List of Yellowstone (American TV series) episodes

The following is a list of episodes from Yellowstone, an American drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson that premiered on June 20, 2018, on the Paramount Network.

As of December 4, 2022, 47 episodes of Yellowstone have aired, currently in its fifth season. The series was renewed for a fifth season that will be split into two installments of seven episodes each. The fifth season premiered on November 13, 2022, with two episodes.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	9		June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20)	August 22, 2018 (2018-08-22)
2	10		June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)	August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)
3	10		June 21, 2020 (2020-06-21)	August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)
4	10		November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)	January 2, 2022 (2022-01-02)
5	14		November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Daybreak"	Taylor Sheridan	Story by : Taylor Sheridan & John Linson Teleplay by : Taylor Sheridan	June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20)	2.83
John Dutton, patriarch of a Mountain ranching family and owner of the largest ranch in Montana, fights to defend his land and his family from the modern-day forces that threaten his way of life: criminals, land developers, an Indian reservation, and America's first National Park.
2	2	"Kill the Messenger"	Taylor Sheridan	Story by : Taylor Sheridan & John Linson Teleplay by : Taylor Sheridan	June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)	2.07
As the dust settles from the shootout, the Duttons deal with the potential repercussions. John calls in a favor and collects on some old debts. Jamie meets with the governor to do damage control.
3	3	"No Good Horses"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11)	2.17
The Duttons deal with a painful family anniversary. Kayce saves a young girl from danger. Jamie and Beth plan their respective political careers. Rainwater makes an ominous threat to the Dutton legacy.
4	4	"The Long Black Train"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)	1.89
A secret about John comes to the surface. Beth shows Jenkins a rough night out. Quality time with Tate leads to a close call. This is the first use of the "train station", later revealed in Season 3 to follow the rules of the Zone of Death (Yellowstone).
5	5	"Coming Home"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)	1.95
As Kayce feels the heat from the tribal police, Jamie works some legal magic. Rip recruits a new cowboy for the ranch, and a beaten-down Jimmy begins to find some respect. John makes a play to keep Kayce and Monica close to home.
6	6	"The Remembering"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)	2.10
A new partnership threatens John and the Yellowstone. Jamie ramps up his political campaign. Rip confronts Kayce about cleaning up his messes.
7	7	"A Monster Is Among Us"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)	2.08
Rip stumbles upon a dangerous and dire situation. A plan is set in motion designed to squeeze John Dutton and threaten his way of life. Monica begins a tough recovery.
8	8	"The Unravelling, Pt. 1"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)	2.13
Rip faces a sheriff's investigation after his accident with the tourists. Jamie's political future comes into question, and Beth goes after Dan's finances.
9	9	"The Unravelling, Pt. 2"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	August 22, 2018 (2018-08-22)	2.37
John discovers his true alliances. Rip searches for answers, Jamie's political career is threatened, Beth takes on a new role, and Kayce returns home.

Season 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
10	1	"A Thundering"	Ed Bianchi	Taylor Sheridan & John Coveny	June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)	2.41
Kayce settles into his new role at the ranch. A damaging article threatens to expose John. Rainwater pitches his new plan to the tribal council.
11	2	"New Beginnings"	Ed Bianchi	Taylor Sheridan	June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)	2.21
Kayce and Rip come to blows. Beth starts buying up land to protect the ranch. Monica begins a new chapter at the university.
12	3	"The Reek of Desperation"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)	2.28
Rainwater teams up with Jenkins for a big business deal, but powerful new enemies look to block their plans. John and Beth groom a new political candidate.
13	4	"Only Devils Left"	Stephen Kay	Brett Conrad and Taylor Sheridan	July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)	2.08
John's enemies strike a direct hit on the Yellowstone. John forms an unlikely alliance. Kayce has his first day as a livestock officer.
14	5	"Touching Your Enemy"	John Dahl	John Coveny & Ian McCulloch and Taylor Sheridan	July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)	2.18
Jamie tries desperately to walk back from a previous mistake. Kayce tracks down evidence. Monica and Martin attend a traditional Indian horse relay.
15	6	"Blood the Boy"	John Dahl	Brett Conrad and Taylor Sheridan	July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)	2.27
John prepares to partner with a former pair of foes. Jamie makes a drastic move to protect the ranch. Jimmy takes a shot at a bronco riding competition.
16	7	"Resurrection Day"	Ben Richardson	John Coveny & Ian McCulloch and Taylor Sheridan	August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)	2.31
Tensions escalate as the Beck brothers become frustrated by the Duttons' unwillingness to play ball. Jamie looks for a fresh start. Tate gets his first horse.
17	8	"Behind Us Only Grey"	Ben Richardson	Brett Conrad and Taylor Sheridan	August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)	2.54
John and Rip seek revenge. Monica ponders the consequences of her living situation. Jimmy clears old debts.
18	9	"Enemies by Monday"	Guy Ferland	Taylor Sheridan and Eric Beck	August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)	2.46
The Duttons gear up for a final fight with the Becks. Beth helps Monica out of an uncomfortable situation.
19	10	"Sins of the Father"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan & Eric Beck	August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)	2.81
The feud with the Becks comes to a head as the Duttons scramble to save one of their own.

