Yellowstone confirmed for a FIFTH season: Kevin Costner’s anti-woke drama renewed by Paramount+ after a record-breaking 15 MILLION viewers tuned in for series four finale
- Yellowstone has been renewed for a fifth season, it was confirmed Thursday
- The Kevin Costner-lead drama has had record-breaking viewers figures
- 15million viewers tuned in to watch the season four finale this year
- The hit drama will compete against Succession at the SAG Awards this year
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The Kevin Costner fronted drama Yellowstone has been officially renewed for a fifth season by the Paramount Network, it has been confirmed.
It comes after the hit show – that has been described as ‘anti-woke’ – broke records with its season four finale this year, when 15 million viewers tuned in, making it the most-watched show on TV since 2017.
It also received it’s first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination this year, going up against the likes of HBO’s family drama Succession.
Back for more: Yellowstone confirmed for a FIFTH season after 15 million viewers tuned in to watch the finale of season four (the cast pictured above)
Deadline was first to report the news of the series returning for a season five on Thursday.
The drama takes a break from TV’s typical New York City or LA settings to focus on a real American family in Montana who are fighting to protect their cattle ranch from land-grabbing interlopers.
The non-woke Paramount series, which first aired in 2018, has been besting cable TV mainstays with over 7 million viewers on the week of December 6.
It was only surpassed by the 13 million attracted to the New England Patriots versus Buffalo Bills football game, outpacing the FOX News channel’s The Five, Special Report with Brett Baer and Tucker Carlson Tonight.
Smash hit: The non-woke Paramount series, which first aired in 2018, has been besting cable TV mainstays with over 7 million viewers on the week of December 6
On January 2, it became the most watched show on TV since The Walking Dead Season 8 premiere on AMC in October 2017, which drew 11.4 million viewers.
Yellowstone’s finale, which was aired on Paramount Network and CMT, was viewed by 10.3 million people, while the Paramount Network encores boosted the figures to more than 11 million viewers – 81 per cent higher than its season three finale’s 5.2 million.
However, the total figures for the finale has now risen to a peak of 15 million viewers.
‘Yellowstone continues to shatter records with more than 11 million viewers tuning into the season finale, proving we’ve hit a cultural nerve – from the center of the country to each of the coasts – and still have lots of room to grow on linear,’ said Chris McCarthy, President and CEO, ViacomCBS Media Networks at the time.
‘Our strategy to franchise Yellowstone into a universe of series to fuel growth for Paramount+ is already exceeding expectations with 1883 and Mayor of Kingstown proving to be two of the top titles.’
Different view: The hit drama will compete against Succession at the SAG Awards this year
Meanwhile, the show got its first major nod with a SAG nomination last month, despite being the most-watched cable TV show of the last five years.
The western drama has received a nomination in the top category of ensemble in a television drama, competing against Succession, Squid Game, The Morning Show and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Before this, the show had only received a single Creative Arts Emmys nomination for production design for a narrative contemporary program (one hour or more).
The show’s creator Taylor Sheridan said in a statement following the nomination: ‘There’s no bigger compliment to an actor than being recognized by their peers.’
‘Congratulations to our incredibly talented cast on this wonderful and well deserved nomination.’
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