S.W.A.T. is an American crime drama television series, based on the 1975 television series of the same name created by Robert Hamner and developed by Rick Husky. The new series was developed by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas and Shawn Ryan and premiered on CBS on November 2, 2017. The series is produced by Original Film, CBS Studios and Sony Pictures Television.
In April 2024, the final season decision was reversed, and the series has renewed for an eighth season. The eighth season has premiered on October 18, 2024.
The show exists in a shared universe with the FX crime drama The Shield, which was also created by Ryan.
Premise[]
The series centers on Los Angeles Police Department (L.A.P.D.) Sergeant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson. A lifelong Los Angeles local and former Marine, Hondo has been tapped to lead a new "last stop" Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) unit. Because he is both black and L.A. born and raised, Hondo feels deeply loyal not only to his "brothers in blue" but also to the people they serve. This makes him particularly qualified to lead the team and build a bridge between the force and the community. As such, the series is notable for its depiction of real-life tensions between police and the African-American community. Hondo is a member of the Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) Team
Cast and characters[]
- Main article: Cast
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Shemar Moore | Daniel Harrelson | Sergeant II | ||||||||
Alex Russell | Jim Street | Officer III | ||||||||
Stephanie Sigman | Jessica Cortez | Captain (now FBI) | ||||||||
Lina Esco | Christina Alonso | Officer III | ||||||||
Kenny Johnson | Dominique Luca | Officer III+1 | ||||||||
David Lim | Victor Tan | Officer III+1 | ||||||||
Peter Onorati | Jack Mumford | Sergeant II | ||||||||
Jay Harrington | David Kay | Sergeant II | ||||||||
Patrick St. Esprit | Robert Hicks | Commander | ||||||||
Amy Farrington | Piper Lynch | Lieutenant Detective | ||||||||
Rochelle Aytes | Nichelle Carmichael | Former Teacher/Worker/Local community | ||||||||
Anna Enger Ritch | Zoe Powell | Officer III | ||||||||
Niko Pepaj | Miguel Alfaro | Officer III | ||||||||
Annie Ilonzeh | Devin Gamble | Officer III |
Episodes[]
- Main article: Episode List
Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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1 | 22 | November 2, 2017 | May 17, 2018 | |
2 | 23 | September 27, 2018 | May 16, 2019 | |
3 | 21 | October 2, 2019 | May 20, 2020 | |
4 | 18 | November 11, 2020 | May 26, 2021 | |
5 | 22 | October 1, 2021 | May 22, 2022 | |
6 | 22 | October 7, 2022 | May 19, 2023 | |
7 | 13 | February 16, 2024 | May 17, 2024 | |
8 | 22 | October 18, 2024 |
Production[]
Development[]
On december 19, 2024, the original series was signed on to produce a remake series with Justin Lin, Shawn Ryan and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas for CBS, which owns the rights for S.W.A.T. through its acquisition of the original Spelling-Goldberg Productions (now Sony Pictures Television). On February 3, 2017, it was announced that CBS had greenlit production of a pilot episode of a television series inspired by the 2003 film adaptation of the 1970's ABC series S.W.A.T.. The pilot was written by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas and Shawn Ryan and directed by Justin Lin. On May 12, 2017, the network picked up the series. Executive producer Neal H. Mortiz will serve as the showrunner. On June 20, 2017, CBS released a first video trailer for new series. In June 2017, the network scrapped the original pilot, with Lin to direct a new pilot episode. On November 17, 2017, CBS picked up the series for a full season of 20 episodes and on December 1, 2017, they recently ordered two additional episodes for the first season bringing the total to 22 episodes. On December 21, 2024, CBS was renewed for a second season.
