‘SWAT’ Cancelled — No Season 7 at CBS, Shemar Moore

The S.W.A.T. group will probably be deployed no extra, now that CBS has cancelled the Friday-night cop drama after six seasons, TVLine has discovered. The Season 6 finale, airing Might 19 at 8/7c, will now function the collection finale.

“For six seasons, the superb skills of the S.W.A.T. forged led by Shemar Moore, the writers, producers and crew guided by govt producers Shawn Ryan, Andy Dettman and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas introduced us compelling, action-packed episodes that additionally addressed essential social points and contributed to the success of our primetime lineup,” CBS Leisure president Amy Reisenbach stated in an announcement. “We sincerely thank them for his or her unbelievable work and fervour and in addition thank our devoted followers who tuned in each week.”

The Shemar Moore-fronted ensemble drama this season has been averaging 6.8 million whole viewers and a 0.7 score, up (6%) in viewers and off only a tenth within the demo from its Season 5 numbers.

Out of the 14 drama collection that CBS has aired this TV season, S.W.A.T. ranks No. 10 in whole viewers (besting the already-renewed So Assist Me Todd and CSI: Vegas, the sunsetting NCIS: LA and midseason freshman True Lies), whereas tying for No. 3 within the demo.

S.W.A.T. after all topped TVLine’s “Which Bubble Reveals Ought to Be Saved?” ballot this yr (and for a second time since 2020) by incomes 15 p.c of your votes. However as Deadline reported in March, the long-running Sony TV/CBS Studios co-production was dealing with some belt-tightening, earlier than any renewal was handed out. (Blue Bloods equally noticed its forged take double-digit pay cuts so as to safe its personal renewal, for a 14th season.)

TVLine’s Renewal Scorecard has been up to date to replicate the information. Will you miss Hondo and the S.W.A.T. group? Hit the feedback to share your ideas on the cancellation.