EPISODE SYNOPSIS

Season 2 | Episode 18 | Exposed

MCCALL’S DETERMINATION TO APPREHEND MASON QUINN, THE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBLE FOR BISHOP’S DEATH, VEERS INTO A DANGEROUS OBSESSION THAT COULD COST HER EVERYTHING, ON THE SECOND SEASON FINALE OF “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, MAY 15

xMcCall’s determination to apprehend Mason Quinn, the criminal responsible for Bishop’s death, veers into a dangerous obsession that could cost her everything. Also, Delilah finally meets her mother’s vigilante team when she requires Mel and Harry’s help to prove a fellow classmate has made her best friend a victim of revenge porn, on the second season finale of the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, May 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 17 | What Dreams May Come

MCCALL, MEL AND HARRY TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH WHEN THEY HELP A SELF-PROCLAIMED PSYCHIC FIND HIS MISSING SISTER WHO IS IN IMMINENT DANGER, ACCORDING TO ONE OF HIS VISIONS, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, MAY 8

McCall, Mel and Harry take a leap of faith when they help a self-proclaimed psychic, Julien (Yusuf Gatewood), find his missing sister who he says is in imminent danger, according to his visions. Also, Delilah’s PTSD returns as she struggles under the weight of keeping McCall’s secrets and her worries about her mother’s safety, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, May 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 16 | Vox Populi

WHEN AUNT VI IS THE LONE JUROR ON A MURDER TRIAL WHO BELIEVES THE DEFENDANT IS INNOCENT, MCCALL COVERTLY INVESTIGATES THE CASE TO FIND PROOF THAT VI’S INSTINCTS ARE CORRECT, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, APRIL 24

When Aunt Vi is the lone juror on a murder trial who believes the defendant is innocent, McCall covertly investigates the case to find proof that Vi’s instincts are correct, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, April 24 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 15 | Hard Money

MCCALL’S VIGILANTE WORK FURTHER COMPLICATES HER PERSONAL LIFE WHEN SHE’S FORCED TO ASK HER EX-HUSBAND TO HELP A GUNSHOT VICTIM WHO IS BEING HUNTED AFTER WITNESSING A ROBBERY, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, APRIL 17

Stephen Bishop Guest Stars as Dr. Miles Fulton, McCall’s Ex-Husband and Delilah’s Father

McCall’s vigilante work further complicates her personal life when she is forced to ask her ex-husband, Dr. Miles Fulton (Stephen Bishop), to help with a gunshot victim, one of two women being hunted by thieves after they witnessed a robbery, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, April 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Stephen Bishop guest stars as Dr. Miles Fulton, McCall’s ex-husband and Delilah’s father.

Season 2 | Episode 14 | Pulse

MCCALL RECEIVES A PLEA FOR HELP FROM HER FORMER CIA TRAINEE THAT LEADS HER INTO A CONFRONTATION WITH MASON QUINN, THE MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY FROM HER PAST, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, APRIL 10

McCall receives a desperate plea for help from her former CIA trainee, now a full-fledged agent, that leads her into a confrontation with Mason Quinn (Chris Vance), the most dangerous enemy from her past in intelligence. In need of confidential information about the agent’s latest assignment, McCall forms a tentative alliance with Carter Griffin (Brett Dalton), a by-the-book CIA handler, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, April 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 13 | D.W.B.

MCCALL RACES TO FIND DANTE AFTER HE’S ABDUCTED BY PANICKED DEPUTIES WHO DETAINED HIM WITHOUT CAUSE AND USED EXCESSIVE FORCE BEFORE REALIZING HE’S A FELLOW COP, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, MARCH 20

Lee Tergesen Guest Stars as Deputy Barnes, One of the Officers Who Abduct Detective Dante

McCall races to find Dante when he’s abducted by a pair of panicked deputies who fear reprisal, after they detained Dante without cause and used excessive force before realizing he’s a fellow cop. Alone and injured, Dante experiences hallucinations that reveal his complicated childhood, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, March 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Lee Tergesen guest stars as Deputy Barnes, one of the officers who abduct Detective Dante.

Season 2 | Episode 12 | Somewhere Over the Hudson

MCCALL HELPS A MOB ACCOUNTANT SCOUR THE CITY FOR A LOST LEDGER HE MUST PROVIDE TO THE FBI IN EXCHANGE FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE FEDERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, MARCH 13

McCall helps a mob accountant, Bert Singer (Josh Cooke), scour the city for a lost ledger of evidence he must provide to the FBI in exchange for entrance into the Federal Witness Protection Program. Also, Mel frets over how to tell her best friend, who comforted her for years about Harry’s death, that Harry never died at all, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, March 13 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 11 | Chinatown

MCCALL AND MEL WORK WITH A JADED EX-COP TO FIND THE KILLERS OF A BELOVED CHINESE AMERICAN RESTAURANT OWNER, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, MARCH 6

McCall and Mel work with a jaded ex-cop to find the killers of a beloved Chinese American restaurant owner, who was the victim of a hate crime masked to look like an accidental electrical fire, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, March 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 10 | Legacy

MCCALL JOINS FORCES WITH JESSIE COOK, A BRILLIANT AND UNPREDICTABLE MASTER THIEF, TO RECOVER A VALUABLE PAINTING STOLEN FROM A BLACK FAMILY DURING THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, FEB. 27

Jada Pinkett Smith Guest Stars as Jessie Cook, a Legendary Master Thief from McCall’s CIA Past

