Yellowstone prequel 1883 delivers huge viewership for Paramount+ and Paramount Network

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Sunday's premiere more than doubled Paramount+'s previous viewership record, according to ViacomCBS. The Paramount Network special preview airing after Yellowstone, meanwhile, was watched by 4.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen, making it the biggest new series premiere on cable since Into the Badlands debut after The Walking Dead in 2015. 1883 held onto 65% of Yellowstone's 7.5 million viewers.