There is a reason No follow It’s a great TV show – and it all has to be done with the leading man Justin Hartley.
Before presenting We from Colter Shaw, Hartley got his start in soap operas, incl The fireplace and Young and restless. Then he advanced Smallville, revenge and COMMUNITIES forward with his favorite role as Kevin Pearson on NBC’s This is us. Hartley walked away from the series with three nominations for the critics’ choice television awards and finally broke through with movie roles in Bad mothers Christmas, New Year, noel noelary and more.
But it was Hartley’s Passion Project – No follow – That proved that the actor knows what TV fans want. The show, renewed in February 2024, quickly found success after producing the most watched premieres since NCIS‘The last episode four Mark Harmon In September 2021. Its average viewing is reported to be 18,2 million per episode, according to the most liked ratings + and streaming.
VarietyThe annual list of the year’s top 100 Primetime telecasts revealed that No follow The episodes received a maximum score of 15. Despite doing We Wait for 11 weeks with new episodes, the second season dominates the ratings of season 2 Bringing 8.3 million viewers – An increase of almost ten percent of the views of the season 1 Finale. Season 2 premiered and marked the show’s highest audience since the series ended in February 2024 after the Super Bowl.
At the center of the series is Hartley’s Colter, who accepts a week off week while solving various missing persons cases across the country.
“One of the things I really like about Colta and the way we’ve come is that he’s unapologetic about his masculinity,” Hartley told People magazine in August. “I think that’s what people want. You ask yourself, ‘What kind of people do I want to hang out with?’ And especially: ‘What kind of male friends do I have in my life that I really like?’ “
The actor was happy with the example that he and Colter were able to live with.
“I think we’ve created a character that’s very emotional, and you really want to get to the root of why people do things,” Hartley continued. “That’s the facts [executive producer] Ken olin And I started making a show that he was actually crashing. We wanted a new spin on the process, meaning our character would evolve over time. “
Hartley added: “You couldn’t just go on with the same person every week. Hopefully people would like that.”
Keep scrolling for a visual breakdown of Hartley’s hottest moments as our favorite TV Hero Colter:
CBS Finding an Excuse for Justin Hartley to take his shirt
Tracker deserves applause for writing the scene where Colter comes out of the shower to give the people what they want.
You are ready for his approach
While it’s not a scene from the show, CBS has made them name their own funny scenes in each season of the show. Our personal favorite has to be Hartley hanging out in an Airstream while programming his inner Colter.
To Save His Friends
Colter’s job doesn’t just help him solve the cases of strangers. Three seasons in, No follow dedicating some episodes to Colter to help out for free or as loving a friend because he’s just selfless.
A risk builder
Tracker wouldn’t be the show that it is if Colter wasn’t critical outside of planes, running around in snowstorms and forcing himself to limit others.
The wife is the boy
Hartley found a way to make certain appearances of star-struck visitors No follow But a good addition was his real wife, Sofia pernas. The scenes between Colter and Billie (Pernas) have fans hoping that the duo could reunite – or at least lead their own show.
Getting in a Workout
Just another example of CBS finding a way to show their leading man, which isn’t We they are crazy about them.
Reuniting the dog with its owner
The only thing better than a man who saves people is a man who stopped investigating an abandoned dog, who became a colbor and met a little boy after being separated.
A family man
Despite us marking Colter’s family drama down, the machines have their happy moments. One of those involves Colter visiting his mother and finding time to enjoy some pancakes before being dragged into another missing case.
Coller’s ‘Yellowstone’ Moment
It would be oddly surprising that it took three seasons for Hartley to show his cow skills while riding a horse in the desert.
