Free option: tons of ads (expected) Pay in option: LESS ads (note: >0) Pay in even more option: STILL some ads. I think this app is either a practical joke or an experiment in what a consumer is willing to put up with. Also, screw NBC forever for placing beloved content behind more pay walls in the middle of the pandemic. Never forget when we were all collectively trying to get through a hard time, NBC used tragedy as an opportunity for squeezing more money out of the world.