Is Season 5 of Person of Interest the final year for the show?

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Just the other day, J.J. Abrams, one of the show's executive producers, said he "guesses" this is it for the series , which received a truncated 13-episode renewal and still has no premiere date.However, when asked today at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour if he could confirm the status of both Mike and Molly and Person of Interest, CBS president Glenn Geller definitively said Mike and Molly was over, while simply saying, "I don't know," on Person of Interest, noting, "It hasn't aired yet."But when will it air? Said Geller, “Person of interest, we ordered 13 episodes. We hope to get them on this spring. Greg [Plageman] and Jonah [Nolan] have planned a terrific season. I can’t wait for fans of the show to see it. It’ll be a real treat for viewers.”The “we hope” in his statement certainly seemed to imply the show could be held for summer, but when I asked Geller for a follow-up, he clarified, “We will air Person of Interest this spring,” saying it would not debut in the summer.[widget path="video/embed/playlist" parameters="slug=person-of-interest-nycc-interviews"]Abrams revealed that the Season 5 finale was written as a series finale, and Geller said, “I think it could function as both a season or series finale. I think the fans will be very satisfied. Greg and Jonah have made, once again, a very compelling season arc. [There are] big, big surprises this season, but it will air this spring.”