Season 3 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
20	1	"You're the Indian Now"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	June 21, 2020 (2020-06-21)	4.23
John meets with the Governor and says he will resign as livestock commissioner and decides to name Jamie as his successor. Kayce decides to build a camp for the summer so they can keep an eye on the herd. Monica chastises her students for their lack of interest in the world in which they live. Beth and Chief Rainwater both find out about a new threat in the valley.
21	2	"Freight Trains and Monsters"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	June 28, 2020 (2020-06-28)	3.57
Life continues at the summer camp while Jamie begins his new job as Livestock Commissioner. Beth pays a visit to the enigmatic Roarke Morris and learns of his ultimate plans for the valley. Teeter joins the ranch as the new female ranch hand. John reminisces about past lives. Jamie is faced with a problem which could rock the very foundations of his career and future.
22	3	"An Acceptable Surrender"	John Dahl	Taylor Sheridan	July 5, 2020 (2020-07-05)	3.73
Jamie seeks to fix the problem of Agent Hendon's murderous actions by concocting a story which will save everyone involved while earning Jamie the respect of the ranchers he represents. Ellis Steele approaches Governor Perry and unveils his plans for placing an airport in the middle of the Yellowstone Ranch, pressuring her to invoke eminent domain for the billions of tax revenue the new resort will earn for Montana. Jimmy decides to pursue his dreams of rodeo, while John and Governor Perry discuss saving the ranch by moving Jamie into the position of Interim Attorney General and for Kayce to step in as Livestock Commissioner.
23	4	"Going Back to Cali"	John Dahl	Taylor Sheridan	July 12, 2020 (2020-07-12)	3.55
Jimmy recuperates from his rodeo accident with a little help from Mia. Beth leaks information to the press about Market Equities' unsecured leasing plans to develop the valley, thus causing their stock prices to plummet. Thomas Rainwater enlists the help of an old adversary to battle Ellis Steele and his horde of developers. Governor Perry pays a visit to the summer camp to convince Kayce to become Livestock Commissioner. Beth reveals to Rip that she cannot bear children. California bikers are taught a lesson they won't soon forget about trespassing on the Dutton Ranch.
24	5	"Cowboys and Dreamers"	Christina Voros	Taylor Sheridan	July 19, 2020 (2020-07-19)	3.69
A flashback reveals the origin of Beth's hatred toward Jamie. Thomas Rainwater and John meet to discuss their common enemy and how best to combat them. Kayce, as new Livestock Commissioner, takes a risk to help a local family. Beth continues to come after Roarke by shorting his company's stock while both throw down the gauntlet. Rip and the boys get into an altercation with an old adversary of John Dutton.
25	6	"All for Nothing"	Christina Voros	Taylor Sheridan	July 26, 2020 (2020-07-26)	3.68
Wade Morrow and John Dutton confront one another over an old feud. A missing girl on the Broken Rock Indian Reservation sparks a massive search, which results in finding the young girl dead and fosters a newfound commitment from Monica for her people. Mia and Laramie shake up the bunkhouse with a little late night buffalo riding. Willa Hays, CEO of Market Equities, makes Jamie a ridiculous offer for 50,000 acres of the Dutton Ranch. Beth confesses to her father what Jamie did at the abortion clinic when they were teenagers, thus creating more schism in the family.
26	7	"The Beating"	Guy Ferland	Taylor Sheridan	August 2, 2020 (2020-08-02)	3.63
Cattle thieves send Kayce and his crew on a statewide hunt for the missing livestock. Rip has a very bad day with Jimmy and Mia. Beth and Angela Blue Thunder align their common causes against Market Equities. John gives Wade Morrow's son a beating in a local diner. Beth juxtaposes roles and asks Rip to marry her. Jamie discovers a secret which has been kept from him since childhood.
27	8	"I Killed a Man Today"	Guy Ferland	Taylor Sheridan	August 9, 2020 (2020-08-09)	3.83
John and Tate enjoy a little horsemanship. Jamie convinces Kayce that Market Equities' offer might be in the family's best interest. Willa Hays and Beth play tug-of-war with each other's companies' stock. Monica departs on a dangerous mission to bring justice to Native women. Beth unsuccessfully attempts to convince John to sell off part of the ranch. Wade Morrow sends a message to John by exacting revenge upon Colby and Teeter.
28	9	"Meaner Than Evil"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	August 16, 2020 (2020-08-16)	3.99
Walker returns to the fold. Beth is ousted from her position at Schwartz & Meyer by Willa Hays, but vows revenge. Jamie confronts his past in the flesh. Wade Morrow meets his Maker, but not before returning something to John Dutton. Walker is forced to prove his loyalty to the brand. The bodies of Morrow and his son are "taken to the train station" to be dumped.
29	10	"The World Is Purple"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)	5.16
In speaking with his biological father, Jamie realizes certain truths about his life that will set him on a different path. Willa tasks Roarke with playing dirty. Mia confronts Jimmy about his brand and challenges him to return to rodeo. All the players sit down at the negotiating table with John's back clearly against the wall. Angela Blue Thunder admonishes Rainwater for being a slave to the white man's rules and tells him that the land must be retaken by force if necessary. All out war is unleashed on the Dutton family as they are targeted one-by-one for assassination.

