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CBS Cancels ‘S.W.A.T’ Starring Shemar Moore After Six Seasons

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In breaking primetime news, CBS has made the decision to cancel S.W.A.T. after six seasons.  The updated crime drama of the mid-70’s was brought to life in the present day by a cast led by Y&R alum, Shemar Moore.

Moore, has played LAPD Sgt. Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson during the series run, and will be seen in its final episode when it airs on May 19.

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In a statement, CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach shared: “For six seasons, the amazing talents of the SWAT cast led by Shemar Moore, the writers, producers and crew guided by executive producers Shawn Ryan, Andy Dettman and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas brought us compelling, action packed episodes that also addressed important social issues and contributed to the success of our primetime line up. We sincerely thank them for their incredible work and passion and also thank our dedicated fans who tuned in every week.”

Of note: should be that ratings were not the issue with the series. In fact, it has had a rise in linear viewership year-to-year and in the double digits following its move to Fridays nights. By the numbers, S.W.A.T. has been averaging 6.82 million total viewers vs. 6.41 million in 2021-22 and it ranks among the top 20 dramas on network TV.

However, you can look at economics as a root cause.  S.W.A.T. was the most expensive series needing a renewal pick-up. The show has been a co-production between Sony Pictures TV and CBS Studios. Reportedly, the issue centered around licensing fees where now CBS went up on the fee but the offer came with a reduction in series episodes, which would hurt and make the per-episode budget go higher, making it all but impossible to continue.

In addition, early reports are not confident that the series would find another home for it to continue elsewhere.

So, what do you think about the cancellation of S.W.A.T. starring Shemar Moore? Comment below, and make sure to catch Moore on Y&R this Monday May 8 when he returns to Genoa City as Malcolm Winters.

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That is one our favorite shows to watch on tv. We can’t wait till Friday night for it to be on. This seems to be a mistake on CBS. They need to have shows the fans want. Get rid of some of the others with the low ratings! All the actors are 100% they give it there all. CBS do what you always do get rid of the great TV shows!!!

Sad to see the show canceled lot better than others that still are on

I agree it’s a great show. With really good actors. Get rid of the garbage shows. Watched every friday.

This is a wrong move. It is a great show.won’t belong and CBS won’t have Friday night Viewers.

CBS was probably upset that they couldn’t replicate this show to infinity, like they did with the CSI/NCIS/FBI franchises.

Satan,
One of my favorite nighttime shows. I don’t know how this stuff works, but think you might. Could it possibly be picked up by another network,i.e NBC, or ABC?

We don’t wNt them canceled we r faithful watchers of swat

This is a terrible move. Watch it every week. One if the favorites!!!

I love Swat & am very upset to hear it’s been canceled

I’m very sad to hear that Swat’s been canceled. I’m a huge fan of the show & the entire cast of amazing actors!

So sad to see the show canceled I would love if Netflix would pick it up. To Swat Team you all will be missed.

Not a lot to watch on Fridays other 20/20 and 48 hrs. I love SWAT.

CBS, once again has canceled a great show – SWAT, this is the one show I faithfully watched with my family. I will no longer watch this network. Why would U cancel a show with good ratings, it must have been on the radar for a while from what I can see. CBS use to be a great network but ….decisions with great shows have caused me to STOP looking at this network.

That really SUCKS BIG TIME.We enjoy that show alot and the actors are GREAT. Why would you do that. Wrong thing to do

its sad how the root of it all is money, the high expense to make these shows is affecting the industry. Fox had to cancel 911 for the same reason, but 911 got saved because Disney owns the show so they can put it on their network.

Big mistake to cancel it.

They keep dumb shows and get rid of the good ones…SWAT, NCI S Los Angeles…but keep dumb show Todd… nothing on Thursday worth watching and cancel good shows?????

I never could get into Shemar’s SWAT show but I know from reading about it online that it was a good show. I was upset that NCIS: Los Angeles was axed.

So Help Me Todd is an acquired taste for sure. Quirky and funny in some respects. There have been episodes of that show that have left me scratching my head. It’s almost as if Marcia Gay Harden is “phoning it in” when it comes to delivering her lines.

Sure cancel a great show and keep all the Crap shows. What a mistake!!!! Our entire family watches this show, best actors and context on tv. We send heartfelt love to all!!

My husband and I are so sad to hear about this cancellation. It was one the only shows we enjoyed watching together. We really hope CBS will reconsider!

Cancelling S.W.A.T. is a huge mistake. I love that show and I watch anything that Shamar Moore is in. I’m praying it will get worked out or picked up by another network

When Shemar was on The Talk he was so happy about SWAT. It is shocking.

How sweet and touching the scenes today on Y&R when Malcolm/ Shemar Moore appeared. I didn’t realize how much I missed seeing him on the show. The plots they could come up with now, knowing he and Lily are really father and daughter, despite her love for Neil who raised her and Devon would be fantastic.

