&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; stars Piper Perabo and Lainey Wilson weighed in on reports that the hit series could come to an end after Season 5 amid rumors that Kevin Costner&#8217;s leaving the show.
During the Billboard Women in Music awards gala on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-piper-perabo-disputes-idea-that-hit-drama-is-just-a-red-state-show">Perabo</a> and Wilson each talked briefly about the &#8220;drama&#8221; but admitted they didn&#8217;t know much about the status of the show&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">68-year-old</a> star, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/yellowstone-actors-address-rumors-show-ending-kevin-costner-drama">Fox News</a> reported.
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&#8220;I mean, there&#8217;s always a lot of drama when it comes to &#8216;Yellowstone,'&#8221; Perabo said. &#8220;Don&#8217;t believe everything you hear.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s [Costner] such a movie star, and it&#8217;s so inspiring to be around an actor like that,&#8221; she added.
When pressed further, the actress said Taylor Sheridan, the creator of the hit series, &#8220;knows to play it really close to the vest, and I know better than to speak outside the ranch, but I&#8217;m excited to see what happens next.&#8221;
Wilson, who is also a country singer, has never actually worked with Costner but said, &#8220;from everything I&#8217;ve heard about the man, he&#8217;s just as kind as he is talented.&#8221;
&#8220;You know what, I don&#8217;t know much, but I have a feeling they&#8217;re going to end it the right way, and there&#8217;s gonna be more of it,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And I&#8217;m hoping I&#8217;m gonna be back in it!&#8221;
Costner&#8217;s attorney, Marty Singer, has denied the reports, calling them &#8220;ridiculous,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-costners-attorney-slams-reports-actor-isnt-willing-film-yellowstone-season-five">outlet</a> noted.
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&#8220;The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of season 5 of &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; is an absolute lie,&#8221; Singer shared previously. &#8220;It&#8217;s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn&#8217;t be believed for one second. As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success.&#8221;
Paramount Network has also slammed the rumors about Costner, saying, &#8220;We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of &#8216;Yellowstone,&#8217; and we hope that&#8217;s the case for a long time to come.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-thanks-fans-after-yellowstone-scores-first-major-award-explains-why-he-missed-ceremony">Kevin Costner Thanks Fans After &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; Scores First Major Award, Explains Why He Missed Ceremony</a>

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The situation between star &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; actor Kevin Costner and the show&#8217;s co-creator and showrunner Taylor Sheridan has reportedly grown so toxic that the relationship may no longer be repairable.
Puck News <a href="https://puck.news/casualties-of-the-costner-yellowstone-crossfire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> this week that bitter divisions have been brewing for months between Costner&#8217;s team and Sheridan&#8217;s team and have even poured out into the open on social media. For example, a longtime associate of Costner&#8217;s took a shot at Sheridan on Instagram in response to Sheridan&#8217;s new mobster show &#8220;Tulsa King,&#8221; writing: “Stick to westerns, bro. You don’t know S*** about THIS life. Stay in your lane, country boy. I’m actually embarrassed for you as a writer and creator.” The post reportedly made it to the CEO and president of Paramount Media Networks before it was deleted.
The report said that the underlying issue was Costner&#8217;s &#8220;ego and his unavailability&#8221; which goes with his reputation of being &#8220;either exacting to a fault or an unjustified pain in the ass.&#8221;
Once &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; skyrocketed its way to being television&#8217;s top rated-drama, Costner reportedly started &#8220;squeezing,&#8221; demanding to be compensated for promotion days and that the total he makes per episode be bumped from $1.2 million to $1.5 million per episode if there is a sixth season.
When the fifth season was expanded from 10 episodes to 16 episodes, the season was broken up into two parts and Costner had negotiated short windows for when he would be available to film. Costner contracted COVID during the first window of filming and instead of waiting till he was clear to work, he reportedly said that the window expired and filming had to be delayed by months. Costner&#8217;s team has allegedly only offered a very narrow window of time slots to resume filming for the second half of the season, which the report said was nearly &#8220;impossible&#8221; to pull off.
The report said that Costner&#8217;s team points the finger at Sheridan because the filming for all of the fifth season was supposed to be finished last year and they claim that Sheridan delivered the scripts late.
“The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of season five of Yellowstone is an absolute lie,” Costner’s attorney Marty Singer told Puck. “It’s ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn’t be believed for one second. As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success.”
Sheridan is also behind the extremely popular “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883” and “1923.”
If Sheridan decides to kill off Costner&#8217;s character in the show, patriarchal figure John Dutton, then it could be four years before the spinoff with Matthew McConaughey comes to the network due to legal issues.
The report said that Sheridan was &#8220;furious&#8221; with the situation, that he can&#8217;t finish writing the rest of season five until the Costner situation is resolved, and that the relationship is likely over.

