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The hit History Channel survival series, “Alone,” is back for a new season, and this time, the contestants will have to fend for themselves in the wilds of Africa.
“Alone” Season 12 premiered on June 12 and airs every Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the History Channel. You can watch “Alone” on TV with any cable package that includes the History Channel.
How to Watch “Alone: Africa” Online Free
Don’t have cable? You can stream “Alone” online through Philo, which offers a live feed of the History Channel that you can access through your phone, computer, tablet or smart TV. One of the best streaming services for live TV, Philo costs just $28/month for 70+ channels, but you can test it out with a seven-day free trial here. Use the free trial to watch “Alone” online for free without needing cable.
You can also livestream “Alone” online with DirecTV, which has a streaming service that offers 90+ live TV channels for you to watch online. The History Channel is available as part of DirecTV’s “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier” packages, with pricing starting from $59.99/month (with current discounts). Don’t want to commit? Sign up for five-day free trial to DirecTV here and use it to livestream “Alone” for free.
How to Stream “Alone: Africa” Online On-Demand
Your subscriptions to Philo or DirecTV also let you sign into the History Channel app to watch the show on-demand the day after it airs. You can also stream previous seasons and episodes of the show through Amazon Prime Video. Individual episodes are available to download from $2.99, while full seasons are available to download from $9.99.
The new season of “Alone” takes place in South Africa, with ten amateur survivalists dropped off in remote locations in the country, with just ten survival tools on hand. The contestant who endures the longest and outlasts the others takes home a $500,000 cash prize.
Per a show description from A+E Global Media, South Africa’s rugged terrain and “unforgiving Great Karoo Desert” present one of the “most intense and dangerous locations in series history,” as the contestants face “total isolation, punishing weather, and deadly predators.”
As with previous seasons, the ten contestants are given individual camera gear to document their experiences, with no crews to assist them. See a trailer for the new season below:
“Alone: Africa” airs Thursday nights at 9 p.m. on the History Channel. A new season of “Alone: Australia,” meantime, airs Thursday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Stream both shows online free with a free trial to Philo here.
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