Somebody Feed Phil Moves From Netflix to YouTube, Where It Will Be Free

Somebody Feed Phil is leaving Netflix for YouTube, and the new home will not charge viewers to watch. Variety reported the move on 10 November 2026.

The series ran for eight seasons on Netflix. Phil Rosenthal, who created the comedy Everybody Loves Raymond, hosts and created the show. Banijay Entertainment has signed a new pact, meaning a formal agreement, to keep the series going on YouTube. Anyone with a free YouTube account can find it there, with no subscription needed.

The next season has a sponsor attached. United Airlines is the title sponsor of Season 9, which means the airline's name is built into the season's branding and the brand pays to be associated with it. United will also show Season 9 on its seatback in-flight entertainment system, the screens built into the back of airline seats. Variety reports that the season will run eight episodes.

For viewers, the change is mostly about where to look. Fans who followed the show on Netflix will need to go to YouTube to keep up. Passengers on United flights who take in-flight entertainment will be able to watch Season 9 at 30,000 feet, without a separate app.

The deal also shows how a show can move between platforms and still carry on. Nothing about the format changes, and the number of episodes is set. The next question is when each season reaches its audience, and the reports so far do not give a premiere date for Season 9.

United Airlines' chief advertising officer, Maggie Schmerin, is the airline's senior executive for advertising.