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Wes Bentley, who plays Jamie Dutton on &#8220;Yellowstone,&#8221; said in an interview this week that it was certainly a &#8220;possibility&#8221; that Kevin Costner, who stars in the show as John Dutton, could be killed off in the show&#8217;s current season.
Bentley&#8217;s remarks come after Deadline reported earlier this month that the show is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-to-end-show-with-kevin-costner-creators-in-talks-with-major-actor-for-franchise-extension-report-says">set to end</a> in its current form with star actor Kevin Costner while the show’s creators are eyeing extending the franchise with actor Matthew McConaughey.
Bentley weighed in with his thoughts on what it would mean for his character if Costner did not come back as the patriarch in the show.
“I thought about this in Season 1,” Bentley <a href="https://tvline.com/2023/02/15/does-john-dutton-die-on-yellowstone-wes-bentley-interview/">told</a> TVLine, “because it’s always a possibility in TV, right? We’re always ready to die. … [And John] really has got this hypnotic pull on Jamie.”
Bentley said that killing off John Dutton early in the show would have made Jamie Dutton &#8220;completely lost&#8221; and searching for a new identity.
“Maybe part of him would be frantic trying to take care of the ranch,&#8221; he said. “I really do think he means what he says. He would feel that burden and maybe panic.”
Now that the show has several seasons under its belt, Bentley says that killing off John Dutton would give Jamie Dutton a &#8220;change of perspective.&#8221;
Deadline reported that Taylor Sheridan, co-creator and showrunner, along with Paramount Global and Paramount Network, are already in talks with McConaughey, and several of the show’s main characters are expected to be in the new version of the series, the report said.
“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come,” a Paramount Network spokesperson said. “Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner.”
Sheridan is also behind the extremely popular “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883” and “1923.” The success of those two shows has afforded Sheridan the ability to be less dependent on “Yellowstone” for success, the report said.
The new show will reportedly start on Paramount Network and then will be moved to Paramount+.
The decision to move on from Costner comes after he reportedly wanted to do less filming than what producers wanted, the report said. Paramount Network rejected a proposal from Costner and decided to move on.
Deadline added that Sheridan may make two additional prequel series to “Yellowstone” that would detail struggles in the 1940s and 1960s to hang onto the ranch.

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'Yellowstone' Star Discusses Rumors Kevin Costner Is Leaving The Show

