Queen Latifah Discusses The Equalizer Cancellation in New Post
Queen Latifah reflected on her time on The Equalizer following CBS’s announcement of the series’s cancellation.
Just got news Equalizer has been canceled. I’m devastated
— (@KiannasWay) May 3, 2025
The actress took to Instagram on May 2, following CBS’s announcement that the series would not return just days before the season five finale. The 55-year-old posted a photo of her character, Robyn McCall, holding up a gun with the words, “I’m the one you call when you can’t call 911.”
“Stepping into a kick-a** role like Robyn was everything I hoped it would be,” she wrote in the caption of her post while going on to thank producer Shakim Compere. “The Equalizer blew past every dream we had for it, and having the opportunity to do this for five seasons feels surreal.”
She continued, “Thank you to our amazing cast, crew, producers, and writers. I can’t say enough about the fancy. All who have been so loyal, loud, and ride-or-die. That’s exactly why we keep doing this. We can’t thank you enough. It means the world to us.”
She ended her post by promising fans she won’t go missing from their screens for too long. “Don’t worry, I’ll be back kicking ass in something new real soon,” she concluded.
CBS’s announcement came as a result of a fall in ratings, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The report found the beloved series’ ratings fell from an average viewership of 7.89 million to 6 million after it moved to a later time slot on Sundays
The Equalizer joins other cancellations including S.W.A.T., FBI: International, and FBI: Most Wanted, along with sitcoms The Neighborhood and Poppa’s House. The series also features Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, Laya DeLeon Hayes, and Lorraine Toussaint. It was previously adapted into two films starring Denzel Washington.
The Equalizer premiered in 2021, and its cast became close friends during filming. Toussaint told People in February that she has built a family with the group.
“This is season five of The Equalizer; we are a family,” she stated. “As close as we seem to be on the screen, we are that close.”
You can watch The Equalizer on Tubi.
