Watch NCIS S01E (16)

Once you've finished season 15 (the season on which we learned Pauley Perrette is leaving NCIS), however, you'll have to go back to the beginning, accept your NCIS-less existence, or find an alternative method of watching. As of this writing, neither season 16, which aired from 2018 to 2019, nor season 17, which wrapped up in April 2020, are on Netflix. Here's why we may not see the streaming giant update with season 16 and 17 of NCIS, and where you can watch them, instead.

Watch NCIS S01E (16)

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. 041b061a72