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CBS has renewed most of its current lineup for the 2023-24 season with several renewals having been announced yesterday. However, the fates of East New York, Blue Bloods, and SWAT are still up in the air. Of the three, only Blue Bloods is produced solely by CBS’ production company, and ownership’s a key factor in the economics of network TV these days.
Per Deadline, negotiations are currently underway for Blue Bloods and SWAT to return for their respective 14th and seventh seasons.
With Blue Bloods, issues with budget cuts have delayed the decision for a renewal, but talks are now moving forward. Starring Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou, Marisa Ramirez, and Vanessa Ray, the Friday night drama follows the Reagans, a New York family with a history in law enforcement.
As for SWAT, negotiations have only just begun and there are no current issues that would make renewal unlikely. The police drama, which stars Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Kenny Johnson, David Lim, and Patrick St. Esprit, has seen an increase in viewership since moving to Friday nights.
East New York is a new series, and it is on the bubble. It’s produced by an outside studio and that doesn’t help its chances. CBS executives will decide on that series’ fate once the new series True Lies has been released and two other drama pilots have been produced. With so many renewals of established shows, there aren’t many timeslots left available for newer programming.
CBS has currently renewed 19 of its current shows for the 2023-24 television season — 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, Bob Hearts Abishola, CSI: Vegas, The Equalizer, FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, Fire Country, Ghosts, Lingo, NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i, The Neighborhood, So Help Me Todd, Survivor, Tough As Nails, and Young Sheldon.
What do you think? Do you want to see more of these CBS dramas next season? Would you be upset if Blue Bloods, SWAT, and/or East New York were cancelled?
Please renew Blue Blood and Swatt. I have watched from the begining
Renew East New York!
I would like to see East New York go on. Nevertheless the episode aired March 19th with the police officer telling a couple, who supposedly believed him, that touching/not touching his badge could allow them to divorce was extremely racist. The show has the potential to be a positive force as well as entertaining if given the chance.
Please don’t cancel Blue Bloods! Love the show and have watched it for years and I will be so disappointed if it is cancelled! I enjoy East New York and would hate to see it cancelled!
Love East New York (great cast, writers, scenes of the great City, real issues; You must renew!
Please keep all 3 shows. East New York reminds me of the good old cop shows we used to have!
Please renew all three of these shows. I enjoy all three very much
Please renew Blue Blood. Love this show. Best show on Friday nights. Been watching forever.
I really enjoy watching East New York. It reminds me of the older cop shows: Cagney and Lacey, NYPD Blue, others like these. I really like the characters on the show. Strong, cop like, real life. Please renew !
I have watched Blue Bloods since day one and absolutely love the show!!! I would be extremely disappointed if it was cancelled!!! Also I have been watching East New York since the beginning this year and really enjoy the show and would hate to see it cancelled
Please don’t cancel Blue Bloods, Swat, or East New York. I have been a fan of Blue Bloods from the day it first came out and Swat too. If CBS would cancel those two shows, I would hope to see that one of the other networks would pick it up like NBC did with Magnum PI. If you have to cancel any programs just cancel ones like Survivor, Ghosts, Bob Hearts Abishola or even though I do like it, Young Shelden, just please leave Blue Bloods and Swat alone!
I have been a fan of Blue Bloods since the beginning and would love to see it renewed, especially for the positive view of the men and women that keep us safe on a daily basis!
Keep Blue Bloods – PLEASE!
Renew all 3 show especially East New York and Blue Bloods
Renew all three. For sure SWAT and Blue Bloods