This Sunday, October 4 marks the season four premiere of the hit CBS primetime drama, Tracker starring Justin Hartley in the leading role of Colter Shaw.

The former Passions, ‘Young and the Restless’ and This Is Us (ex-Crane, Adam, and Kevin, respectively) star is also the executive producer of the series, which came in #2 as the most-watched show of the 2025-2026 broadcast television season behind Marshals, and in the 2024-2025 broadcast TV season was the most-watched show of them all!

In the season four premiere, Colter’s search for a teenage boy’s missing father leads him to a dangerous criminal operation at the Port of Los Angeles. The episode entitled “Safe Harbor” was written by Alex Katnelson & Annakate Chappell and directed by Joel Novoa.

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TWISTS AND TURNS FOR COLTER SHAW

Speaking with TV Insider on what viewers can expect when Colter is back on their screens this Sunday, Justin Hartley explained, “So we have a situation where this really precocious teenager gets a hold of Colter and his information through a Reddit forum and calls him to the house under false pretenses. Colter ends up finding out that the guy is really young and (asks), ‘Why did you lie to me?”’And he goes, ‘Well, I didn’t think you’d take a job from a kid.”

Harley continues the episode tease, “He explains, and Colter’s looking around and seeing himself in this kid. He doesn’t know what happened to his dad, but he’s managed to get his younger brother ready for school, and he is taking care of the house. He’s doing all this kind of stuff. He’s very resourceful. And so he says, ‘Well, let me investigate this for you, figure out what’s going on.”’

“It leads to a much, much, much bigger thing. When I was reading the script, I remember thinking, ‘Well, hello. I did not see it going there.’ But it makes sense. When it starts to unravel, and then you start to unpack things, things just get bigger and bigger and bigger and more stressful,” shares Justin. “And then all this huge mess has to get all wrapped up.”

As for the usual Tracker twists, Hartley says to be on the lookout for a major one! “I think that there’s a really good twist in the episode, and it’s not a twist for the sake of just being a twist. It really has a lot to do with the story and how things are covered up,” explains Justin. “They hide in plain sight, these really evil things sometimes, and unless you really go digging for them, you can’t figure it out. And then once you do find it, it’s like, wow, it’s been here for a long time. It’s that.”

OTHER SOAP ALUMNI TO APPEAR ON SEASON 4

This season on Tracker, as previously reported soap alums: William deVry (ex-Julian Jerome, General Hospital et al) will appear in the fifth episode, Jensen Ackles (ex-Eric Brady, Days of our Lives) is on his way back as Colter’s brother, Russell, while Hartley’s real-life wife, Sofia Pernas (ex-Marisa Sierras, The Young and the Restless) will also be back on-screen this season as Billie.

Tracker’s season four premiere airs 9:30-10:30 pm ET/9:00-10:00 pm PT on the CBS Television Network, and streams on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

You can check out the official Tracker season 4 promo below, followed by a clip from Sunday’s season premiere below.

Now let us know, excited to see the brand new season of ‘Tracker’ starring Justin Hartley? Is it one of your favorite primetime shows? Of all of Justin’s roles, daytime or primetime, which has been your favorite? Drop your pick in the comment section.

Next week on The Bold and the Beautiful will pick right back up where the Friday, October 2 episode left off, leaving most viewers seething and seeing red. At the end of Cliffhanger Friday, Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) have made their way to Forrester Creations CEO office.

Steffy continued to tell Carter for the umpteenth time why his plan to deceive Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) will not work and how covering this up to her, and to Finn (Tanner Novlan) will pose massive problems down the line, but Carter keeps throwing in her face that they have to act now!

Carter tells Steffy that he and Daphne can give the child all the love it needs. Steffy fires back, “Not mine.” She wants to tell the truth of their one night together, but Carter argues this is the only way out of their deception, by continuing to deceive.

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DONOR BLUES

Just then, Daphne walks in on the conversation, prompting Carter to corner Steffy!  “Go ahead, Steffy,” he begins. “Tell Daphne. Tell her the good news.” Steffy is blindsided, and freeze up, but Carter tells his wife, “We did it. The implantation and fertilization. The day they’ve been dreaming of, it’s happened. It’s finally happened. Steffy is our surrogate.”

Daphne looks stunned. Steffy is in tears. That sets up The Bold and the Beautiful’s look ahead for the action on episodes from October 5-9.  In the video preview, Steffy says, “What Carter and I did was wrong.” Carter wants her to shut up, but Steffy says that Daphne, “deserves to know.”

