Tracker (2024)
CBS | Release Date: February 11, 2024
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
ColliderMichael John PettyOct 20, 2025
Season 3 Review: If parts of Season 2 felt too muddled and bogged down by overextended anticipation, Season 3 will feel like a breath of fresh air. If the rest of the season is as strong as this premiere, which plays to everything audiences have come to love about Tracker, then we're in for a real network TV-sized treat. Read full review
90
ColliderMichael John PettyOct 15, 2024
Season 2 Review: It wouldn't come as a surprise if this series lasted a decade on the network. It really is that good, and Colter Shaw is just a delightful character to watch on screen that we can only hope he sticks around for a long time. Read full review
81
Paste MagazineTerry TerronesFeb 1, 2024
Season 1 Review: While the series has some minor issues, Tracker is addictively entertaining. A charismatic lead, plenty of adventure, hints at unrevealed secrets, and an appealing supporting cast make this yet another satisfying CBS crime drama. Read full review
75
USA TodayKelly LawlerFeb 12, 2024
Season 1 Review: The network has found a new leading man for a show with a decent balance of spectacle and intimacy, flashy action scenes and quippy romantic tension. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 9, 2024
Season 1 Review: The very definition of comfort-viewing television and (based on the three episodes made available to me) seems poised to make an extended run. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerOct 20, 2025
Season 3 Review: Tracker has streamlined its storytelling once again in Season 3, and the show is better for it. What we hope is that Colter gets more complex cases like the one that involved The Process, while he tries to figure out how to confront his mother about his father’s death. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydFeb 28, 2024
Season 1 Review: The stories can be predictable, which is in itself predictable, or a little silly, not unusual among episodic procedurals, and perfectly acceptable. What’s worth turning up for is Hartley, who as Colton projects a calming, unruffled presence. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerFeb 12, 2024
Season 1 Review: Tracker works mainly because Justin Hartley doesn’t try to reinvent his acting style to play Colton Shaw. And the show has just enough of a backstory, and quirky side characters, to give viewers reasons to tune in beyond the case-of-the-week stories. Read full review
66
Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewRob OwenFeb 7, 2024
Season 1 Review: McEnany and Weigert have each starred in better series and this material is beneath them, but their lived-in performances prove they aren’t snobs, elevating “Tracker” every time they’re on screen. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneNina MetzFeb 8, 2024
Season 1 Review: After a strong initial outing, the successive episodes take on a slightly more grim sensibility that tends to pervade most procedurals on CBS. Read full review
63
The Mercury NewsRandy MyersFeb 7, 2024
Season 1 Review: Is this great TV? Oh, no. But it is undemanding, enjoyable, and has potential for further development. It’s easy on the brain and, oh yes, the eyes. Which kind of makes it perfect post Super Bowl viewing. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerOct 15, 2024
Season 2 Review: Tracker‘s appeal [lies] mostly in Justin Hartley’s empathetic performance, a carryover from his This Is Us days. Otherwise, it’s a fairly standard procedural whose weekly cases are rarely compelling. Read full review
60
The GuardianRebecca NicholsonApr 3, 2024
Season 1 Review: This is “brewski beer me” television, and in all of its overwrought silliness, it manages to have a lot of rugged fun. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushFeb 15, 2024
Season 1 Review: Tracker fits snugly into the CBS model, with Shaw resolving each case in an hour. [19 Feb - 10 Mar 2024, p.5]
60
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonFeb 8, 2024
Season 1 Review: It is fun. If a bit hard to swallow. Read full review
50
VarietyAramide TinubuFeb 12, 2024
Season 1 Review: Overall, “Tracker” works fine for a network drama, but it’s no standout. If not for Hartley’s star power, it would be forgettable, especially since Colter Shaw lacks the charisma of Kevin Pearson. Read full review
30
The Daily Beast Fletcher PetersFeb 12, 2024
Season 1 Review: Tracker wants us to believe, with all his family wounds and childhood trauma, that Colter is the most compelling man on earth. In actuality, Colter is bland, dependent, and irritating—meaning Tracker itself is, too. Read full review
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