Queen Latifah Explains Why Her New Show 'The Equalizer' Is 'Right on Time' (Exclusive)

Teresa Gudice is happy. Like really, really happy.

Queen Latifah kicked down the door and showed us her vigilante side with the series premiere of The Equalizer on CBS. The crime drama debuted with a 0.9 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and netted 7.98 million viewers.

Super Bowl LV, CBS, 91.6 million.2. Super Bowl LV Post-game, CBS, 51.5 million.3. “The Equalizer,” CBS, 20 million.4.

CBS’ new drama The Equalizer dedicated its premiere to the series’ executive producer Richard Lindheim, who died Jan. 18 of heart failure at the age of 85. The post-Super Bowl debut, which likely attracted tens of millions of viewers, ended with a card that read, “Dedicated to the memory of Richard Lindheim.” (You can see it below.)

post-Super Bowl 2021 premiere — TV’s most coveted time slot.That will earn the series, starring Queen Latifah, a huge onetime audience it will never approach again. CBS knows this, of course, but is confident “The Equalizer” will attract a loyal core audience sufficient in today’s saturated TV landscape.That remains to be seen, but Sunday night’s premiere gave us a snugly predictable drama in that formulaic network primetime kind of way.

Queen Latifah has been a huge star for decades, but many fans likely don’t know her birth name.

Queen Latifah is starring in CBS’ reboot of The Equalizer, which premieres tonight after the Super Bowl!

Queen Latifah is ready to kick some serious butt in the rebooted crime drama “The Equalizer”, relishing the opportunity to take on the title role.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“The Equalizer” represents both a variation of its genre and as straight up a CBS drama as they come. Borne out of the cult ‘80s CBS show starring Edward Woodward and 2014 blockbuster starring Denzel Washington, the 2021 iteration of “The Equalizer” mashes the two versions together to create a basic show that leans on its star to keep things interesting.

football game offers the potential of a huge lead-in audience to introduce Latifah as Robyn McCall, an ex-CIA officer who uses her skills to defend those who can't help themselves while pursuing her own redemption.

Denzel Washington is onboard with how difficult a job in law enforcement can be.

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Queen Latifah seeks to stake her claim in The Equalizer franchise as she takes on part-time mom and part-time hero Robyn McCall in CBS’ reimagining of the classic 1985 series. While the Girls Trip actress may be the first Black woman portraying the Equalizer in the franchise’s span, powerful Black women seeking to do right by the little guys have made their marks throughout history, she said.

The Bachelor has a contestant who gets ye olde villain edit, and definitely gives producers a lot to work with. Matt James' resident royal is so extra that Bachelor Nation has theorized in order to make the season juicier.

Amongst the highly-awaited Hollywood movies up for a release this month is The Little Things starring a power-packed ensemble which is headlined by not one, not two, but three Oscar-winning stars - Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto.