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If you love spooky season and sweet treats, the Food Network’s Halloween Baking Championship is back for its 12th season. The American cooking reality TV series returns with 10 bakers competing for the title and a $25,000 prize — all with the theme of the Museum of Unnatural History. We’re talking bugs, masks, skeletons, and more frighteningly festive challenges led by returning host John Henson. There’s no better way to ring in spooky season than with the Halloween Baking Championship, which is why we’re breaking down how to watch it live without cable.

Season 12 judges Stephanie Boswell, Aarti Sequeira, and Zac Young will taste the bakers’ creepy culinary creations and decide who wins the champion title and prize money. What can viewers expect from this season? For the first Haunted Heat of season 12, contestants must bake something inspired by their best Halloween ever. The winner of this challenge will receive $1,000, and the top three bakers will be marked safe. Meanwhile, the remaining bakers will have to participate in a “Bake for Your Life” challenge to create “Hideous Mask Desserts” inspired by the disfigured mask collection in the Hall of Humanity. One contestant won’t survive and will be eliminated from the show.

The Halloween Baking Championship airs on the Food Network every Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, starting September 14. The season 12 premiere will run for two hours.

If you don’t have cable but want to watch the Halloween Baking Championship live, you can stream the Food Network with Sling TV by signing up for the Sling Blue or Sling Orange & Blue plans. Sling TV does not have free trial options. You can also watch the Food Network with DirecTV by signing up for any of its four streaming packages or two of its Genre Packs. Remember to take advantage of DirecTV’s five-day free trial.

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To watch season 12 of the Halloween Baking Championship with Sling TV, you’ll need to sign up for the Sling Blue or Sling Orange & Blue plans. The Food Network is available in select markets through these two streaming plans. Sling Blue costs $45.99 per month and includes over 40 channels, including CNN, TNT, NFL Network, NBC, and more. Sling Orange & Blue costs $60.99 per month and comes with access to over 50 channels, such as ESPN, NFL Network, USA, TNT, Bravo, FOX News, CNN, and more.

To watch season 12 of the Halloween Baking Championship with DirecTV Stream, you’ll need to sign up for one of its four streaming packages: Entertainment, Choice, Ultimate, and Premier. The Food Network is available through all four of these plans.

The Entertainment package costs $89.99 per month, but is on sale for $59.99 for the first three months (save $90 over three months). It includes over 90 channels, including CNN, Fox News, FS1, and more. Choice costs $94.99 per month, but is on sale for $64.99 for the first month (save $10 for three months). You’ll get access to over 125 channels, such as MLB Network, NBA TV, and more. Ultimate costs $124.99 per month, but is on sale for $94.99 for the first month (save $10 for three months). It comes with access to over 160 channels, including CBS Sports Network, NHL Network, and more. Lastly, Premier costs $169.99 per month, but is on sale for $139.99 for the first month (save $10 for three months). This package lets you watch over 185 channels, plus the ability to stream with HBO Max, Paramount Plus, Starz, and more.

If you really only watch shows centered around a specific topic, DirecTV offers two Genre Packs that include the Food Network: MyEntertainment and Duo: MyEntertainment® + MyNews®. MyEntertainment costs $42.99 per month and comes with over 60 channels, such as FX, Bravo, HGTV, and more. Duo: MyEntertainment® + MyNews® costs $74.99 per month and lets you watch over 70 channels, including CNN, Bravo, Fox News, HGTV, and more.

Comedian, writer, and television personality John Henson returns as the host of Halloween Baking Championship’s 12th season.

The bakers’ lives are in the hands of pastry chef Stephanie Boswell, chef Aarti Sequeira, and pastry pundit Zac Young. The three judges will taste and critique each creation and will decide who lives to see another day on the show and who goes home each week.