / Storm Coverage★★★☆☆
Peacock
Pricing Value★★★★☆
Lioness S3 Access★☆☆☆☆
Streaming Quality★★★★☆
Content Library Depth★★★½☆
Live TV / Local Channels★★★★½
Live News / Storm Coverage★★★★★
Worth knowing
- Paramount+ is the ONLY place to watch Lioness Season 3 — Taylor Sheridan's action thriller starring Zoe Saldana is a Paramount exclusive.
- Peacock streams NBC News NOW 24/7, making it the better emergency broadcast option during tropical storms or hurricane landfall events.
- Peacock is the only major streamer with a genuinely free (ad-supported) tier — no credit card required to sign up.
- Paramount+ holds the NFL rights for AFC playoff games and the Super Bowl in rotation; Peacock has Sunday Night Football all season.
- Both services cost the same at the entry ad-supported tier ($7.99/mo), making the decision purely about content priorities.
Peacock's name sounds relaxing until you realize it's the most anxious choice during a tropical storm — you're watching NBC track a Category 4 hurricane while peacocks scream in the background. Metaphorically, of course.
If you wantYou want to watch Lioness Season 3
It's a Paramount+ exclusive — full stop, no workaround.
→ Pick Paramount+ If you wantYou need live tropical storm or hurricane coverage
NBC News NOW streams 24/7 with weather emergencies built in, plus local NBC affiliates in many markets.
→ Pick Peacock If you wantYou want the most TV bang for your buck overall
Paramount+ has a deeper prestige drama library (Yellowstone universe, Star Trek, etc.) for the same price.
→ Pick Paramount+ If you wantYou want to try before committing any money
Peacock's free tier lets you dip in with no credit card required, which Paramount+ simply doesn't offer.
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