However, eagle-eyed viewers noticed how the promo was cut together; which may be moments from the same scene or an adjoining scene edited to make this look more questionable, and if Steffy will actually confess the truth to Daphne or go along with Carter’s scheme. Stay tuned!

WILL ZENDE SWITCH TEAMS AND JOIN LOGAN?

Meanwhile, after Zende (Delon de Metz) headed over to Logan following his conversations with Dylan (Sydney Bullock), who prodded him to give Katie (Heather Tom) and Hope (Annika Noelle) a chance to talk to him, he is unsure if he will join the Logan team.

Deke (Harrison Cone) is excited for Zende to come aboard, but Zende tells him he is on the fence. Katie wants to ensure that Zende will say “yes,” and may sweeten the deal as she continues poaching design talent from the rival fashion house.

Will (Crew Morrow) wants his mother to backoff of Dylan, now that she did her bidding for her to lure Zende to Logan. He announces to Katie, “I think it’s time you embraced her into the family.” Is Katie going to give Dylan a chance or continue to just use her for her own business gains?

SPOILERS

Now below, check out the official spoilers for the action next week on B&B.

Monday, October 5
Will confides in Wyatt
Daphne is stunned by Carter’s surprising news.

Tuesday, October 6
Daphne questions why she was left in the dark.
Electra is eager to prove herself.

Wednesday, October 7
Will draws a hard line with Katie.
R.J. and Electra tell Zende that he’s an integral part of their team.

Thursday, October 8
Electra is furious when she overhears Dylan’s private conversation.
Eric and Ridge prepare to fully back the new Electra line.

Friday, October 9
Zende is put on the spot.
Katie and Hope are optimistic about Logan’s next power move.

Check out the final scene from Cliffhanger Friday where Carter breaks the news to Daphne that Steffy is officially their surrogate, much to Steffy’s chagrin, followed by the look ahead to next week’s episodes. Then weigh-in: are you appalled at this surrogacy storyline and the behavior of Carter, and for Steffy to go along with it? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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Next week, expected surprises and schemes on Days of our Lives. In official spoilers for episodes streaming on Peacock from October 5-9, it looks like Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) has hunted down a very much alive Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd), while Marlena (Deidre Hall) admits a deeply concerning confession to her daughter Belle (Martha Madison), and more.

As previously reported, Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, General Hospital) is stepping in for one day for Tyler Joseph Andrews in the role of Theo Carver and will share scenes with Gabi (Cherie Jimenez), where Theo finally agrees to go along with Gabi’s plan, after she offered him a job.

Meanwhile, Gabi may have her hands full with Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) whose big win in Monte Carlo may have sparked his gambling addiction … all over again, but Philip reveals her has a plan.

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Sydney (Sydney Malekeh) is in for a shock when Dante (Franco LoPresti) arrives in Salem. Why is he in Salem? Is he part of the unraveling of the Dominic Marino mystery, since we know he seemed like he was talking to the man in Monte Carlo?

Will Marlena ever figure out what Rita (Maggie Carney) is hiding about the mystery of Dominic, and if Marlena is truly his birth mother or did something more suspicious go on and how deeply involved is Rita in this whole story?

EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) finally demands answers of his own from Rita after overhearing on today’s Cliffhanger Friday her conversation with Marlena. Will Rita cop to anything?

Then as noted, while everyone thinks Sophia took her own life, after Kristen “murdered” her, Kristen is infuriated to find she is somehow alive working as waitress in a diner in Kentucky. Will Kristen try to kill Sophia yet again?

Take a look at some of the additional spoilers for next week’s action on DAYS below.

Monday, October 5

Joy worries about her future.
Alex surprises Stephanie.
Chanel supports Johnny through a difficult decision.

Tuesday, October 6

Rachel gives Brady cause for concern.
Roman surprises Kate.

Wednesday, October 7

Leo’s good day takes an unexpected turn.
Brady is forced to make a difficult call.

Thursday, October 8

Paulina refuses to give up on Lani.
Chanel asks Johnny for a promise.

Friday, October 9

Stephanie and Alex steal a private moment.
Steve gets troubling news from Johnny.

So, what do you think will happen when Kristen finds that the woman she thought she murdered and framed (making it looking like a suicide) is alive and well and working in a diner far away from Salem? Was Rita more involved with Stefano DiMera than we even know? Who is the birth mother of Dominic? Is it really Marlena or did someone else carrying her child? And what of Dante? Why is he back in Salem? To get at Philip, or something else? Weigh-in via the comment section below.