The Equalizer Season 5 episode 8: Release date and time, and where to watch

The Equalizer Season 5 episode 8 will be released via CBS on February 16, 2025. The show aired episode 7 as its winter finale on Sunday, December 8, 2024, but no new episodes shall be released before next year.

This is because CBS blocks off timeslots for holiday programming, including award shows and NFL football games through December and January. Due to this, many regular shows are put on a halt from air till after the first month of the new year.

The summary for the show reads:

Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman in New York City and single mother to teenage daughter Delilah, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn, acting as a guardian angel and a defender for those who cannot defend themselves while pursuing her own redemption.

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The Equalizer season 5 episode 8 release schedule explored

A still from The Equalizer season 5 episode 7 (via @theequalizercbs / Instagram)

As mentioned, The Equalizer season 5 episode 8 will be released on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at 10 p.m. ET via CBS. The series shall be airing at 10 p.m. instead of its usual 8:30 p.m. time since CBS' new show Watson shall join the channel's roster on Sundays. The show will be released in different time zones as per the schedule given below:

Timezone	Release Date	Release Time
Pacific Time (PT)	Sunday, February 16	7 p.m.
Central Time (CT)	Sunday, February 16	9 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET)	Sunday, February 16	10 p.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)	Monday, February 17	3 a.m.
Central European Time (CET)	Monday, February 17	4 a.m.
Eastern European Time (EET)	Monday, February 17	5 a.m.
Indian Standard Time (IST)	Monday, February 17	9:30 a.m.
Japan Standard Time (JST)	Monday, February 17	12 p.m.

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Where to watch The Equalizer season 5 episode 8?

A still from The Equalizer season 5 episode 7 (via @theequalizercbs / Instagram)

The Equalizer season 5 episode 8 will air on the CBS channel on cable television. The episode will also be available on the CBS website or app online, though this will require interested audiences to procure a cable provider login to access the new episode.

The upcoming episode shall also be available for streaming the following day on Paramount+, which is CBS' OTT portal. Subscribers of Paramount+ with Showtime can stream The Equalizer season 5 episode 8 live on-demand.

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Previously on The Equalizer season 5

The previous episode of The Equalizer season 5 was the winter finale for the show and revolved around a case that the team faced during Christmas time. On Christmas Eve, Robyn, Dante, and Miles got cordoned off in a hospital after it was taken over by a cartel.

Robyn and Dante were trying to prevent the cartel from making a hit on one of the cartel leader's daughters who Dante had taken in for questioning. By the climax of the episode, they realized that the daughter was in cahoots with the cartel and all those against them were the ones at risk.

The cartel even took Miles hostage briefly, but Robyn and Dante managed to save him. After this, they killed or apprehended the other cartel members, and celebrated a peaceful and joyful Christmas together with family and loved ones.

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What to expect for The Equalizer season 5 episode 8?

Since the next episode of The Equalizer is slated to be released in 2025, there is not much information about what it will entail or how it will take the plot forward. Audiences can certainly expect a nail-biting case as always, as has been the case with this season earlier.

However, as per the ending of the most recent episode, Robyn has made up her mind that she and Miles should not get back together. She remained firm on this stand even in the face of Miles' disagreement. This might mean that Robyn and Dante have an open window to get together in the subsequent episodes.

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Audiences will be able to watch The Equalizer season 5 episode 8 released via CBS on February 16, 2025.