Season 4 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
30	1	"Half the Money"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)	8.38
After being shot on a remote highway, John leaves a message in the dirt that the shooters are in a blue van, and is still breathing when Rip arrives. Kayce fights back his attackers and starts a police chase of the blue van, intercepting it and killing all the shooters during a violent firefight. John is rushed to a hospital by helicopter and is barely stable while in intensive care. Beth survives the bombing of her office building and she confronts Jamie about his apparent complicity in arranging the shooting and her desire to take revenge against him. Rip murders Roarke as an act of retaliation.
31	2	"Phantom Pain"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)	7.84
John is eventually released from hospital though still shaken by the health consequences of his multiple gunshot wounds. Kayce also recovers from the wounds he suffered during the firefight. While at the hospital seeing to her father's release, Beth takes interest in a 14-year old boy who witnesses the death of his heroin addicted father and brings him over home to Rip, who is initially reluctant to have him around but eventually takes him under his wing. Meanwhile, Jamie buys land with the help of his father, Garrett.
32	3	"All I See Is You"	Guy Ferland	Taylor Sheridan	November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)	7.49
John and Kayce continue to hunt down the members of the multiple hit squads which were contracted to kill their family. The results are effective and bloody. In some cases, the hunted down perpetrators are bound, tortured, and questioned for further information about the hit squads which were hired to kill off John's family. As they make progress in finding all the perpetrators, John decides that the best way to deal with one of them is in a one-on-one midnight shoot-out with handguns in which he successfully dispenses with his enemy.
33	4	"Winning or Learning"	Guy Ferland	Taylor Sheridan	November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)	7.42
John takes Kayce to his favorite place at the ranch and tells him that he must determine if Jamie is loyal or unfaithful to the family. He gives Kayce the file given to him by Mo and Rainwater which identifies the apparent organizing Captain of the multiple hit squads hired to kill his family. The file identifies an imprisoned felon named Riggins. John instructs Kayce to take the file to Jamie and ask Jamie to open the prison file on Riggins for further data, and if Jamie balks or delays in any way then John will assume that Jamie is selling out the family. After Kayce takes the file to Jamie, he gets Jamie to agree to order the prison files to be released. As the episode ends, Jamie receives the prison file for Riggins and is visibly dismayed when he sees that one of Riggins's previous cell-mates was an ex-convict named Garrett Randall, whose name Jamie recognizes as being that of his own biological father.
34	5	"Under a Blanket of Red"	Christina Alexandra Voros	Taylor Sheridan	November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)	7.89
John's day gets off to a slow breakfast when he discovers that Beth has slept over at the house without telling anyone. She tells John that she is planning to leverage the offer from Market Equities and Schwatz & Meyers against both of them in an attempt to protect the ranch. At the Livestock Commission, Kayce is surprised by a random protest from an animal rights group against what they see as neglect by local ranchers. They are arrested though John's attention is caught by the head protester and he bails her out while offering to show her a tour of the ranch. Jamie arranges for formal Immunity to Riggins in prison, and reduction of sentence to soft labor in prison if he gives information about his father Garrett Randall. When Jamie then goes to confront his father with his findings, he is surprised to find his ex-girlfriend Christina (from a previous season) walking up to him with a child, in front of Garrett, and she tells Jamie to meet his own son.
35	6	"I Want to Be Him"	Christina Alexandra Voros	Taylor Sheridan	December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)	7.28
John's invitation to the head protester to have a tour of the ranch turns into an overnight stay at the ranch, and Beth gets highly upset when she discovers that her father spent the night with a new love interest. Jamie returns to confront his own father about the assassination attempt against John by holding a loaded handgun in his biological father's face. His father tells him to shoot if he completely believes that John did not act in his own interest over-and-above Jamie's interests when it came to protecting John's ranch. He embraces Jamie and the two seem reconciled for the moment. Lloyd continues to have troubles at the bunkhouse and stabs his rival in the side of the chest with his knife. His victim is patched up and John tells Lloyd that he is on final notice for either staying or leaving the ranch forever. Rip decides that Lloyd must have a final knock down fight with his bunkhouse rival with no holds barred. Meanwhile, Beth confronts Jamie again telling him that he is still on her notice as to being a disloyal member of the family.
36	7	"Keep the Wolves Close"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)	7.54
