Marshals is the Yellowstone spinoff following Kayce Dutton, now working with a team of U.S. Marshals in Montana. Taylor Sheridan is an executive producer and Spencer Hudnut is the showrunner; Luke Grimes stars, and Logan Marshall-Green joins Season 2 as Kayce’s new partner. It airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
Season 2 premiered October 4, 2026 — airing at 8:51 p.m. Eastern after the NFL delay — and drew 8.21 million viewers (Nielsen Live+Same Day): the No. 2 program of premiere week, its most-watched scripted series, and up 8% from the show’s Season 1 average. In week two it held at 6.93 million.
Season 1 finished as broadcast’s most-watched series on a multiplatform basis, with 20.7 million viewers across CBS and Paramount+. A third season has not been announced; Season 2 was itself an early renewal, ordered in March 2026 after two Season 1 episodes had aired.
The Facts
Network: CBS · Sundays, 8 p.m. ET/PT
Season: Season 2 · premiered October 4, 2026
Cast: Luke Grimes; Logan Marshall-Green joins Season 2
Showrunner: Spencer Hudnut; executive producer Taylor Sheridan
The number: 8.21 million viewers, season premiere (Nielsen Live+Same Day)
Status: Season 3 not yet announced
Sources: Nielsen Live+Same Day (Big Data + Panel) premiere figures published by CBS (Paramount Press Express, October 15, 2026), ABC and NBC for the fall 2026 premieres; TheWrap and TVLine ratings roundups. Read October 22, 2026. Photo credit on the image above.
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