Justin Hartley knows why Trawl It is a success for CBS, and most have to do with the masculinity of Colter.
48 -year -old Hartley was asked about the success of the program during a recent interview with Masculine newspaperHe said, “One of the things I like very much and the way we built it is that he does not apologize for his masculinity. I think this is what people are looking for. You ask you:” With what kind of people do I want to hang out? “And in particular:” What kind of male friends do I have in my life I really value? “
The actor was excited with the example They are able to configure with colter.
“I think we have made a character so emotionally and who really wants to get to the root of why people do things,” Hartley continued. “The facts are that (executive producer) Ken Olin and I set out to make a show that, in fact, was a launch. We wanted a new turn in a procedure, that is, our character would evolve over time.”
Hartley added, “He would not remain the same person every week. We were hopeful that people would like. People ended up loving -I think there is a great appearance for these kinds of shows.”
Trawlwhich was released in February 2024, Quickly found success After the most watched transmission premiere from the final episode of NCIS Mark Harmon In September 2021. It was reported that his average vision was 18.2 million per episode, according to Paramount+ and measures of dissemination.

VarietyThe annual list of the 100 most observed telecastes of the year revealed this Trawl The episodes obtained 15 most important points. Though Us Wait 11 weeks for the new episodes, the second season dominated the vision with the premiere of season 2, which reached 8.3 million total viewers, an increase of almost 10 percent in the vision of the end of season 1. The premiere of season 2 also marked the highest audience of the program since the series debuted in February 2024 after the Super Bowl.
In the center of the series is Hartley’s Colter, which welcomes the public week after week while solving several cases that are missing throughout the country. Hartley recognized during his interview with Men’s Journal that the idea of a strong lead, both emotionally and physically, has become a tendency.
“I’m not sure we are in a Renaissance period for these types of shows, but I think the test is in the gut,” he said. “I mean, look at Reacher. It’s more serialized, but it’s the same kind of things. People like a hero. They like to root for a hero, so I think there is a huge audience for it beyond the tracker.”
Hartley credited the writers of his program To make Colter so attractive.
“He is a man through and through.” It’s about talking to people. Read people. Understand them. He is a man that surrounds everything. She is not just a boy. Is a man. ”
Trawl Return to CBS in the fall and is currently transmitted to Paramount+.