<P> The show's ninth season premiered on January 5, 2017 . That same month it was announced that the series would migrate from Crackle to Netflix, with the ninth season being the final one to premiere on Crackle . Twenty - four new episodes will stream on Netflix in 2018, with most previous episodes--all except the episodes with Louis C.K. and George Constanza--becoming available on the streaming service starting on January 5, 2018 . The previous episodes were repackaged into four "collections" for Netflix, reordering the episodes and removing the product placement spots . </P> <P> Seinfeld has stated that the roots of the concept traced to a DVD extra he made for his 2002 documentary Comedian along with a later trip he made after purchasing an old VW Beetle in New Mexico, subsequently filming the return trip to the east coast with a friend . Later describing the birth of the series Seinfeld said the series birth was "an experiment"--as "kind of a guess ." </P> <P> Prior to development of the series, Seinfeld was told by leading social network advisers, including those at Facebook and Yahoo, that a show length exceeding five minutes had little chance of success on the web . Howard Schultz, coffee magnate and Chairman of Starbucks, turned down the opportunity to sponsor the show . Acura eventually sponsored the show, giving Seinfeld creative license with creating the commercials and product placements . </P> <P> Episodes are estimated to cost roughly $100,000, with guests being paid in cash and the initial raw shoot lasting on average three - and - a-half hours, which is then edited over a two - week period down to a 12--20 minute episode . The process uses a lean production staff, involves a minimum of network interaction, and is designed as an edited and unscripted talk show without an audience that can be comfortably watched on a smart phone . </P>

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