'Yellowstone' Season 4: What Fans Thought of the Long-Awaited Return

After more than a year of waiting, Yellowstone finally returned Sunday night with its fourth season on Paramount Network, treating subscribers to even more of the beloved Kevin-Costner starring drama. The massive two-hour Season 4 premiere led to many buzzed-about moments as the fates of several characters were revealed following the Season 3 finale assassination attempts and as fans sadly had to say goodbye to one beloved cast member, with fans sounding off on social media.

Created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson and starring Costner as John Dutton, the patriarch of the Dutton family, who are often fighting to keep their land, the double-sized Season 4 premiere drew massive numbers. The premiere more than doubled the live audience for the Season 3 premiere last year, jumping from 4.2 million viewers to 8 million total live viewers, a number that made it the most-watched cable series telecast since a 2018 episode of The Walking Dead. The Season 4 premiere also had the biggest Live+SameDay viewerships in both the 18-49 and the 25-54 demographics for a cable show in 2021.

Those massive ratings wins came as little surprise given how much chatter took place on social media Sunday night as fans tuned in to watch the episodes. Keep scrolling to see what viewers had to say about that jaw-dropping Yellowstone Season 4 premiere. Warning: spoilers ahead!