Imagine starring in one of the biggest shows of the modern TV landscape and thinking about an exit strategy.
That’s reportedly where Kevin Costner stands with “Yellowstone.”
The runaway smash, which already inspired two successful spinoffs (“1883” and “1923”), is reportedly nearing the end of its run thanks to Costner.
A Deadline exclusive says show creator Taylor Sheridan is looking to <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/yellowstone-show-end-franchise-continues-matthew-mcconaughey-1235251400/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrap the current show</a> and extend the Dutton clan’s story into a new series reportedly anchored by Matthew McConaughey. Costner wants to work much less on the project, allegedly forcing Sheridan’s hand.
Paramount, which oversees “Yellowstone,” offered a generic non-denial denial of the Deadline reportage.
Costner craves time for other projects, Deadline reports, like his upcoming, multi-part Western, “Horizon.” The actor, who earned a Best Director Oscar for “Dances with Wolves,” is directing and starring in the ambitious oater.
Did Costner learn nothing from David Caruso, Wil Wheaton, and Sherry Stringfield, TV stars who later regretted leaving their popular shows?
None of those actors can measure up to Costner, a genuine Hollywood rebel.
He takes big, bold swings and often misses, but he has faith in his talent and ability to connect with the American public. Time has proven him (mostly) right over the years.
The actor’s most infamous role landed on the cutting room floor. The young actor played Alex, the friend whose death reunites the old pals played by Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, Glenn Close and JoBeth Williams in 1983’s “The Big Chill.”
Costner’s big flashback scene didn’t make the finished print, but it only delayed his fame.
He anchored 1987’s “The Untouchables,” with his Gary Cooper-esque appeal making him a star. He followed it up with a string of pop culture smashes, including “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” and “No Way Out.”
The 1990 Western “Dances with Wolves” found him behind the camera, earning a Best Director Oscar for his troubles. More hits followed, including “JFK” and “The Bodyguard.” Even his terrible accent as the titular hero in “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” couldn’t derail his stardom.
The 1995 adventure “Waterworld” did just that.
Costner helped sink his own fame with the gargantuan dud, which generated toxic press for its ballooning budget even though the bottom line proved <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/07/28/waterworld-starring-kevin-costner-was-the-biggest-box-office-bomb-that-wasnt/?sh=6d1c9325607d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">less frightening than the media suggested</a>.
His follow-up directorial effort, “The Postman,” similarly sank, but with far less fanfare.
Costner never stopped working, even if the misses (“The Guardian,” “Swing Vote,” “Draft Day”) began outweighing the hits (“Man of Steel,” “Hidden Figures”).
He struck career gold anew with “Yellowstone,” a neo-Western that appealed to red state viewers in a way few shows could. The sprawling saga, staged on Montana’s beautiful vistas, combined solid storytelling with classic Western tropes.
Costner may be bringing that chapter of his career to a close, but it shouldn’t surprise us.
The actor often sticks his neck out in ways that make little sense on the surface. The star’s Heartland appeal, never stronger than it is today, took a hit last year when he endorsed Rep. Liz Cheney, President Donald Trump’s fiercest critic.
He defended his stance during a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/11/10/yellowstone-kevin-costner-john-dutton-season-5-preview/8296024001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today interview.</a> “I didn’t really care how the cookie crumbles, that people that liked me now don’t like me…that’s OK.”
That approach goes both ways.
Costner reached across the aisle at roughly the same time. He lent his gravitas to Fox Nation’s “Yellowstone: One-Fifty,” a four-part docuseries honoring the legendary park.
Most A-list stars wouldn’t go near an unabashedly conservative platform like Fox Nation, fearing the impact it could have on their career. Costner, who leans to the Left but not aggressively so, saw the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/kevin-costner-exclusive-look-yellowstone-national-park-150th-anniversary-fox-nation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">project’s potential</a> above and beyond any career recriminations.
He followed his heart, noting what the park means to him and the country as a whole. &#8220;The reality is that America&#8217;s so big and Yellowstone reminds you of what the country might have looked like before there was any outsiders that ever came,” he said.
Costner has used his celebrity clout to promote select causes over the years. He saw Pete Buttigieg as a possible presidential candidate during the 2020 campaign. His brand of politics is passionate, not ugly.
He doesn’t weigh in on every mass shooting, eager to score cheap political points. Nor does he directly insult Americans who don’t agree with his worldview.
At 68, Costner knows the juiciest scripts may no longer reach him. That means echoing the progressive line would do his career good. He’s not interested in that pragmatic approach, according to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/kevin-costner-on-dangerous-trump-a-bodyguard-sequel-with-princess-diana-and-american-amnesia?ref=scroll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a 2020 chat with The Daily Beast.</a>
“I’m an independent. I vote for who I think has the best interests of the country and how we sit in the world … If someone is lying to their base, lying to the general public, then they’re not serving any purpose — other than for themselves.”
This reporter once gleaned a behind-the-scenes story about Costner that speaks to his nature.
Actor Bruce Greenwood shared how Costner fought, and fought hard, for him when he battled throat issues during the production of the 2000 drama “13 Days,” set around the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The film’s studio considered replacing Greenwood, cast as President John F. Kennedy, due to the throat ailment. He couldn’t say his lines with the authority the part required. It’s hard to blame the studio for being worried.
Costner stuck by Greenwood, giving him the emotional support needed to battle through the issue and keep the gig.
“Thirteen Days” underwhelmed at the box office, but Greenwood won’t soon forget how his fellow actor, then a major Hollywood player, had his back.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Two Showtime shows, including one of their top shows of all-time, are set to be expanded with spinoffs using the model that made tv&#8217;s top-rated drama, &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>,&#8221; a major franchise for Paramount.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/paramount-showtime-dexter-billions-yellowstone-11675659107?mod=style_arts_major_2_pos7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Showtime plans to implement the &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; model on &#8220;Billions&#8221; and one of their top shows of all-time, &#8220;Dexter.&#8221;
Showtime is planning up to four expansion series for &#8220;Billions,&#8221; the report said. One spinoff will reportedly take place in Miami while two other spinoffs will be named &#8220;Millions&#8221; and &#8220;Trillions.&#8221;
The network has also ordered a prequel series for &#8220;Dexter&#8221; that lays the groundwork for the original show, the report said, adding that Showtime is also exploring spinoff shows based on some of the serial killers in the show.
The news comes after Deadline <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-to-end-show-with-kevin-costner-creators-in-talks-with-major-actor-for-franchise-extension-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-reader-unique-id="3">reported</a> this week that &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; is set to end in its current form with star actor Kevin Costner while the show’s creators are eyeing extending the franchise with actor Matthew McConaughey.
Taylor Sheridan, co-creator and showrunner, along with Paramount Global and Paramount Network, are already in talks with McConaughey, and several of the show’s main characters are expected to be in the new version of the series, the report said.
“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come,” a Paramount Network spokesperson said. “Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner.”
Sheridan is also behind the set of extremely popular prequel series to “Yellowstone,” “1883” and “1923.” The success of those two shows has afforded Sheridan the ability to be less dependent on “Yellowstone,” the report said.
The new show will reportedly start on Paramount Network and then will be moved to Paramount+.
The decision to move on from Costner comes after he reportedly wanted to do less filming than what producers wanted, the report said. Paramount Network rejected a proposal from Costner and decided to move on.
Deadline added that Sheridan may make two additional prequel series to “Yellowstone” that would detail struggles in the 1940s and 1960s to hang onto the ranch.

