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Hondo and his group gained’t be again in motion for the 2025-26 TV season. CBS has cancelled the SWAT collection for a 3rd and sure last time, so there gained’t be a ninth season. The present’s eighth season will end airing in Could. It’s unclear what number of episodes are remaining.
A police motion drama collection, the SWAT TV present stars Shemar Moore, Jay Harrington, David Lim, Patrick St. Esprit, Anna Enger Ritch, and Niko Pepaj. 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 “final cease” Particular Weapons And Ways unit (S.W.A.T.). The remainder of the group consists of seasoned officer David “Deacon” Kay (Harrington), informant-connected Victor Tan (Lim), robust and constant Zoe Powell (Ritch), and Miguel “Miko” Alfaro (Pepaj), a headstrong officer who overcame a troubled childhood. Answerable for the administration of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. models, Commander Robert Hicks (St. Esprit) is a senior LAPD official with the Particular Operations Bureau.
Airing on Friday nights, the eighth season of SWAT averages a 0.29 ranking within the 18-49 demographic and three.95 million viewers (consists of DVR playback via 3:00 AM). In comparison with season seven, that’s down by 20% within the demo and down by 15% in viewership.
That is the third time that the police drama has been cancelled. It was introduced that the CBS collection had been cancelled on the finish of season six however SWAT acquired a reprieve resulting from viewer upset. It was renewed for a seventh and last season however CBS had a change of coronary heart and labored out a take care of Sony Photos Tv for an eighth season. This time round, the community reportedly cancelled SWAT with out participating in any negotiations for a doable renewal.
“It’s heartbreaking information, primarily as a result of it’s been such an immense pleasure working with this solid and crew to place out a present that we’ve all the time been pleased with,” mentioned government producer/showrunner Andrew Dettmann. “They’re really a rare group of people that have all labored so arduous and have been so devoted for all these eight seasons, overcoming numerous challenges. I can’t give them sufficient credit score. I really feel so privileged to have been part of the SWAT household.”
“It’s been a rare privilege to work on SWAT for eight seasons and inform the tales of Hondo and 20-Squad,” mentioned government producer Shawn Ryan. “I thank our followers, Shemar Moore, the remainder of our solid, our producers, Sony Photos Tv, CBS Studios and CBS for the chance. Most of all I need to thank our tireless, devoted crew who made our writers, administrators and solid all the time look good. My biggest concern proper now’s for them.”
What do you suppose? Have you ever saved up with the SWAT TV collection on CBS? Are you disillusioned this motion drama hasn’t been renewed for a ninth season?