Luke Grimes puts marshalls tv on CBS on Sunday, May 24, when Episode 13 airs as the season finale. Paramount Plus splits access by tier: Premium subscribers can watch live through their local CBS station, while Essential subscribers get the episode on demand the following Monday.
Luke Grimes on CBS
Episode 13 gives Marshals a clean distribution test. The Yellowstone spinoff stars Grimes as Kayce Dutton, with Gil Birmingham as Thomas Rainwater, Mo Brings Plenty as Mo and Brecken Merrill as Tate. Spencer Hudnut runs the series, and Taylor Sheridan serves as an executive producer.
The setup is straightforward for viewers, but the access window is not. CBS carries the finale on Sunday, and Paramount Plus Premium includes live local CBS access, which puts that tier in the same lane as the broadcast feed. Essential does not.
Premium and Essential
$14 per month or $140 per year buys Paramount Plus Premium after the early 2026 price increase, along with downloads, more Showtime programming than Essential and the live local CBS station. That package is the one tied to same-day viewing for the finale.
$9 per month or $90 per year buys Paramount Plus Essential after the same early 2026 increase. That lower-cost tier still gets the episode, but only on demand the following Monday. For a weekly series finale, that difference turns into a simple scheduling choice: pay more for live access, or wait a day.
Yellowstone spinoff strategy
Marshals is part of Paramount Plus’ broader Yellowstone strategy, alongside 1883, 1923 and the sequel Dutton Ranch. The service is using the franchise to keep viewers inside one ecosystem, even as CBS handles the broadcast side of this finale.
Sunday, May 24 is the date viewers need to mark. If live viewing matters, Premium is the clean answer; if waiting until Monday works, Essential covers the same episode at a lower price. That is the entire tradeoff, and it is unusually clear for a franchise finale.
