After a big premiere — and a second episode that held onto most of that audience — CBS’ Yellowstone spinoff Marshals is getting a second season.
The network announced a speedy renewal for Marshals on Thursday, 12 days after its series debut. The pickup comes after the best start for a scripted network series in several years. Marshals joins a host of other CBS series, including fellow first-year dramas Sheriff Country and Boston Blue, in the network’s lineup for 2026-27.
Marshals opened with 9.52 million viewers for its initial airing on CBS March 1 and grew to an eye-popping 20.6 million viewers after a week of streaming and other delayed viewing. For comparison, that’s about 6.5 million more viewers than the top non-sports series this season (Tracker at 14.07 million) averages over a week of cross-platform viewing.
Delayed viewing numbers for the second episode of Marshals won’t be available for a week or so, but its on-air audience of 8.4 million held up very nicely from the premiere.
“Marshals delivered a breakout performance, capturing a massive audience across platforms and quickly establishing itself as one of TV’s most powerful new series,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “The overwhelming viewer response speaks to the strength of the Yellowstone world, the bold character driven storytelling from the creative team and the dynamic cast performances led by Luke Grimes.”
Grimes reprises his Yellowstone role as Kayce Dutton in Marshals, with the character joining a team of federal marshals working in Montana. Logan Marshall-Green, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos and Tatanka Means also star, along with returning Yellowstone actors Mo Brings Plenty, Brecken Merrill and Gil Birmingham.
Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios produce Marshals. Creator and showrunner Spencer Hudnut executive produces with Yellowstone creators Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, David Glasser, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Michael Freidman, Grimes and Greg Yaitanes.
Keep track of all the network renewals, cancellations and new series orders with THR’s broadcast scorecard for 2026.
