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The Equalizer fans finally get some good news about Season 5

Queen Latifah's Robyn McCall is going to be back. The Equalizer Season 5 is officially happening at CBS.

By Alexandria Ingham

“Blind Justice” – After a high-powered real estate developer is killed by a moving subway train, his widow hires McCall to investigate his death. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Dee visit an old neighbor living in a nursing home who may need their help, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, March 3 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the
“Blind Justice” – After a high-powered real estate developer is killed by a moving subway train, his widow hires McCall to investigate his death. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Dee visit an old neighbor living in a nursing home who may need their help, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, March 3 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the /
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It’s great news for The Equalizer fans. Queen Latifah will be back as Robyn McCall.

CBS has renewed The Equalizer for Season 5. This was one of those surprising shows on the bubble in the 2023–2024 season. It all came down to a couple of factors, and neither involved the ratings!

Queen Latifah’s contract had come up for negotiations, so that had to be worked out. This is also a show that is licensed by CBS rather than created by CBS TV Studios. That means there is a different cost factor involved when choosing to renew or cancel a series. As long as Queen Latifah was willing to sign on for another year, everyone was pretty confident that The Equalizer would stay on the air.

Will The Equalizer Season 5 be without Dante?

The big question is another main character on the series. The Season 4 finale tells us that Dante is getting an opportunity that he may not be able to pass up for his career. He is being offered a position with the NYPD’s Special Investigations branch in Los Angeles.

Will he take it? Dante was a by-the-book police officer at first, but then he saw the work that McCall was actually doing. Realizing that she was doing good in the world, he ended up siding with her. Now the two have an amazing relationship, and it wouldn’t be the same without him working with her on the inside.

"The team races against the clock after Mel is kidnapped by a member of her veteran support group and his older brother. Meanwhile, Dante is offered a position with the NYPD’s Special Investigation Unit in Los Angeles."

However, casts have to change. In real life, people take amazing career opportunities and promotions. Too many characters turn down things in unrealistic ways just to keep the characters on the series.

The Equalizer Season 5 will likely premiere in fall 2024

We’re still waiting to see what CBS’s fall 2024 plan is, but we do suspect that The Equalizer Season 5 will land a fall slot. The episode count hasn’t been confirmed, but there had been previous talks of upping it to around the 20 to 22-episode mark due to the licensing costs. That would mean a fall start for the series.

We’re sure to see it continue on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This is one show that didn’t suffer too much when it was pre-empted by the football now and then. Putting it and Tracker together in the fall again makes the most sense.

The only CBS show now left on the bubble is NCIS: Hawaii, which is surprising.

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The Equalizer airs on Sundays at 8/7c on CBS.

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