Congrats Shemar, the idiots saw the light!

CBS Is making ” A BIG MISTAKE ” getting rid of S.W.A.T. it a good series. Get rid of the other programs no one watches.

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March 2024 will be remembered in the TV and soap world when the news broke that CBS is prepping a brand new daytime drama. Many had thought a major network would never bring a new daytime soap into the world, given that the last time it was attempted was 25 years ago when the now defunct Passions bowed on NBC.

However, The Gates is definitely in development and moving forward with some major players associated with it including: Michele Val Jean as The Gates writer, showrunner and one of its executive producers, and Sheila Ducksworth from NAACP Venture

Now, for the first time since its announcement, George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+, spoke on the project that will feature a Black family as its central focus who live in a wealthy gated community.

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Speaking with Vulture, and when asked if The Gates is really something that truly has a chance of getting on the air, Cheeks clarified, “It’s super real. And just to give you a little bit of the backstory,  when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP Venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime.”

Cheeks added, “One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of a white-led family with supporting characters that reflect more of our society. So we just thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to flip that and make the core anchor family a Black family, and then make the other characters reflect more the broader scope of society?”

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The CEO gave props to Michele Val Jean,  and how Ducksworth came to the table with the former B&B and GH writer. “She found this great writer, Michele Val Jean, who’s been in the soap opera space for 30 years. She came up with a pitch, and we loved it,” shares Cheeks. “We brought Procter & Gamble into it as well, because if there were going to be (product) integrations, we could do it more holistically and organically. All of that is to say, we did a lot of work on the front end to put this together. So while yes, it’s development, it’s accelerated development.”

When prodded on the timeline of when The Gates could come to full fruition, Gates related, “The actual timeline and when we’re going to do it is still uncertain, because we want to get this right. I mean, there hasn’t been a new soap opera launch since I can’t even begin to tell you when. But we have great success with Bold and the Beautiful and Young and the Restless, and so we think we’re the right folks to be launching a new soap. I wish I could tell you more about exact timing, but we’re so focused on getting it right, and that will dictate when we’re ready to launch it.”

The CBS exec also shared that whether The Gates will wind up an hour soap or half-hour is not yet determined, but that it is being developed as an hour show.

So, after reading what George Cheeks, the CBS President & CEO had to say about ‘The Gates’, are you even more excited for what looks to the first new network soap in 25 years? Comment below.

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Former General Hospital star, Robyn Bernard, who played aspiring singer Terry Brock has died. She was 64-years-old.

Bernard’s body was found Tuesday in San Jacinto, California. A Riverside County Coroner told TMZ they identified the actress’ body using her fingerprints after deputies responded to a death investigation call on Tuesday March 12th.

Sources told the outlet that Bernard’s body was found in the wee hours of the morning. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

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Bernard joined General Hospital back in 1984 as Terry Brock, the daughter of the abusive D.L. Brock (played by David Groh). Robyn remained on the ABC soap opera for six years before making her exit in 1990. At one point, Terry’s stepmother would become Bobbie Spencer (the late Jackie Zeman) when the nurse married her father.

Terry was involved in the Laurelton Murders storyline and after first setting her sights on Frisco Jones, wound up with killer Kevin O’Connor. Later, Terry was blamed for several murders and in the end killed Kevin in self-defense. In addition, Terry had a relationship with Dusty Walker played by none other than Shaun Cassidy.  She eventually left Port Charles after landing her own recording contract.

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The last time GH Fans may have seen Bernard was in 2014, when she appeared at the GH Fan Club Weekend Past Cast event. Robyn is pictured below with the late Susan Brown (ex-Gail) at the fan gathering. She has been out of the limelight for several years.

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In addition to her role on GH, Bernard was featured throughout her TV career on primetime’s Simon & Simon, Tour of Duty and The Facts of Life.

Share your remembrances and condolences for GH alum Robyn Bernard and her loved ones via the comment section below.

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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Tuesday, that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Friday night, June 7th (8 – 10 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*.

This year will mark the 18th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, which is more than any other network.

The 2024 Daytime Emmys will take place at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles. Back in December of 2023, the delayed 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were also held at that venue. The June 7th date for the upcoming ceremony will be the first time in several years that the event is scheduled a few weeks earlier than normal; excluding last year’s revised date to the actors and writers strikes.

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Lifetime Achievement honoree, nominations, host, and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.

In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS noted, “We eagerly anticipate our return in June as we once again partner with CBS to recognize the exceptional and talented individuals who make daytime television great. We’re thrilled to kick off our second half-century of the Daytime Emmys.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary, and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.

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The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will once again be produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.

So, glad to know that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards honoring performance and shows in the 2023 calendar year, will be held in early June this year, and once again broadcast on CBS? Comment below.

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