'The Gathering Storm' -- CBS Original Series MARSHALS, scheduled to air on Sunday, March 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/8:00-9:00 PM PT). Pictured: Jennifer Marshall as Claudia Gaines. Photo: Christopher Saunders/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Taylor Sheridan does not usually have this problem. Even when critics are split on his shows, his audience tends to show up and stick around. That is why Marshals setting this particular record is a little surprising.
The Yellowstone spin-off has officially become the lowest audience-rated Taylor Sheridan series on Rotten Tomatoes, giving it an unwanted distinction in a TV empire that is usually much more crowd-friendly. Right now, Marshals is sitting at a 28% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. That puts it below every other Sheridan-produced series currently listed there, including 1923, which has a 54% audience score, and Landman, which is currently sitting at 57%. Season 1’s critics' consensus is not especially kind either, with Rotten Tomatoes saying the show “lacks the narrative spark and intrigue that Yellowstone managed instantly.” Marshals is led by Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, with Logan Marshall-Green, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos, and Tatanka Means. Related Test Your Knowledge of These Cult Classics and Hidden Gems With Collider's Movie Quiz Period Pieces are such a staple of movies, they might as well be their own genre. Dust off your history books to pass this test on Historical Dramas. Posts By Macklen Makhloghi How Good Is 'Marshals'? Collider’s review stated that Marshals made the smart move of not trying to be a direct Yellowstone sequel, sidling instead into a network TV-style series that gives Kayce a new beginning — even if the transition comes with some growing pains to begin with. Collider's Michael John Petty acknowledged the limitations of network television — less grit, occasional repetitive dialogue, and tighter 42-minute pacing — but suggested that the format ultimately suits Kayce’s story better than the sprawling soap-operatic tone of Yellowstone. He wrote: "Marshals is a neo-Western that is chock-full of potential. It's action-packed, thrilling, and full of everything you could ask for in a Kayce Dutton-led series that fights hard to divorce itself from the 'Y' that still lingers in the background. It's not perfect, nor does it claim to be, but once it gets through the initial growing pains, it will be able to stand firmly on its own. The chemistry between Grimes and Marshall-Green is exactly what the bond between two ex-SEALs should be, and it's not hard to like the rest of the Marshals cast as well, especially as we begin to learn more about them." Marshals airs at 8 PM on CBS every Sunday, and streams on Paramount+. Stay tuned at Collider for further updates. 7 10 Marshals Like Follow Followed TV-14 Drama Western Crime Release Date 2026 - 2026 Network CBS Showrunner Spencer Hudnut Directors Christopher Chulack, Greg Yaitanes Writers Spencer Hudnut, Tom Mularz, Dana Greenblatt Cast See All
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