Summer hiatus has started for network television's biggest shows, but no series had as successful a spring as CBS' Tracker . With Justin Hartley 's first series regular gig since the end of This Is Us , the new drama rode a post-Super Bowl premiere slot to an early renewal for Season 2 and some massive ratings. The actor spoke with CinemaBlend about the show's early success and his intense schedule.
Just days after the Season 1 finale dropped a Shaw family bombshell on Colter , CBS announced that Tracker became the #1 non-sports show on television for the 2023-2024 TV season with an average 11.58 million viewers per episode and upward of 81 million viewers from its debut in February. This was the first instance of a freshman show ranking at #1 since Survivor did so back in the 2000-2001 season.
Talk about some great news on the Tracker front following the finale! Of course, nobody had to wait until after the finale to learn how well Tracker was doing in the ratings. When I spoke with Justin Hartley about his first season as Colter Shaw, he opened up regarding whether the early Season 2 renewal – which was after only four episodes had aired – affected the plans for how Season 1 could end, saying: Just because we were doing well in the ratings, I don't think we ever had a question of whether or not we were getting picked up. I mean, look, they say don't cash the check until the ink is dry or whatever.
.. I never personally thought we were in danger of not being picked up, bu.
