SWAT
Un-Canceled Again! ‘SWAT’ Defies Death With Surprise Season 8 Renewal at CBS
After being canceled, then un-canceled, then producing what was billed as its final season, CBS’ SWAT is getting yet another new lease on life. The network has picked up an eighth season of crime drama starring Shemar Moore. The decision to continue the series, a co-production of Sony Pictures Television and CBS Studios, comes as […]
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‘SWAT’ Lands Cable Syndication Deal With WeTV
SWAT is expanding its reach. The Sony Pictures Television-produced procedural has for the first time sold in syndication and will begin airing on the AMC Networks-backed WeTV starting Nov. 12. The deal covers the first six seasons of the Shemar Moore-led drama from exec producer Shawn Ryan. The upcoming seventh and final season of the […]
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‘SWAT’ Hits Streaming Charts After Cancellation/Renewal Drama
SWAT made its first appearance on Nielsen’s streaming charts a week after CBS briefly canceled the series. The crime drama cracked the overall top 10, and came in fourth among acquired series, for the week of May 15-21 with 635 million minutes of watch time. On May 5, CBS said it was canceling SWAT — then […]
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Inside the Negotiations as CBS and Sony Battled Over ‘SWAT’
In May 2017, Sony Pictures Television gave NBC a 50 percent ownership share of Timeless to get the Shawn Ryan-produced drama a second season after the broadcast network’s surprise decision to cancel the time-travel series. Flash forward six years and Sony — the independent studio where Ryan has been based with an overall deal since […]
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‘SWAT’ Un-Canceled: CBS Reverses Course, Picks Up Seventh and Final Season
CBS’ drama SWAT will live for one more season after the network reversed course on canceling the series. Three days after announcing SWAT would end with its sixth season, which wraps on May 19, the network on Monday picked up a final season. The series, a co-production between Sony Pictures TV and CBS Studios, will […]
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Shemar Moore Says “Canceling ‘SWAT’ Is a F***ing Mistake,” Calls Out TV Diversity
A day after CBS announced the cancellation of SWAT, series lead Shemar Moore took to social media to share an impassioned video of himself expressing his disappointment in how the decision was handled. The network revealed Friday that the series, on which Moore has starred as LAPD Sgt. Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson since its November 2017 […]
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CBS Cancels ‘SWAT’ After Six Seasons
CBS is canceling its crime drama SWAT after six seasons. The show, an update of the 1970s cop show that stars Shemar Moore as LAPD Sgt. Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, will air its final episode on May 19. SWAT is a co-production of Sony Pictures TV and CBS Studios. “For six seasons, the amazing talents of […]
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Shawn Ryan Opens Up About WGA Negotiations, Netflix’s ‘Night Agent’ and How ‘Terriers’ Was Ahead of Its Time
Welcome to the 207th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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Shemar Moore Gives an Up-Close Look at His Customized Car Collection
The S.W.A.T. star reveals his kitted-out car collection, which includes an uncommon Rezvani Tank SUV and a Ferrari F8 Tribute that 'represents the pride in my journey'
By Jon Alain Guzik
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No More Excuses: 5 Ways Showrunners Can Increase Black Representation Now (Guest Column)
'S.W.A.T.' writer A.C. Allen outlines how to create a more diverse writers room, including establishing HBCU internships.
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‘SWAT’ Creator Renews Sony TV Overall Deal
Sony Pictures Television is keeping SWAT creator Aaron Rahsaan Thomas in-house. Thomas has inked a new two-year overall deal with the indie studio behind the CBS drama. Thomas will continue to serve as a writer and exec producer on the series that he developed alongside Shawn Ryan. The latter has called Sony TV his home […]
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‘SEAL Team,’ ‘SWAT’ Renewed for Second Seasons at CBS
The two dramas join first-year comedy 'Young Sheldon' on the network's 2018-19 schedule.
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