Queen Latifah is confirmed to return for a fifth season on the reboot of crime drama "The Equalizer" ... [+]
CBS, as expected, has announced a fifth season of the rebooted crime drama, The Equalizer.
The series, which had its debut on Feb. 7, 2021, features Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, a single mother in New York City with a mysterious background who uses her skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. She acts as a guardian angel and a defender for those who cannot defend themselves while pursuing her own redemption.
The Equalizer, “has all the best elements of a powerful drama,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment in a statement. “The series is stacked with suspense, heroism, high stakes and formidable characters our audience roots for.”
Airing out of the veteran newsmagazine 60 Minutes in the Sunday 8 p.m., ET hour, The Equalizer, season to-date, ranks seventh overall in all of primetime with an average 8.27 million viewers (according to Nielsen Media Research). Assuming 60 Minutes, The Equalizer and freshman Tracker, the most-watched show in primetime, will remain where they are next season, CBS will be looking for a new (or another returning) series to fill the Sunday 10 p.m. hour.
The pickup of The Equalizer leaves only one CBS primetime series, NCIS: Hawai’i, waiting word on its fate. Last week, the Eye network canceled dramas CSI: Vegas and So Help Me Todd, which in the case of the legal dramedy as resulted in an active campaign by the fans to get a reprieve. For more on So Help Me Todd, click here.