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Kevin Costner thanked the fans after his hit Paramount Network show &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; finally scored its first major award at the 80th Golden Globes Tuesday as he explained missing the ceremony due to flooding in southern California.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">67-year-old</a> actor won the best actor in a drama series award for his role as John Dutton but was not at the venue to accept it. Costner said he had been advised to &#8220;shelter in place&#8221; in Santa Barbara rather than make the roughly 90-mile drive to Beverly Hills.
&#8220;Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press and [Golden Globes] for this tremendous honor and to the [Yellowstone] team for bringing John Dutton&#8217;s world to life. I share this recognition with my castmates, the producers, and our incredible crew,&#8221; Costner tweeted to his hundreds of thousands of followers.
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Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press and <a href="https://twitter.com/goldenglobes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@goldenglobes</a> for this tremendous honor and to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Yellowstone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Yellowstone</a> team for bringing John Dutton’s world to life. I share this recognition with my castmates, the producers, and our incredible crew. <a href="https://t.co/fjImNfMveo">pic.twitter.com/fjImNfMveo</a>
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&#8220;Most of all, thank you to our show&#8217;s fans, who love Yellowstone Ranch as if it were their own,&#8221; he added.
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Before the annual awards show kicked off, Costner posted a video on Twitter explaining that neither he nor his wife, Christine Baumgartner, would attend the show because the freeway had been &#8220;flooded out.&#8221;
&#8220;Hi everyone. Look, I&#8217;m so sorry for everyone who might have been tuning in to watch the Golden Globes,&#8221; Costner explained.
&#8220;Yesterday we had to pull the kids out of school in Santa Barbara,&#8221; the actor added. &#8220;This is the second time in five years that the freeway has flooded out, we found ourselves on the wrong side of the town and we couldn&#8217;t get back last night.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m just so sorry that I can&#8217;t be there,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-says-he-doesnt-care-if-people-like-him-or-not-due-to-his-politics-answers-whether-hed-ever-run">Costner</a> continued. &#8220;I really wanted to, I know how bad Chris wanted to support me. She went out and bought me some gold and yellow and black and silver balloons so we&#8217;re going to sit at the television and see what happens. Thank you for your support.&#8221;
&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-receives-zero-emmy-nominations-while-woke-shows-get-multiple-nods">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; had been nominated for a handful of awards since the show debuted in 2018, but Costner&#8217;s Golden Globe was the first major one the show scored, <a href="https://www.tvinsider.com/1076577/golden-globes-2023-kevin-costner-winner-best-actor-drama-yellowstone/">TV insider</a> noted. The cast was previously nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2022. In 2021, the series was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (one hour or more).
&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; actress Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth Dutton, is currently nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series for the 2023 Critics Choice Awards, which airs January 15 on the CW. &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; is also nominated for Best Drama Series.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-laughs-at-the-idea-of-series-being-a-red-state-show">&#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; Creator Taylor Sheridan Laughs At The Idea Of Series Being A &#8216;Red-State Show&#8217;</a>

