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Why was East New York canceled?

By Alexandria Ingham

“The Small Things” – During an investigation into a fatal shooting, the team crosses paths with Demonté Green (Woody McClain), a smooth-talking businessman who may have been the intended target. Also, Deputy Inspector Haywood tries to help a troubled teen, and Detective Killian finds himself at odds with his girlfriend, Corinne, after she hires an ex-con to work at their new bar, on EAST NEW YORK, Sunday, Oct. 16 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.* Pictured (L-R):Jimmy Smits as Chief John Suarez, Amanda Warren as Regina Haywood, Elizabeth Rodriguez as Det. Crystal Morales, Kevin Rankin as Det. Tommy Killian, and Richard Kind as Captain Stan Yenko. Photo Credit: CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“The Small Things” – During an investigation into a fatal shooting, the team crosses paths with Demonté Green (Woody McClain), a smooth-talking businessman who may have been the intended target. Also, Deputy Inspector Haywood tries to help a troubled teen, and Detective Killian finds himself at odds with his girlfriend, Corinne, after she hires an ex-con to work at their new bar, on EAST NEW YORK, Sunday, Oct. 16 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.* Pictured (L-R):Jimmy Smits as Chief John Suarez, Amanda Warren as Regina Haywood, Elizabeth Rodriguez as Det. Crystal Morales, Kevin Rankin as Det. Tommy Killian, and Richard Kind as Captain Stan Yenko. Photo Credit: CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. /
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East New York was canceled after just one season. Why did CBS make this disappointing decision? We take a look inside the choice.

There was some devastating news in May 2023. East New York was canceled after just one season. The decision came shortly after CBS made a U-Turn decision on SWAT‘s cancellation.

Of course, fans of the series are angry. They want to know why CBS would opt to cancel the show. Well, it does come down to financial reasons, and it came down to the SWAT U-Turn.

SWAT and East New York were fighting for the same spot

When the cancellation news came in, we learned East New York and SWAT were fighting for the same timeslot. In the end, the noise SWAT fans made after that show’s cancellation made CBS change its mind. The cop drama was renewed for a seventh and final season. With the timeslot gone, East New York was canceled.

However, there were other financial reasons to cancel the show. This wasn’t a CBS Studios series. It was a Warner Bros. TV Studios series. CBS didn’t fully financially benefit from the series, so the linear ratings had to be a little stronger than they were. Despite The Equalizer lead-in, the series just didn’t get the ratings that CBS hoped for.

On top of that was the fact that the full seasons wouldn’t be available to stream on Paramount+ the whole time. The streamer would only have the most recent season, and CBS was trying to work with Warner Bros. TV to get that changed. CBS wanted to keep people on its streaming platform to watch the show instead of the show heading elsewhere. This is a problem with other TV shows, including the FBI shows.

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East New York is still currently available to stream on Paramount+ for now.

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