REELZ NOW Reviews

by Dorvell

REELZNOW has a lot of shows I love; love and miss those old reality/caught on tape/true crime type shows and one-off or few-off TV specials that were produced in the mid/late 90s and the early/mid 2000s. Thing is, the only way to sign in is with your cable/Internet provider and worse, Xfinity doesn't even work with it even though it's on the list. My Xfinity, as far as Internet service goes (that's the only service we have through it) is the highest tier you can get without upgrading to a business account; says so when the error message pops up after I select "Xfinity" in the provider list when trying to sign in.

You'd think they would've thought to include other ways of signing in/creating an account with them; things like signing in with your Apple ID, your Google ID, your Facebook page etc. Since most people stream things nowadays as opposed to paying for cable, that's definitely one way REELZNOW can be improved; get with the times!

I was especially excited when I found out "World's Most Amazing Videos" was available for streaming on REELZNOW; always hoped that one especially would be made available for streaming somewhere, some day as it's one of my absolute favorites in that reality/caught on tape category of shows/specials along with "Real TV".

by Jcvulpi

I love Reelz content but so frustrated with REELZNOW I'm starting to really hate it. Same error message as everyone else and I have Optimum. Are they reading any of the reviews? It would seem ez to fix. Frustrated and extremely annoyed!

by Keeper Of Sin

It was quick and easy to get set up. But no matter what you try to watch
“Looks like something went wrong!”
Every time no matter what show, or connection type.

by Evanlott

There’s a really annoying bug with REELZNOW running on fire tv that’s been an issue for weeks now. Clicking your provider for signing in results in a white page and text in the top left saying ‘OttSsoCompanionApp’. Please fix this.

by CognitivelyLegal

I emailed support and told him it's nearly impossible to watch even a 1 hour show, so approximately 42-46 minutes of actual video, due to the too many device error. [On a side note, error says REACHED, NOT exceeded, maximum devices which clearly should not terminate active programming.] Tonight, 1st one popped up 12 SECONDS AFTER starting the show. Restarted show & received same error 3 additional times in less than 15 minutes. The support person at Reelz I communicated with via email said the too many debice error is on the TV provider side of things as the provider gives/establishes an "entitlement" with each sign in & I do not remember the rest. However, I sincerely doubt AT&T DirecTV customers are the ONLY people encountering this error. I could EASILY be wrong & have no problem admitting. That said, I surmise a lot of us would appreciate seeing the data on tv provider used + people receiving too many devices error. Error analysis data does not require customer names.

by POOH4

Not playing what is supposed to be on

by Mcewenc16?

Without a doubt the worst app I’ve ever used, nothing loads ever.

by Kushdeck

As the title states, unable to login with my peacock or freecast accounts. Please update. 1 star til updated.

by Julieann Winter 1968

Won’t let me watch anything. Get rid of it if you aren’t going to fix.

by Lstackpoole

Does not load fully. No way to sign in. This is not really a serious attempt at delivering a functional app.

by Cmlittle62

App always crashes and doesn’t play episodes why even bother putting REELZNOW out.

by Lovesickradiofan

Fix your app. You can’t watch anything. All you get is errors

by Ang57mac

App does not play videos. Constant errors when trying to open a video. Fix it or remove it!

by Kellz Bellz IA

No longer able to log in on REELZNOW on my Fire stick. It just keeps looping back to the password entry field on the login screen. Junk!

by Sbruenidofneuiflwnr

Like so many people have said. You can’t even use REELZNOW with out an error. I hope the developers try to fix it. Bc right now it is a useless app.

by Browneyedgirlms

I was excited to get this appAnd it doesn’t work. It has me sign in with my TV provider which is AT&T U-verse. I have reelz with AT&T U-verse And I watch on patrol live every Friday and Saturday night on it on my TV but cannot get it to work on REELZNOW . So disappointed

by Jellisquared

I appreciate the shows being generally free to watch, but what’s the point of an app that keeps giving an error every time you tap on a show to watch?

by Fmark60803

It was fun to watch for a few days. Then it stopped working. Shame because it was enjoyable but now I will delete REELZNOW .

by J.R.99

Need I say more…

by KaKa76

Just like the previous review said, this crashes every time you try and watch something. It was updated two weeks ago and apparently that hasn’t been fixed. As soon as you find something to watch, click “play” REELZNOW shuts completely down

by JasonCrosbyBenjamin

Everyone’s telling you that it keeps shutting down and clicking out of REELZNOW and you’re doing nothing. Discontinue it if you’re not going to keep it up. I mean the whole point is for people to watch correct? I’m instructed to select my cable provider, but there’s nothing to select from. It’s just a blank page.

by Basket Caser

This is the what pops on my screen every 5-10 min. disrupting what I’m watching. I thought it was just me but it seems as though others are having the same issue. Pretty frustrating. Also I have only had REELZNOW for about a week and every time I reboot REELZNOW it makes me sign in each and every time.

by Laura Feregrino

I just downloaded REELZNOW to watch some of my favorite shows. I was too excited until I get to the sign in screen. That step was confusing but after I selected my service provider, it allowed me to actually play the video but with no sound. Tried to close REELZNOW in the background and opened back but it did not work. Too disappointed.

by Taym288

I love watching Reelz, some of my favorite shows and I was ecstatic to see they had an app where I could watch my favorite shows whenever I wanted. I immediately downloaded it but I constantly get a message that says” Something went wrong. Maximum amount of devices reached”. I only have Reelz downloaded on my iPad, I don’t have it downloaded on my phone or anything else. Its pretty annoying having to constantly close out and open it back up constantly just to watch a show

by EACRISWELL

REELZ NOW has been continuously shutting down for months! It is so aggravating! During the first quarter of 2020, all was working well...maybe a shutdown once in a while. Currently, I select REELZNOW , it opens for a split second, then immediately closes.

