Beloved Netflix show moves to YouTube after 8 seasons

There was a time when television shows were canceled, Netflix was the first one called upon to help save them and bring them back from the dead. While the streaming service ended up being the savior of a number of shows (Lucifer, Manifest, and Designated Survivor to name a few), swooping in to save shows in need hasn't happened in a minute. In fact, one of its shows just got saved.

Unfortunately, there have been so many Netflix originals that have been canceled over the years that didn't manage to find new homes elsewhere. That's for a number of reasons, most relating to licensing and distributor exclusivity, but also because of demand. However, a beloved unscripted Netflix show defied the odds. Somebody Feeds Phil will live on, just not on Netflix.

Somebody Feed Phil moving from Netflix to YouTube

After releasing eight original seasons on Netflix, Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal's food travel series Somebody Feed Phil will be moving from the streamer to YouTube. The Emmy Award-nominated series makes the jump to YouTube under a new deal between Rosenthal's company Lucky Bastards and new partners Banijay Americas and Banijay Rights.

According to the report from Deadline, Rosenthal's new deal will help expand the host's digital footprint and expand his brand in ways that seemingly wasn't possible on Netflix. While the eight seasons that released on Netflix will remain on the streamer, new episodes and other short-form content will stream to Rosenthal's YouTube channel beginning in 2027.

Rosenthal released a statement regarding the future of the show and expressed his excitement for what's to come: "One of the things I always loved about Everybody Loves Raymond was that it was free to watch everywhere. We are thrilled to announce that Somebody Feed Phil will move to YouTube, where our message of family, friendship, food, travel and laughs can reach the most people."

It's rather unheard of for a popular, Emmy-nominated Netflix show to suddenly end after eight seasons and pivot to streaming on YouTube. But if Netflix wasn't looking to bring the show back for the foreseeable future, striking up a new partnership and taking the series in a different direction, one that's not behind a paywall, feels like a natural progression for an unscripted food travel show.

Over the years, YouTube has been the platform to house a number of popular food-oriented series from various creators and remains so. Every few weeks, videos of celebrities making pizza or trying snacks from around the world go viral, but there are also still creators, big and small, making cooking videos for their viewers. Rosenthal will fit right in and fill a major entertainment void on YouTube.

It's a unique pivot for a Netflix show, that's for sure, but Somebody Feeds Phil will continue with a new era that speaks directly to its biggest fans while also hoping to stretch its reach. Stay tuned for more news and updates from Rosenthal on when new episodes hit YouTube next year!