Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ Replacement Officially Loses 5 Million Viewers
*Marshals*, a series in the *Yellowstone* universe following Kayce Dutton, has lost about five million viewers since its premiere. Despite the decline, its second-season opener remains the most-watched television show, though its lead over *Tracker* has narrowed.
The February premiere drew 20.6 million viewers, while Nielsen data put the series’ average audience at 19 million. The 4 October second-season episode, in which Kayce rescues his son Tate, attracted 15.14 million viewers, compared with 13.86 million for *Tracker*. The article says audience drops are common as a season progresses; continued losses would be a bigger concern.
In short
- *Marshals* drew 15.14 million viewers for its second-season opener.
- That is about five million fewer than its February premiere.
- It remains ahead of *Tracker*, which had 13.86 million viewers.
Explained simply
Yellowstone is a television drama about the Dutton family and their ranch in Montana. Kayce Dutton, one of the family’s sons, is the central character in Marshals, a series set in the same fictional world; his son Tate is also part of the story.
Taylor Sheridan is the creator behind Yellowstone and several related series. Marshals and Tracker are both broadcast television dramas, so their audience figures are compared as networks compete for viewers. Nielsen measures US television audiences, and ratings can change from episode to episode as a season goes on.