Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 - The Old Ways What to Expect from Tracker Season 3 Episode 5: The Old Ways

What to Expect from Tracker Season 3 Episode 5: The Old Ways

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Colter searches for four missing teens in a place where outsiders aren’t welcome on Tracker Season 3 Episode 5, “The Old Ways.”

The teens vanished during a hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and Colter’s search uncovers a hidden agenda behind their journey, which then leads him to an off-grid community.

Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 - The Old Ways
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 – “The Old Ways” – Pictured: Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw and Emerson Brooks as Luke Parsons. Photo: Colin Bentley/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 5 Details

  • Title: “The Old Ways”
  • Air Date: Sunday, November 16th, 2025
  • Time: 8:30/7:30c
  • Network: CBS
  • Writer: Dominque Holmes
  • Director: Joel Novoa

How to Watch Tracker Season 3 Episode 5

  • Live: CBS at 8:30/7:30c
  • Streaming: Streams live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs.
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Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 - The Old Ways
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 – “The Old Ways” – Pictured: Gardiner Millar as Eagle Bandana. Photo: Darko Sikman/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 Description

When four teens vanish during a hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Colter’s search uncovers a hidden agenda behind their journey, leading him to an off-grid community where all their lives are put in danger.


Guest Stars & Returning Characters

  • Main Cast: Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene
  • Guest Stars: Gardiner Millar, Emerson Brooks, Kymo Van Oers 

More photos from Tracker Season 3 Episode 5:

Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 - The Old Ways
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 – “The Old Ways” – Pictured: Emerson Brooks as Luke Parsons. Photo: Colin Bentley/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 - The Old Ways
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 – “The Old Ways” – Pictured: Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Photo: Colin Bentley/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 - The Old Ways
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 – “The Old Ways” – Pictured: Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw and Emerson Brooks as Luke Parsons. Photo: Colin Bentley/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 - The Old Ways - Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 – “The Old Ways” Pictured: Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Photo: Darko Sikman/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 - The Old Ways
Tracker Season 3 Episode 5 – “The Old Ways” – Pictured: Kymo Van Oers as Shirtless Man. Photo: Darko Sikman/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Promo Video:

YouTube video


What are your hopes for this episode of Tracker? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below! You can also read our review of Tracker Season 3 Episode 4, “No Man’s Land,” right here.

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Tracker airs Sundays 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.

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