Monday, June 1, 2026

Ratings: “Yellowstone” Increases Audience by 3%, But Drops Twice That in Younger Viewers

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This past Sunday’s episode of “Yellowstone” was a bit of a non starter in many ways.

Plot wise, the show was quite dull and felt padded out to fill its time slot. With only two more episodes before the finale, “Yellowstone” offered the death — by horse kicking — of a minor character.

Not much else happened, although the show pointed to Jamie (Wes Bentley) getting his own finale for all his evil deeds.

Total ratings were up 3.15% to a lackluster 6.5 million.

But in the key demo between 18 and 49, viewers tuned out in droves. That number fell 6.6% to just 850,000 of the audience.

This Sunday brings the penultimate episode before the series ends on December 15th. Then a bunch of “Yellowstone” sequels, prequels, et all will kick into place all without Kevin Costner. Fans are hoping the main show will continue but it’s unlikely since everyone is getting killed off.

How about a comedy spin off called “Beth”? Just kidding!

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