Yellowstone fans are not happy with the programming schedule of the new prequel series, 1883.
For the second time in six episodes, 1883 is taking a week off, meaning that fans will have to wait two weeks to see a new episode. And after the fireworks from Episode 5, fans are pissed.
Production delays as a result of the pandemic seems like the obvious culprit, but fans are also suspecting some more sinister motives.
Since 1883 airs exclusively on Paramount+, the streaming service of Paramount Network, stretching it out a bit means fans will have to pay for more months of subscription service.
If they dropped it all at once (the way Netflix does), fans could sign up for one month, watch the first season, and cancel the account. However in the Paramount+ model you’re going to need to purchase at least a few months of the service.
It’s probably a combination of factors (including both the above) responsible for the delays, but that doesn’t mean that fans are any less pissed off.
They took to Twitter to let Taylor Sheridan and Paramount+ know exactly how they feel.
Why exactly dafuq are they stretching ish out? 2 weeks between episodes is ridiculous!
— PhatDaddieMau’ (@PhatDaddieMau) January 23, 2022
No better way to lose viewership than inconsistently releasing episodes. Skipping weeks, releasing half a season, etc! Im done with this show. #TVFail
— Mouni Mounarelli (@mounarelli91) January 23, 2022
Wtf….who is running shit. Needs to be fired
— Fred (@freddyaz76) January 23, 2022
Yet another fail on Paramount+,You’re really pissing off subscribers in an feeble attempt to suck more money out of them by dragging out episode releases. Netflix doesn’t do stuff like this, play these games ,and it’s why they are successful and you’ll end up losing subscribers.
— MoonShyne (@moonshyne7777) January 23, 2022
Quit taking weeks off. Paramount just trying to get extra months payments out of people. Pathetic and lowly tactic.
— Doc (@DocandwyattE) January 23, 2022
Messing with the scheduling on these shows isnt why we pay money for premium channels. Your loosing our trust.
— lincolnmiddleton (@lincolnmiddlet4) January 23, 2022
Why are you doing this weird random skipping weeks thing? It’s good…. it’s not “that” good.
— j (@krezelak) January 23, 2022
If y’all skip another week again. I’m going to cancel paramount plus and just sail the seven seas to watch.
— NonAttorney (@AttorneyNon) January 23, 2022
Really milking the show now, I see.
— Weddy (@WeddyHTX) January 23, 2022
WHY DO YOU DO THISSSS???? 😭
I’ve been waiting all week to check in on Elsa and now you’re telling me I gotta wait ANOTHER FULL week??
💩 pic.twitter.com/pbLrz8t5eg— kop77 (@kentuckygirl_UK) January 23, 2022
Gonna quit watching it because of this shit. Pay extra just to have the app to watch and can’t even consistently release the episodes EACH week.
— cZODIACr (@cZODIACr) January 23, 2022
This is horse manure!!!
— Seth Dutton (@triple555cowboy) January 23, 2022
Someone needs to explain the “let’s take a week off” philosophy when it’s a streaming service. 🤔 #1883tv pic.twitter.com/fZU96HgsH1
— Janette Stephens (@janettemsu) January 23, 2022
“New episodes every Sunday.”
— Michael 🇺🇲 🍊 (@MMichaelNY) January 23, 2022
Can you just drop the #1883 episodes all at once so we can stop relying on you to watch shit we pay for?! Your just pissing us off. This every other week bullshit is #DumbAF #Yellowstone pic.twitter.com/D7vz3Tz7vy
— Beulah Jeanne 🇺🇸 (@BeulahJeanne) January 23, 2022
Someone needs to explain the “let’s take a week off” philosophy when it’s a streaming service. 🤔 #1883tv pic.twitter.com/fZU96HgsH1
— Janette Stephens (@janettemsu) January 23, 2022
1883 Episode 6 is set to air on January 30th on Paramount+.
Of course, 1883 tells the story of how the Duttons came to settle in Montana, making their way from Texas across the treacherous Great Plains to settle on the modern day Dutton Ranch property.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill play James and Margaret Dutton, the patriarch and matriarch of the Dutton family, while Sam Elliott has the role of Shea Brennan, the hardnosed cowboy tasked with leading the expedition.
