SWAT will not return for a ninth season, CBS announced Thursday evening. The network has canceled and un-canceled the show twice before.
“It’s heartbreaking news, primarily because it’s been such an immense pleasure working with this cast and crew to put out a show that we’ve always been proud of,” showrunner and executive producer Andrew Dettmann said in a statement. “They are truly an extraordinary group of people who have all worked so hard and have been so dedicated for all these eight seasons, overcoming countless challenges. I can’t give them enough credit.”
CBS canceled SWAT after season six in 2023, and then reversed its decision and billed the seventh installment as the show’s last. Then, in April 2024, the network surprised fans with a last-minute renewal for an eighth installment. “Here at CBS, we always ‘stay liquid’ and love a good dramatic twist, especially when it leads to an eighth season of SWAT,” Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, said at the time.
SWAT is based on the 1975 ABC series of the same name, and stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson. Shawn Ryan and and Dettmann executive produce with Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz, Marney Hochman, Pavun Shetty, Billy Gierhart, Moore and James Scura.
“It’s been an extraordinary privilege to work on SWAT for eight seasons and tell the stories of Hondo and 20-Squad,” Ryan said in a statement. “I thank our fans, Shemar Moore, the rest of our cast, our producers, Sony Pictures Television, CBS Studios and CBS for the opportunity. Most of all I want to thank our tireless, dedicated crew who made our writers, directors and cast always look good. My greatest concern right now is for them.”