Kayce is still searching for the missing horses reported as stolen and which are still not located. Jamie, meanwhile, continues bonding with his new found son, his father Garrett, and his returned ex-girlfriend Christina. Garrett asks Christina if she will help organize Jamie's bid for Governor of the state. Beth goes to her new office and discovers that the plans to renovate Yellowstone and its surrounding area are far more advanced than she ever suspected. John's sometimes love interest in the Governor comes to visit him at the ranch to tell him that she is running for the U.S. Senate, and that she is ready to endorse Jamie for Governor. John expresses grave doubts about Jamie's loyalty and competence to be Governor, and tells her that he may end up running for Governor himself. Later, John confirms with Beth his suspicions about Jamie and his own plans to run for Governor. At the end of the episode Jamie thinks that he is ready to accept the endorsement of the current Governor for his own campaign, when suddenly she announces publicly that she is endorsing John as her chosen candidate for the new Governor instead of Jamie.
37	8	"No Kindness for the Coward"	Taylor Sheridan	Taylor Sheridan	December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)	7.73
Back at his house, Jamie is distraught at the news that the old Governor has endorsed John to run for office instead of him as was promised. Garrett and Christina counsel him that he should spurn the endorsement, and that John's old-fashioned message will not help him with voters in the election, which boosts Jamie's confidence. Beth's work at Market Equities puts her in charge of dealing with a large group of protesters at the building site for the new airport. John and Rip are heading for a meeting to see the Sheriff to discuss the convict in prison who John believes masterminded the assassination plot against him. When they reach the diner, John and Rip see that a hold-up is in progress at the diner and they go around to the back door armed with only a single handgun and a rifle. A bloody shoot-out takes place in the diner which John and Rip survive taking no prisoners. The sheriff is less lucky and takes fatal shots to the chest from the robbers. As John approaches him after the shoot-out, he picks up the sheriff's mobile and sees that the sheriff was trying to call his daughter with his final words, though he died just as the call went through. As the episode ends, John is left to relate to the sheriff's daughter that her father had died in the line of duty.
38	9	"No Such Thing as Fair"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	December 26, 2021 (2021-12-26)	7.48
Jamie is still perplexed when he sees the evening news give positive reviews to John's campaign for Governor, but Christina again tells him that John's old-fashioned message has no lasting campaign value. Jamie then tells her that Garrett has done thirty years in prison for the murder of his wife, Jamie's mother. Christina takes the news badly and advises Jamie to distance himself as much as possible from Garrett for the sake of his campaign against John. Meanwhile, John gets a call from Summer, his new girlfriend, that she is in jail from the airport protest and that hard charges are being brought against her for assaulting the arresting officer. Back at his ranch, Kayce goes to see Rainwater and Mo to tell them that he wishes to take the warrior initiation rites of his wife's tribe, and they all agree to arrange for it. On his way to Summer's plea bargain meeting, John stops for coffee and spots Garrett having breakfast there. They exchange bitter words about their bad memories and bad feelings each other. When John gets to Summer's plea bargain meeting, he finds out that Beth was the one who set up the police to go and arrest the airport protesters where Summer was arrested. Beth is distraught as John voices his disappointment in her, and he threatens to kick her out of the house. In the mountains by the ranch, Kayce is taken by Mo and Rainwater to the tribal ritual initiation site where Kayce must endure the outdoor elements for 4 days without food or water without any help.
39	10	"Grass on the Streets and Weeds on the Rooftops"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	January 2, 2022 (2022-01-02)	9.34
Beth asks Rip about the best way to patch things up with John to keep from being sent away from the house and Rip advises that she make a full apology, which John accepts. John asks Jimmy to show the new horse he bought from the Four 6s ranch and clears all of Jimmy’s debt for his past medical bills. Later in the day, Beth is at work at Market Equities and is confronted by the chairman of the board that she has been caught acting in bad faith against her fiduciary duties to Market Equities, which will cause a damaging law suit against the Yellowstone ranch. Beth is fired. On the same day, Beth rebounds by deciding that she must go ahead with her marriage to Rip and forces a Catholic priest to perform the marriage ceremony at the ranch. Later, Summer’s case is brought before the judge who tells John that she has 42 previous arrests and that she must do prison time. He later sentences her to 37 1/2 years, with eligibility of parole after fourteen years. Kayce’s tribal initiation rites started by Mo and Rainwater lead to nightmares, unpleasant flashbacks, and bad dreams which cause Kayce to believe that he and his wife’s marriage is ill-fated. Beth later visits Riggins in prison and gets him to admit that he was hired to plan the killings of the Dutton family and that Jamie knew about it. She then drives to the statehouse to confront Jamie at gunpoint in his office with a 3 part ultimatum. In the first two options Jamie ends up either publicly disgraced or murdered. Jamie chooses the third option. He visits his father Garrett who is by the brook on Jamie’s property. Jamie shoots Garrett dead. The final part of Beth’s third option is that Jamie must dispose of Garrett’s body at nightfall in Beth’s presence, with her taking incriminating photographs of Jamie handling the dead body. Without relating any of the details to John, Beth later tells him that she now has Jamie under her control and not to worry about future problems with Jamie.

