Lets get realYouTube TV is a lot more expensive than a Netflix subscription.

With these tips youll be on your way to streaming like a pro.

There’s no reason to be picky about what you record, like you might have with cable.

Screenshot of the add-ons for YouTube TV including Max and NFL Sunday Ticket.

Just add it to your library.

You have nothing to lose, at least for the next nine months until it auto-deletes.

Just take note that adding a show to your library will recordeveryfuture airing of the show.

Image of a four-way split screen with four different sports channels.

YouTube TV offers a solution.

Even better is that some of these streaming services dont require a YouTube TV Base Plan.

This add-on used to cost a whopping $19.99/month extra but has come down in price.

A drop-down menu next to a show has an option that says Don’t Show Me This.

Check in On Every Game With Multiview

Quite possibly YouTube TVs coolest feature is Multiview.

you’re free to also change the order the channels are displayed in through theirBuild a Multiview feature.

But no algorithm is perfect, and you might want to help give these recommendations a nudge.

The Settings menu in the YouTube TV has an option that says Filter.

There are a few ways it’s possible for you to do this.

select this and select Dont Show Me This to remove it from your recommendations.

you’re able to also restrict content by age rating.

The desktop version of YouTube TV has an option that says Settings in the drop-down menu.

Then select Enable TV-Y, TV-G, G, and PG only.

Click Live Guide in the lefthand menu.

Decrease the Live Delay

Like most live TV streaming services, YouTube TV has a lag from live broadcasts.

The Settings menu has a page labeled Live Guide with a list of channels you can rearrange.

To help reduce this delay, YouTube TV offers an option to reduce it.

The trade-off is that it may affect the quality of livestream and cause rebuffering.

To turn this on, choose the menu with the three-dots icon when youre watching a live channel.

One of the options in settings says Broadcast Delay.

Note that this feature is still listed as an Experiment.

Hide Sports Scores to Avoid Spoilers

Another way to avoid sports spoilers is to turn off sports scores.

punch the icon with three dots and select Hide all scores for this team/league.

Page for the NBA on the desktop version of YouTube TV shows an option that says Hide all scores for this league.

This will hide this information across all your devices.

Select tweaks, then Autoplay on Start and change the setting to Off.

Refer Friends and Family to YouTube TV (and Save Some Money!)

Settings menu in the Apple TV version of the YouTube TV app shows option to Autoplay on Start.

Altogether, you’re free to refer up to 10 people.

Settings menu in the desktop version of YouTube TV shows menu option to Refer a Friend.