Shemar Moore still has some action left in him.
After the news that S.W.A.T., which was briefly canceled in 2023 before a surprise reversal, was once again coming to an end, the actor expressed his sadness over the show’s second abrupt ending.
“S.W.A.T. season eight, here we are, three weeks away from the finale we are canceled again,” Shemar, 54, said in a video posted on Instagram March 6. “It sucks, it’s sad. I had to give a speech today on set to the crew. And obviously I’m biased, the most amazing crew in Hollywood. Just good people, no jerks. People who show up, sacrifice here and there for their families, and work their tails off to make S.W.A.T.”
“Uncancelled, twice, two years in a row. Now I don’t know my history, but how many shows get to say that? I’m gonna say none or I’m gonna say that we’re close to one of the none,” he continued. “But we did that, we did that. We are so proud.”
Shamar—who starred alongside Jay Harrington and David Lim in the CBS drama—added that he doesn’t think the network made the right call pulling the plug on the series.
“We made a hit television show that the world loved to watch,” he said. “So, I say to CBS, if you’re done, I know it’s about money, optics, politics, I don’t think you’re making the right choice.”
And while he wasn’t happy with the decision CBS made, he had nothing but love for the station that has been a home for him during his three decades in the entertainment business.
“But if you are done, I say thank you” Shemar said. “Genuinely, honestly from my heart. Because my 31st anniversary of being in this game—31 years—is 90 percent because of you CBS. Young and the Restless, Criminal Minds and now S.W.A.T. Thank you for the honor. Thank you for the opportunity. Thank you for the ride. If you change your mind, I promise you you’ll make a lot of people smile.”
Still, he did express being open to continuing the show at a new home.
“Hey Netflix, how you doing?” he quipped. “Netflix, if you’re interested in a show that is in autopilot that the world is watching we’d love to come play. NBC, FOX, ABC. Hey, you want to come flirt with me? You’re invited to the barbecue.”
“Trust me, all of us, the family over at S.W.A.T. we ain’t done chasing bad guys, and helicopter chases and motorcycle chases and car chases and blowing up stuff,” he added. “We ain’t done. But if you forced us to be finished, we simply say thank you. Because we had a good run. We make it happen. We make people smile. People are tuning in. But if it is indeed done, I bow out gracefully.”
While he’s off-screen for the time being, Shemar said that he’ll be busy chasing someone else: his and ex-girlfriend Jesiree Dizon’s 4-year-old daughter, Frankie.
“I am so so so excited for the next chapter of my life,” the Sonic the Hedgehog star said. “In my career and as a daddy to my daughter Frankie. I ain’t done yet. I aint done, my knees are ready, I lost 20 lbs. I’m ready to go. But if you’re done CBS I say thank you.”
Keep reading to check the status of your favorite shows from this year…
Renewed: Nobody Wants This
Everybody wants more of this. The Netflix comedy will be back for season three.
Canceled: Ridiculousness
After 14 years, the hit MTV clip show hosted by Rob Dyrdek is coming to an end.
Renewed: King of the Hill
The beloved animated comedy will continue grilling through seasons 16 and 17 on Hulu.
Renewed: Adults
The comedy about a group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people will return for season two.
Renewed: Only Murders in the Building
OMITB is alive and well because the Hulu series is returning for season six in 2026.
The show will film overseas for the first time, with the beloved crime-solving trio leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery.
Renewed: The Rainmaker
The USA Network legal drama will return to the courtroom for season two.
Canceled: The Kitchen
Food Network announced that the weekend culinary talk show hosted by Sunny Anderson, Jeff Mauro, Geoffrey Zakarian, Katie Lee and Alex Guarnaschelli will end at the end in December 2025 after 12 years and 40 seasons.
Renewed: The Buccaneers
The Apple TV+ drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s final novel will return for season three.
Renewed: Lioness
The Paramount+ thriller starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman was renewed for a third season, according to multiple outlets.
Canceled: The Ultimatum: Queer Love
The Netflix dating reality show won’t be back for season three, Varity reported in October.
Canceled: Mid-Century Modern
The Hulu comedy inspired by The Golden Girls won’t be returning for a second season.
Renewed: The Morning Show
The Apple TV+ drama, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, will be back for season five.
Canceled: Catfish
The MTV series will end with season nine.
“After 12 years,” host Nev Schulman said as he sat next to Max Joseph in a Sept. 22 Instagram video, “300 episodes and just a lot of traveling around this incredible country, Catfish has officially been cancelled. Sorry.”
Renewed: Hunting Wives
After the May Cobb novel adaptation became a smash hit on Netflix when it was added to the platform in summer of 2025, the streamer confirmed it had picked up the series as an original for season two.
Renewed: Foundation
The apocalyptic sci-fi drama will be back for season four.
Renewed: Overcompensating
The Prime Video comedy will head back to school for season two.
Renewed: Berlin ER
Apple TV+ renewed the German-language drama for a second season.
Renewed: The Paper
Stop the presses: The Office spinoff will be back for season two on Peacock.
Ending: Bel-Air
Peacock’s reimagined drama will debut it’s fourth and final season Nov. 24.
Renewed: Password
Get ready for more outrageous clues, wild guesses and comedic moments as Keke Palmer returns as host alongside wordplay master Jimmy Fallon for season three.
Renewed: The Institute
The horror series was for season two, which should come as no surprise given that The Institute ranks as the best premiere ever on MGM+.
Renewed: America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys
Season three will follow the 2025-2026 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad from start to finish—kicking off at auditions and training camp and continuing all the way through the NFL season.
Renewed: Solo Traveling
Tracee Ellis Ross‘ Roku Channel travel series will continue jet-setting to fabulous destinations with season two.
Renewed: American Ninja Warrior
The intense NBC competition series will continue to make jaws drop when more contestants compete for the $250,000 price on the upcoming 18th season.
Ending: And Just Like That…
Series creator Michael Patrick King revealed the Sex And The City spin-off starring Sarah Jessica Parker will end after the current third season in a two-part finale.
“And just like that…the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe is coming to an end,” Michael said in an Aug 1 Instagram post. “While I was writing the last episode of And Just Like That…season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop.”
“SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season,” he added. “It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.”
Renewed: Untamed
Netflix’s new series set in Yellowstone National Park and starring Eric Bana scored a season two renewal, according to Variety.
Renewed: Pluribus
The new series, in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness, was renewed by Apple TV+ even before its season one premiere.
Renewed: Days of Our Lives
The long-running Peacock soap opera will return with more drama for seasons 62 and 63.
Renewed: Stick
Owen Wilson‘s Apple TV+ comedy scored a season two pickup.
Renewed: Top Chef
Bravo’s culinary competition will return for season 23 set in Charlotte, North Carolina.
