What a mess.
How to Watch Yellowstone: Why Paramount's Big Show Isn't on Paramount Plus
How to stream Yellowstone
If you're trying to hunt down Yellowstone to stream, the main distinction to know is that Paramount
Plus is different than Paramount
Network. While Paramount Plus is a subscription streaming service, Paramount Network is a traditional cable channel available to people who pay for it through a live-TV provider. Paramount Network is where Yellowstone's new fifth season will run first.
The second distinction to know is that Peacock is the only subscription streaming service with Yellowstone episodes.
On Paramount Plus, you can't stream Yellowstone -- old episodes or new ones -- at all.
Paramount Network for season 5 (and catchup on season 4)
If you want to watch any new, fifth-season episodes of Yellowstone, you'll need to turn to Paramount Network's channel, its website at paramountnetwork.com or its Paramount Network app. The fourth season of Yellowstone is available through Paramount Network's app too, but it doesn't have season one through three.
Important note about timing: Yellowstone runs on the Paramount Network at 8 p.m. ET/PT and 7 p.m. CT Sundays, but to stream them, all new Yellowstone episodes are available on the site and app the day after they're televised. That means Sunday's premiere will become available to stream starting Monday.
Luckily, Paramount Network is making the premiere episode simple to stream: It will be available to stream outside the paywall on the network's website and the Paramount Network app, so anybody in the US can watch it at paramountnetwork.com or in app. Even if you're not paying for a traditional TV service with Paramount Network, you can still watch the first episode of the season.
If the company follows its practice from last year, the first episode of season five will be the only one available free.