The Equalizer Season 5 Gets New Premiere Date As CBS Shifts Schedule

Summary The Equalizer season 5 premieres earlier than anticipated on Sunday, October 20 at 9:30 PM ET.

The show will move to its regular timeslot on Sun, November 3 at 9 PM ET,

This is a change the the initially announced return date of October 27.

The Equalizer season 5 gets an earlier release date, as CBS shifts its schedule. A reboot of the 1985 series, which starred Edward Woodward, the action drama centers on single mother and ex-CIA agent Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) as she uses her training to protect those in need. The cast of The Equalizer also includes Laya DeLeon Hayes, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, and Lorraine Toussaint. They will all be reprising their roles sooner than expected.

Deadline confirms that The Equalizer season 5 will premiere earlier than initially planned, with the show now debuting as part of CBS Premiere Week on Sunday, October 20 at 9:30 PM ET. It will then move to its regular timeslot as of Sunday, November 3, when it will air at 9 PM ET. The new date is a change from the previously announced return date of October 27.

The Equalizer Season 5 May Feature A Big Change (But It's Getting A Boost)

The reboot has a strong lead-in.

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The Equalizer is not the only CBS show shifting its schedule. Tracker season 2 is also joining other returning shows. It will premiere on Sunday, October 13 at 8 PM ET, serving as the lead-in for the season finale of Big Brother. This is a notable shift from the initially announced premiere date of Sunday, October 27. But it also means that the Queen Latifah series will get a boost from new episodes of Tracker, which beat the long-running NCIS to become the most-watched show on broadcast television.

The CBS reboot ended its last chapter in a significant way, as The Equalizer season 4 ended with Robyn and NYPD Detective Marcus Dante (Kittles) finally kissing. But the happiness of that milestone is short-lived, as Marcus receives a promotion and a salary increase that he can't bring himself to refuse. The pair remain hopeful that they can work things out, despite the changing circumstances and pressures of Marcus' new job. But that remains a question mark.

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The Equalizer has been a solid performer for CBS in terms of the ratings it brings in, helped by a tweak to the original's premise that is bolstered by Queen Latifah's ability to shine in the role. With a strong lead-in from Tracker and a lingering thread to address, The Equalizer season 5 has a chance to go from strength to strength.

Source: Deadline