Season 2 of 1923 has managed to hold onto some significant viewership gains since it debuted in February.
With just under a month until the finale, Season 2 is currently outpacing the first-season audience by 56%, according to Paramount Global. The company did not provide an audience average.
So far, according to Paramount, the Season 2 premiere has delivered 17 million global viewers, which is up 41% over the Season 1 premiere in the same time frame. The episode already posted an impressive debut audience of 5.4M, which marks 146% growth from the Season 1 premiere, and has since expanded its viewership by more than 200%. Not bad for a show set 100 years ago featuring two actors in their eighties!
The second season of 1923 continues to follow the fledgling Dutton family during one of the most brutal periods in American history, set against the backdrop of Prohibition, the Great Depression, and westward expansion. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren return once again as Jacob and Cara Dutton as they battle one of the most brutal Montana winters on record, as well as mounting threats to the family’s legacy.
Elsewhere, Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) races home to Montana to protect his family, while Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer) embarks on a treacherous journey across the Atlantic to reunite with him. Alongside them, the cast also features Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, Sebastian Roché, Timothy Dalton, and Jennifer Carpenter.
Is ‘1923’ Worth Watching?
The show was met with a flawless Rotten Tomatoes score upon its premiere, and it has been widely hailed as the best of the Yellowstone shows that follow the history of the Dutton family. Amongst the cast, the feeling is gratitude that they get to come to work as a Dutton every day, with Sklenar among those thrilled to be back.
Speaking to Collider’s Carly Lane, he shared that stepping into Spencer Dutton’s shoes again felt more natural, allowing him greater freedom in his performance from Season 1. Sklenar said:
“The biggest difference, personally, was definitely just understanding who Spencer was and understanding the tone of the show and that not being in question at all.”Sklenar explained, adding, “Whereas in Season 1, we were figuring out who this man is and how he walks and how he talks and the tone of the show itself, and the world we were creating. I knew my guy. I know him better than anything, so there’s definitely more freedom in the performance as a result.”
New episodes of 1923 drop every Sunday, exclusively on Paramount+.
