CBS cancels ‘S.W.A.T’ for third time as star Shemar Moore reveals how he broke ‘sad’ news to his crew: ‘Defied the odds’

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video posted to Instagram Friday. “It sucks. It’s sad.“Uncanceled twice, two years in a row. Now I don’t know my history, but how many shows get to say that?

I’m going to say none. Or we’re one of the none. We did that and we are so proud.”Moore revealed he broke the news to “the most amazing crew in Hollywood” on set Thursday.“I had to give a speech today to my crew and say ‘hey, we’re done.

There’s nothing I can say to make this sound nice, good, optimistic, nothing,'” he recalled. “But I said ‘be proud,’ because we defied the odds and we made a hit television show that the world loved to watch.”The show follows LAPD SWAT Sergeant Daniel “Honcho” Harrelson — played by Moore — and his highly skilled team in the Los Angeles area.Originally renewed several times during its early seasons, CBS unexpectedly canceled the show after its sixth season in 2023.

The network changed its tune days later and called for a “seventh and final season.” before another season was ordered last April.The final nail in the coffin for the Shemar Moore-led drama came after CBS did not hold contract talks with SONY Pictures Television, unlike previous years, Deadline reported.The show, which airs on Friday night at 10 p.m.