McCall joins forces with Jessie Cook (Jada Pinkett Smith), a brilliant and unpredictable master thief, to recover a valuable painting stolen from a Black family during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Feb. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 9 | Bout That Life

MCCALL BECOMES ENSNARED IN A DEADLY BATTLE BETWEEN RIVAL RAP CREWS WHEN SHE’S HIRED BY THE WIFE OF A FAMOUS RAPPER TO PROVE THE MUSICIAN DID NOT MURDER A FELLOW ARTIST, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, JAN. 9

GRAMMY®-Nominated Rapper and Entrepreneur Rick Ross Guest Stars as Dilemma, a Famous Rapper Imprisoned for the Murder of a Fellow Music Artist

McCall becomes ensnared in a deadly battle between rival rap crews when she is hired by the wife of a famous rapper, Dilemma (Rick Ross), to prove the musician is innocent of murdering a fellow artist, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Jan. 9 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. GRAMMY®-nominated rapper and entrepreneur Rick Ross guest stars as Dilemma, a famous rapper imprisoned for the murder of a fellow music artist.

Season 2 | Episode 8 | Separated

MCCALL AND MEL HELP A DEPORTED WOMAN TRACK DOWN HER SON AFTER THEY WERE SEPARATED WHILE SEEKING ASYLUM AT THE U.S. BORDER, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, JAN. 2

xMcCall and Mel help a deported woman track down her son after she was separated from him while seeking asylum at the U.S. border. Also, Mel, McCall and Bishop exhaust every avenue to get Harry released from prison, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Jan. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 7 | When Worlds Collide

MCCALL, HARRY AND MEL HELP BISHOP WHEN A TERRORIST FROM HIS PAST UNCOVERS THE IDENTITY OF HIS ADULT SON, WHOM BISHOP HAS KEPT SECRET TO SAFEGUARD HIM, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, NOV. 28

Bishop comes to McCall, Harry and Mel for help when a terrorist from his past uncovers the identity of his adult son, a young man Bishop has kept secret for decades to safeguard him from his intelligence work. Also, Aunt Vi becomes nostalgic about a past romantic relationship when she receives a surprise visitor, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Nov. 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

Season 2 | Episode 6 | Shooter

MEL’S PAST MILITARY EXPERTISE PROVES CRITICAL WHEN MCCALL IS HIRED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY GRAFTON TO FIND A SNIPER ON A KILLING SPREE, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, NOV. 21

Mel’s past military expertise proves critical when McCall is hired by District Attorney Grafton (Jennifer Ferrin) to find a sniper on a killing spree, seemingly selecting victims at random. Also, Delilah experiences PTSD when the sniper shootings cause her to relive the trauma of her friend’s fatal shooting, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Nov. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Season 2 | Episode 5 | Followers

AN ONLINE GROUP OF TRUE-CRIME ENTHUSIASTS HIRES MCCALL TO FIND THE STALKER WHO CLAIMS HE’LL MURDER HIS UNSUSPECTING TARGET IN EIGHT HOURS, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, NOV. 7

McCall is hired by an online group of true-crime enthusiasts to find the anonymous stalker of an unsuspecting NYC woman when the criminal claims he will murder her in eight hours, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Nov. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Season 2 | Episode 4 | The People Aren’t Ready

MCCALL COMES CLOSER TO BEING CAPTURED WHEN SHE RACES TO PREVENT THE MURDER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY GRAFTON, THE PROSECUTOR SEEKING TO BRING HER TO JUSTICE, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, OCT. 31

McCall comes closer than ever to being captured when she races to prevent the murder of District Attorney Grafton (Jennifer Ferrin), the prosecutor seeking to bring her to justice, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Oct. 31 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Season 2 | Episode 3 | Leverage

MCCALL IS HIRED BY A CONCERNED MOTHER WHO SUSPECTS HER TEEN SON HAS JOINED A LOCAL GANG, LEADING MCCALL TO THE BOY’S SURPRISING MOTIVATION BEHIND HIS SPIRALING BEHAVIOR, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, OCT. 24

McCall is hired by a concerned mother who suspects her teen son has joined a local gang, leading McCall to the boy’s surprising motivation behind his spiraling behavior. Also, Delilah faces anxiety as she prepares to speak at her friend Jason’s memorial service, and Dante worries when the new detective pursuing McCall sets his sights on unmasking the people closest to her, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Oct. 24 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Season 2 | Episode 2 | The Kingdom

MCCALL FINDS HERSELF IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT’S INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WHEN HER FRIEND MIRA, A DIPLOMAT’S DAUGHTER, SEEKS MCCALL’S HELP TO FIND HER MISSING BROTHER, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, OCT. 17

McCall finds herself in the crosshairs of a foreign government’s intelligence agency when her friend Mira (Melis Aker), a diplomat’s daughter, seeks McCall’s help to find her missing brother. Also, Dante faces suspicion from a fellow detective newly tasked by the district attorney to find the vigilante knows as the Equalizer, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Oct. 17 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Season 2 | Episode 1 | Aftermath

AS MCCALL CONSIDERS ENDING HER VIGILANTE WORK, SHE’S PULLED BACK IN WHEN SHE TAKES ON DETECTIVE DANTE AS A NEW CLIENT, ON THE SECOND SEASON PREMIERE OF “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, OCT. 10

Just as McCall considers ending her work as The Equalizer, she’s pulled back in when she takes on Detective Marcus Dante as a new client who needs her help to find an untraceable group of bank robbers, on the second season premiere of THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Oct. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

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