Season 5 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
40	1	"One Hundred Years Is Nothing"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)	9.41
John is sworn in as Governor of Montana and thanks his voters. Beth and Jamie have a stare down. Market Equities CEO Caroline Warner (Jacki Weaver) smashes a glass as John’s win is announced, certain it spells the death of the airport and resort. But her associate, Ellis Steele, points out how glum and depressed Jamie looks on stage as the celebration continues. He’s the weak link, and Caroline instructs Ellis to bring in Sarah Atwood. Governor Dutton dons his cowboy hat and after a brief acknowledgement of applause, he delivers another speech. He reconfirms he didn’t want this job; he just wants to preserve what makes Montana special. He announces his first official action is to cancel the funding for the Paradise Valley Airport Project and the surrounding commercial developments. Night’s falling as the stolen horses are corralled and waiting to be picked up. Kayce rings up Monica (Kelsey Asbille) to fill her in on what’s happening, and she appears to be ready to give birth any minute. He has to take the horses to Billings and Monica reveals she probably needs to meet him there. It’s three weeks before her due date but she’s having painful cramps that seem to be getting worse. Kayce’s worried about her driving and says he’ll have an ambulance meet her on the road. Kaycee leaves and heads out with the horses. Monica (now driving) continues to have cramps and Tate is passenger is too young to drive. They crash. Jamie meets John at the car and informs him their plans have changed and they need to go to Billings. Beth’s with them as they arrive at the hospital and find Tate outside his mom’s room. Tate’s banged up but okay. The same can’t be said of Monica. She lost the baby and Tate tells his grandfather that he had a brother for an hour. Tate reveals his mom and dad named the baby John. John enters Monica’s room and stands silently by the bed as Kayce lies in bed next to his unconscious wife.
41	2	"The Sting of Wisdom"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)	8.44
Kayce assures Tate that his mom will be okay. Tate tells his dad that they should try for another kid because he liked having a brother. Kayce and Monica discuss having a funeral, burying their lost son at the ranch so they can always visit him. Meanwhile, John's struggling with an onslaught of political meetings and initiatives he supposedly supports. John fires his chief of staff and appoints Beth, saying his primary goal is to stop the building of the airport. Jamie offers solid advice by telling his dad that he'll be sued personally, but Beth finds a zoning loophole to put an end to it. Lynelle warns John that the next move, once he cancels the lease, is that Market Equities will come for his land and that he needs to find a political solution to his problems. The ranch hands find a dead cow in their fields. Rip and Lloyd think it was a wolf, but Walker thinks something else killed her before the wolves got there. Nevertheless, Rip orders the ranch hands to take care of the wolf. Carter's goes around the herd to bring them in and rides his horse through a badger hole, breaking his horse's leg and injuring his arm. Rip shoots the horse, telling Carter the leg would have never healed. Meanwhile, Jamie delivers the executive order revoking the rights for Market Equities to build their airport. He warns John that this will be considered a "declaration of war," and John reminds him again of his and his family's right to the land. Market Equities starts work on cease and desist orders to prevent the Governor's action. Rip tells John about the wolves. The ranch hands out hunting wolves spot a pack preying on a dead cow and gun them down, only to find out that the wolves are from Yellowstone Park and marked with electronic collars. They double down on how their kill was legal. Rip and the ranch hands gather up the electronic collars and ride off into the park, trying to imitate the movements of a wolf pack. They attach the collars to driftwood and throw them in the river. In a flashback, John Dutton finds a number of dead animals around a stream on his property and worries that there's something in the water. He takes a clearly labeled Yellowstone Dutton Ranch helicopter up to where a bunch of phone company employees are spraying with an EPA-approved plant killer. The ranch hands come back at night and vandalize their equipment, and spray the foreman's house with the deadly weed killer. After getting knocked out and falling unconscious in the treated grass, the foreman wakes up clearly suffering from chemical poisoning and surrounded by dead birds.
