The return of “Yellowstone” continues to drive large scores for Paramount.
The viewership for the premiere of Half 2 of Season 5 of the epic neo-Western drama rose to 21 million viewers within the Reside+3 scores. That’s in response to VideoAmp information, as Paramount International will not be at the moment utilizing Nielsen information given the actual fact the contract between the 2 corporations expired in September. Talks stay ongoing.
Additionally in response to Paramount, the episode is the most important premiere within the historical past of Paramount+ outdoors the U.S. It’s at the moment accessible to stream completely on Paramount+ within the UK, Latin America, France, and Canada, and shall be accessible on Paramount+ in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria subsequent yr.
Beforehand, Paramount reported through VideoAmp that the premiere attracted 16.4 million viewers throughout Paramount Community, CBS, and numerous different Paramount-owned cable networks that simulcast the episode in addition to encore airings. That will imply the premiere is up roughly 29% in Reside+3 over the Reside+Identical Day viewership.
Nevertheless, Nielsen information reviewed by Selection put the premiere at roughly 13.62 million viewers in Reside+Identical Day throughout all of the aforementioned networks. This put up shall be up to date with Nielsen Reside+3 information ought to it turn into accessible.
The premiere episode picked up the place Season 5 left off in January 2023 and marks the collection’ first episode with out Kevin Costner, who led the Western drama as patriarch John Dutton for 5 and a half seasons. Costner departed from the present after scheduling conflicts along with his movie saga “Horizon” couldn’t be resolved.