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&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; star Piper Perabo disputed the idea that the hit Paramount drama is just a &#8220;red-state&#8221; show and said she thinks both sides of the political aisle are represented.
The 46-year-old actress, who plays an activist named Summer on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a>-lead series, admitted that she and show creator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-laughs-at-the-idea-of-series-being-a-red-state-show">Taylor Sheridan</a> &#8220;don&#8217;t always agree politically,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/yellowstone-piper-perabo-midseason-finale-summer-interview-season-5-1235290363/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, but added she thinks the show proves that those on both sides have more in common than not.
&#8220;But what I like about doing it [Yellowstone] is that Taylor and I don&#8217;t always agree politically,&#8221; Perabo explained.
&#8220;And through knowing each other socially and making this show, we realize that we fight for a lot more common things than we argue about,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I feel like that&#8217;s happening with John [Costner&#8217;s character] and Summer, and I would hope we can have that happen in America.&#8221;
&#8220;So to be part of the conversation where people are trying to see what common good we can work on together, and then we&#8217;ll deal with maybe the more complicated issues once we&#8217;ve got all the stuff we agree on settled?&#8221; Perabo continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s pretty cool.&#8221;
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The &#8220;Covert Affairs&#8221; star said that as someone who is &#8220;politically active and an activist,&#8221; she wants to find &#8220;that common ground&#8221; on things bigger than &#8220;Daylight Saving Time.&#8221;
&#8220;I want to find the more complicated common ground. And I feel like &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; does that,&#8221; the actress shared, noting that much of the year, she lives in a very rural community in Western Montana. The actress noted that she follows the politics and issues people are concerned about where she lives.
&#8220;Some people see the show one way, and some the other,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I think there are a lot of both sides in &#8216;Yellowstone.&#8217; Almost no show has as many Native American leads as &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; does, except for &#8216;Reservation Dogs.&#8217; And to me, that&#8217;s very cool and modern and diverse. So there are a lot of things where I think &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; is bigger than just one color.&#8221;
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‘Yellowstone’ Star Piper Perabo Disputes Idea That Hit Drama Is Just A ‘Red-State’ Show

The hit Paramount Network show &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; reached a new record for the series after the Season 5 premiere aired Sunday.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">Kevin Costner</a>-lead western drama scored 12.1 million cumulative live-plus-same-day viewers in the series&#8217; biggest launch since it premiered on the network in 2018, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/yellowstone-season-5-premiere-ratings-1235261644/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported in a piece published Tuesday.
The highly-anticipated return of the hit show ended up increasing previous numbers in the coveted 18-49 demographic by double digits, the outlet noted. The show grew by 52% among the 18-34 demographic.
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Thank you to all the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowstoneTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowstoneTV</a> fans! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoToWork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoToWork</a> <a href="https://t.co/mmUN4LbT7Y">https://t.co/mmUN4LbT7Y</a>
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The breakdown of the numbers showed that 8.8 million people watched in the initial airing of the series on Paramount. Those numbers are up 10% from the Season 4 premiere, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/ratings/yellowsone-season-5-premiere-ratings-1235432439/">Variety</a> noted. Once simulcast airings on such networks as TV Land and CMT were figured in to the equations the number grew to 10.3 million. Then adding in encore telecast numbers the final number of those who watched the show grew to 12.1 million, compared to compared to 11.2 million the year prior, Variety reported.
The final number makes the series the top scripted premiere of all of 2022, Samba TV noted, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
&#8220;After four seasons, the show&#8217;s massive audience base continues to impress with its latest season premiere becoming the most watched scripted television premiere of 2022,&#8221; Ashwin Navin, co-founder and CEO of Samba TV, shared. &#8220;Yellowstone continues to tap into the passions of a broad swath of viewers throughout the American Midwest hungry for Western-themed genres that have been largely underrepresented on television in recent years.&#8221;
&#8220;Viewership significantly over-indexed for the season premiere within cities such as St. Louis, Cleveland and Pittsburgh and not surprisingly under-indexed in the largely coastal urban centers of San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York,&#8221; the CEO added.
Costner was recently asked about returning for a sixth season of the show, but he declined to give a direct answer, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-says-he-doesnt-care-if-people-like-him-or-not-due-to-his-politics-answers-whether-hed-ever-run">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;I was only going to do one season, but I&#8217;ve done this many,&#8221; the superstar actor explained. &#8220;I give everything I can to what I&#8217;m doing. But the moment I feel that it&#8217;s not right, I&#8217;m just going to step away.&#8221;
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‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Premiere Does It Again, Sets New Record For Hit Series

