The beginning of Chapter II attracted nearly 2 million viewers.
The episode marked a 40% increase from the Season 1 finale of Showtime’s coming-of-age drama, which brought in 1.3 million viewers, and also surpassed the series high previously set by Season 1 Episode 9, its final episode. attracted 1.4 million viewers. , The Season 2 premiere saw a 110% increase in viewership for the November 2021 series premiere, which Showtime said was more than double the Season 1 finale.
The Season 2 debut also marked the highest rated second premiere for the network in more than 10 years. Episode even no. Season 1 debuts on Streaming and On Demand, breaking the record previously held by “Dexter: New Blood”.
During its first season, “Yellowjackets” averaged 5 million weekly viewers per showtime, marking the highest viewership for a freshman series on the network since the 2016 launch of “Billions”.
“‘Yellowjackets’ broke records as the most streamed Showtime debut ever, thanks to Ashley, Bart, Jonathan and our extraordinary ensemble cast,” said Chris McCarthy, President and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks ” in a statement. “By tapping into our proven strategy of promoting the series across our entire portfolio of brands at Paramount Media Networks, we successfully broadened the reach and brought new audiences to this incredible series that deftly blends psychological horror, dark comedy and coming-of-age Combines the drama of ,
Crossing the two timelines, the adult characters are played by Melanie Lynskey, Juliet Lewis, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Warren Cooley and Peter Gadiot, while the younger versions of the characters are played by Sophie Nellis, Sophie Thatcher, Ella Purnell, Sammy Hanratty, Jack are performed by Depuy, Ben Scott, Kevin Alves, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson and Jane Widdop. Elijah Wood joins Season 2 to be cast as a civilian detective named Walter.
The action-packed series releases new episodes of its second season on Showtime’s streaming platform Fridays, while each episode linearly premieres Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The eight-episode series will debut its season finale on May 12 and will air May 14 on Showtime.
,Yellowjackets’ Season 2 Episode 1 Now Available to Stream on Showtime Streaming Service,