We're sorry to break it to you, but it's looking increasingly likely that, thanks to some changes at CBS, Netflix and NCIS may never team up again . The network signed its first deal with Netflix for the show back in 2008. That was about a year after Netflix added the option of streaming content to their DVD mail-out service. NCIS was one of the first CBS shows Netflix secured, a smart move given that the untold truth of NCIS is that it's still the most-watched drama on TV.
The two companies re-upped their streaming contract in 2011, when Netflix's new way to watch was taking off with subscribers. Under the new deal, CBS added shows including Star Trek, Frasier and Hawaii Five-O. That new contract was extended and embellished in 2013. Fast-forward to 2018, and CBS again signed on the dotted line, allowing Netflix to air shows from their library.
That contract, however, was set to expire in 2020, and by the time CBS merged with Viacom in December of 2019, it had already made moves to enter the streaming game in its own right. Early omens of the change in the waters came when Hawaii Five-0 and Blue Bloods both left Netflix in February and November 2019, respectively. With the relationship between CBS and Netflix on the rocks, it looks likely that the opportunity to stream NCIS on Netflix will be collateral damage. That means neither of the new seasons are likely to hit the service — and you'll probably also lose the older episodes, too.