'Yellowstone’ Season 5 Premiere Does It Again, Sets New Record For Hit Series

Ratings

Superstar Kevin Costner said he doesn&#8217;t care if people like him or not due to his political support of various candidates, and he explained that he&#8217;s got exactly zero plans to run for office.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">67-year-old actor</a> responded to the criticism he faced after he threw support behind Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) in the state&#8217;s Republican primary in August, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/11/10/yellowstone-kevin-costner-john-dutton-season-5-preview/8296024001/">USA Today</a> recently reported.  In a photo on Cheney&#8217;s Twitter, the Academy-award winning star posed wearing a white T-shirt that read, &#8220;I&#8217;m for Liz Cheney.&#8221;
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Real men put country over party. <a href="https://t.co/7FaJpahtll">pic.twitter.com/7FaJpahtll</a>
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&#8220;Just because you lose doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re done; it doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re even wrong,&#8221; Costner shared. &#8220;I was clear that [Cheney] probably wasn&#8217;t going to win her election. But I wanted to let her know, as a citizen, how much I appreciated her brave, clear-headed stance.&#8221;
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Unlike his screen counterpart, Costner won&#39;t be pulled into the political arena. 
&quot;I don&#39;t think there&#39;s any reason for me to run, though I wish the people that did run had a bigger vision and more of a morality about how they see the country evolving.&quot;<a href="https://t.co/fpzIuxHsEu">https://t.co/fpzIuxHsEu</a>
&mdash; USA TODAY (@USATODAY) <a href="https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1591830751061762049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I didn&#8217;t really care how the cookie crumbles, that people that liked me now don&#8217;t like me,&#8221; he added. &#8220;That&#8217;s OK.&#8221;
The &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; star then answered whether he could ever see himself making a run for a seat after his character on the show, John Dutton, ran for Montana governor and (SPOILER) won.
&#8220;No, I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s any reason for me to run,&#8221; Costner explained. &#8220;Though I wish the people that did run had a bigger vision and more of a morality about how they see the country evolving. I&#8217;m disappointed.&#8221;
&#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; first hit Paramount in 2018 and has been a fan favorite since. Season 5 of the hit series premiered on Sunday, November 13.
Later, Costner declined whether to answer whether he was ready to sign up for a sixth season.
&#8220;I was only going to do one season, but I&#8217;ve done this many,&#8221; the actor explained.  &#8220;I give everything I can to what I&#8217;m doing. But the moment I feel that it&#8217;s not right, I&#8217;m just going to step away.&#8221;
The creator of the hit series, Taylor Sheridan, recently shut down the idea that the show is meant for conservatives, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-laughs-at-the-idea-of-series-being-a-red-state-show">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;They refer to it as &#8216;the conservative show&#8217; or &#8216;the Republican show&#8217; or &#8216;the red-state Game of Thrones,&#8217;  Sheridan said. &#8220;And I just sit back laughing. I&#8217;m like, &#8216;Really?&#8217; The show&#8217;s talking about the displacement of Native Americans and the way Native American women were treated and about corporate greed and the gentrification of the West, and land-grabbing. That&#8217;s a red-state show?&#8221;
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Kevin Costner Says He Doesn’t Care If People Like Him Or Not Due To His Politics, Answers Whether He’d Ever Run

