Scripps National Spelling Bee 2024: How to watch, where to live stream and more

Scripps National Spelling Bee 2024: take a look at the full TV schedule for America's most anticipated academic competition.

Published on: May 30, 2024, 14:47:54 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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America’s most interesting academic competition – the Scripps National Spelling Bee – is taking place this week. Last year’s winner was Florida native Dev Shah, who won on the word "psammophile." Other difficult words he went through were "aegagrus," "rommack," and "tolsester.” The runner-up was Charlotte Walsh, who was eliminated upon not being able to spell "daviely” correctly. Most years, Indian Americans reign supreme in the competition.

Scripps National Spelling Bee 2024: How to watch, where to live stream and more (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

This year, the ages of the spellers range from 8 to 15. The competition will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Take at look at the Spelling Bee 2024 schedule:

ROUND	DATE	TIME (ET)	CHANNEL	STREAM
Preliminaries	Tuesday, May 28	8 a.m.-7:40 p.m.	N/A	ION Plus
Quarterfinals	Wednesday, May 29	8 a.m.-12:45 p.m.	N/A	ION Plus
Semifinals	Wednesday, May 29	8-10 p.m.	Ion TV	Fubo
Finals	Thursday, May 30	8-10 p.m.	Ion TV	Fubo

Which channel can you watch Spelling Bee on?

You can watch Spelling Bee on ION. For the third year in a row, the competition will be broadcast live on Ion TV for semifinals and finals coverage on Wednesday, May 29, and Thursday, May 30. Both will air prime time from 8-10 p.m. ET. To look for your local affiliates, use ION's zip code tool.

Where can you live stream Spelling Bee for free?

You can live stream the competition on ION Plus, Fubo (free trial), spellingbee.com. All the rounds can be streamed live with ION Plus, at spellingbee.com. You can also find the finals on Fubo, where subscribers will be offered a free trial.

Other national entertainment networks of Scripps will also broadcast the semifinals and finals, including Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery, and Laff.

What to do if Scripps National Spelling Bee is not available to watch live in your location?

If you are unable to watch the competition live in your location, or if you are travelling abroad, you may use a VPN (Virtual Private Network). With a VPN, you will get a private and secure online connection. This will let you bypass all geographical restrictions, and you can access all your streaming services from wherever you are, from whatever device you have.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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