‘NCIS’ Is Getting Another Refresh on Netflix With Older Seasons Coming Back

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NCIS has been one of many most-watched exhibits on Netflix lately. Although it doesn’t fairly seize the headlines like that, it’s constantly ranked nicely within the Nielsen end-of-year charts, and we suspect that’ll be the identical for 2024. Netflix nabbed some new seasons of the present halfway via this 12 months however misplaced the older seasons, though that’s in regards to the change. 

Before we dig in, only a fast word about who this text applies to. Sadly, solely Netflix within the United States presently carries NCIS, which means that every one different nations won’t be impacted by the information beneath, with streaming rights tied up elsewhere, corresponding to Sky within the United Kingdom.

As followers of the present on Netflix will know, watching NCIS on Netflix has been irritating for the previous six, now arising on seven years. Up till 2018, Netflix had it fairly good. Thanks to an previous output deal Netflix had with CBS, the community that airs the present, new seasons got here to the streaming service each single 12 months, however that stopped with season 15 in late 2018. 

After that, new seasons have been solely accessible on Paramount+, though Netflix would maintain the rights to seasons 1 via 15 till June 2024. Of course, June rolled round fairly shortly, and Netflix was scheduled to see all fifteen seasons go away. However, a brand new deal was struck to maintain the present on Netflix, albeit with some execs and cons. 

The execs have been that two new seasons would come to Netflix – seasons 17 and 18, however the detrimental was that Netflix misplaced the primary 11 seasons of the present. That’s meant that solely seasons 12 via 18 have been on Netflix. While it’s procedural, and you may theoretically leap in at any level, many want to observe titles from the start. 

Seasons 1-5 of NCIS are coming again to Netflix.

As a part of their January 2025 slate, Netflix introduced that NCIS could be getting a few of its older seasons again, although not all of them. Seasons 1 to five of NCIS will return to Netflix beginning January 23, 2025. While this restricted choice might sound odd, it is smart as a method to attract viewers in with the sooner seasons earlier than skipping forward to Season 12 somewhat than beginning straight with the twelfth season.

That means from January twenty third, 2025, Netflix US will stream:

• Seasons 1-5 
• Seasons 12 to 18

For the foreseeable future, seasons 6 via 11 and 19 via 22 (season 22 presently airs on CBS) shall be unique to Paramount+. 

Expect one other NCIS refresh in June 2025

So, that’s when some older seasons shall be on Netflix, however what in regards to the subsequent refresh? Will seasons 18, 19, 20, 21 and even 22 be coming to Netflix? It’s just a little too early, however we all know the following refresh is scheduled for mid-2025. That refresh may imply some newer seasons arrive, some older seasons depart, or a mix of these two issues, or the present simply disappears solely. 

For extra on what’s arising on Netflix all through January 2025 – maintain it locked right here on What’s on Netflix for the most recent.

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