2022 Midterms

The cast of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>” had some thoughts about being constantly snubbed during major award ceremonies despite the show&#8217;s massive popularity with fans.
The Paramount Network original <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">series</a> has been a ratings winner since its premiere in 2018, most recently attracting an incredible 9.3 million <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">viewers</a> for the season 4 finale. This has some fans wondering why it keeps getting passed over when it comes to award nominations. So far, the series has only earned one Emmy nomination for production design in 2021 and no Golden Globe nominations at all. 
Many speculate it’s because the series is a Western drama that’s way less liberal than other contemporary shows. As Meghan McCain previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-show-isnt-woke-meghan-mccain-explains-yellowstone-becoming-a-smash-success">observed</a>, “The show isn’t woke, it isn’t trying to lecture anyone about everything that is wrong with our culture,” she shared in a review. “It doesn’t portray the elitist perspective of coastal television writers and where they think America should be going.”
The cast spoke with <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11403805/Yellowstone-Cast-addresses-repeated-awards-snubs.html">The Daily Mail</a> about their feelings on the subject.
Actor Wes Bentley, who plays Jamie Dutton in the series, told the publication, “I personally don’t think awards validate anything. It’s an honor, as they say, but as far as it saying whether we are doing something good or not, that’s not what that is.”
“Many, many shows don’t get that recognition that deserve it, and many do get it that don’t deserve it,” he continued. “It’s just the matter of opinion of each particular academy. I know we are a success because the people are watching it.”
Gil Birmingham, who plays tribal chairman Thomas Rainwater on the show, agreed with that sentiment. “Hollywood is a fickle beast,” he said. “I think that it’s more important that we have captured the hearts and minds of the audience and our fans.” 
Actor Jefferson White, who plays Jimmy Hurdstrom on the show, told The Daily Mail that while awards are important to some extent, they aren’t the most crucial mark of a quality series.
“I hope this season does get awards because I love these actors, and I think they are doing amazing work,” he said. “I hope that other people recognize that, but also it really is true that the fans’ response to it is the recognition that these actors deserve, and we are so lucky to have that.”
Season 5 of “Yellowstone” premieres Sunday.

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‘Hollywood Is A Fickle Beast’: Cast Of ‘Yellowstone’ Talks Major Award Snubs

Cast Of 'Yellowstone' Talks Major Award Snubs

Television

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) tweeted an endorsement from &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; actor Kevin Costner on Monday ahead of her state&#8217;s primary, where she faces a potential loss to a Trump-endorsed challenger.
Cheney&#8217;s post featured Costner in a T-shirt that read &#8220;I&#8217;m for Liz Cheney.&#8221;
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&#8220;Real men put country over party,&#8221; Cheney added in the description above Costner&#8217;s photograph.
Costner stars in Paramount Network&#8217;s &#8220;Yellowstone.&#8221; Despite the endorsement, the actor does not generally consider himself a Republican. <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/kevin-costner-republican-yellowstone-star-backs-liz-cheney-wyoming-1729825" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to</a> a report by Newsweek, Costner previously endorsed former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg when he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and later supported then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the general election.
The endorsement marks one of the highest-profile names to back Cheney in recent weeks. Former President George W. Bush also <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/22/george-w-bush-to-fundraise-for-liz-cheney-as-trump-and-gop-rivals-target-her-seat-.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> the congresswoman in her run for re-election.
The featured image comes just two weeks ahead of the state&#8217;s primary on August 16, which includes a strong challenger seeking to oust Cheney from office. Harriet Hageman, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, leads Cheney by more than 20%, according to a <a href="https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/the-poll-results-are-in-hageman-holds-commanding-lead-over-cheney/article_1f33dfe0-02f1-11ed-8202-7befc0111031.html">Star Tribune</a> poll released last month. Early voting has already started.
A total of 52% of likely primary voters in the state said they supported Hageman, with just 30% showing support for Cheney, according to the Mason-Dixon Polling &amp; Strategy <a href="https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/the-poll-results-are-in-hageman-holds-commanding-lead-over-cheney/article_1f33dfe0-02f1-11ed-8202-7befc0111031.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> conducted on behalf of the Casper, Wyoming, Star Tribune.
The poll, conducted July 7-11 among 1,100 likely voters, showed 11% undecided, with no other candidate reaching double digits in support. Republican state Sen. Anthony Bouchard, the next highest-ranking candidate, received 5% support.
Cheney is one of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump following the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The Wyoming congresswoman has also served on the House&#8217;s select committee to investigate the events of that day.
The moves have made her unpopular among many conservative voters in her home state. Recently at the Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a CNN report revealed widespread concern among voters.
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CNN: &quot;Here in Cheyenne, more than 1600 miles from Washington, almost everyone we spoke with told us they believe Liz Cheney is too focused on Donald Trump and the January 6th committee and not paying enough attention to what they believe matters to the people here in Wyoming.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/fpV63S8Mln">pic.twitter.com/fpV63S8Mln</a>
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“Are you planning to vote for Liz Cheney?” CNN’s Randi Kaye asked Wyoming voter Sharon Tuggle, who responded, “Hell no.”
“She’s done us dirty,” Tuggle said, confirming to Kaye that Cheney lost her vote because of her part on the January 6th committee. “Look at how she’s done Trump.”
Wyoming&#8217;s state Republicans also censured Cheney following her vote to impeach Trump after January 6. The <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/02/06/wyoming-gop-calls-for-liz-cheney-to-resign-and-repay-donations-in-scorched-earth-censure/?sh=6377a65c17ec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">censure</a> called for her to &#8220;immediately resign,&#8221; as well as to return donations made by the state&#8217;s GOP to her 2020 campaign.
During a CNN interview on &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; last month, Cheney seemed to recognize her days may be numbered as Wyoming&#8217;s congresswoman.
&#8220;I am working hard here in Wyoming to earn every vote,&#8221; Cheney <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/25/politics/liz-cheney-donald-trump-2022-election/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;But I will also say this. I&#8217;m not going to lie. I&#8217;m not going to say things that aren&#8217;t true about the election. My opponents are doing that, certainly simply for the purpose of getting elected.&#8221;
Instead, Cheney focused on her work as a member of the January 6 committee, claiming it was &#8220;the single most important thing I have ever done professionally.&#8221;

