![]() I hear CBS, who let its exclusive window on S.W.A.T. Sony was not willing to go for another renewal at a flat license fee as that would compromise the show’s financial model. As Deadline reported in March, those early renewals the last few years had come with the network keeping the license fee unchanged, which had put more and more pressure on the budget and further squeezed the show’s profit margins since costs of producing TV shows increase every year. That is because CBS and lead studio Sony TV could not come to a financial agreement, I hear. It may be the most watched broadcast series to get the axe this season.Ī co-production between Sony Pictures TV and CBS Studios, S.W.A.T., one of just a handful of broadcast drama series with a Black lead, has gone from a string of early renewals up until last year to a cancellation. has done what was asked of it this season - it has been a rare TV series to rise in linear viewership year-to-year by double digits following its move to Fridays, where the drama has flourished. ![]() Its demise illustrates the harsh economic realities of the broadcast business as S.W.A.T. Inspired by the 1975 TV series and the feature film, S.W.A.T., starring Shemar Moore, was the most established - and most expensive - CBS scripted series still on the bubble. ![]() RELATED: ‘S.W.A.T.’ Star Shemar Moore Shares Frustration About Drama’s Cancellation: “We’ve Done Nothing Wrong. ![]()
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