2025 NAACP Image Awards: How to Watch Without Cable

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The 56th annual NAACP Image Awards airs live from Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on Saturday (Feb. 22) at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on BET and CBS, and livestreams on Paramount+.

Deon Cole hosts this year’s ceremony. Keep reading for nominees and presenters, plus ways to watch and stream from anywhere.

How to Watch the NAACP Image Awards: Ways to Stream

The 2025 NAACP Image Awards will broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The show airs on BET and CBS, as well as simulcasts on BET HER.

No cable? No worries! Viewers can stream the NAACP Image Awards on Paramount+, Philo, Fubo, DirecTV Stream and Hulu + Live TV.

Paramount+ comes with access to your local CBS channel, which means you can stream the NAACP Images Awards live on the platform.

A Paramount+ with Showtime subscription is $12.99 per month after a free trial for a week (the Paramount+ Essential plan is $7.99 per month, plus a free trial).

If you’re looking for the best streaming deal, Philo offers a free trial for the first week. The subscription costs $28 per month after the free trial and gets you access to more than 70 cable channels such as BET, A&E, AMC, ID Network, Lifetime, Food Network, HGTV, MTV, OWN, TLC, WE tv and VH1.

Fubo offers a free trial for a week and $25 off streaming plans for the first month, while DirecTV Stream has streaming plans with more than 90 channels. Viewers streaming internationally can use ExpressVPN to access various platforms.

Watch the 56th NAACP Image Awards on BET and CBS on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The best ways to watch BET or CBS is with DirecTV Stream, while the awards ceremony also livestreams on Paramount+. Check out a complete list of nominees here.