(Paramount Network)

Saddle up. Paramount has renewed its Yellowstone TV series for a third season. The early renewal comes just ahead of the season two premiere, tonight at 10:00pm ET/PT.

A Paramount Network family drama, from creators John Linson and Taylor Sheridan, Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, Gil Birmingham, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Danny Huston, Josh Lucas. The story centers on the Duttons, a family of powerful and prosperous cattle ranchers. It chronicles their shifting alliances, as well as their old grudges, and even unsolved murders.

Yellowstone: A Look at the Ratings

The first season of Yellowstone averaged a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.24 million viewers. Learn how Yellowstone stacks up against other Paramount Network TV shows..

Check out the Yellowstone season three renewal announcement from Paramount network.

PARAMOUNT NETWORK ORDERS THIRD SEASON OF HIT SERIES YELLOWSTONE

Season Two Premiere Airs Tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Paramount Network

New York, NY, June 19, 2019

Paramount Network today ordered a 10-episode third season of hit original series Yellowstone. Starring world-renowned actor and Oscar®-winner Kevin Costner, Yellowstone is co-created by critically-acclaimed, Oscar®-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Wind River, Hell or High Water and Sicario), and John Linson.

Season two premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Paramount Network. The first season ofYellowstone averaged 5.1 million total viewers per episode, making it 2018’s most-watched new cable series and ranking second across all cable TV series for the year.

Yellowstone headlines Paramount Network’s scripted roster, which also includes the following upcoming projects: Paradise Lost (working title) starring Josh Hartnett; 68 Whiskey, from Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment; and the new Darren Star series Emily in Paris, starring Lily Collins.

The Paramount Network original drama is co-produced by 101 Studios.  Executive producers for Yellowstone are John Linson, Art Linson, Taylor Sheridan, Kevin Costner, David C. Glasser and Bob Yari.

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ABOUT 101 STUDIOS

101 Studios is a global entertainment company dedicated to the acquisition, financing, development, production and distribution of high-caliber, creator-driven storytelling. Formed by veteran film and television executives David Glasser and David Hutkin in 2019, the studio empowers content creators through first-class collaboration and innovation. Inaugural releases include Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s The Current War, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon, and the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s modern-day western series Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner.

What do you think? Are you a fan of the Yellowstone TV series? Did you expect it to be renewed for season three this early?