CBC Gem: Shows & Live TV

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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About this app

Start streaming for free with CBC Gem.

Watch the best shows and movies from across Canada and around the world - all for free. Not only can you watch hundreds of your favourite episodes of shows on demand, you can watch CBC TV live. CBC Gem is home to hit CBC TV shows like Sort Of, Son of a Critch and The Great Canadian Baking Show, along with exclusive series like Normal People, Ghosts, and more.

CBC Gem features:

Stream CBC TV Live

Find full episodes (new episodes added daily)

Explore exclusive TV series from around the world

Discover acclaimed Canadian feature films

Check out ad-free kids programming

Closed captioning and described video

Content is only available to stream within Canada

Sign up for a CBC account to get even more!

CBC Account - FREE

Stream your local CBC TV channel live - access all 14 channels from across the country

Watch past seasons of your favourite shows on demand

Pick up where you left off on any device

Stream CBC News Explore

CBC Gem Premium

Subscribe to Premium to enjoy additional features and content:

Watch on-demand episodes ad-free

Stream CBC News Network live 24/7

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Ratings and reviews

suddenly, there's no navigation bar. i never watch anything all the way thru without taking a break and this app also cannot remember where i left off. i now have no way to finish watching anything i've taken a break from. i've updated the app, deleted and reinstalled the app, checked my settings, and restarted my phone. still no navigation bar.

I don't mind watching ads but if I'm using my chromecast about 30% of the time the ads freeze and I have to stop casting, scroll back to where I was in the episode (making me watch either six ads again or four ads THEN sixe ads) and then recast. The app also randomly ĺogs me out. ALSO it played the same ad once over and over for three different ad breaks so I watched the same ad 18 times in a row AND some of the ads are deafeningly louder than the shows themselves

The app only works half the time. When trying to cast shows to a Chromecast or Android TV, you'll have to watch 60-90 seconds of ads 3 separate times during each episode. There's a random chance the ads won't load and you'll have to close the app and try again. Then you'll have to watch more ads. They only play the same 10 ads. The app doesn't keep your place in the episodes either, and if you try to scrub to a certain part you gotta watch ads. And the problems repeat from there.

What's new

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

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