CBS has made significant programming cuts for the fall 2025 season, canceling shows like FBI: Most Wanted and S.W.A.T., while introducing new series such as Boston Blue and CIA. The Equalizer, starring Queen Latifah, is still uncertain for a sixth season, with no official announcement yet. Financial issues have led Latifah to make concessions to improve renewal chances. If renewed, Season 6 might be its last, slated for 13 episodes. Additionally, CBS has decided not to pursue a planned Equalizer spinoff featuring Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz.
CBS faced some difficult decisions regarding its programming lineup for the fall 2025 season. FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International, S.W.A.T., and Poppa’s House will not be returning. However, the network has also added new content, including the Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue and the FBI offshoot CIA, along with DMV, Einstein, and The Road.
What about the fan-favorite series The Equalizer, featuring Queen Latifah? The show, which premiered in 2021, is now in its fifth season. As Season 5 wraps up on May 4, viewers are eager to find out if there will be a Season 6.
Keep reading for all the details about the future of The Equalizer on CBS.
Is The Equalizer renewed for Season 6?
The Equalizer remains the only CBS show still uncertain at this moment. The network has not confirmed a Season 6 renewal yet. Financial issues are reportedly the main concern, but Queen Latifah has agreed to certain concessions that might improve the show’s chances of survival, as noted by Deadline.
Is The Equalizer ending?
Even if the series gets a Season 6 renewal, it seems it may be heading toward its conclusion. Deadline previously indicated that The Equalizer could be looking at a 13-episode sixth and final season.
Seasons 1 and 4 each contained 10 episodes, while Seasons 2, 3, and 5 had 18 episodes each, making a 13-episode season fall in between those counts.
Will The Equalizer have a spinoff?
On April 22, Deadline announced that CBS would not be proceeding with the previously planned Equalizer spinoff featuring Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz. The actors made appearances in the April 20 episode of The Equalizer, which was tested as a backdoor pilot.
Spinoff speculation first emerged in November 2024, with the casting of Welliver and Feliz confirmed in January 2025. It remains uncertain if they will appear in upcoming episodes of the main series.
The Equalizer, Season 5, Sundays, 10/9c, CBS