CBS announced it was not renewing the series past the season 5 finale days before it aired on May 4 Warning: This post contains spoilers for the series finale of The Equalizer. The Equalizer ended with an action-packed series finale on May 4 The episode didn't end with a cliffhanger,

"Equalizer" fans were stunned as CBS announced they were cancelling the Queen Latifah-fronted show after five seasons on air.

CBS has been brutal with the cancellations this year. The network has axed a number of shows, with The Equalizer most recently joining the list of shows canceled and ending in 202