Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20170110155747/@comment-27060727-20170128000257

I do think that any type of season 7 is likely but I wouldn't take that statement as confirmation because "getting a proper ending" could just mean "giving them enough of a heads up to write the season finale as a series finale." Not all multi-season shows have gotten that and the networks let them end on cliffhangers. It would be rushed but A&E would at least get to write their ending.

And I'd assume that if cast contracts are up, actors would have to let A&E know they intend to exit pretty soon so they can be written out. They're filming 6x17 now, which means that 6x18 must be finalized, at least 1 draft of 6x19 is already written, and 6x20 has probably already been outlined in the writers room. I'm sure they know what kind of finale they want these last few episodes to lead into, so I wonder if A&E have had their follow-up talk with Channing by now. ABC announced their first renewal this week so hopefully we'll all know soon.