42	3	"Tall Drink of Water"	Christina Alexandra Voros	Taylor Sheridan	November 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)	8.03
The thing Rip was dreading actually happens. Law enforcement investigating the missing wolves park up and start interrogating him. Rip plays dumb, but the officials insist he ride out with them to track the wolves. Rip accompanies them to the spot where the wolves were actually killed, but it appears they've covered their tracks and ploughed the land, removing all evidence. Talking with members of Monica's tribe, Kayce and Monica discuss how they're going to say goodbye to their son's spirit. It's the fourth day since the death of the child, which means the ceremony should take place then. Jamie arrives to his office where he's been served by Sarah Atwood. Initially Jamie has the upper hand in the meeting as he rattles the councilor Ellis accompanying Sarah, but after he leaves, she gets to work on him. She appeals to Jamie financially, believing she knows he knows he's made a mistake in canceling the lease. She works her magic and invites him out to dinner at the Deer Field Club. As she leaves the room, it turns out she and the councilor were toying with Jamie the whole time. Beth, who has a controlling interest in investment firm Schwartz & Meyer, is in the city to offer up her shares in exchange for the real estate. Rob, the man she's meeting, claims it's too good to be true, so he doesn't trust her. In private, she informs him that she's giving up all of her power because Market Equities will be coming after her stake in a lawsuit. Without too much convincing, Rob signs the complicated deal, much to Beth's delight. Beth, Rip and Carter head to the bunkhouse where they're celebrating Lloyd's birthday with a card game. Bored with this, Beth suggests they go bigger and head to a bar in Bozeman. Inevitably, just as Rip warned, things get out of hand when amother woman starts flirting with him. She makes the unwise decision to approach an angry Beth, who breaks a bottle over her head. A bar brawl ensues, but the police come to settle things down. Even outside Beth holds a grudge against the woman and punches her in the face. The police let all of the ranchers go, but Sheriff Ramsey informs Rip that Beth will be charged with aggravated assault because of a complaint from the assaulted woman.
43	4	"Horses in Heaven"	Christina Alexandra Voros	Taylor Sheridan	November 27, 2022 (2022-11-27)	8.36
John is still adapting to being governor when he sees a meeting taking place in the Capital building which his secretary tells him is his consulting staff. John's goes in to find out why he was not informed or invited to attend the meeting, and displeased with the answers he receives, he fires all of the two dozen consultants still in the room on the spot. Beth is still in jail for her bar room assault on the brunette in the bar when Jamie comes to visit her. He tells her about his plan to free her and tells her to wait. When he confronts the brunette who has come to file a complaint at the police station, he tells her that under Montana law he can deny her the right to travel back home to California if she files the charges against a Montana resident such as Beth, and in response she declines to file and Beth goes free. When Jamie picks her up, Beth sees a child safety seat on Jamie's back seat and discovers that it belongs to Jamie's son whom she did not know existed. She is furious and batters Jamie physically in the car while he is still driving. She swears that she will take the child away from Jamie because of his bad history with her and because she says Jamie does not deserve to be a father. Kayce and his wife bury their lost child on the ranch's family cemetery following many of her Native American traditions and Kayce comforts her. John learns that the child was named after him and tells Kayce that Kayce does not know how much that gesture of naming the child after him has meant to him. John pardons Summer after one year of served time, and becomes her supervisor for at least 6 months, so she can help him understand the 'woke' generation, in order to fight the upcoming wolf court case. Jamie meets Sarah Atwood at a bar and has sex with her in the bathroom, while Beth watches from a distance. She finds Sarah's drivers license and discovers she is not who she says she is.
44	5	"Watch'em Ride Away"	Christina Alexandra Voros	Taylor Sheridan	December 4, 2022 (2022-12-04)	N/A
45	6	"Cigarettes, Whiskey, a Meadow and Fog"	Stephen Kay	Taylor Sheridan	December 11, 2022 (2022-12-11)	N/A
46	7	TBA	Unknown	Taylor Sheridan	December 18, 2022 (2022-12-18)	N/A

