Catfish Murders premieres Sunday, October 18 at 10 pm ET on Oxygen in the United States. No other country has a confirmed broadcast or streaming plan for the series. Oxygen is a US-only network — and that geographic limitation shapes everything about how, where, and whether viewers outside the US can watch the show.
Where to watch
| Country | Channel or service | Free or paid |
|---|
| United States | Oxygen (linear), YouTube TV, Sling, Fubo | Paid (free trial available on YouTube TV) |
| United Kingdom | None confirmed | , |
| Canada | None confirmed | . |
| Australia | None confirmed | , |
Free options
YouTube TV offers a free 21-day trial, giving temporary access to Oxygen’s linear feed. The only way to watch the Catfish Murders premiere live as it airs. No standalone free streaming option exists for the show. Oxygen does not offer its own ad-supported app or website for on-demand viewing without a pay-TV login.
TechRadar notes that while Oxygen itself isn’t free, the trial period on YouTube TV qualifies as a free-access path, albeit time-limited and tied to a subscription service.
What to expect from the event
Catfish Murders is Oxygen’s newest true crime series. It examines cases where people met online. Through dating apps or social media, and what happened when those relationships turned violent or fatal. As TechRadar puts it: “In today's world, we're more and more likely to meet that special someone online.
The trouble is, you can never be sure exactly who that special someone is.” The show tells “terrifying stories of what can happen if the person you think you're meeting up with from the internet isn't who they seem.” The premiere episode follows that theme directly: a victim who believed they were arranging an in-person meeting with a romantic interest, only to confront someone whose identity was fabricated. The storytelling uses documentary techniques.
Interviews, archival material, and reenactments, rather than dramatized fiction. It is not a live event like a sports match or tech launch. It is a scheduled linear television premiere.
International availability.
Or lack thereof TechRadar explicitly states there is “currently no broadcast or streaming plan for Catfish Murders in the UK.” The same holds for Canada and Australia: “Oxygen is not available in Canada, as it is a US-only network,” and “there is no broadcast or streaming option for Catfish Murders in Australia.” These are not gaps in reporting, they are confirmed absences. No international broadcaster, streamer, or local-language version has been announced.
TechRadar’s coverage makes clear that VPN use is presented by the outlet as a workaround for travelers, not as a sanctioned or officially supported method. Its language frames the tool in terms of legal, recreational access. Specifically “accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service)” and “protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad.” The outlet stresses it does not endorse “consuming pirated content that is paid-for.” The next episode airs Sunday, October 25 at 10 pm ET on Oxygen.
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