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Based on | The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver |
Developed by | Ben H. Winters |
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Music by | Tyler Bates |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
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Network | CBS |
Release | February 11, 2024 – present |
Tracker is an American action drama television series created by Ben H. Winters based on The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver. [1] [2] The series stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a skilled survivalist and tracker who earns his living by assisting law enforcement and private citizens in exchange for reward money. Hartley is joined by principal cast members Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, and Fiona Rene.
The series is produced by 20th Television and was given a straight-to-series order in December 2022, after initially being picked up for a pilot in July 2022. It is filmed in British Columbia, Canada, leveraging the scenic locales of the Vancouver metro area and Vancouver Film Studios. Winters and Hilary Weisman Graham serve as showrunners. [3]
Tracker premiered on February 11, 2024, following Super Bowl LVIII on CBS. [4] In March 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. [5]
No. | Title [13] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [13] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Klamath Falls" | Ken Olin | Ben H. Winters | February 11, 2024 | 1NHU01 | 18.44 [14] |
2 | "Missoula" | Ken Olin | Tegan Shohet & David Radcliff | February 18, 2024 | 1NHU04 | 6.87 [15] |
3 | "Springland" | Ken Olin | Elwood Reid | February 25, 2024 | 1NHU02 | 7.12 [16] |
4 | "Mt. Shasta" | Doug Aarniokoski | Steve Harper | March 3, 2024 | 1NHU03 | 7.61 [17] |
5 | "St. Louis" | Gonzalo Amat | Travis Donnelly & Graham Thiel | March 17, 2024 | 1NHU05 | 7.55 [18] |
6 | "Lexington" | Marisol Adler | Sharon Lee Watson & Amanda Mortlock | March 24, 2024 | 1NHU06 | 7.28 [19] |
7 | "Chicago" | Aprill Winney | Ben H. Winters & Jai Franklin Sarki | March 31, 2024 | 1NHU07 | 6.80 [20] |
8 | "Camden" | Bethany Rooney | Travis Donnelly & Tegan Shohet | April 14, 2024 | 1NHU08 | 8.19 [21] |
9 | "Aurora" | Jon Huertas | Sharon Lee Watson | April 21, 2024 | 1NHU09 | 7.60 [22] |
10 | "Into the Wild" [23] | Larry Teng | Elwood Reid | April 28, 2024 | TBA | TBD |
11 | "Beyond the Campus Walls" [24] | Joel Novoa | Travis Donnelly | May 5, 2024 | TBA | TBD |
Tracker is produced by 20th Television and based on Jeffery Deaver's The Never Game. [25] The series was picked up to pilot by CBS in July 2022. [1] In December 2022, it was given a straight-to-series order. [2] In March 2023, the title of the series was changed to Tracker. [26] On March 4, 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. [5]
In January 2021, Justin Hartley joined the series as Colter Shaw. [25] In September 2022, Mary McDonnell was cast as Mary Dove Shaw. [27] That month, Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, and Eric Graise had also joined the series. [7] In April 2024, Melissa Roxburgh and Jensen Ackles were cast to guest star. [11] [12]
Tracker is filmed in British Columbia, Canada, on location around the Vancouver metro area, and at Vancouver Film Studios. [28]
Tracker premiered on February 11, 2024, on CBS in the United States as the lead-out show following Super Bowl LVIII (except in Kansas City, where Super Bowl postgame victory coverage led to the show airing on a sister station). [4] In Canada, the series aired in simulcast on CTV. [29]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 17 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Making great use of Justin Hartley's swaggering appeal, Tracker takes a spartan approach to a classic formula and yields a highly efficient entertainment." [30] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [31]
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