Ratings

The two-hour series premiere of Yellowstone averaged 2.8 million viewers in live + same day and became the most-watched original scripted series telecast ever on Paramount Network (or its predecessor Spike). The premiere audience grows to nearly 4 million when the two encore airings of the premiere are factored in. The premiere audience more than doubled that of Paramount Network's first scripted drama series, Waco and more than tripled the debut viewership of Paramount Network's new comedy series, American Woman. It was later reported that the premiere's Live+3 Nielsen ratings revealed that 4.8 million viewers ultimately watched the premiere after delayed viewing was factored in. By the series' third episode, it was reported that the show had become the second-most-watched television series on ad-supported cable to air in 2018, only behind AMC's The Walking Dead.

Yellowstone's fourth season premiere broke records. The two-hour premiere was watched by 8.38 million viewers in live + same day, which made it cable's most watched episode since 2018. The premiere also hit a new series high in the key adults 18-49 demo, drawing a 3.26 rating in adults 18-49 (L+SD), which was up 82% from the Season 3 premiere. Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of MTV Entertainment Studios, commented "Taylor has created a riveting world that our remarkable cast led by Kevin Costner brings to life in a way audiences can't get enough of. The Yellowstone season four premiere numbers are just another reason why we are thrilled to deepen our relationship with Taylor and capitalize on this tremendous momentum by building out the Yellowstone franchise together."

Yellowstone : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)

Season		Episode number										Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	1	2.83	2.07	2.17	1.89	1.95	2.10	2.08	2.13	2.37	–	2.24
	2	2.41	2.21	2.28	2.08	2.18	2.27	2.31	2.54	2.46	2.81	2.36
	3	4.23	3.57	3.73	3.55	3.69	3.68	3.63	3.83	3.99	5.16	3.91
	4	8.38	7.84	7.49	7.42	7.89	7.28	7.54	7.73	7.48	9.34	7.83
	5	9.41	8.44	8.03	8.36	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	–		TBD

Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of List of Yellowstone (American TV series) episodes

