NEWS UPDATE – ‘Tracker’ Renewed for Season 2 at CBS
CBS has found its first series renewal for the 2024-25 broadcast season.
The network has renewed Tracker, its Justin Hartley-led drama, for a second season. The series launched Feb. 11 in TV’s best time slot — after the Super Bowl — and now ranks as the No. 1 show, according to Nielsen’s most current data, with 16 million multiplatform viewers. The network says Tracker is its most watched new series since Big Bang Theory prequel Young Sheldon debuted in the 2017-18 season.
“Tracker kicked off our premiere week with a ratings bang and has kept the momentum going,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “We knew we had something special when we saw the very first cut of the series and the overwhelming audience response confirms it. We couldn’t be more grateful to Justin, the talented cast, the incredible writing and producing teams and our partners at 20th Television for such compelling episodes. And, of course, we’re also so thankful to the millions of viewers tuning in each week.”
Formerly known as The Never Game and based on the best-selling novel by Jeffery Deaver, Tracker was ordered to series in late 2022 after CBS put the project, with Hartley attached to star and exec produce, in development in late 2021. The renewal should be considered a positive sign of CBS’ commitment to year-round development as broadcast continues to focus on the strategy instead of spending millions of dollars on multiple pilots in a three-month time span that often doesn’t allow programs to find their creative footing.
The series is also a win for Disney, whose 20th Television produces Tracker as part of Hartley’s overall deal with the studio, behind the actor’s former hit series This Is Us. Hartley, Ken Olin, Elwood Reid and Ben Winters executive produce.
Tracker is CBS’ first series to be renewed for the 2024-25 broadcast cycle. The show is one of only two rookie originals to launch as part of the strikes-impacted 2023-24 season, with Elsbeth having launched last week. The pickup comes as CBS is wrapping Blue Bloods, Bob Hearts Abishola, SWAT and Young Sheldon this year. Keep up with all the scripted renewals, cancellations and new show orders with THR’s handy scorecard here.