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Liz Cheney Touts Support From ‘Yellowstone’ Actor Kevin Costner Ahead Of Primary

2022 Election

Wyoming

“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>” fans are feeling snubbed as the hit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">television show</a> received zero Emmy nominations in 2022. 
The Paramount series is arguably the most popular show on cable, drawing an average audience of 11 million total viewers during its fourth season, per the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-07-12/emmy-nominations-2022-yellowstone-snub">Los Angeles Times</a>. This is mainly due to the incredible performance of lead actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">Kevin Costner</a>, along with a solid supporting cast.
“Yellowstone” is so popular it spurred multiple spinoffs, including the critically acclaimed prequel “1883,” which did receive nominations for cinematography and music. But the two Westerns aren&#8217;t in the running for major awards like Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Drama Series.
“Yellowstone” has been popular for all four seasons, yet the series earned just one Emmy nomination previously for production design for a narrative contemporary program. It lost.
Conservatives can’t help but be suspicious that it has something to do with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-show-isnt-woke-meghan-mccain-explains-yellowstone-becoming-a-smash-success">anti-woke content</a> in “Yellowstone,” which likely helped make it a hit among viewers seeking entertainment free from preaching and politics. 
In general, shows from streaming giants like Netflix fared better than network cable shows, which has been the trend for years. ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” and lead actress Quinta Brunson were the only nominees from the four main networks in major primetime Emmy categories. 
Cable networks such as HBO, Showtime, Paramount, and AMC had multiple nominations for shows, including “Better Call Saul” and &#8220;Succession.&#8221; 
“Succession” was the most-nominated program of 2022 with 25 nods, including Outstanding Drama, per <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/emmys-nominations-list-2022-1235313788/">Variety</a>. 
The next most nominated were “Ted Lasso” and “The White Lotus,” with 20 nominations each. 
Barack Obama even received an Emmy nomination for voiceover work in the Netflix docuseries “Our Great National Parks.” 
Why did “Yellowstone” get snubbed? It’s true that getting nominated for a network TV series is becoming harder. But fans of the series can’t understand why, especially with the popularity and excellent reviews even from mainstream critics. 
The series has an overall critic and user rating of 83% on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/yellowstone">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, while the most recent season boasts a 90% rating. 
Commentator Meghan McCain <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-show-isnt-woke-meghan-mccain-explains-yellowstone-becoming-a-smash-success">penned a piece</a> for The Daily Mail breaking down why shows like HBO’s “Succession” get all the fanfare while drawing fewer viewers than shows like “Yellowstone.”
McCain wrote, “We live in an era where what is considered a critical hit often ends up on one cover after another, winning Hollywood awards many times over, while at the same time barely breaking over a few million viewers.”
“The show isn’t woke, it isn’t trying to lecture anyone about everything that is wrong with our culture,” she continued. “It doesn’t portray the elitist perspective of coastal television writers and where they think America should be going.”
“[Audiences] enjoy entertainment with values that they share and characters that they can relate to – and if that’s something you’d rather ignore as a leftist in media, well, then maybe it’s you who is living in the bubble.”
Still, it’s not enough to earn “Yellowstone” Emmy Award nominations, apparently.

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