You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: I don’t remember seeing anything about the Queen Latifah show “The Equalizer” being renewed or canceled.

A: The action drama was canceled, with the final episode airing in May. While the finale left the door open for more telecasts, it also served as a wrap-up for the series, with characters getting plenty of happy endings.

Q: I remember a British show in the mid-1970s called “Department S,” a sort-of precursor to “The X-Files” with three operatives solving bizarre and strange cases. Peter Wyngarde starred as Jason King, one of the operatives, and in a spinoff called “Jason King.” Are the shows streaming anywhere?

A: “Department S” and “Jason King” can be found on YouTube, and they’re interesting TV artifacts.

“Department S” originally aired in 1969-70 with “Jason King” following in 1971-72. The King character, a novelist as well as an adventurer, was “all testosterone, great hair, chest hair, luxurious lapels, handlebar moustache and glamorous women falling at his feet,” according to one account. Wyngarde became so famous that an airport arrival in Australia in 1971 drew a reported 35,000 fans. He’s even said to have inspired Mike Myers’ character Austin Powers.

But Wyngarde was also gay and an arrest for what police called “an act of gross indecency” in 1975 derailed his career. As the BBC reported after his death in 2018, “his days as a leading man were largely finished. He attributed his decline to type-casting by ‘small-minded people,’ but homophobia was undoubtedly a factor.”

Q: Why is “Saturday Night’s Main Event” no longer on NBC? It’s only on Peacock.

A: The WWE made a deal with Peacock to stream “Main Event” wrestling telecasts exclusively on the streamer four times a year. That includes a big telecast on Dec. 13, the “retirement match” for John Cena. (Cena is now doing well as an actor, including in HBO’s “Peacemaker.”) This is one of several content moves by the WWE, among them a major deal with ESPN.

More audio: A recent column discussed dealing with background music in TV programs, and readers offered some more comments, including ways to cope.

“I have the most success with TV Ears speakers. They were recommended by an audiologist. I can actually dial down the background noise,” said one reader.

Another idea: “I think a lot of sound issues have to do with the acoustics of new TVs. We have gone from large wooden consoles to thin plastic junk that may have high-tech speakers but still fail on the quality of what you get with a wooden console. What would sound better? A violin made of plastic or one made of wood?”

And another: “Here’s another solution I’ve been using — earbuds! No need for CC or expensive speakers or tech tweaks — and my wife doesn’t hear the swearing!”

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