Fans of the crime series Swat are really not easy and have had to experience a real roller coaster ride of feelings for years. This is mainly due to the fact that the future of the series was completely in front of the end before new seasons of the hits were ordered with Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds). Now the series is said to have ended again.
Crime series SWAT depended on season 8
The Hollywood Reporter reports that CBS announced the decision on Thursday evening, Swat no longer to extend a 9th season. CBS has not yet revealed the reasons behind the deduction, but there are probably falling number of spectators and increasing production costs behind the decision, which have been related to the license fees in the past.
Showrunner and executive producer of the series, Andrew Dettmann, said in a statement:
This message breaks our heartespecially because it was so much fun to work with this cast and this crew and create a series that we were always proud of. They are really an extraordinary group of people who all worked hard and were very prescribed to all eight seasons very well beyond countless challenges. I can’t count this up to you.
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Swat has been discontinued twice before – and saved again
Swat was discontinued for the first time in 2023 after the 6th season of CBS. A few days later, after a new agreement with the Sony Pictures Television production company, the broadcaster raised the decision again and extended the series by a 7th season. The same game followed after season 7 before Swat was given an 8th season on the station. Amy Reisenbach, President of CBS Entertainment, explained at the time:
Here at CBS we stay ‘always liquid’ and love a good dramatic twistespecially when he leads to an 8th season of Swat.
It remains to be seen whether we can expect another dramatic twist. But there are chances that Swat will be saved again, this time rather bad. So fans should better prepare for the worst. The 8th season of Swat comprises 22 episodes and is currently still running on CBS in the USA.
In Germany there were already nine episodes of the final season on Sky One and Wow in streaming subscription. So we can look forward to the last 13 episodes of the series in this country. Episode 10 appears on March 9, 2025 On Sky One.