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Published Mar 3, 2026, 6:41 PM EST
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The Yellowstone universe has grown into one of television’s biggest franchises, spawning multiple spinoffs and dominating streaming conversations for years. But until now, most of that success has lived either on cable or streaming — not traditional broadcast TV, but that changed in a big way this weekend.
The franchise’s newest entry, Marshals, premiered Sunday night on CBS and delivered a massive audience. According to Nielsen, the debut episode averaged 9.5 million viewers, making it the largest scripted broadcast series premiere in more than seven years, excluding shows that aired directly after NFL games.
The last scripted broadcast series to debut with a larger audience was FBI, which premiered on September 25, 2018, with 10.1 million viewers. That show went on to become a full-fledged franchise overseen by executive producer Dick Wolf, spawning multiple spinoffs including FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International. While Marshals didn’t quite hit that same number, it came remarkably close — and did so without the kind of sports lead-in that can artificially inflate premiere ratings.
Marshals marks the first broadcast television series set within the Yellowstone universe, which has previously aired on Paramount Network and streaming via Paramount platforms. The show sees Luke Grimes reprise his role as Kayce Dutton.
Is 'Marshals' Worth Watching?
Collider’s review stated that Marshals made the smart move of not trying to be a straight-up Yellowstone sequel, pivoting instead into a CBS-friendly procedural series that gives Kayce Dutton a new beginning — even if the transition comes with some growing pains. Michael John Petty acknowledged the limitations of network television — less grit, occasional repetitive dialogue, and tighter 42-minute pacing — but suggested that the format ultimately suits Kayce’s story better than the sprawling soap-operatic tone of Yellowstone.
Marshals is a neo-Western that is chock-full of potential. It's action-packed, thrilling, and full of everything you could ask for in a Kayce Dutton-led series that fights hard to divorce itself from the "Y" that still lingers in the background. It's not perfect, nor does it claim to be, but once it gets through the initial growing pains, it will be able to stand firmly on its own. The chemistry between Grimes and Marshall-Green is exactly what the bond between two ex-SEALs should be, and it's not hard to like the rest of the Marshals cast as well, especially as we begin to learn more about them.
Marshals airs at 8PM on CBS every Sunday, and streams on Paramount+.
Release Date 2026 - 2026
Showrunner Spencer Hudnut
Directors Greg Yaitanes
English (US) ·