‘S.W.A.T.’ Canceled After 6 Seasons at CBS
One of CBS’ longer running dramas will be saying goodbye in just a couple of weeks.
The network has announced that S.W.A.T. will end its run with its current sixth season. That means that the remaining episodes, a two-parter, will serve as its finale, ending on May 19 at 8/7c.
“For six seasons, the amazing talents of the S.W.A.T. cast led by Shemar Moore, the writers, producers and crew guided by Executive Producers Shawn Ryan, Andy Dettman and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas brought us compelling, action packed episodes that also addressed important social issues and contributed to the success of our primetime line up,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, in a statement. “We sincerely thank them for their incredible work and passion and also thank our dedicated fans who tuned in every week.”
It begins with “Forget Shorty” on May 12, in which SWAT teams up with the DEA, led by Mack Boyle (guest star Timothy Hutton), to conduct a massive gang sweep, only to discover that a vicious cartel is planting roots in the city and endangering numerous lives. Plus, Hicks (Patrick St. Esprit) marks an important anniversary.
Then in “Legacy” on May 19, the team works with the DEA and their iron-jawed leader, Mack Boyle, to stop a ruthless cartel boss waging war on the streets of Los Angeles as he exacts revenge on those who killed his son.
In addition to Moore and St. Esprit, S.W.A.T. stars Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Kenny Johnson, David Lim, and Rochelle Aytes.
S.W.A.T. isn’t the only CBS drama ending this May. NCIS: Los Angeles is wrapping up a 14-season run on May 21. The network has renewed Blue Bloods, Bob Hearts Abishola, CSI: Vegas, The Equalizer, FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, Fire Country, Ghosts, NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i, The Neighborhood, So Help Me Todd, and Young Sheldon and ordered Tracker to series for the 2023-24 season. Decisions about East New York and True Lies have yet to be made.
S.W.A.T., Fridays, 8/7c, CBS
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Your taking off all the good shows thanks alot
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I can name some that should have been canceled. But SWAT was not one of them.
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There are several other shows they could have cancelled before SWAT, in my opinion. Others that are lame and that I haven’t ever watched nor do I ever intend to! So Help Me Todd, Young Sheldon, Bob Hearts Abishola, who watches these anyway?
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All of the above cancel them love my swat
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I love So Help Me Todd. All the sitcoms can go, though. And not just CBS sitcoms, either.
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Sadly not surprising. When they delayed on a Blue Bloods renewal for budget reasons, until the cast took double digit pay cuts, I knew S.W.A.T. would have issues too. All of these networks are budget tightening. They seem to be having financial issues in this new age of television consumption.
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I think it is a huge mistake to cancel SWAT..You are renewing other series that are not nearly as good. Put SWAT on SUNDAY NIGHTS AT 9:00PM IN JANUARY 2024. OR STREAM IT TO PEACOCK EXCLUSIVELY
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I agree about them making a mistake canceling SWAT. Wonder if us fans can start a petition to save it like a group of us did for the Magnum PI reboot
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Keep SWAT and cancel:
True Lies
Young Sheldon
Bob Hearts
All of the. Half baked reality shows
CBS could safe a heck of a lot of money doing that
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Pyep
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It's a terrible mistake to cancel SWAT unbelievable the shows that should be cut stay. Apparently they have no taste in entertainment. Now we waiting on Easy New York really. If anything change the night around but for me and many other people FRIDAY lineup was Great. Now what is gonna replace SWAT there nothing out here that cam replace this excellent show. I'm so disappointed.
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S.W.A.T. was an EXCELLENT show. However, I didn't care for adding a girlfriend and a baby to the series. It took a lot out of the show. Too much family drama. Still, I loved the show!
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Lina Replacement is good so far. She's doing fine !
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Cbs Sucks
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Dump Big Brother. It’s been proven to be a fixed show the past four seasons. Winners were staged each season. A scripted “reality” show with not much actual reality going on. A second cousin was on there and even though that person signed gag orders regarding the show, that person told us that producers assistants would pull aside certain actors and the results of some of the competitions were way too obvious to the other actors that weren’t part of those private meetings. They were also allowed to use staff members cell phones as rewards for taking a hit for the shows sake. Lots of back door stuff and staged drama going on. And the audience polls were canned as well. The foxes were watching out for the hen houses and gave results to bump the show rather than show the truth. Who’s there to catch them??
Use that money to boost their good shows instead of keeping sinking ships afloat in the name of other reasons.
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I’m bumming SWAT is getting canceled, I love that show😢
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so help me Todd. the actor who plays Todd reminds me of Ben Stiller
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Big Mistake! I for one will not watch anything they put on that time slot-I hope others do the same. It is one way to voice how we feel about it and lower their ratings in that time slot.
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They should've made Hondo biracial like the actor himself and Connie Stevens could play his biological mother who gave him up for adoption but this was a good show.
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Swat is my favorite Friday nite show. If it is cancelled I will be watching a different network on Friday. You don't respect the best show in the time slot and I have lost my respect for your network. Shameful decision a d you should fire the idiot that made it.
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What???? Cancelling SWAT is ludicrous. It's a great fit for Friday night, a real popcorn show (you don't have to follow the plot too closely, just watch the action).
I guess the show got too expensive for the network.
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Agree
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Keep SWAT get rid of true lies
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Addressing “social issues” in a TV show (entertainment) is what brought down the ratings and viewership numbers as well as the SWAT team using rubber bullets for most of the shooting scenes Bad guys that are shooting at the police must receive lethal force cartridges in return, not rubber rounds! This is TV. Fantasy. Entertainment. Not the evening news with PC consequences! The suspects were already cleansed, so what’s wrong with returning fire with fire? We certainly lost interest in the overnight changes and found other shows to our liking. That’s too bad, too. You took an awesome, exciting show and PC’d (dumbed) it down for the minuscule number of viewers that were looking for that direction. The ratings and viewership numbers don’t lie. You had a great show, then torched it. For what? Just to be on the fence at the end of the last three seasons? All that did was to cause its cancellation when it could have run at least two more seasons. A quality core cast cutoff at the knees. What a shame!
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