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[03/08/24 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Week of March 4-8
Updates include: FOX's "Doc" rounds out principal cast; Amazon sets leads in "We Were Liars"; and Christian Kane returns for The CW's "The Librarians: The Next Chapter."

[02/29/24 - 08:01 AM]
"Tracker" Scores Nearly 13 Million Viewers in Multiplatform Viewing for Second Episode; The Premiere Episode Has Now Been Watched by 30 Million Viewers
During its premiere week, CBS launched 16 of its 19 primetime entertainment series, with 13 of its 15 returning series rising from their respective 2022-23 premiere week multiplatform audiences, and five scoring double-digit percentage increases.

[02/21/24 - 12:06 PM]
CBS Premiere Week Audience Rises +32% from 2022/2023
CBS also placed the top 16 broadcast primetime programs last week, the first time any network has accomplished this since at least 1987, when Nielsen first introduced People-Meters.

[01/12/24 - 10:30 AM]
CBS Presents First-Ever "Sneak-Ends" During the NFL on CBS Playoff Games!
Sneak peeks for "Blue Bloods," "FBI," "FBI: International," "Fire Country," "Ghosts," "The Neighborhood," "Tracker" and Young Sheldon" will launch this Sunday, January 14.

[11/13/23 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Announces 2024 Primetime Premiere Dates for Original Episodes of New and Returning Series
CBS today announced its premiere dates and rollout plan for its 2024 primetime schedule, which will launch immediately following the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 11.

[11/10/23 - 11:45 PM]
Development Update: Week of November 6-10
Updates include: ABC cancels "The Rookie: Feds," passes on "The Good Lawyer"; Manish Dayal to recur on AMC's "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon"; and the broadcast networks detail first wave of filming start dates.

[05/25/23 - 09:15 AM]
It's Official! CBS Wins the 2022-2023 Season
As previously announced, this ties broadcast television's longest winning streak on record, also held by CBS from 1955-1970.

[05/10/23 - 08:05 AM]
CBS Will Finish the 2022-2023 Season as America's Most-Watched Network in Primetime for 15th Consecutive Year
This ties broadcast television's longest winning streak on record, also held by CBS from 1955-1970.

[05/10/23 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Reveals Its 2023-2024 Primetime Lineup
The new dramas "Elsbeth" and "Matlock" and the previously announced "Tracker" join 22 returning shows.

[04/19/23 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Announces 2022-23 Season Finale Storylines
CBS announced today the season finale storylines for 2022-2023, featuring exceptional heroism, big laughs, intense action, heart-wrenching family drama, unexpected cliffhangers and a fond farewell.

[03/14/23 - 11:30 AM]
CBS Announces Season Finale Airdates for 2022-2023
Look for "Ghosts" on Thursday, May 11 all the way through "Survivor" on Wednesday, May 24.

[03/02/23 - 10:15 AM]
Eight CBS Original Series Deliver 10 Million Viewers or More in Live Plus 35-Day Multiplatform Viewing
Said club includes "NCIS" (11.7m), "Ghosts" (11.6m), "FBI" (11.4m), "Blue Bloods" (11.3m), "Young Sheldon" (10.8m), "The Equalizer" (10.4m), "Fire Country" (10.3m) and "60 Minutes" (10.0m).

[02/21/23 - 01:00 PM]
CBS Renews 9 Additional Series for the 2023-2024 Season
"NCIS," "60 Minutes," "CSI: Vegas," "NCIS: Hawai'i," "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," "Tough as Nails," "Lingo" and "48 Hours" are the latest due back.

[11/28/22 - 11:06 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 28
Updates include: Scarlett Johansson to lead "Just Cause" TV series at Amazon; Mark Burnett exits MGM Television; and Jordan Gonzalez upped to regular on HBO Max's "Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin."

[11/22/22 - 10:00 AM]
Nielsen Live +35-Day Ratings Reveal CBS Has 5 of the Top 6 Premieres with Over 10 Million Viewers
CBS also has 15 of the top 25 premieres in the 35-day metric.

[11/14/22 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Announces Premieres for New Word-Twisting Game Show, "Lingo," Hosted by RuPaul Charles; New Action-Drama, "True Lies," Inspired by James Cameron's Hit Action-Comedy Film; Plus Midseason Dates for Returning Series
"True Lies," inspired by James Cameron's hit action-comedy film of the same name, premieres on a special night and time, Thursday, February 23 at 9:00 PM, ET/PT.

[11/10/22 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Series Lead Nielsen Rankings Among African American Viewers
"The Equalizer," starring Queen Latifah, is the most-watched show, followed by new drama "East New York" and crime-stopper series "FBI."

