Netflix didn’t remove How I Met Your Mother for creative or quality reasons; it left because the licensing deal that allowed Netflix to stream the show expired, and the rights holder chose not to renew it.

Licensing and rights

How I Met Your Mother is owned by CBS/Disney, and Netflix only ever had time‑limited rights to stream it. Once that contract ran out, the show had to come off Netflix unless a new agreement was signed, which is a standard pattern for many third‑party series on the platform.

Where it moved

After leaving Netflix in various regions, How I Met Your Mother has typically gone to services controlled by its owners, such as Hulu in the US and Disney+ in some international markets. Availability still depends on your country, so checking those services (or a local streamer that licenses CBS/Disney content) is usually the next step.