The Great Loss started in early 2020. I’m, of course, referring to when many live streaming TV services began dropping Fox Sports Southwest due to failed contract negotiations. Lately, it’s gotten even worse.
As of the writing of this article, none of the popular streaming services carry regional Fox Sports channels. If you’re a cord-cutter that relies on Hulu, Sling, or YouTube TV for live tv, that’s bad news. What’s worse is that even many major cable TV providers have dropped the channels.
What are Mavs fans supposed to do? Where can you watch live Dallas Mavericks games in 2021?
Well, I did the research and have the answer for you. I went though every local TV provider and every known streaming service to see which ones carry Fox Sports Southwest.
Below you’ll find the name of each provider, the packages that offer regional Fox Sports channels, and the price. These providers allow to watch or stream Fox Sports Southwest live.
Disclaimer: This is all based on my own personal research. There may be other options that I didn’t find. Prices will probably change as time goes on. These prices are accurate as of the publishing of this article. For the most accurate price, contact each provider. Coverage and availability will vary. Each provider is listed in alphabetical order, so no preferential treatment was given. There are no affiliate links in this article.
[UPDATE]: This article was updated on January 14, 2020 to provide new information after AT&T closed AT&T TV Now to new subscribers. Current AT&T TV subscribers still have access to their account and all channels. But if you were going to sign up for AT&T TV Now to watch Fox Sports Southwest, this updated information will help you.
TV Providers that Carry Fox Sports Southwest
AT&T TV
AT&T TV Packages that Include Fox Sports Southwest
- Choice: $84.99/month
- Ultimate: $94.99/month
Fine Print: AT&T TV has changed dramatically with the almost shut down of AT&T TV Now. A 2-year contract is no longer required. Month-to-month billing is an option. You also do not need a cable box. You can stream AT&T TV through your Roku, Apple TV, or other streaming device. The Choice package also comes with NBA League Pass Premium for the 2021 NBA season. I can’t confirm whether or not this service will continue next season.
An AT&T representative confirmed that these two packages do include Fox Sports Southwest. However, I would suggest calling just to verify that your zip code is part of the select area.
DirectTV
DirectTV Packages that Include Fox Sports Southwest
- Premier – $124/month
Fine Print: Price is for 12 months. After 12 months, the price increases to $197. A 2-year contract is required. Additional fees will be added to the price.
Offer ends January 16, 2021
Additional Offer: New customers get a $300 reward card when bundling AT&T Internet and DIRECTV.
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Grande Communications
Shop Grande Communications TV Packages
Grande Communications Packages that Include Fox Sports Southwest
- Preferred
Fine Print: I couldn’t find pricing info for this package. Grande’s coverage is pretty limited and I couldn’t get an address that was in range to get pricing. But this package does carry Fox Sports Southwest.
Spectrum
Spectrum Packages that Include Fox Sports Southwest
- Select – $44.99/month
- A Redditor said when they called Spectrum, they were told the Select package does not include Fox Sports Southwest. However, I checked the website multiple times and confirmed that this package does include FSSW and FSSW+.
- Silver – $74.99/month
- Gold – $94.99/month
Fine Print: Price is for 12 months. I couldn’t find what the price will increase to after 12 months. No contract is required. Additional fees will be added to the price.
Additional Offer with all Spectrum TV Packages: New customers get a $500 contract buyout if you’re stuck in a contract with another provider.
NOTE: Some people were told by Spectrum agents that Fox Sports Southwest is no longer carried by Spectrum TV. I spoke with an agent and was told that the channel is still carried. I would suggest calling to verify before signing up.
FYI: Spectrum offers free internet to new subscribers that have a kindergarten through 12th grade, college student, and/or an educator in the household.
Suddenlink
Suddenlink Packages that Include Fox Sports Southwest
- Expanded
- This one is a little weird. According to their channel lineup list, a package called Expanded exists and it includes Fox Sports Southwest. However, I couldn’t find pricing details and it wasn’t available when ordering new service. I wanted to include it in case you manage to find it.
