Pluto TV, the free streaming service from Paramount, has announced its April programming. The Pluto TV April 2023 schedule includes April Ghouls, which celebrates the halfway mark to Halloween, and new channels Golazo Network and PBS Nature.
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PLUTO TV APRIL 2023 PROGRAMMING
NEW CHANNELS THIS MONTH
Golazo Network
CBS Sports Golazo Network is the year-round, 24/7 home for soccer fans with free matches, highlights, news and analysis.
PBS Nature
PBS Nature brings the beauty and wonders of wildlife into your home with classic nature episodes every day on Pluto TV!
EARLY MONTH
Watching Naturescape on Pluto TV = giving back to Mother Earth! Stingray’s Naturescape channel showcases the beauty of nature in a slow TV format. It takes viewers on a global voyage and gives back by advocating for important causes like Earth Day. For the fourth year in a row, Stingray is teaming up with One Tree Planted on this special day. The more people watch, the more we donate toward tree planting and environmental awareness.
Join the Baywatch lifeguards as they celebrate Earth Day with nature-themed episodes on The Baywatch Channel, including:
S9, E4 – Dolphin Quest; S10, E9 – The Hunt; S2, E20 – The Big Spill; S7, E11 – Heal the Bay; S8, E8 – Eel Nino; and S9, E10 – Friends Forever.
Every Tuesday on Pluto TV Science, celebrate Earth Month with powerful programming:
“Nature’s Power Revealed,” “Building Green,” “Earth in 1000 years,” “Earth Shocks, & Xploration Earth
Every Sunday all month long, explore the magic of gardens with BBC Home & Garden:
Around the World in 80 Gardens, Gardening Neighbours, How To Be A Gardener, Small Town Gardens, The Curious Gardeners, The Flying Gardener, The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge, The Victorian Flower Gardener, and The Winter Flying Gardener.
On 4/22, hit films, including An Inconvenient Truth, Mad Max, and Earth Girls Are Easy will be among those streaming across various channels.
Every day is Earth Day on PBS Nature! Watch episodes including Born to Run, Forces of the Wild, Galapagos: How They Got There, Under the Ice, The World of Penguins and more —all day on PBS Nature on Pluto TV!
CELEBRATE NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY ON 4/10
Sister, Sister – Black Throwbacks and BET Her
The Brady Bunch – Classic TV: Families
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS
4/1 – Melissa Joan Hart’s birthday, all day marathon of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” on TV Land Sitcoms
4/15 – Seth Rogen’s birthday, all day marathon of “Freaks and Geeks” on Funny AF channel
4/20 – George Takei’s birthday, all day marathon of “Star Trek: The Original Series” on the Star Trek channel
4/23 – Valerie Bertinelli’s birthday. Celebrate with “Hot in Cleveland” and “One Day at a Time” on TV Land Sitcoms and Classic TV Families
4/26 – Carol Burnett’s birthday, all day marathon on “The Carol Burnett Show” channel
EASTER
Throughout the months, various channels will be streaming films such as “The Passion of the Christ,”“Last Days in the Desert,” “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” and more.
“Touched by an Angel” and “Highway to Heaven” will be streaming on Faith TV throughout the month.
Celebrate “Eastwood for Easter” with an all day Easter marathon of Eastwood classics, including Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, and Hang ‘Em High.
WITHIN THE SPORTS CATEGORY ON PLUTO TV
Beginning in April, watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League on Golazo Network, Pluto TV Sports, and on-demand.
On Bellator MMA, stream the Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 weigh-ins live on April 20 and the preliminary card live on April 21.
On Bellator MMA, watch Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix weigh-ins live on April 21 then preliminary card live on April 22.
On April 8 on Pluto TV Fight tune in for Sebastian Fundora vs. Brian Mendoza: Prelims | Showtime Championship Boxing Countdown.
On April 22, join us live on Pluto TV Fight channel for Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia: Prelims | Showtime PPV Countdown at pup.
APRIL GHOULS
Pluto TV will be celebrating the halfway mark to Halloween with April Ghouls! With supernatural, thrills, and chills-themed programming stunts and horror film-filled marathons across a number of linear channels (including Pluto TV Horror), Pluto TV is making sure everyone knows that the spooky season isn’t limited to October.
To celebrate halfway to Halloween, the below horror titles will be featured throughout April as part of April Ghouls:
NEW THIS MONTH
The Hole in the Ground
A Haunted House
An American Werewolf in London
The Collection
The Dark Half
The Devil Inside
Hostel
Hostel: Part II
Martyrs (2008)
The Monster Squad
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Sorority Row
The Raven
The Relic
The Ruins
Rob Zombie’s Halloween
Rob Zombie’s Halloween II
The Uninvited
Wolves
HIGHLIGHTS + FAN FAVORITES THIS MONTH
NOS4A2
When A Stranger Calls
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Evil Dead (2013)
The Ring
Stigmata
Friday the 13th Part II
Urban Legend
My Bloody Valentine
WATCH BEFORE THEY TURN INTO GHOSTS (LEAVING END OF APRIL)
Saw 2
Saw 3D
Saw 3
Saw 4
Saw 5
Saw 6
Kill Me Now
The Loved Ones
Oculus
PROGRAMMING STUNT HIGHLIGHTS (ALL TIMES IN EST)
The Pluto TV April 2023 schedule begins with a scream! On April 1, Scream 1-3 will be playing on Pluto TV Horror beginning at 8pm and continue marathons throughout the month on 4/25 and 4/29.
Before the entire “Saw” collection leaves Pluto TV at the end of the month, check out Saw Sunday on April 2 on Pluto TV Horror. Saw 1-7 will begin playing at 12pm.
Found Footage Marathon taking place on Saturday, April 15 on Pluto TV Horror, starting at 8pm, featuring “Cloverfield.”
There’s a full moon on Thursday, April 6, meaning the werewolves will start to howl. Pluto TV will be streaming “An American Werewolf in London” on Pluto TV Horror at 8pm.
There’s no Friday the 13th this month, but there is Thursday the 13th. Check out “Friday the 13th Part II” at 8pm on Pluto TV Horror!
Nicolas Cage’s new vampire drama Renfield opens in theaters on Friday, April 14, so prep by watching his OG vampire film, “Vampire’s Kiss,” at 8pm on the same day on Pluto TV Cult Films.
Throwback to your favorite spooky sleepover movies with Pluto TV’s Saturday movie nights on Dark Shadows, taking place every Saturday at 8pm. Titles will include “Dark Shadows: The Vampire’s Curse,” “Frankenstein,” “Dracula,” “Master of Dark Shadows,” and “Dark Shadows and Beyond.”
Marathons and showings for favorite television series Charmed, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Unsolved Mysteries, UFO Hunters, Young Dracula, and many more.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to provide the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows. He previously created the websites ComingSoon, SuperHeroHype, and ShockTillYouDrop.