[11/01/22 - 10:30 AM]
CBS Entertainment Programming Dominates New Primetime Season with Seven of the Top 10 Series and 17 of the Top 25
According to Nielsen, the most-watched non-sports series is "NCIS," with "FBI," NBC's "Chicago Fire" and "60 Minutes" not far behind.

[09/20/22 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 20
Updates include: Logan Lerman to star in Hulu's "We Were the Lucky Ones"; ABC orders Drew Goddard's "HIP" to pilot; and Molly Ringwald boards new season of FX's "Feud."

[06/23/22 - 09:15 AM]
CBS Announces Fall 2022-2023 Primetime Premiere Dates
Of note, the new romance adventure competition "The Real Love Boat" will now air at 9:00 PM on Wednesdays, leading into "The Amazing Race" in its new time period at 10:00 PM.

[05/23/22 - 11:16 PM]
Development Update: Monday, May 23
Updates include: Ricky Martin to star in Apple's "Mrs. American Pie"; Taran Killam brings "Arranged" to Freevee; and Okieriete Onaodowan to lead AMC's "Demascus."

[05/18/22 - 05:00 AM]
CBS Unveils Its 2022-2023 Primetime Lineup
For 2021-2022, the network finished #1 for the 14th straight season, winning 19 of the past 20 seasons.

[05/05/22 - 05:52 AM]
CBS Renews Sunday's #1 Scripted Series "The Equalizer," Starring Queen Latifah, for Two More Seasons
Additional renewals will be announced in the coming weeks.

[04/29/22 - 11:02 PM]
Development Update: Friday, April 29
Updates include: The CW cancels "Batwoman," "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"; Netflix pulls the plug on "Space Force"; and Mark-Paul Gosselaar to star in NBC's "Found."

[04/21/22 - 10:57 AM]
CBS Announces Season Finale Storylines for 2021-2022
CBS announced today the season finale storylines for 2021-2022, featuring extraordinary heroism, powerful family drama, surprising growing pains, jaw-dropping events and fond farewells.

[03/30/22 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Announces Season Finale Airdates for 2021-2022
Highlights include the series finale of "Bull" on Thursday, May 26.

[02/22/22 - 07:30 AM]
CBS "Springs Forward" with Returning Favorites, Spectacular Specials, Big Premieres, Guest Stars, Milestones and More, in February, March and April!
Highlights include the 100th episodes of "Young Sheldon" on March 31 and "S.W.A.T." on April 10; plus the 250th episode of "Blue Bloods" on March 11.

[02/01/22 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 1
Updates include: "Starfleet Academy" eyed as next "Star Trek" TV series; Bob Odenkirk, David Cross bring "Guru Nation" to Paramount+; and "Will Trent" lands cast-contingent pilot order from ABC.

[12/24/21 - 11:46 PM]
Development Update: Week of December 20-24
Updates include: Chris Noth fired from "The Equalizer"; ABC in talks to renew "Grey's Anatomy" for 19th season; and Anna Drezen exits "SNL" to focus on Freeform's "Praise Petey."

[11/10/21 - 08:15 AM]
CBS Announces Winter/Spring 2022 Premiere Dates for New and Returning Scripted, Alternative and Specials Programming
Look for new seasons of "The Amazing Race," "Undercover Boss," "Celebrity Big Brother" and "Survivor" as well as the launch of the new drama "Good Sam."

[07/12/21 - 10:55 AM]
CBS Announces Fall 2021-2022 Primetime Premiere Dates
The network will roll out the strategic launches of five new shows and 22 returning series over several weeks.

[05/19/21 - 07:00 AM]
CBS Announces New Fall Schedule for 2021-2022
The new schedule includes four new dramas, two new comedies, special event programming, and 22 returning series.

[04/29/21 - 11:13 AM]
CBS Announces Season Finale Storylines with Intense Showdowns, Jaw-dropping Revelations and Fond Farewells
Newly announced dates include "United States of Al" and "Clarice" on Thursday, June 24.

[04/29/21 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Will Finish the 2020-2021 Season as America's Most-Watched Network for 13th Straight Year
This will be the network's 18th win in the last 19 years.

[03/22/21 - 08:01 AM]
CBS Announces Season Finale Airdates for 2020-2021
Look for the final episodes of "Mom" and "NCIS: New Orleans" on Thursday, May 13 and Sunday, May 23, respectively.