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Daybreak"	June 20, 2018	0.4	2.83	0.5	2.48	0.9	5.31
2	"Kill the Messenger"	June 27, 2018	0.3	2.07	0.4	2.22	0.7	4.29
3	"No Good Horses"	July 11, 2018	0.4	2.17	0.5	3.05	0.9	5.22
4	"The Long Black Train"	July 18, 2018	0.3	1.89	0.5	2.75	0.8	4.64
5	"Coming Home"	July 25, 2018	0.3	1.95	0.6	3.03	0.9	4.98
6	"The Remembering"	August 1, 2018	0.4	2.10	0.4	2.20	0.8	4.31
7	"A Monster Is Among Us"	August 8, 2018	0.4	2.08	0.4	2.35	0.8	4.43
8	"The Unravelling, Pt. 1"	August 15, 2018	0.4	2.13	0.6	2.94	1.0	5.07
9	"The Unravelling, Pt. 2"	August 22, 2018	0.4	2.37	0.5	2.44	0.9	4.81

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of List of Yellowstone (American TV series) episodes

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"A Thundering"	June 19, 2019	0.5	2.41	0.6	3.34	1.1	5.75
2	"New Beginnings"	June 26, 2019	0.5	2.21	0.8	3.39	1.3	5.60
3	"The Reek of Desperation"	July 10, 2019	0.4	2.28	0.8	3.41	1.2	5.69
4	"Only Devils Left"	July 17, 2019	0.5	2.08	0.7	3.34	1.2	5.42
5	"Touching Your Enemy"	July 24, 2019	0.5	2.18	0.6	3.20	1.1	5.38
6	"Blood the Boy"	July 31, 2019	0.6	2.27	0.6	3.27	1.2	5.55
7	"Resurrection Day"	August 7, 2019	0.5	2.31	0.9	3.78	1.4	6.09
8	"Behind Us Only Grey"	August 14, 2019	0.5	2.54	0.8	3.44	1.3	5.99
9	"Enemies by Monday"	August 21, 2019	0.5	2.46	0.7	2.83	1.2	5.29
10	"Sins of the Father"	August 28, 2019	0.6	2.81	0.6	2.93	1.2	5.74

Season 3

Viewership and ratings per episode of List of Yellowstone (American TV series) episodes

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"You're the Indian Now"	June 21, 2020	0.9	4.23	0.5	2.80	1.4	7.04
2	"Freight Trains and Monsters"	June 28, 2020	0.7	3.57	0.6	2.82	1.3	6.39
3	"An Acceptable Surrender"	July 5, 2020	0.7	3.73	0.5	2.65	1.2	6.38
4	"Going Back to Cali"	July 12, 2020	0.7	3.55	0.4	2.48	1.1	6.03
5	"Cowboys and Dreamers"	July 19, 2020	0.7	3.69	0.5	2.74	1.2	6.43
6	"All for Nothing"	July 26, 2020	0.7	3.68	0.5	2.62	1.2	6.30
7	"The Beating"	August 2, 2020	0.7	3.63	0.5	2.80	1.2	6.43
8	"I Killed a Man Today"	August 9, 2020	0.7	3.83	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
9	"Meaner Than Evil"	August 16, 2020	0.7	3.99	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
10	"The World Is Purple"	August 23, 2020	0.9	5.16	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Season 4

Viewership and ratings per episode of List of Yellowstone (American TV series) episodes

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Half the Money"	November 7, 2021	1.6	8.38	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"Phantom Pain"	November 7, 2021	1.5	7.84	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"All I See Is You"	November 14, 2021	1.5	7.49	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"Winning or Learning"	November 21, 2021	1.3	7.42	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5	"Under a Blanket of Red"	November 28, 2021	1.4	7.89	0.7	3.49	2.1	11.38
6	"I Want to Be Him"	December 5, 2021	1.3	7.28	0.7	3.68	2.1	10.96
7	"Keep the Wolves Close"	December 12, 2021	1.3	7.54	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"No Kindness for the Coward"	December 19, 2021	1.4	7.73	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
9	"No Such Thing as Fair"	December 26, 2021	1.4	7.48	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
10	"Grass on the Streets and Weeds on the Rooftops"	January 2, 2022	1.8	9.34	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Season 5

Viewership and ratings per episode of List of Yellowstone (American TV series) episodes

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"One Hundred Years Is Nothing"	November 13, 2022	1.9	9.41	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"The Sting of Wisdom"	November 13, 2022	1.6	8.44	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"Tall Drink of Water"	November 20, 2022	1.5	8.03	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"Horses in Heaven"	November 27, 2022	1.5	8.36	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD