Embraced as network television’s answer to the Prime Video action thriller smash hit Reacher following its debut in 2024, the similarly themed Tracker has matched the success of Alan Ritchson’s action hero in many ways. Starring Justin Hartley as the titular tracker Colter Shaw, Tracker has dominated the entertainment game on network TV, with the CBS series accruing 10 to 18 million viewers per episode and solidifying its position as the most-watched broadcast shows on television. But things have now changed, and it’s all because of Taylor Sheridan.

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