[03/09/21 - 09:15 AM]
"The Equalizer," Television's #1 Entertainment Series, Starring Queen Latifah, Is Renewed for the 2021-2022 Broadcast Season
After four episodes, the CBS original series is television's #1 scripted series in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49, averaging 14.6 million viewers.

[02/09/21 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 9
Updates include: The CW greenlights three pilots, order "The 4400" reboot directly to series; Guy Pearce tapped for HBO's "Mare of Easttown"; and quartet to recur on ABC's "Rebel."

[02/07/21 - 05:44 PM]
Video: New Promos for Two Highly Anticipated Original CBS Dramas, "The Equalizer" and "Clarice," Debut Super Bowl Sunday
Queen Latifah and Rebecca Breeds topline the respective dramas, due this week.

[02/04/21 - 07:35 AM]
Premiere Episodes of the New CBS Original Series "The Equalizer" and "Clarice" to Get Special Two-Week Multi-Platform Promotional Viewings
Plus: Prime Video Channels will put both shows in front of their paywall during the two week windows, and YouTube will offer the first episodes for free on the CBS YouTube channel.

[12/03/20 - 12:02 PM]
New CBS Drama "The Equalizer," Starring Queen Latifah, to Launch Immediately Following CBS Sports' Broadcast of "Super Bowl LV" on Feb. 7, 2021
Two weeks earlier, CBS' hit show "FBI," television's #2 drama, will air immediately following another one of television's biggest events, the NFL's AFC Championship Game, on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021.

[11/11/20 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, November 11
Updates include: Netflix set to land Arnold Schwarzenegger-led series; Kathleen Robertson cast in ABC's "Triage" pilot; and Adam Goldberg joins the cast of "The Equalizer" reboot at CBS.

[07/30/20 - 05:00 AM]
ViacomCBS Debuts Expanded and Enhanced CBS All Access
More than 3,500 episodes across ViacomCBS' leading portfolio of entertainment brands will now be available on CBS All Access, including popular series from BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Smithsonian Channel and more.

[05/19/20 - 12:15 PM]
CBS Unveils 2020-2021 Primetime Lineup; 3 New Series Join 23 Returning Shows
The new fall schedule features perennial strength and stability, plus big new show additions on Thursday and Sunday.

[05/08/20 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Orders New Dramas "Clarice," "The Equalizer" and New Comedy "B Positive" to Series for the 2020-2021 Broadcast Season
Additional new series for the 2020-2021 season will be announced at a later date.

[03/13/20 - 11:11 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 13
Updates include: CBS All Access pushes "Tooning Out the News" premiere; production on nearly all broadcast pilots to be delayed or suspended; and The CW's "The 100" to complete final episode.

[03/03/20 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 3
Updates include: Syfy to call it quits on "The Magicians" after five seasons; Thomas Middleditch to star in CBS's "B Positive"; and Ryan Hansen, Aimee Carrero to lead NBC's "Someone Out There."

[02/28/20 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Friday, February 28
Updates include: Sophia Bush to star in "Good Sam" at CBS; Reina Hardesty set as The CW's "Maverick"; and Ben Schnetzer tapped as new lead in "Y: The Last Man" at FX.

[02/25/20 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 25
Updates include: Stella Baker to lead "The Republic of Sarah" for The CW; Mekai Curtis lands title role on "Power Book III: Raising Kanan"; and Sarah Gadon tapped for USA's "Evel."

[01/27/20 - 11:15 PM]
Development Update: Monday, January 27
Updates include: CBS gives pilot order to Queen Latifah-led "The Equalizer" reboot; HBO Max passes on comedy pilot "Delilah"; and Peacock's "Saved by the Bell" revival rounds out cast.

[11/04/19 - 11:53 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 4
Updates include: Queen Latifah to star in "The Equalizer" reboot for CBS; Melissa George cast in "Mosquito Coast" at Apple TV+; and Anne Winters tapped for the Hulu-bound "The Orville."







EQUALIZER, THE (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/7/21 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2024)
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, February 2024) Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall comes across to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is "The Equalizer" -- an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who's also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian
· Chris Noth as William Bishop
· Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah
· Liza Lapira as Melody "Mel" Bayani
· Lorraine Toussaint as Viola "Vi" Marsette
· Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall
· Tory Kittles as Marcus Dante
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrew Marlowe as CRTR/EP
· Debra Martin Chase as EP
· John Davis as EP
· John Fox as EP
· Liz Friedlander as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Queen Latifah as EP
· Richard Lindheim as EP/CRTR (Original Series)
· Shakim Compere as EP
· Terri Miller as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Television Studios
· Davis Entertainment
· Flavor Unit Entertainment
· Martin Chase Productions
· Universal Television