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S.W.A.T. Season 7: Shemar Moore, David Lim Offer Love to Fans (VIDEO)

Shemar Moore and David Lim posted a video thanking fans for all of their love and support in getting CBS's S.W.A.T. a seventh & final season.

What a long, strange trip the past few days have been for CBS' Shemar Moore-starring S.W.A.T. First, it was canceled after the network and Sony Pictures TV couldn't agree on financials. And then, both parties had a change of heart over the weekend that we're sure had nothing to do with the waves of pushback the move received from fans and news sites. Grabbing the flag and leading the charge was Moore, who didn't pull punches, calling out all parties involved for the disrespect he said was being shown to a series that has performed above and beyond the network's expectations. Then, late on Monday, we learned that the series will be back for a 13-episode seventh & final season – and now? Well, Moore and David Lim (Victor Tan) want to make sure that all of you know how much being able to wrap up the series on their terms with an official final season means so much. And with all due respect to Lim… Moore is in fine celebratory mode, so his energy levels alone are enough to check out their Instagram video from a few hours earlier.

Here's a look at what Moore and Lim had to share with everyone regarding the show's resurrection and how much they appreciate the support that the show received over the past 72-96 hours after the initial cancellation news hit:

S.W.A.T.: A Look Back at Shemar Moore's Instagram Video Response

In an Instagram video post from over the weekend, Moore says that ending S.W.A.T. "makes no sense" – and then follows that up by laying out all of the things that the series has done that should've guaranteed it another season. With regard to the show itself, Moore makes the point that CBS is ending the only network series with a solo African-American male lead and one of the most diverse teams (on both sides of the camera) going. From there, Moore addresses how the team was notified about the news, not being able to have a proper goodbye/ending & much more. Clocking in at a little over seven minutes, it's a video definitely worth checking out. Here's a look at Moore's post, addressing the news of the show's demise while making the case for the decision being a bad one on a number of levels.

CBS's S.W.A.T.: A Look S06E21 "Forget Shorty" & Season Finale "Legacy"

S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 21 "Forget Shorty": SWAT teams up with the DEA, led by Mack Boyle (guest star Timothy Hutton), to conduct a massive gang sweep, only to discover that a vicious cartel is planting roots in the city and endangering numerous lives. Also, Hicks (Patrick St. Esprit) marks an important anniversary in the season's penultimate episode (written by Kent Rotherham and directed by Paul Bernard):

S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 22 "Legacy": The team works with the DEA and their iron-jawed leader, Mack Boyle (guest star Timothy Hutton), to stop a ruthless cartel boss waging war on the streets of Los Angeles as he exacts revenge on those who killed his son in the season finale (written by Brandon Margolis & Brandon Sonnier and directed Billy Gierhart):

CBS's S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore (Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson), Alex Russell (Jim Street), Jay Harrington (David "Deacon" Kay), Kenny Johnson (Dominique Luca), David Lim (Victor Tan), Patrick St. Esprit (Commander Robert Hicks), and Rochelle Aytes (Nichelle). Shawn Ryan, Justin Lin, Neal Moritz, Marney Hochman, Pavun Shetty, Billy Gierhart, Andy Dettman, and Paul Bernard serve as executive producers, with the series stemming from Sony Pictures Television (in association with CBS Studios)

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