YouTube to take over feeding Phil duties in 2027

Phil Rosenthal is packing up his snacks and moving Somebody Feed Phil to YouTube. 

By Matt Schimkowitz  |  March 10, 2026 | 12:11am
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YouTube to take over feeding Phil duties in 2027

There’s no loyalty when it comes to feeding Phil. When Phil Rosenthal first made the act of feeding him a national concern, the Everybody Loves Raymond co-creator asked the average TV viewer to fund his eating habits, which consist of traveling the world, enjoying various culinary delicacies, and expressing joy with a wide-eyed, close-mouthed smile. However, much like the once-publicly funded Sesame Street, those greedy streamers placed Phil’s gluttony behind a paywall, and from 2018 through 2025, the somebody feeding Phil was the world’s biggest streamer. Now a bona fide restaurateur himself, who makes his money feeding others, Rosenthal has found a new hand to feed him: YouTube. 

Per The Hollywood Reporter, YouTube will begin picking up Rosenthal’s checks starting in 2027, with Rosenthal saying Somebody Feed Phil‘s move to YouTube is intended to make the show more accessible. YouTube won’t have exclusive rights to feeding Phil, mind you. In a new deal with his production company, Lucky Bastards, and Banijay Americas, the show will also appear on FAST and AVOD services free of charge to viewers. Apparently unhappy with Netflix’s velvet rope approach to his millionaire-muckbang routine, Rosenthal said in a statement, “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.”

Somebody Feed Phil ran for eight seasons on Netflix, making it one of the streamer’s longest-running shows. But as it was prophesied, it is now another’s turn to feed Phil, for he is never sated. Feed him before he eats you. 

 
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