Selome Hailu The second episode of “Yellowstone” brought an average 5 million viewers to CBS when it aired on Sunday night. This marks a 24% decrease from last week, when the Taylor Sheridan-created series made its debut on broadcast television with a strong 6.6 million viewers — though it should be noted that CBS did not air an NFL doubleheader on Sunday ahead of its own programming the way it did the week before.