Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 - The Process What to Expect from Tracker Season 3 Episode 1: The Process

What to Expect from Tracker Season 3 Episode 1: The Process

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Jensen Ackles returns as Russell Shaw on Tracker Season 3 Episode 1, “The Process.” It’s part one of a two-part season premiere that finds the two brothers involved in a sinister underground operation.

Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 - The Process
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 – “The Process” – Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw and Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Here’s everything you need to know about this episode, including the air date, cast, promo, and how to watch.


Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 Details

  • Title: “The Process”
  • Air Date: Sunday, October 19th, 2025
  • Time: 8/7c
  • Network: CBS
  • Writer: Elwood Reid
  • Director: Ken Olin
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 - The Process
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 – “The Process” – Pictured: Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw and Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

How to Watch Tracker Season 3 Episode 1

  • Live: CBS at 8/7c
  • Streaming: Streams live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs.

Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 Description

As Colter grapples with the shocking truth surrounding his father’s death, Russell (Jensen Ackles) joins forces with his brother to help track down the missing wife and daughter of one of Reenie’s clients. Their reunion finds them mixed up in a chain of events involving a sinister underground operation known as “The Process,” on part one of the two-part third season premiere of Tracker.


Guest Stars & Returning Characters

  • Main Cast: Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene
  • Notable Returns: Jensen Ackles returns in the guest-starring role of Russell Shaw
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More photos from Tracker Season 3 Episode 1:

Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 - The Process
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 – “The Process” – Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw. Photo: Colin Bentley/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 - The Process
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 – “The Process” – Pictured: Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Process
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 – Pictured: Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 – “The Process” – Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw and Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 - The Process
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 – “The Process” – Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw and Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 - The Process - Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw
Tracker Season 3 Episode 1 – “The Process” – Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Promo Video for Tracker Season 3:

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Sneak Peek Clips:

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What are your hopes for this episode of Tracker? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Tracker Season 3 premieres Sunday, October 19th at 8/7c on CBS.

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Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.