- Value TV – $58.00/month
- Select TV – $99.99/month
- Premier TV – $124.99/month
Fine Print: Price is for 12 months. I couldn’t find what the price will increase to after 12 months. No contract is required. Additional fees will be added to the price.
Additional Offer with all Suddenlink TV Packages: New customers get a $500 contract buyout if you’re stuck in a contract with another provider.
Streaming Services that Carry Fox Sports Southwest
AT&T TV NOW
AT&T TV NOW Packages that Include Fox Sports Southwest
AT&T TV Now is effectively shut down. They no longer accept new customers. Current customers can still access their account and continue to watch TV. Nothing has changed in that regard. But you cannot sign up for new service. See packages for AT&T TV, which has changed to a no-contract, streaming format.
The first half of the Mavericks’ 2021 season schedule includes 16 nationally televised games. That’s over 43% of their games! So, even if you can’t switch to a TV provider or streaming services that carries Fox Sports Southwest, there will still be plenty of opportunities to watch Luka Doncic and the Mavs. But for die-hard MFFLS, the above options give you access to every game.
Finally, if I made a mistake in here, please let me know and I’ll correct it as soon as I can. I want to make sure this page is as helpful as possible to Mavs fans.
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I just switched to Spectrum in Grapevine and I can confirm that it does include FSSW as part of the Select package.
Sadly, I have Frontier Fios and don’t have access to Fox Sports Southwest any longer. And as an original Reunion Rowdy, it’s sad that due to the lack of TV coverage, the Mavs are kind of out of sight, out of mind. Having to use ESPN.com to even check if they are winning or losing, sucks. And we all know what’s going on, we suffer because of money. Just get it solved and get the Mavs and Stars back on locally please.
This is ridiculous going on a scavenger hunt just to watch Mavs games. I’ve switched providers 3 times in the last year trying to watch their games. I don’t know who makes these decisions, but it is unconscionable that anyone would want to limit your customers to just 1 service provider that is inferior to other providers. I once had ATT Now and it froze constantly. I guess I won’t be watching Mavs games this year. What a terrible business decision Mavs ownership made in leaving the other streaming services. I’m not paying an additional $80 a month just to watch Mavs games. It’s so ridiculous.
This is crazy! How can we watch locally!? Such a bummer. So frustrating that “nobody” seems to have it?! Greed…?
I’ve been looking for Mavs games for a while. I started with Fubo. They dropped Fubo. I went to Hulu then they dropped it. I just checked all providers and only ATT is in my area. I used to have ATT Now and it dropped the suignal constantly and my service was supposed to be $65 per month when I started. I dropped it when my last bill was $268 a month just to get Fox SW. The Mavs must do something about this because their games are not being offered to most of its fans. I do not trust ATT to increase the price tremendously as they did before.
I have YouTube TV streaming and like it a lot, with the exception that they lost FSSW, along with nearly all other streaming providers. Thanks for the work, and the posts, it is hard to find a straight story for who carries FSSW now……and it appears AT&T streaming does. Good enough…..but the question will be…..for how long? FSSW was carried by a lot of streaming services, then slowly was lost by nearly all. What is the Fox Sports business plan that they leave nearly all of their provider partners, have no information on their own wed site about how to get their service, and as nearly as you all can tell, now have maybe 2 or 3 providers at best? How in the world can the new owners of Fox Sports justify such a peculiar business plan that cuts most of their revenue, and then have no substitute path? Today as I write this it is Dec 31, 2020…….where do we think AT&T streaming is going in 2021? If they keep FSSW I might switch, but don’t want to lose Smithsonian and a couple of other channels I also watch and later find that AT&T has also decided to not pay whatever price FSSW is asking.
Just to clarify – there are 72 games in the NBA season this year so 16 games wouldn’t be 43%.
Good point. This is just data for the first half of their schedule since that’s all that’s been released. So I just did 16 out of the 37-game schedule. We don’t know yet how many total nationally televised games the Mavs will have this year. That sentence should have been written differently.
ATT Choice Package has Fox SW. I just switched from YouTubeTV to this and can confirm.
Thank you for confirming! I’ll update this page.