Check out our full review for more details. It’s not our absolute favorite music streaming service, but it is an excellent option thanks to its music videos, collaborative playlists, lyric searching, and other cool features. On the upside, YouTube Premium includes an ad-free YouTube Music subscription, a welcome addition. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Pluto TV Review Even for families, Disney+ is the far better option. Editors' Choice pick Peacock lets you sample its original shows for free. But on the whole, YouTube Premium’s exclusive library doesn’t compete with what you’ll find on Hulu or HBO Max. The target audience seems to be younger viewers primed to enjoy cooking reality shows or documentaries about pop musicians like Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and Demi Lovato.

Most shows have ended, including a handful of original anime shows. The YouTube Originals channel doesn’t upload new content very frequently. These days YouTube seems to put less promotional effort behind its exclusive Premium shows. You can watch PewDiePie get scared while playing a video game or check out Bad Internet, College Humor’s take on Black Mirror. YouTube Premium includes access to the entire backlog. It’s telling that one of YouTube’s biggest exclusives, the Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai, graduated to Netflix. For the most part, these videos felt like existing popular YouTube shows with slightly bigger budgets, and not full-on professional shows that other streaming services include as exclusives. Previously, YouTube called its premium tier YouTube Red, and launched it alongside a slate of original programming. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.

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