Queen Latifah Reportedly in Negotiations for ‘The Equalizer’ Season 5

‘The Equalizer’ is on the right track for a Season 5 renewal on CBS.

April 19, 2024, 10:52pm

"Truth for a Truth" – McCall races to save the team after they're put into extreme danger by her former CIA colleague Michelle Chambers (guest star Ilfanesh Hadera) while she discovers the truth behind the CIA withdrawal in Venezuela that led to the death of one of her friends, on the fourth season premiere of the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Feb. 18 (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 day after the episode airs). Pictured: Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall. Photo: Michael Greenberg/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

After CBS canceled , The Equalizer has a good chance of coming back. According to Deadline, the action drama is the highest ranked in linear viewership and is No. 7 for all non-sports broadcast programs. Sources say star and executive producer Queen Latifah is in negotiations for a fifth season. Assuming her deal is closed, then fans can expect Season 5 to happen.

While CBS and producing studio Universal Television had difficult license fee negotiations, they have come to an agreement thanks to the show’s popularity alongside FBI and its spinoffs, which also come from Universal. Additionally, despite Seasons 2 and 3 having 18 episodes, which was the maximum number, it’s possible that with Season 5, that number could go up to 20, with CBS eyeing 22.

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Season 4 of The Equalizer has seen much improvement from its third season. TV Series Finale reports that Season 4 has an average of 6.5 million viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demo, while Season 3 averaged a 0.50 demo rating and 4.5 million viewers. Even though CBS is definitely cramming a lot into its schedule for next season, it sounds like The Equalizer will more than likely have a spot. It’s just a matter of when that announcement is made so fans can breathe a sigh of relief because it’s not safe until it’s actually safe.

Meanwhile, NCIS: Hawai’i and unfortunately, it seems like it can go in either direction. If the series is renewed for Season 4, there’s a high possibility that it will only consist of 13 episodes or so due to budget cuts, but it really would be better than a cancellation. There’s only so much room on CBS’ schedule for next season, and there’s no telling what will happen.

CBS should be making its final decisions any day now, but hopefully, it will be good news for fans of The Equalizer. In the meantime, new episodes air on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The Equalizer Season 4 finale airs on Sunday, May 19. Fingers crossed that it’s only the season finale and not the series finale, and with the way things seem to be going, the series is on the right track for Season 5.