Taylor Sheridan has emerged as the ratings champion after his hit shows went toe-to-toe with streaming giant Netflix over the past week.
Two of the series by showrunners, directors and writers, Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren with Yellowstone prequel 1923 and Sylvester Stallone’s vehicle Tulsa King, made the top 10 streaming movies and shows last week, according to The Wrap.
Samba TV ranked the third episode of 1923 just below Netflix detective comedy Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, while Tulsa King’s eighth episode came in fifth.
The high placement for 1923 was for a dramatic episode in which star Harrison Ford was gunned down, raising fears that he might leave the series early, although it was later revealed he had narrowly survived the attack.
Success: Filmmaker and showrunner Taylor Sheridan scored hits on the top streaming shows over the past week as two shows, his Yellowstone spin-off 1923 and Tulsa King, made the top 10 with eight other Netflix entries; Seen December 2021
According to The Wrap, 1923’s placement on the top 10 list is a signal of Paramount+’s growing strength, thanks in large part to its portfolio of hit Sheridan shows, which includes the previous year-long Yellowstone spinoff, 1883.
The rest of the streaming top 10 was devoted to Netflix releases, including Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, three Treason episodes, two Kaleidoscope episodes, and an episode of the Addams Family spinoff Wednesday
Sheridan’s Signature Series Yellowstone for Best Linear Television Show for their New Year’s Episode.
The remainder of the list was split among the major broadcasters, with the exception of Paramount Network’s broadcast of the second episode in 1923.
Almost at the top: The third episode of 1923 was the second-highest-rated streaming show after Netflix’s detective comedy Glass Onion; Harrison Ford to be seen on the show
Impressive: Tusla King (pictured), which stars Sylvester Stallone, landed a sold-out fifth place among streaming shows
Paramount seems to have a hit with 1923, which featured a series of shocking deaths in its third installment, but the show isn’t long for linear television.
The series will be moving exclusively to streamer Paramount+ after giving viewers a taste of its western drama in hopes of boosting subscriber numbers for the burgeoning service, which also spans a variety of CBS shows and films. will skyrocket.
Sheridan’s empire on Paramount+ will continue to expand with the new CIA thriller series Lioness, which recently added Nicole Kidman as one of its stars alongside Zoe Saldaña.
Sheridan also created the thriller The Mayor of Kingstown, which stars Jeremy Renner, who recently sustained serious injuries after being run over by his seven-ton snow plow.
It’s a hit: Among linear television, the flagship series Yellowstone (pictured) took first place
New Role: Sheridan’s Paramount+ empire expands with CIA thriller series Lioness, adding Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña to its stacked cast; seen in February 2022
Sheridan has many other projects going on, and he’s suggested he could come up with more Yellowstone prequels shows, possibly set in the 1940s and 1960s.
The actor-turned-filmmaker-turned-showrunner currently resides in Texas, where he owns and operates his own ranches with his wife, 10-year-old Nicole, and their son Gus, giving him plenty of real-world inspiration for Yellowstone.
Its flagship series has long been snubbed for awards since its premiere in 2018, but that could change after its star Kevin Costner received a Best Actor nomination at the Golden Globes as the show seeks to return following diversity scandals.
Paramount’s trust in Sheridan has led the network to let him film enough shows to have a combined production cost of over $1 billion.
Long Live: Sheridan, an actor-turned-filmmaker-TV producer, now lives in Texas and owns several ranches that inspire his popular western shows such as Yellowstone and 1883; seen in Fort Worth, Texas in November