One of the benefits of paying for streaming services is that it's gotten folks accustomed to the fact that if they're directly paying a content provider for their entertainment, then said networks shouldn't be making money off of ad dollars as well.

While Peacock's $4.99 plan does get you access to pretty much every single show on its service, you'll still have to suffer through commercials whenever you want to watch something on the application. If you want to go truly ad-free, then you'll have to pay $9.99 a month, or $99.99 a year in order to stream all of your favorite Peacock shows without hearing a word from their sponsors.

Since its April 15, 2020, launch, Peacock has amassed a whopping 54 million subscribers as of July 2021. Not bad for a streaming platform that shares a name with one of Katy Perry's songs.