What You Need to Know About the Post-Super Bowl Show "Tracker"

What You Need to Know About the Post-Super Bowl Show "Tracker"

Don't turn off the TV just yet after the big game. You may be tempted to turn the channel to the post-Super Bowl show, "Tracker."

Each year, the networks that broadcast the Super Bowl take advantage of the opportunity to make some of the game's 100 million-plus viewers stay to watch one of their shows. In most cases, the network announces a new series, as CBS did with "The Equalizer" in 2021 and FOX with "24: Legacy" in 2017. Sometimes they choose season premieres, episodes of existing hits, or major events like Fox's "Next Level Chef" last year or NBC's 2022 Winter Olympics.

The 2024 Super Bowl live stream will follow the series premiere of "Tracker," a sort of procedural drama that is CBS' bread and butter. Here's everything you need to know about this year's post-Super Bowl programming.

"Tracker" stars Justin Hartley as a lone survivor with tracking expertise. Colter Shaw is not doing this out of the goodness of his heart or out of principle. He roams the country in his RV, taking on cases of missing persons and missing property, and getting the bounty. Colter is aided by a team that includes handlers Velma (Abby McEnany) and Teddy (Robin Weigert), technology guru Bobby Exley (Eric Glaze), and lawman Leanie Green (Fiona Rene).

In the post-Super Bowl episode, Colter travels to Klamath Falls, Oregon to investigate the disappearance of 14-year-old Gil Brown, who was allegedly taken by his biological father, who has a criminal record. While following a lead at a local hamburger joint, Colter gets himself into trouble.

At this time it is impossible to determine exactly when "Tracker" will begin airing on CBS.

Over the past 10 seasons, the average Super Bowl broadcast time has been approximately 3 hours and 39 minutes.

The actual game time will be one hour. To this is added 12 to 15 minutes for the Super Bowl halftime show, plus a few minutes of incidental coverage. Of course, Super Bowl commercials, timeouts, injuries, official reviews, and other in-game events must also be taken into account. Then there is the trophy presentation and post-show.

Our guess is that "Tracker" will begin airing on CBS around 10:30 PM ET, or four hours after kickoff.

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