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‘S.W.A.T.’ Canceled By CBS After 6 Seasons Amid Ratings Resurgence: Here’s Why

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In the highest-profile cancellation so far this upfront, CBS has opted not to renew S.W.A.T. for a seventh season. Its upcoming Season 6 finale will serve as a series finale.

Inspired by the 1975 TV series and the feature film, S.W.A.T., starring Shemar Moore, was the most established — and most expensive — CBS scripted series still on the bubble.

Its demise illustrates the harsh economic realities of the broadcast business as S.W.A.T. has done what was asked of it this season — it has been a rare TV series to rise in linear viewership year-to-year by double digits following its move to Fridays, where the drama has flourished.

It may be the most watched broadcast series to get the axe this season. A co-production between Sony Pictures TV and CBS Studios, S.W.A.T.

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