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

Surround Sound

Try Premium free for one month, then continue your subscription for $4.99/month plus taxes. It’s easy to get started - just download CBC Gem, sign up for a CBC account and start your free trial. Cancel anytime.

Ratings and reviews

The app itself is fine, but the LOADS of commercials is absolutely intolerable. It just messed up and restarted a program I was already watching, and now it's forcing me to sit through TWENTY commercials as I try to get back to the previous point I was at. Also, some of the commercials are blaringly loud, much louder than the show volume. I can understand some commercials, but please keep it reasonable.

I love gem and it's great having access to so many great shows but this new update (or something?) Is impossible. I'm having the same weird playback issues that a lot of people have described, but on top of that, I can't keep watching any of the shows I've been working on because it won't let me sign in, no matter the method. Just infinite loading after I put in my information. Restarted my phone, redownloaded the app, still won't work. Please fix this!

This app used to be just fine. I loved being able to watch CBC shows on my phone or TV. However, since the update, the episodes either don't restart, or they restart at the same time stamp but in the next episode. It's impossible to watch a whole episode unless you watch it all at once. I didn't see any bugs that needed fixing before, but now there certainly are many!