It has been a while since CBS confirmed that it is putting together a new "Star Trek" series for television, titled "Star Trek Discovery." While fans are excited for the new series to premiere next year, the sad news is that they can only catch them on CBS' streaming site, CBS All Access.

In an interview with Recode, CBS Interactive CEO Jim Lanzone explained why the network had decided to put the series on a streaming platform instead of making it available on a regular broadcast network.

"Sci-fi is not something that has traditionally done really well on broadcast. It's not impossible, for the future, if somebody figures it out. And things like 'Lost' and 'Heroes' have had parts of sci-fi, but historically, a show like 'Star Trek' wouldn't necessarily be a broadcast show, at this point. So, you kind of look at the other networks we might have--CW and Showtime--it just fit the Digital audience. And it's something unique for All Access that would bring subscribers," he explained.

When the network announced that "Star Trek" would return but only via CBS All Access, majority of fans were disappointed. However, it looks like the CBS network's decision is already final.

According to Lanzone, aside from the fact that "Star Trek" will not be able to stick around if it airs regularly on CBS, there are myriad other reasons why having it on CBS All Access is the only way to go.

"Star Trek Discovery" airs sometime in May, 2017.