Yes, Tracker Season 4 is officially confirmed. CBS renewed the hit Justin Hartley drama on January 22, 2026, making it one of the earliest renewals the network has handed out while Season 3 was still actively airing. The show pulled 17 million viewers in its Season 3 premiere across 35 days of multi-platform viewing, making it the number one non-sports entertainment series on broadcast television.
I’ve been following Tracker since it launched after Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024, and the speed of this renewal tells you everything about how much CBS values the show. Most series wait until April or May for pickup decisions. Tracker got its fourth season confirmed in January, mid-hiatus, which is the network equivalent of a standing ovation before the season is even done. Here is everything worth knowing.
When Will Tracker Season 4 Premiere?
No official premiere date has been announced yet, but the pattern is clear. Season 2 launched October 13, 2024, and Season 3 launched October 19, 2025. Based on those back-to-back mid-October premieres, Season 4 is expected to kick off in October 2026 as part of CBS’s 2026-2027 fall schedule, likely holding its Sunday night slot at 8/7c.
What Is the Tracker Season 4 Plot?
No official plot details have been revealed. However, Justin Hartley teased that Season 3’s back half digs hard into the Shaw family drama, and the momentum from those storylines will carry into Season 4. Colter will keep roaming the country in his Airstream, working reward cases, but the deeper mythology around his father’s legacy and family trauma has been steadily building since Season 1, and Season 4 is where those threads likely tighten significantly.
Who Is Returning for Tracker Season 4?
Justin Hartley returns as Colter Shaw, and Fiona Rene, who plays hotshot lawyer Reenie Greene, is the only other confirmed series regular. Brent Sexton and Jensen Ackles recur in supporting roles. The cast has actually slimmed down considerably: Robin Weigert left after Season 1, Abby McEnany and Eric Graise both exited after Season 2, so the show has quietly restructured its core ensemble across three seasons.
Why Did CBS Renew Tracker So Early?
The numbers made it impossible not to. Tracker Season 3 averaged 8.08 million live viewers with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic, and when you factor in DVR and streaming, it scales to around 16 to 17 million viewers per episode. That audience tied with ABC’s High Potential as the biggest non-sports broadcast shows of 2025. For a network TV series in the streaming era, those numbers are genuinely rare and CBS moved fast because of it.
Is Tracker Based on a Book?
Yes, Tracker is based on The Never Game, a 2019 novel by bestselling thriller writer Jeffery Deaver. The show was developed for television by Ben H. Winters, with Hilary Weisman Graham serving as co-showrunner. It was initially picked up as a pilot by CBS in July 2022 under a pre-existing deal between 20th Television and the network, then given a full series order in December 2022 before the title was officially changed to Tracker in March 2023.
Where Is Tracker Filmed?
Tracker is filmed in British Columbia, Canada, primarily around the Vancouver metro area and at Vancouver Film Studios, also identified in some production records as Martini Film Studios. Despite being set across various American locations week to week, the production hasn’t left the Vancouver area since it began. Filming for Season 3 started July 17, 2025 and is scheduled to wrap April 17, 2026, which sets the production timeline window for Season 4 to begin around July 2026.
Who Are the Showrunners for Tracker?
Ben H. Winters serves as the developer and creative force behind the series, with Hilary Weisman Graham co-running the show. On the producing side, Justin Hartley holds an executive producer credit alongside Ken Olin, Elwood Reid, Connie Dolphin, Sharon Lee Watson, and Alex Katsnelson. 20th Television is the studio behind the production, not CBS Studios, which is a detail most coverage skips over but matters for understanding the show’s overall deal structure.
How Did Tracker Compare to Other CBS Shows in the Ratings?
Tracker is the top-ranked scripted series on all of broadcast television, not just CBS. Its Season 3 premiere drew 17 million viewers in 35-day multi-platform viewing, essentially matching Season 2’s 17.34 million average. It outperformed every other CBS drama, and its only real competition across networks was ABC’s High Potential. CBS renewed it alongside Matlock, Elsbeth, Fire Country, Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney, Survivor, and The Amazing Race, but Tracker was the flagship name on that list.
Will Bobby and Velma Return in Season 4?
No announcements have been made, and the exits of Eric Graise and Abby McEnany after Season 2 look permanent based on available information. Both characters were fan favorites, and audience feedback online has repeatedly pushed for their return, but the show has moved on structurally. Season 4 will almost certainly introduce new recurring characters to fill those ensemble gaps rather than walk back prior exits.
Tracker Season 4 Is What CBS Broadcast TV Needed
Broadcast television has been bleeding audiences for years. Tracker, a straightforward procedural about a survivalist who finds missing people for money, became appointment viewing in a landscape that supposedly no longer supports that.
What makes it worth watching closely is Justin Hartley’s dual role as lead actor and executive producer, a creative investment that shows in the consistency of tone across seasons. Season 4 arriving in fall 2026 means CBS has its Sunday anchor locked in, and for viewers who fell off network TV, this is the rare show that earns the weekly ritual back.
