CBS Announces a Major Shakeup to Its 2024-2025 TV Season
Shemar Moore, Jay Harrington
In a surprising move, CBS today announced that it was renewing the previously canceled S.W.A.T. for an eighth season, which will air on its Fall 2024-2025 schedule.
“S.W.A.T. IS BACK! BELIEVE IN MIRACLES! I am so proud of this show and the people and variables it has taken to make this show what it is and has become,” said Shemar Moore, series star and executive producer. “I am so grateful to the fans around the world who have supported, watched, enjoyed and rooted for S.W.A.T.! It is entirely because of this support that S.W.A.T. will continue to shine! This is still a dream job for me … I love my S.W.A.T. crew, cast and writers and producers – we have made an incredible, fun, exciting, provocative and heartwarming show for the world to enjoy. Thank you to CBS and SONY for believing in S.W.A.T. and giving us this opportunity to shine!”
Of course, S.W.A.T. will be a couple of cast members short when it returns next fall as both Alex Russell, who plays Jim Street, and Kenny Johnson, who plays Dominique Luca, were written out in what was supposed to be the final season – Season 7. It remains to be seen whether or not Jay Harrington will be exiting the show as his character Deacon had discussed retiring but that may have changed with Luca’s departure.
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In an interview with Shemar last February, he told Parade, he was up for more seasons: “I make jokes that these 53-year-old knees can hold up and I can run around and be bad ass Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, I’m not done with this show, and neither is the crew. There’s 300 of us that love making this show and it’s resonating.” Apparently, CBS listened.
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“Here at CBS, we always ‘stay liquid’ and love a good dramatic twist, especially when it leads to an eighth season of S.W.A.T.!,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “The show continues to resonate with viewers thanks to our talented cast led by Shemar Moore and our amazing writers and producers who keep the show relevant and action-packed. We’re very pleased to renew it again and incredibly grateful to our partners at SONY, CBS Studios and Shemar for working so closely with us to bring it back for next season.”
Katherine Pope, president of Sony Pictures Television Studios, said, “Led by the unstoppable Shemar Moore, S.W.A.T. has captivated viewers since its premiere in 2017, and with every renewal, we are amazed at how passionate and dedicated the fans of this show are. Thank you to Amy Reisenbach and our partners at CBS for continuing to believe in the show and the incredible work of the cast and crew. Everyone here at Sony Pictures Television is so proud of the world that Shawn, Aaron, Andy and the entire S.W.A.T. team have created, and we congratulate them on coming back for another year. Roll SWAT!”
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Executive producer and co-showrunner Shawn Ryan also weighed in, ““It’s a privilege to get to deliver more S.W.A.T. stories to our incredible fans. This season eight pickup is a testament to our showrunner Andy Dettmann, Shemar Moore, the rest of our talented cast and our dedicated crew who continue to produce television that resonates with so many people. We’re grateful to CBS, Sony Pictures Television and CBS Studios for the opportunity.”
“All of us at S.W.A.T. are thrilled by the news of a season eight. Shemar and I had many conversations throughout the production of season seven, confident that if we continued to tell great stories punctuated by SWAT’s signature action, our amazing fans would stay with us, giving us a good shot at another season,” said Andrew Dettmann, co-showrunner and executive producer. “At the end of the day, this is the well-deserved payoff for all the time, energy and effort put in by an incredible cast and crew working with the constant support of our partners at Sony Pictures Television and everyone at CBS. We look forward to an exciting season eight.”
S.W.A.T. airs Friday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Next day on Paramount+.
