Hondo and his staff received’t be again defending the general public for the 2023-24 TV season. CBS has cancelled SWAT, so there received’t be a seventh season. The sixth season at present airs on Friday nights.
A police motion drama collection, the SWAT TV present stars Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Kenny Johnson, David Lim, and Patrick St. Esprit. The crime thriller facilities on Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson (Moore), a Los Angeles native and former Marine who’s been tapped to guide a brand new “last stop” Special Weapons And Tactics unit (S.W.A.T.). The remainder of the staff contains seasoned David “Deacon” Kay (Harrington), cocky Jim Street (Russell), skilled driver Dominique Luca (Johnson), and informant-connected Victor Tan (Lim). Commander Robert Hicks (St. Esprit), a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau, is accountable for managing all Metro Division S.W.A.T. models.
The sixth season of SWAT averages a 0.42 score within the 18-49 demographic and 5.07 million viewers within the reside+similar day rankings (contains all DVR playback by means of 3:00 AM). Compared to season five, that’s down by 6% within the demo and up by 18% in viewership. In the reside+7 day rankings, the drama will get an almost 30% increase in viewership.
Despite the rise in viewership. CBS nonetheless opted to cancel the collection. Sony Television, which produces SWAT, and the community couldn’t agree on a licensing charge. According to Deadline, Sony had not elevated the licensing charge for the previous few years though prices had elevated and the studio’s income had dropped.
CBS execs let the exclusivity on the collection expire and had been finally keen to extend the licensing charge however dropped the episode order. That would have pushed the per-episode value even greater for Sony, and in the end an settlement couldn’t be reached.
The phrase is that discovering a brand new house for SWAT is very unlikely, given the present’s finances.
“For six seasons, the amazing talents of the SWAT 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,” mentioned Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “We sincerely thank them for their incredible work and passion and also thank our dedicated fans who tuned in every week.”
After tonight’s episode, there are two extra episodes to air. The de facto collection finale, titled “Legacy,” can be launched on May nineteenth.
What do you think? Have you stored up with the SWAT TV present? Are you disenchanted this CBS collection wasn’t renewed for a seventh season? Are you shocked that it was cancelled?
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