The information comes a 12 months after S.W.A.T. was canceled earlier than the choice was dramatically reversed a few days later with a renewal for a seventh and closing season. This time, the community just isn’t boxing itself in and leaving the door open to extra by not branding 8 because the sequence’ closing season.
The shock renewal, which sources stated got here down fairly shortly during the last couple of days, additionally comes as S.W.A.T is wrapping manufacturing on its seventh season. Moore hinted on the drama not essentially ending by posting set photographs on his IG story yesterday with the caption “Season 7 finale shall be [fire emoji],” not referring to the episode as sequence finale.
Based on sources, the finale, which remains to be filming, was written as a satisfying sequence finale but additionally completely units the present for an additional season, so no last-minute script adjustments are being made in mild of the renewal.
As to what prompted CBS’ resolution to increase S.W.A.T.’s run, like with the un-cancelation final 12 months, it was primarily based on the sequence’ persevering with rankings energy on each linear and streaming. The sequence is a time interval winner in viewers and a prime 20 primetime broadcast drama, rating #17 general season to this point with 6.1 million in Nielsen Most Present information. With dwell +35-day multi-platform viewing, S.W.A.T. delivers 8.8 million viewers an episode and is up +11% 12 months over 12 months.
