CBS Bets on The Equalizer to Beat Post-Super Bowl Programming Odds

Freshman series have struggled in the coveted slot, but it was 'the perfect show'

For the network airing the Super Bowl each year, the coveted post-game programming slot can be a double-edged sword. Yes, it offers a larger audience than almost any other single entertainment episode of the year—but it has also become somewhat of a cursed time slot for new shows that debut after the game.

Still, CBS says it is feeling good about its decision to schedule its reboot of The Equalizer—starring Queen Latifah as an anonymous guardian angel to the downtrodden—after the Super Bowl.

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