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[06/21/23 - 05:53 AM]
"1883" Linear Premiere on Paramount Network Dominates Sunday Night with Nearly 4 Million Total Viewers
Said launch marks the #1 scripted series premiere on cable in three years.
[via press release from Paramount]

"1883" LINEAR PREMIERE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK DOMINATES SUNDAY NIGHT WITH NEARLY 4 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS

#1 SCRIPTED SERIES PREMIERE ON CABLE IN THREE YEARS

Highlights below:

· 3.8 million total viewers on premiere night

· #1 scripted series premiere on cable in three years

· 4X the time period average on PN

o +285% on total viewers

The full season of the award-winning limited series will continue to air weekly on Paramount Network. The special broadcast includes extended featurettes at the end of each episode.

1883 first premiered in December 2021 exclusively on Paramount+, where all episodes of the limited series are available to stream.

About 1883:

1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America's promised land - Montana.

Created by Academy Award(R) Nominee Taylor Sheridan and produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, 1883 is the highly anticipated prequel to TV's #1 show, Yellowstone. The original series for Paramount+ stars Academy Award(R) nominee Sam Elliott, Grammy Award(R) Winner Tim McGraw, Grammy Award(R) Winner Faith Hill, Academy Award(R) winner Billy Bob Thornton, Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett, Marc Rissmann, Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen and James Landry Hébert. 1883 is executive produced by Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David Glasser, Ron Burkle and Bob Yari.

Source: Nielsen Fast Nationals w/ out-of-home; 1883- 6/18/23, eps 101-102 weight averaged; LSD/P2+ 000s; premieres (8P/9:17P) and repeats (10:34P/11:51P, 1:08A/2:36A) gross 000s across PAR, CMT, POP, TVLD, MTV, CMDY; best scripted premiere- most watched since Walking Dead: World Beyond (10/4/20), ad supported cable/excl. sneaks and specials; timeslot = P4W time period average, Sun/8P-10:30P, 05/21/23-06/11/23.





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