S.W.A.T. has been in the news lately due to its cancellation and then renewal from CBS… and now it’s also doing big numbers on Netflix!
06.05.2023 - 21:05 / etcanada.com
On Friday, CBS announced the cancellation of “S.W.A.T.” after six seasons.
The cancellation apparently blindsided series star Shemar Moore, who took to Instagram on Saturday to lambaste the network for cancelling the show.
“It makes no sense,” Moore said in a video he posted. “We’ve done nothing wrong. We did everything that was asked for.”
Moore went on to praise the show’s high ratings — since the series moved to Friday nights its viewership actually increased — and commitment to diversity.
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“’S.W.A.T.’ is the most diverse show on CBS,” Moore continued.
“CBS, when I got hired to be Hondo on ‘S.W.A.T.’, was getting a lot of flak for lack of diversity. If I post this, and I think I might, I will get in a lot of trouble with CBS because I’m calling them out. Because they’ve been wonderful to me for 26 out of my 29-year career. But to abruptly get told that you’re canceled when you led us to believe last week — and the week before, and the week before that — that we would have some semblance of a season seven to at least say goodbye, if not continue. And to abruptly be told, ‘You’re done,’” he added.
Indicating there was “a lot of politics involved” in the decision, Moore expressed his hope that CBS would have a change of heart.
“I will be fine, but I’m upset because I busted my whole entire a** to prove that I could do this, and I did prove that I could do this,” he said.
“I understand it’s not personal — it’s business — but I still have faith that ‘S.W.AT.’ will live to see another day,” Moore added. “So I’m asking my homies, my fans and my baby girls, and the rest of the world who follow me or follow the show, follow the cast, my brothers
S.W.A.T. has been in the news lately due to its cancellation and then renewal from CBS… and now it’s also doing big numbers on Netflix!
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More good news for S.W.A.T. The series, which just got a renewal for a seventh and final season by CBS, also has a new streaming home. Netflix has made a substantial deal with lead studio Sony Pictures TV for the first five seasons of the action drama starring Shemar Moore, which will begin streaming in the U.S. on May 17. The current sixth season of the series is expected to join them on the platform in the fall.
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just three days ago, CBS officially reversed its decision on Monday, ordering a seventh and final season that will consist of 13 episodes. “We have listened to our viewers and their outpouring of passion for. and have reached an agreement to renew it for a final season of 13 episodes to air during the 2023-2024 broadcast year," said Amy Reisenbach, President of CBS Entertainment, and Katherine Pope, President of Sony Pictures Television Studios, in a joint statement." has aired for six seasons on CBS and garnered a devoted following.
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Shemar Moore is not happy about the decision to cancel S.W.A.T..
Charna Flam Following the Friday announcement that the CBS series “S.W.A.T.” would be canceled after six seasons, lead Shemar Moore took to Instagram to express his disappointment and frustration over the network’s decision. Moore stars on the CBS drama as LAPD Sgt. Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson. The current (and now final) season is averaging 6.8 million total viewers per episode, according to Nielsen ratings. Moore shared a video highlighting the success of “S.W.A.T.”: “For CBS, last two years we’ve been killing it… We’ve done nothing wrong. We did everything that was asked for.”
a lotta bit sad. We got canceled. ‘S.W.A.T.,'” a freshly-shaven Moore said in the video.
Hondo is feeling a “lot bit sad.”
“S.W.A.T” will end its run on CBS after six years with its current season’s finale, the network announced on Friday. The final episode, written by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, airs May 19, 8 p.m.
Selome Hailu “S.W.A.T.” has been canceled after seven seasons at CBS. The procedural drama starred Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, a S.W.A.T. sargeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds. The cast also included Rochelle Aytes as Hondo’s girlfriend Nichelle, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, and Alex Russell as Jim Street. Season 6, which is currently on the air, is averaging 6.8 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49 according to Nielsen’s Live + 7 data from late April.
CBS has decided not to renew S.W.A.T. for another season.