This Is Us alum Justin Hartley returned to primetime within the 2024 TV schedule as star of CBS’ Tracker, which acquired off to a robust begin within the post-Tremendous Bowl time slot and hasn’t slowed down. The community wasted no time in renewing the drama for Season 2 again in early March. Within the weeks since, many of the community’s reveals have both been renewed for the 2024-2025 TV season or cancelled, with The Equalizer as one of many final nonetheless ready for phrase. As I used to be watching CBS on Tuesday night time, a Tracker industrial with a specific message repeatedly aired and left me questioning: was it designed to draw extra folks to observe The Equalizer?
On the time of writing, The Equalizer is one in every of CBS’ two massive dramas nonetheless on the listing of main community TV reveals that have to be renewed or cancelled, together with NCIS: Hawai’i. Contemplating that it was lower than per week in the past that the community axed CSI: Vegas and So Assist Me Todd, it is exhausting to not speculate in regards to the reveals that have not gotten information but. So, once I was tuning into CBS for the FBIs – that’s, FBI, FBI: Worldwide, and FBI: Most Wished – on April 23, I could not assist however discover that all the commercials for Tracker additionally talked about The Equalizer.
Check out a shot of how the Tracker adverts ended every time on Tuesday:
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To be completely sincere, I am unable to say with 100% certainty if Tracker commercials noting that new episodes air after The Equalizer on Sundays is new, or if that has been a part of the promoting all season. What can I say? I am not all the time glued to the TV throughout industrial breaks. However in cancellation/renewal season, I definitely seen Tracker plugging The Equalizer repeatedly throughout FBI night time. Attaching Queen Latifah‘s present to CBS’ latest hit in Tracker adverts that aired in the course of the profitable FBI primetime block can certainly solely assist The Equalizer, proper?
In spite of everything, these different 4 reveals are already assured for subsequent season, as all three FBIs have been renewed in a single fell swoop. After all, the hold-up on The Equalizer‘s destiny might not have something to do with needing extra folks to tune in by way of a Tracker plug. Based on Deadline, The Equalizer is definitely a scores success as properly, even when not fairly delivering the identical numbers as Tracker or FBI. The outlet reported in mid-April that the present is anticipated to be renewed for Season 5, as soon as a brand new deal is negotiated with main woman Queen Latifah.
Moreover, a brand new deal might additionally end in a rise in complete variety of episodes as much as 20, in comparison with the 18 episodes of the second and third seasons. So, the viewership may not be the hindrance relating to The Equalizer not being renewed as early because the FBIs, and the attachment to Tracker adverts may not have something to do with growing the brand new present’s Sunday night time lead-in’s odds of one other season.
For now, because the wait continues for the destiny of The Equalizer (and NCIS: Hawai’i, which can must make massive adjustments for a fourth season), you may watch Queen Latifah’s collection streaming with a Paramount+ subscription. Tracker and all three FBI reveals may be discovered on Paramount+ as properly.
