WHERE TO WATCH THE EXORCIST AND HOW

[theexorcistmod]

WHERE TO WATCH THE EXORCIST AND HOW

For all the fellow non-us fans in countries that don't air this little gem, here are several ways of how and where to watch The Exorcist. 

Official Sites to watch:

In US: www.fox.com
In Canada: www.ctv.ca

Also available for purchase on: 
Hulu
Netflix
IIRC
Yahoo View - https://view.yahoo.com/show/the-exorcist (should be available for free, but this option wasn't checked out)
Amazon
YouTube Red - You can pre-purchase the entire season. Episodes become available 1-2 days after airing.

Now there's the how, because some of us don't have the money or the means, yet we want to support our show:

For www.ctv.ca - you can watch live, if you log in with your TV provider (or if you don't have one, you can use https://webmail.shaw.ca where you create an email for free, then log in with it). If you are not in Canada but want to use this way, first install a VPN and set it to a Canadian address, then follow the above mentioned steps.

For Fox.com - first, you'll need to install a VPN service. You might use https://www.tunnelbear.com or http://windscribe.com. They are free and easy to install, just follow the directions on their websites. I'm using Windscribe, so I'll describe how to use that to watch on Fox.com. 

Download the app. Install it. Now register it to whatever e-mail you want to use. This is all free.

When your Windscribe account is registered, you get 10GB of traffic to use monthly... which is plenty enough for the episodes. Okay, you are registered. Now clear your cookies and history, esp if you have visited the Fox.com before.

Once you are clear, turn on the Windscribe and choose one of the US addresses. I found that the Windflix beta address works for me best, but try out each one if this doesn't work. Okay, now you're from US. Visit the Fox.com, find the exorcist, the new episode. You should have a 60 minute guest pass, which is just enough to watch the episode with the ads. 

Once you finish and want to re-watch, leave the site, clear your cookies and history and come back. If there are any problems, turn on and off the Windscribe, or change the US address. That's it. You should be able to watch again and again....

Also if you're using the opera and have the inbuilt VPN turned on, make sure it's on a US address.

EDITED TO ADD: If you get only a 5 minute pass, you need to close the window, turn off windscribe, clear all cookies and history in the browser. Then in opera turn on the VPN for USA, turn on Windscribe, chose Windflix Beta, turn it on, and only afterwards go to the fox page. I hope this will work for you... Oh, I also have the windscribe set so that it automatically erases cookies and on the bottom where there's a whitelist option, disable all three options... Direct connections, allow ads and allow cookies.... they should be inactive!



I've used all the helpful comments from fellow tumblr users, I hope no one minds. Just wanted to have it all in one place for easy reference:) If you have any other ways to watch, please leave a comment and we'll update this list. Happy watching:)

Comments

[starrylizard]

Dang, only got a 5 min preview pass. :(

[leoraine]

If you get only a 5 minute pass, you need to close the window, turn off windscribe, clear all cookies and history in the browser. Then in opera turn on the VPN for USA, turn on Windscribe, chose Windflix Beta, turn it on, and only afterwards go to the fox page. I hope this will work for you... Oh, I also have the windscribe set so that it automatically erases cookies and on the bottom where there's a whitelist option, disable all three options... Direct connections, allow ads and allow cookies.... they should be inactive!

[starrylizard]

I did clear the cookies, but I didn't know there was an automatic option. Will try it next time. :)
EDIT: Worked eventually. Still not sure why I have to use a different part of America each time. But yay!

[casualtornado]

Does it matter whether you get windscribe for your browser or for your PC?

[theexorcistmod]

Hi there, thanks for the question! I must admit I'm not sure... I downloaded Windscribe as an extension for Opera, though there is also an extension available for Firefox and Chrome. I'd say try it out and you'll see, though it should probably all work okay.

[casualtornado]

Okay so, I got Windscribe for Windows initially and to use it I still had to get the browser version. The PC version basically serves as extra protection/security. It's allowing me to stream the older episodes, just not last Friday's (I think it's released 5 days post airing?); I hope that my watching the episodes this way is still going to count towards the ratings :)

[leoraine]

Hm, did you try clearing cookies and the whitelist, maybe setting a different country? Cause it should let you watch the current episode... I managed to watch it within few hours of airing. Not the moment it was airing, but soon after... I'll try to post a link here Saturday morning, maybe that'll work for you:)
Watching 5 days later doesn't count in the first rating, but they also check ratings after 7 days I think, so it should count for something. As long as you watch on Fox, it helps, even if you watch older episodes.
Edited to add the link to the actual episode: https://www.fox.com/watch/c0757b2111b89c9ac7712d8960947320/

Try it out with the Windscribe turned on, cookies cleared and clicking on the Open Whitelist option on the bottom right side of the Windscribe panel, and making sure none of the four options are white. Hope this helps, let me know:)

[casualtornado]

I tried to watch it on Saturday afternoon, so that's ... a good 12+ hours after it aired, at least.

I really, really want to have my watching it count towards the rating because um duh.

[leoraine]

I think even watching older episodes helps at this point, lol. But I get your point. Okay, try out the link I put in the comment above. If it works for you and you can watch the episode, I'll put a link to the latest episode here, first thing on Saturday morning:) Just let me know if it works.

[starrylizard]

I used in my firefox browser only and it worked... eventually. Gotta play with clearing cookies and which USA option you choose and eventually it will work. :)

[leoraine]

Here is a link to the actual episode: https://www.fox.com/watch/21edb5787f12dffccef30a9566dee992/