Shemar Moore on the ‘Miracle’ Renewal of ‘S.W.A.T.’ for Season 8 and Why The Season 7 Finale Didn’t Change ‘The Door Is Not Completely Closed’ (Exclusive)

The actor spoke with ET on Wednesday about staying ‘optimistic’ while still wrapping the show up with a satisfying final season.
While the seventh season of S.W.A.T. is set to be the show’s last, star Shemar Moore says he’s still holding out a tiny sliver of hope that the series might find a way to continue on.

Moore, 53, spoke with ET’s Cassie DiLaura on Tuesday, and reflected on the show’s impressive run and the joy he’s felt being part of such a fun and exciting series.

“Oh man, its been such a good run. And, you know, this is my 30th year in the game, so I pinch myself,” Moore said. “[It’s been] seven years of a really fun show. And the word on the street is it’s our final season — but, you know, I’m an optimist.”

S.W.A.T. originally ran for its first six seasons on CBS before getting cancelled. The series was then picked back up for a seventh and final season by CBS, perhaps in part due to fan outcry. Now, Moore hopes that if the audience demand is there, maybe it well get another lease on life, adding, “Numbers matter, you know what I mean?”

“So, if this is the final season, I’ll just say thank you. It’s been an incredible run to play tough guy Daniel ‘Hondo’ Harrelson,” Moore shared. “Obviously, I’m biased, and there’s no such thing as the best show, but I do think we’ve been a very unique show. It’s like watching an action movie but on TV.”

For Moore, getting to star on the action-packed police procedural has been a thrill and an experience he deeply appreciates.

“It’s just fun to go save the day and chase the bad guys and we really do some exciting things,” Moore said. “[This] may be last time we put this uniform on, it may be the last time we do a fight scene, a car chase, a motorcycle chase, repel off a building.”