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Where can you stream every season of NCIS? (Not on Netflix!)

NCIS is a huge hit but every season isn't on Netflix! Where can you stream the entire series?

By Michael Weyer

“Reef Madness” – Parker and Knight discover three bodies on an old Navy ship that’s about to be sunk and turned into an artificial reef, when they’re suddenly locked inside by a mysterious figure. Also, Vance offers Knight a unique opportunity, on the 21st season finale of the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, May 6 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential
“Reef Madness” – Parker and Knight discover three bodies on an old Navy ship that’s about to be sunk and turned into an artificial reef, when they’re suddenly locked inside by a mysterious figure. Also, Vance offers Knight a unique opportunity, on the 21st season finale of the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, May 6 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential /
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NCIS fans have enjoyed checking out past seasons of the hit drama on Netflix. But why aren't all seasons there and where can you see them?

The long running series has long been a huge success for CBS. It premiered just as the TV shows on the DVD market were taking off and thus sales of each season were good (backed by the fun extras on each season set). When streaming services began, it was only natural NCIS would land someplace.

That was Netflix, which, for a while, was pretty much the only big streamer with scores of CBS shows. That's shifted thanks to studios and Paramount+ beginning their own service exclusively for CBS programs, but they can still lend to other places.

It's complicated due to the various studios involved and how some studios have separate deals going. For example, SWAT has been able to have their seasons on Netflix as the show is owned by Sony and can strike a different deal than with CBS. 

It's because of that that NCIS fans can be a bit behind when it comes to seasons on Netflix. For a while, they added on after every season but the Netflix library ended with season 15. That will change as June brings seasons 16 and 17 on board but that still means that the last few years aren't on Netflix. And fans will have to brace for seasons 1-11 leaving after June 29. So where can you watch every season?

Where can you binge every season of NCIS?

Right now, the easiest way to binge all seasons of NCIS is on Paramount+. Notably, it's also where you can find the various spin-offs of New Orleans, Hawaii, and Sydney.

NCIS: Los Angeles is unique in that currently, it's only available on Fubo and Sling. That's once more because of studio and rights issues that prevent it from being on Paramount+ although that can hopefully change in the future.

The addition of two more seasons of NCIS on Netflix gives hope that the show might be able to continue its run on the streamer, but it's unknown when more seasons will be available. CBS would likely prefer to keep them on an exclusive streamer like Paramount+, and that makes sense to bring in more viewers.

However, CBS has to know that Netflix gets far more subscribers and NCIS is a huge hit in any format. Thus, licensing it out increases views and profits so they may add more down the road. 

As it stands, while fans can watch some classic NCIS episodes on Netflix, they'll need Paramount+ to get all 21 seasons, once more showing how complex the streaming world can be.

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