Taylor Sheridan’s hit show Yellowstone is going to broadcast television this fall, but it won’t be exactly how you might remember it. The move to Sunday nights on CBS means the show will need to undergo some edits.
TVLine reported that viewers can expect CBS to bleep out some of the show’s colorful language. Other changes might come to address nudity or some of the extreme violence. Episodes might also have to be edited to fit the hourlong TV slots.
The announcement comes as part of a reshuffle of CBS’s fall schedule. According to Variety, the network added acquired programs and unscripted shows to cope with the loss of original programs caused by the Hollywood work stoppages.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike last week, joining the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since May 2. Together, the two unions represent more than 170,000 workers. The strikes have already caused major disruptions to Hollywood production schedules.
Yellowstone will air Sunday nights after CBS’s NFL coverage. Depending on when football ends, either one Yellowstone episode will air at 8 p.m. or a double bill will start an hour earlier.
Viewers with a TV antenna but not cable or streaming may now be able to watch the show. The local CBS affiliate is KTVT-TV (Channel 11).
Paramount Global, the company behind Yellowstone, also owns CBS. The Western began airing on the Paramount Network in 2018 and has since appeared on Peacock. Part two of Yellowstone’s fifth and final season is slated to premiere this November.
The series follows the powerful Dutton family, led by John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the country. Sheridan, a Weatherford resident who grew up in Fort Worth, has also developed spinoffs such as 1883 and 1923. Matthew McConaughey will star in the next Yellowstone spinoff.