The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) aired live on September 12, 2023, on MTV. To watch the VMAs, the main options included watching live on the MTV cable channel or streaming online through Paramount+. Additionally, several streaming services such as Philo, DirecTV Stream, fuboTV, and Hulu + Live TV provide live streams of MTV, allowing viewers to watch the event without a traditional cable subscription. The VMAs can also be watched on streaming devices like Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, and on mobile devices through apps or browsers with those streaming service subscriptions.
Since the event date has passed, to watch the 2023 VMAs now, one can check if replays or full performances are available on MTV's official YouTube channel or the Paramount+ platform, though some earlier streaming rights may have expired on certain platforms. For highlights and performances of the 2023 VMAs, Billboard and MTV's YouTube also feature videos from the show.