Luke Grimes returns as Navy SEAL Kayce Dutton when marshals opens Season 2 on CBS on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 8:30 PM ET. The move gives the Yellowstone spin-off a clear fall launch after a first season that kept pulling viewers even with uneven critical response.
Season 1 premiered in March 2026 and finished its broadcast run with 25.24 million views, good for second place in The Nielsen Company’s all-time 2026 viewership figures posted in May. That kind of reach is why CBS is slotting the show into its fall schedule instead of treating it like a niche cable holdover.
Oct. 4 at 8:30 PM ET
CBS released its fall television schedule online and put Marshals Season 2 into a Sunday, Oct. 4 slot at 8:30 PM ET before shifting it into the 8 PM ET hour on Sunday, Oct. 11. For viewers, that means the series begins with a later start and then settles into the earlier hour a week later, a simple rollout that usually signals the network wants the new season to travel as a steady fall title rather than a one-off event.
Luke Grimes reprises Kayce Dutton, the U.S. Navy SEAL who joined a specialized group of U.S. Marshals operating in Montana. The cast around him includes Logan Marshal-Green, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos, and Tatanka Means, giving Season 2 the same ensemble shape that helped the first run stand out inside the Yellowstone franchise.
Yellowstone and second place
Marshals is the fourth series in the Yellowstone franchise, and that family connection explains why CBS can keep the show in circulation even after a first season that drew mixed reactions. The series received some poor critical reviews despite dominating streaming and broadcasting charts, which is the sort of split that matters to a network: the audience was there, even when the notices were not.
Dutton Ranch Marshals crossover potential remains the bigger commercial question, but the immediate read is simpler. CBS is giving Marshals a stronger seasonal platform, Grimes is back in the role that anchors the series, and the Oct. 11 move into 8 PM ET suggests the network sees enough scale in Season 1’s 25.24 million views to keep building around it.
Kayce Dutton in Montana
The first season ended on a cliffhanger, and that is the real draw for viewers of Marshals and Yellowstone who have stayed with Kayce Dutton’s story. A fall premiere at 8:30 PM ET, followed by the 8 PM ET shift a week later, puts the show back in the center of CBS’s schedule before the season has even settled into its permanent hour.
How Season 2 picks up from that cliffhanger is still the open question, but the network has already answered the one that matters most for planning a Sunday night: marshals is back on Oct. 4, and CBS is treating it like a title worth moving into prime positioning almost immediately.
