Hulu as your main service
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This question is really about library breadth, habit fit, and how tolerant you are of the gaps any single service leaves behind.
Direct answer
Yes. Hulu can work as a main streaming service, especially for US viewers who value current TV and flexible plan structure.
What decides it is not just catalogue size, but whether Hulu's strengths overlap with the things you actually reach for every week.
What matters
Yes. Hulu can work as a main streaming service, especially for US viewers who value current TV and flexible plan structure.
When Hulu covers most of your weekly viewing or listening without obvious gaps.
It is a weaker main service if what you really want is the simplest possible on-demand subscription with no bundle decisions and no market-specific caveats.
Full answer
It is a weaker main service if what you really want is the simplest possible on-demand subscription with no bundle decisions and no market-specific caveats.
A service can be perfectly good and still be a poor only-service choice for your household. Hulu works best as a main subscription when its core strengths are exactly the areas you care about most. If it only covers one slice of your routine, it is better treated as part of a stack than as the whole answer.