Fourth of July Yellowstone marathon allows fans to watch every episode of series ahead of season 5 return

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Celebrate Fourth of July weekend with a five-day Yellowstone marathon that goes from the pilot to the most recent Yellowstone season 5 episode.

Kevin Costner in Yellowstone
Kevin Costner in Yellowstone (Image credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount Network)

In what has become a holiday tradition over on Paramount Network, TV viewers can once again spend a long weekend with the Duttons, as a Fourth of July Yellowstone marathon starting Wednesday, July 3, on the cable network will air every episode of the Taylor Sheridan western over five days (well, technically six).

Things kick off at 8 pm ET/PT on Wednesday with the first four episodes of Yellowstone season 1 airing all in a row, which see episode 4 airing just after midnight. Then from Thursday, July 4, through Sunday, July 8, the marathon picks back up at 11 am ET/PT. Friday, Saturday and Sunday do see the last couple of episodes from the previous night re-air to start the day in case you're more of a morning person; though it you want to watch live all the way through, you will need to stay up as the last episode of Yellowstone season 5's first half airs at 12:30 am ET/PT on Monday, July 8 (stretching the marathon to six days).

Here is the full Fourth of July Yellowstone marathon schedule:

Wednesday, July 8

Thursday, July 4

Friday, July 5

Saturday, July 6

  • Yellowstone season 3 episode 6, 11 am
  • Yellowstone season 3 episode 7, 11:57 am
  • Yellowstone season 3 episode 8, 1 pm
  • Yellowstone season 3 episode 9, 2:03 pm
  • Yellowstone season 3 episode 10, 3:05 pm
  • Yellowstone season 4 episode 1, 4:13 pm
  • Yellowstone season 4 episode 2, 5:29 pm
  • Yellowstone season 4 episode 3, 6:31 pm
  • Yellowstone season 4 episode 4, 7:37 pm
  • Yellowstone season 4 episode 5, 8:48 pm
  • Yellowstone season 4 episode 6, 9:53 pm
  • Yellowstone season 4 episode 7, 10:59 pm

Sunday, July 7

Monday, July 8

Paramount Network is available as a cable channel from many traditional pay-TV providers, as well as being included in live TV streaming services like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Philo TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. If you prefer to watch Yellowstone at your own pace, all episodes of the series are streaming on Peacock in the US.

Created by Taylor Sheridan, Yellowstone stars Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, Cole Hauser, Wes Bentley, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Gil Birmingham, Jefferson White and Kevin Costner as family patriarch John Dutton.

Since its premiere in 2018, Yellowstone has become one of the biggest cable TV hits in some time. People have loved following the story of the Dutton family, as they fight to keep the land that has been in their family for generations from being impeded on by outside forces. However, things aren't perfect inside the Dutton house either, as a complicated family history creates internal rivalries and struggles. This marathon will serve as an opportunity to catch up on all that has happened ahead of the series' two-year break between the first half of Yellowstone season 5 and the final batch of episodes that premiere starting on November 10.

When the new episodes return, however, Costner won't be a part of them. During the break it was reported that scheduling conflicts with Costner's new western movie Horizon: An American Saga were a point of contention with the production schedule. When production picked back up recently, it was officially confirmed by both Costner and Paramount Network he would not be returning to help close out the series.

Though Yellowstone is ending, the franchise's popularity has spawned two prequel series, 1883 and 1923, and there are plans for a Yellowstone sequel series, tentatively titled 2024. Sheridan has also expanded his TV portfolio with other shows like Tulsa King, Special Ops: Lioness and Mayor of Kingstown.

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Michael Balderston
Michael Balderston

Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.