Thanks to the Internet, it’s no longer necessary to own a television set or subscribe to a cable package to watch high-quality TV shows. You don’t even need to sign up to a paid subscription service such as Netflix, as there’s no shortage no websites offering free TV. Unfortunately, not all of them are legal. Here are some of the best free and legal sites to watch tv shows online for free in 2010.

Crackle is an entertainment platform with an impressive lineup of free TV shows. As Sony is the owner of the platform, you can rest assured that it offers both reliability and quality. Its a collection of famous shows include classics like 3rdRock From the Sun, Fantasy Island, and I Dream of Jeannie. It even offers anime shows. You’ll find that the content is well categorised, and the platform offers a search option that helps you explore.

You can watch as many hours as you want, and Crackle even offers free iOS and Android apps. You can also stream your favourite episodes across multiple devices such as smart TVs and Android TV. While you’ll be forced to watch ads, they’re 100% legal.

You don’t even have to sign up to Tubi to watch its shows. If you do, however, it lets you create a watch list of your favourites. You can also restart playback across multiple devices. Its interface is both clean and neat, with outlined categories as Crime TV, Reality TV, and TV Dramas.

While its movie collection is more extensive than its TV shows, they’re both worth exploring The high-quality streaming enriches the viewing experience while allowing you to switch between devices.

Pluto TV is similar to traditional television in that it allows you to flip through various channels until you find something that catches your eye. The free streaming service offers a number of channels that include sports, news, daily soaps, and more. You can view the directory on the platform to see all listings in one place.

You can view by category, such as music, movies, lifestyle, entertainment, and comedy, and even curiosity, which includes such channels as NASA TV and Science TV. You can watch the shows through a smart TV, PV, or mobile, with the one disadvantage being that you can only watch what’s available at the moment.

You can stream a selection of content from the CW Network for free. The platform offers a high-quality selection of such superhero shows as The Flash and Arrow. For those who enjoy supernatural dramas, there are also series like supernatural and The Originals available.

The content is limited, and many of the shows are removed after a while. Overall, however, the CW Network offers some outstanding video quality, and the streaming is fast compared to other sites.

CW TV has another site called CW Seed that’s definitely worth a visit. The name might sound illegal, but the website is completely above board, and you’re free to stream TV shows for free whenever you feel like it.\

The surprising aspect of it is that there’s no free CW content on the website. Instead, it offers various web series and DC animated shows.