CBS Renew/Cancel: ‘S.W.A.T.’ Likely to be Renewed


Shemar Moore ("S.W.A.T.") | CBS
Welcome to the CBS Renew/Cancel Watch. All in-season, scripted primetime shows airing on CBS in the 2017-18 season are included in the prediction table below. My predictions are current as of December 28, 2017.

The key to the right indicates the colors associated with each prediction. The data in the table includes current season lows, highs, and averages (Adults 18-49 demo), as well as the year-to-year changes for returning shows. The shows are ordered by their season averages against other scripted CBS shows.



   Rank     
Show
    Season Low High /Average     
 Y2Y Change
1
 The Big Bang Theory 
2.5 / 4.1 / 2.89
-7%
2
Young Sheldon
1.8 / 3.8 / 2.33
--
3
Mom
1.4 / 1.8 / 1.54
+2%
4
NCIS
1.4 / 1.6 / 1.43
-17%
5
Kevin Can Wait
1.1 / 2.3 / 1.29
-20%
6
Bull
1.0 / 1.3 / 1.19
-17%
7
Life In Pieces
1.1 / 1.3 / 1.15
-9%
8
SEAL Team
0.9 / 1.5 / 1.14
--
9
Criminal Minds
0.9 / 1.3 / 1.05
-25%
10
Man with a Plan
0.9 / 1.0 / 1.02
-18%
11
S.W.A.T.
0.9 / 1.1 / 1.01
--
-
Me, Myself & I
0.7 / 1.6 / 1.01
--
-
NCIS: New Orleans
0.9 / 1.1 / 1.01
-14%
14
Hawaii Five-0
0.9 / 1.1 / 1.02
-10%
15
9JKL
0.7 / 1.5 / 0.99
--
16
NCIS: LA
0.8 / 1.3 / 0.95
-27%
17
Blue Bloods
0.8 / 1.1 / 0.94
-25%
-
  Wisdom of the Crowd  
0.7 / 1.3 / 0.94
--
19
Superior Donuts
0.8 / 1.0 / 0.91
-22%
20
MacGyver
0.8 / 0.9 / 0.84
-23%
21
Scorpion
0.7 / 1.0 / 0.83
-31%
22
Madam Secretary
0.6 / 0.8 / 0.67
-24%

S.W.A.T.
The new drama has averaged just over a 1.0 across eight airings. That's rather impressive when compared directly to CBS's other new dramas. Specifically, this looks rather good against SEAL Team, which airs an hour earlier on Wednesdays, has one of the network's biggest lead-ins, and has only done marginally better despite the help. Of course, Wisdom of the Crowd has turned less than favorable results on Sundays and was not given a full season's confidence by CBS. This leaves S.W.A.T. and SEAL Team in serious contention for renewal, and as it stands now they both seem viable. Compared to past Thursday at 10 occupants, the show is a notable improvement over Pure Genius,, Training Day, and Rush Hour. I've upgraded S.W.A.T. to Likely to be Renewed status due to its stability, good 10pm numbers and improvement of the time slot, and CBS's full season order. 

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