The YELLOWSTONE Prequel Series 1883 Is Incredible and It Was a Huge Hit for Paramount+
Did you watch the Yellowstone prequel series 1883!? If not, and you’re a fan of Yellowstone, you need to jump in on that western series because it’s freakin’ incredible! Those first two episodes were so damn good, and seeing the history of the Dutton family unfold in this story is wonderful and thrilling. Taylor Sheridan is one hell of a talented storyteller! I’m seriously in awesome of talent and skills.
1883 was also a huge hit for the streaming service Paramount+ as it set a new record for most watched original series premiere. It more than doubled the previous viewership record across the service’s owned and operated platforms.
It’s explained that “the company’s claim for 1883‘s big debut on Paramount+ over the first 24 hours of release is the delivery of the premiere’s airing behind Yellowstone on Paramount Network. The promotional linear telecast drew strong 4.9 million total viewers in Live+Same Day, according to Nielsen, making it the biggest new series premiere on cable since 2015 (AMC’s Into the Badlands, which followed juggernaut The Walking Dead at the height of its ratings supremacy).”
Tanya Giles, Chief Programming Officer, ViacomCBS Streaming said in a statement, “The results of 1883’s debut are truly phenomenal. The day 1 streaming numbers coupled with the results of the linear sampling effort, and social response from our audience show the tremendous promise for this series.”
Chris McCarthy, President and CEO ViacomCBS Media Networks added, “The success of Taylor Sheridan’s 1883 is another proof point of our unique model to leverage our linear platforms and franchise our biggest hits to supercharge Paramount+.”
1883 stars Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Billy Bob Thornton, Isabel May and LaMonica Garrett, Audie Rick, Marc Rissmann, Eric Nelsen and James Landry Hébert.
The story follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land – Montana.
I can’t wait to see how the rest of the story plays out!
