FAREWELL, YELLOWSTONE!

Kevin Costner rides off into the sunset

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IT WAS A twist no one saw coming: Paramount Network announced that Yellowstone, its popular drama about the rich Dutton clan of cattle ranchers led by stern patriarch John (Oscar winner Kevin Costner, right), would be canceled. The show will end after the second half of its fifth season.

Not since The Walking Dead has the biggest show on TV been one airing on basic cable, especially in the age of streaming. But throughout its run, Yellowstone has managed to come out on top in the ratings despite airing against stalwart broadcast staples—no small feat for a Western. To the millions of viewers who have made