{"id":2042720,"date":"2023-09-23T20:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paramount-plays-5-year-old-yellowstone-premiere-to-fill-a-time-slot-garners-whopping-6-6-million-viewers\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T20:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:07:24","slug":"paramount-plays-5-year-old-yellowstone-premiere-to-fill-a-time-slot-garners-whopping-6-6-million-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paramount-plays-5-year-old-yellowstone-premiere-to-fill-a-time-slot-garners-whopping-6-6-million-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; Premiere Fills Time Slot, Draws 6.6 Million Viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparamount-plays-5-year-old-yellowstone-premiere-to-fill-a-time-slot-garners-whopping-6-6-million-viewers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2042720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Paramount \u200cPlays 5-Year-Old \u2063&#8217;Yellowstone&#8217; Premiere\u200d to Fill a Time \u2063Slot, \u2064Garners Whopping 6.6 Million Viewers<\/h2>\n<p>After five \u2064years, the highly acclaimed series &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221;\u2064 made its \u200ctriumphant return to television screens this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot episode, originally aired on Paramount Network \u200cin June 2018, made its second broadcast\u2064 run on CBS, attracting \u2062a staggering\u2062 6.6 million\u200d viewers for its premiere on September 17, \u2064according to \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexttv.com\/news\/cbs-just-scored-66-million-viewers-with-the-5-year-old-premiere-episode-of-yellowstone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NextTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The episode&#8217;s success can be largely attributed\u2062 to the 56th \u2062season premiere of &#8220;60 Minutes,&#8221; which featured an exclusive interview \u2062with \u200cUkrainian \u200bPresident \u2063Volodymyr Zelenskyy. \u200bThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paramount-plays-5-year-old-yellowstone-premiere-to-fill-a-time-slot-garners-whopping-6-6-million-viewers\/\" title=\"'Yellowstone' Premiere Fills Time Slot, Draws 6.6 Million Viewers\">prime-time news show drew<\/a>\u200c in\u2062 a massive\u200c audience\u2062 of 11.4 million\u2064 viewers just before &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; aired.<\/p>\n<p>Considering \u2063that the same episode\u200d only attracted 2.8 \u200dmillion viewers during its original premiere, the current \u20646.6 million views are quite impressive. It seems that audiences have discovered the series and are captivated by\u200c showrunner\u2062 Taylor Sheridan&#8217;s \u2064storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount, the\u200d entertainment conglomerate behind\u200c &#8220;Yellowstone,&#8221; is \u2062also thrilled with the show&#8217;s success. They\u200d strategically\u200b moved the modern-day Western to CBS&#8217;s Sunday-evening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-crashes-viewers-cut-in-half-in-3-weeks-cnn-beats-fox-in-daytime-viewers-msnbc-beats-fox-in-every-prime-time-slot-but-tucker\/\" title=\"FOX NEWS CRASHES! Viewers Cut in Half in 3 Weeks -- CNN Beats FOX in Daytime Viewers -- MSNBC Beats FOX in Every Prime-Time Slot but Tucker!\">time slot<\/a> to fill the \u200cvoid left \u200dby the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/studios-wait-hollywood-strike-writers-losing-apartments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood strike<\/a>, which has resulted \u200bin\u2062 a scarcity of new TV \u200dcontent.<\/p>\n<p>With the strike causing\u200d delays in writing and production, broadcasting networks are heavily relying on\u2064 reruns and unscripted programs, such as game shows, reality\u2062 TV, and \u2064live sports, to \u2063entertain their\u2063 audiences, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/20\/fall-tv-lineup-hollywood-strikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> \u200bin July.<\/p>\n<p>The strike, initiated by the Writers Guild of America screenwriters\u2064 in May, \u200cis still ongoing as \u2063negotiations between studio\u200c executives and \u2063Hollywood creatives continue. However, a resolution is currently \u200cbeing finalized.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u2063 lack of new TV content, Paramount remains \u2064unfazed this fall, as they have \u206446 more episodes of &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; reruns ready to air.\u200b The plan is \u2064to broadcast two episodes every Sunday from \u20638-10 p.m. \u2063ET on\u200d the CBS channel, starting September\u2063 24. If the\u200d network sticks to \u200bthis schedule, the reruns will\u200b continue until the end\u200c of February 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; has yet to complete its fifth\u200c season,\u200d with\u200d the second half\u200c expected to be released\u2064 next year after the strike concludes. Filming for the show&#8217;s\u2064 final season has been put on hold \u2062until\u2063 then.<\/p>\n<h3>About &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Written \u200cby showrunner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/yellowstone-boss-reveals-woke-entertainment-giant-rejected-hit-show-middle-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor \u2063Sheridan<\/a>,\u200b &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; follows \u2064the story \u2063of John\u200c Dutton (played \u200bby Kevin \u2063Costner) and his family as they protect their Montana ranch from \u2062external threats.<\/p>\n<p>This long-form drama series has received praise from both\u2062 critics\u2064 and \u2062audiences, particularly for its nonpartisan politics that appeal \u200bto both\u200b liberals and conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u200d haven&#8217;t experienced \u200dthe hype surrounding\u2064 &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; yet, tune in to CBS this Sunday\u2063 at 8 \u200bp.m. Eastern Time\u2062 for \u2062the second and third episodes. 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