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‘SEAL Team’ Finale: Despite A Near-Recast & Shift To Streaming, Military Drama Made It To 7 Seasons & Helped Birth CBS Franchise
After a bumpy start and a challenging run, SEAL Team comes to an end as one of the few series that bridged broadcast's heyday and the streaming era.
The Plaza Hotel’s Food Hall and adjacent spaces over multiple floors were packed with people for CBS ‘ annual upfront party — an opulent display in the final years of broadcast dominance. A few months after Pare’s exit, SEAL Team faced another challenge in May 2021: it was forced to leave CBS to make room for spinoffs of crime franchises, NCIS: Hawai’i, CSI: Vegas and FBI: International, as well as medical drama Good Sam. Helped by a loyal fan following and wide support among veterans, SEAL Team ran for seven seasons, a very respectable lifespan in this day and age, despite the show’s high cost and limited international sale potential given its focus on American military versus the more easily translatable crime, medical and legal procedural genres.
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