Paramount+’s Biggest Franchise Returns With #1 New U.S. Show After Rotten Tomatoes Turnaround

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Paramount+ stands out from other streaming services in a few key ways. It lets sports fans stream major football and soccer games without cable, and it’s the exclusive home to some huge franchises. For decades, Star Trek has been a cornerstone of Paramount’s content, and Paramount+ is the only place to find almost the entire series – both classic episodes and new shows. The platform also features popular franchises like South Park and Dexter, but Star Trek remains its biggest draw.

Paramount+’s streaming success has been complicated by an early mistake. When the hit show Yellowstone first launched in 2018, the rights to stream it were sold to a competitor, Peacock. This meant Paramount+ didn’t benefit from the show’s rapidly growing popularity. While the Yellowstone universe has since expanded, giving Paramount+ more content, the results have been uneven. Now, the newest installment, Dutton Ranch, is a major success, topping streaming charts and receiving the best critical reviews the series has seen in years.

Paramount+’s Dutton Ranch Dominates the Charts & Earns Great Reviews

The first episodes of Dutton Ranch launched on Paramount+ this week, giving fans the continuation of the Yellowstone story they’d been waiting for. Following the end of Yellowstone, the Dutton family was separated, their ranch sold, and John Dutton (Kevin Costner) had passed away. However, Beth and Rip survived, and this new series picks up their story, allowing these popular characters to continue their journey.

The new series, Dutton Ranch, has quickly become a popular hit on Paramount+. According to Flix Patrol, it reached the #1 spot on their streaming charts as soon as it premiered and has remained there every day since. With new episodes released weekly through the July 4th holiday, it’s likely to stay at the top for quite a while.

The new show Dutton Ranch is proving to be a bigger hit than Y: Marshals, another series connected to Yellowstone. While Y: Marshals is nearing its season finale with all twelve episodes available to stream, it currently ranks second on Paramount+, significantly behind Dutton Ranch. Y: Marshalls hasn’t been well-received; it has a 42% rating from critics and a low 28% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Many viewers and critics feel it differs too much from the style of Yellowstone, resembling a standard crime procedural instead of the complex, ongoing storylines fans expect.

Meanwhile, Dutton Ranch continues the story of Yellowstone, revisiting key storylines and introducing the characters to new locations and challenges. Currently, Dutton Ranch has an 85% critic score and an 80% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, showing a strong recovery for the series and quickly gaining popularity on streaming platforms.

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2026-05-19 19:11