Justin Hartley‘s Colter Shaw made a rare revelation on CBS’ Tracker about why he still isn’t married.
During the Sunday, November 9, episode of the show, Colter’s next case took him to a lawless desert town in Arizona where a man went missing. Colter’s investigation uncovered a hidden relationship that caused him to be stuck alone in the wilderness. He found his way back to town, which is how he started working with the chief of the police department.
“No, I am not married,” he explained. “I never had room for it.”
While Colter was asked whether he “had a few close calls” that would have sent him down the wedding aisle, the survivalist avoided answering the question. This isn’t the first time Colter commented on his personal life, albeit without much detail and despite prioritizing his career.
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Season 2 brought Colter’s love interest Billie (Sofia Pernas) back into his life before he was asked whether he had someone he considered The One. Colter avoided that question, which came up two episodes after he hooked up with Billie.
Pernas, 36, originally joined her husband’s new show when it premiered in 2024. Before Tracker, Hartley, 48, worked with Pernas on The Young and The Restless in 2015. Years later, they reconnected off screen and exchanged vows in 2021. They also collaborated on the short-lived Quantum Leap reboot
“She’s wonderful. I mean, if I had my choice, I’d spend every minute with her,” Hartley gushed to Us Weekly in July 2024 of working with his wife. “What’s really cool is when you meet someone that means so much to you, that you’re so proud to be with and so proud of, and just such a fan of, and to get to see her work, because she’s such a talented actor. She elevates scenes, and so it makes my job easier, actually. But yeah, it’s just wonderful to work with her.”
While Hartley hasn’t confirmed how often Pernas would return to the series, he recently discussed the highlights that come with working alongside his wife.
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“I enjoy being around her. I’m having the time of my life with this show,” Hartley told USA Today earlier this year. “I love it. To be able to share it with the people you love makes it even better.”
Executive producer Elwood Reid recently confirmed to Us that Pernas is returning in season 3, saying in October, “She’ll be back. We have a really good, spicy midseason finale and Billie is coming back in the winter premiere.”
Pernas reprising her role as Billie doesn’t mean Colter will finally settle down.
“It’s tricky because he’s never in one place for very long. These are conversations that I have with Justin all the time. One thing I think makes the show work is early on in each episode, you get an emotional hook with Colter about him wanting to help the person that’s asked him for help,” Reid explained. “It does feel weird where he’s like, ‘Hey, wait a minute, I’m gonna go for a five-minute booty call in the middle of the episode.’ So that’s something we haven’t been doing.”
Tracker airs on CBS on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Paramount+.