Now, I have seen advertisements on TV (various providers) for the REELZ and REELZ NOW channels/apps, upcoming promotions for shows.
I hope this ‘shutdown’ almost immediately gets fixed or there will be many more negative reviews.

I would have rated it a lot higher (4 Stars) earlier this year (2020). Due to the fact is was working the majority of times used!

MY CURRENT RATING For REELZNOW Is: 1 Star, because it is not working at all, on many devices (iPhone, Samsung Pad, Rouku)...a flash of an app, on the screen is ‘not working’

Please fix this issue soon.

by LolLate

It won’t let me access to REELZNOW

by Sapper Brand

App is still crashing and not working

by MissXam

These should both work with my appletv. Can someone please fix this? I can’t even do screen sharing. Ugh! Help!

by Fear My Boomstick!

Crapola appola! Wouldn’t get past trying to open REELZNOW this was on a newer iPad and iPhone 8. Wouldn’t work on either. Get the “Oops something went wrong. We track these errors blah blah blah…” deleted

by Marccru

Total bait and switch! Half or everything is unavailable. Even the new shows they are promoting are not on REELZNOW !!! Aggravating. Deleted.

by Keomps

Horrible company. Took my money and didn’t provide subscription. Rio off artists. Never watch anything they have anything to do with!

by Mani1234567880

It’s been a year and I STILL can’t watch what I want because of y’all’s errors. Stop neglecting this issue 🤦🏾‍♀️

by ChrisKlaer

I have to say I absolutely love your channel, but some work needs to go in REELZNOW with updating the shows adding some more newer ones and huge priority making an app for Apple TV! Do you have an app on fire TV I really don’t understand why you don’t have one on Apple TV when Apple TV is bigger than fire TV. That is very disappointing. Please make an app for Apple TV!

by DMF2271996

Live TV is loading very slow and I can’t seem to watch my shows on here. Please fix REELZNOW and make it all better.

by DarleneB1965

I love the programming but sadly it just abruptly shuts down while you’re really into a program ☹️. I sincerely hope they fix this because the shows are really great.

by Difa

I love REELZ but it’s aggravating to have to remove then reinstall every time I use it.

by JamieJa1980

I wish it would work on my Apple TV but I can play it on my iPad but would rather be watching it on my tv can someone please do something about it.

by Final Hours Of

I love reelz so I was super excited to see they have an app. However, this never seems to be updated with new episodes of the various shows. Example: Autopsy final hours of... these are the same episodes for almost a year now. I just saw the Lucille Ball episode on tv. I wanted to rewatch it but it has never been posted. This needs to be worked on PLEASE

by K9mama27

So I downloaded Reelz even though the reviews were horrible. First, let me say that I had no problems setting my cable provider. On the home screen is said “Sign In” I clicked on it and it brought up the different service providers. I was prepared to put my sign in credentials for my service provider but it didn’t ask and logged me in automatically. Plus one. I chose a show and started it. I had sound. Plus two. As I watched the show I did get the “Oops, Something went wrong” pop-up, BUT, I also was getting a ton of notifications on my phone for a coming thunderstorm so I thought maybe that’s what messed with the memory of the show I was watching on the Reelz app. All I did was find and click the episode again and it took me right back to where it left off. Again, later in the episode it got the “Oops” message again and I repeated the same thing I mentioned before. Same scenario, a lot of notifications were popping up during the show. I don’t know if that’s the reason or not but it never happened when the notifications were quiet. So 2 “Oops” pop-ups on an hour show. Not the end of the world. Since I got the pop-ups I took away 2 stars and rated it 3 stars. REELZNOW is not that bad but could use some improvements and it was worth downloading to watch shows I may have missed that aren’t on my OnDemand programming. Hopefully Reelz will continue to improve REELZNOW so it has a flawless experience.

by Kristi-b

I love REELZ and so glad I have a way to watch. However when it calls me to sign in everyday no providers are listed. So I have to uninstall and reinstall REELZNOW everyday in order to sign in and watch. Pretty please fix

by Medi0054

Please add Apple TV support to your app

by Fantonuc

I love to read biographies, & as an Italian American was always interested in reading & watching about the mafia. I use REELZNOW frequently & with no issues when remotely viewing this channel. Thanks for producing interesting content

by Kshowell

Hi I love your program but your app is not working on Fire tv. Do you know when it will be fixed. It does not show the green logo and when you open REELZNOW on Fire tv. The logo is black and it just gets stuck on the page. Is there a way to update your app on Fire tv? Thank you