This put up comprises spoilers for the most recent episode of “Yellowstone.”
“Yellowstone” could have taken one of many longest “mid-season” breaks in TV historical past these previous two years, however its hiatus did nothing to uninteresting the passion of its legions of followers. Actually, absence could have made the hearts of “Yellowstone” viewers develop even fonder; in accordance to Selection and the viewership knowledge supply VideoAmp, this week’s return episode earned the largest “premiere” scores but for the Western collection.
Numbers for the present’s Sunday evening premiere point out that 16.4 million individuals watched the episode, up from season 5’s still-impressive 8.8 million viewers. Like most viewership scores within the streaming period, these numbers do not simply pull from one time slot airing, however apparently, they’re sourced totally from linear TV. 16.4 million individuals watched the present throughout multiple displaying on CBS and eight cable networks that additionally performed the episode. Given reviews from solid and crew that this would be the Taylor Sheridan present’s final season, it is not shocking that extra individuals than ever tuned in to verify on the Dutton household drama. Be that as it might, these stats additionally present that the “Yellowstone” universe can nonetheless thrive with out Kevin Costner’s patriarch John Dutton. (Costner infamously departed “Yellowstone” after filming the primary half of season 5.)
Yellowstone nonetheless drew hundreds of thousands, even with out John Dutton
After all, the truth that so many individuals tuned into “Want is All You Want,” the primary new “Yellowstone” episode to premiere in 22 months, may have one thing to do with Costner’s absence. For all of the discuss of the previous collection star’s exit from the hit challenge, creator Taylor Sheridan and all others concerned have been tight-lipped about how the present would clarify away his character’s exit. The brand new episode delivered solutions instantly, kicking off with a scene wherein two of John Dutton’s youngsters, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Beth (Kelly Reilly), discover emergency crews taping off against the law scene. Like evil “Succession” patriarch Logan Roy earlier than him, John died all of the sudden halfway via his present’s ultimate season, although this time round, his youngsters are satisfied it was a homicide — by the hands of their different sibling, Jamie (Wes Bentley), no much less.
Costner’s low season exit basically acted as a form of cliffhanger, as followers knew the present would have to handle John Dutton’s absence by some means. That intrigue is not the one probably rationalization for the present’s excessive viewership, although; between an aggressive promoting marketing campaign, a number of spinoffs, ultimate season hype, and loads of time for brand new followers to make amends for outdated episodes, the present’s stratospheric premiere numbers had been a little bit of a no brainer. Will “Yellowstone” maintain its excessive viewership as the ultimate season continues to unfold? Time will inform, however you’ll be able to watch new episodes Sundays at 8pm ET on the Paramount Community.