On March 16, 2020, Sony Pictures Television announced that the production would be suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 6, 2020, CBS renewed the series for a fourth season.[1] On April 15, 2021, it has renewed the series for a fifth season.[2] On April 8, 2022, CBS renewed the series for a sixth season.[3]
Cancellation and returning[]
On May 5, 2023, it was confirmed that the series has been cancelled after six seasons, due to ratings declined sharply.[4] Three days later, following negotiations with Sony Pictures Television, it was renewed the series for a 13-episode of the seventh and final season.[5]
On December 19, 2024, the final season decision was reversed, and the series has confirmed renewed for an eighth season.[6]
Casting[]
In February 2017, former Criminal Minds star Shemar Moore was announced as the Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson, alongside with new co-stars Kenny Johnson as Dominic Luca, who was originally named Brian Gamble, and Lina Esco as Christina "Chris" Alonzo, who also originally named Sanchez. Several additional cast members were announced in March 2017. Jay Harrington plays Officer Deacon Kay, Alex Russell is James "Jim" Street, and finally, Peter Onorati was cast as Jeff Mumford, are four members of the SWAT team of the Los Angeles Police Department in the original movie. On September 21, 2017, David Lim was cast in the role of Hondo's new co-member Victor Tan and was later promoted to series regular status for first season.[7]
On June 27, 2018, it was revealed that Patrick St. Esprit has been promoted to series regular for the second season, after recurring in the first as Robert Hicks respectively.[8]On July 8, 2019, Amy Farrington has joined the series regular subsequently, then on October 4, 2019, it was announced that Stephanie Sigman has departed from the series.[9] During the season finale, it was indicated that Esco would be departing the series after five seasons.[10]
On January 25, 2024, Anna Enger Ritch has been promoted to series regular status for the seventh season.[11]
Filming[]
Filming on the fourth season has resumed on August 4, 2020.
Broadcast and release[]
The series premiered in the United States on CBS on November 2, 2017. The second season premiered on September 27, 2018. The third season premiered on October 2, 2019.[12] The fourth season was originally schedule in mid-season.[13] However, on July 14 it was announced that it would switch places with Survivor, and the fourth season premiered on November 11, 2020.[14] The fifth season premiered on October 1, 2021. The sixth season premiered on September 18, 2022. The seventh season premiered on February 16, 2024.[15] The eighth season is set to premiere on October 18, 2024.[16]
Sony Pictures Television distribute the series internationally. The show airs on Sunday nights on Sky Max in the United Kingdom. The show made its We TV debut on November 12, 2023. The show airs on Wednesday nights on AXN Asia in the Southeast Asia. The series streams on Netflix from season 1 till 6.
Home media[]
All seasons were released for DVD which is owned and partnered with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Reception[]
Critical response[]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 45% approval rating, with an average rating of 4.53/10 based on 22 reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 45 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews."
Ratings[]
Overall[]
Based on average total viewers per episode of S.W.A.T. on CBS:
Season | Timeslot (ET) | No. of episodes |
Premiered | Ended | TV season | Rank | Avg. viewers (in millions) |
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1 | Thursday 10:00 PM | 22 | November 2, 2017 | 6.74 | May 17, 2018 | 6.03 | 2017–18 | #35 | 5.90 | 0.9 |
2 | 23 | September 24, 2018 | 4.70 | May 16, 2019 | 5.75 | 2018–19 | #38 | 5.30 | 0.8 | |
3 | Wednesday 10:00 PM | 21 | October 2, 2019 | 4.03 | May 20, 2020 | 4.82 | 2019–20 | #48 | 4.03 | 0.6 |
4 | 18 | November 11, 2020 | 2.75 | May 26, 2021 | 3.17 | 2020–21 | #42 | 3.16 | 0.4 | |
5 | Friday 8:00PM (1–8) Sunday 10:00PM (9, 11–22) Sunday 10:30PM (10) |
22 | October 1, 2021 | 4.86 | May 22, 2022 | 3.36 | 2021–22 | #37 | 4.28 | 0.5 |
6 | Friday 8:00PM | 22 | October 7, 2022 | 4.76 | May 19, 2023 | 4.65 | 2022–23 | # | 5.01 | 0.4 |
7 | Friday 8:00PM (1–4, 6–13) Friday 9:00PM (5) |
13 | February 16, 2024 | 5.24 | May 17, 2024 | 4.39 | 2023–24 | # | 4.64 | 0.4 |
8 | Friday 8:00PM (1–8) Friday 10:00PM (9–22) |
22 | October 18, 2024 | 4.06 | 2024–25 | # |
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2020/05/cbs-renewals-1202927097/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2021/04/ncis-ncis-blue-bloods-bull-magnum-p-i-s-w-a-t-renewed-cbs-mark-harmon-1234735150/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2022/04/s-w-a-t-renewed-for-season-6-at-cbs-1234997712/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2023/05/swat-canceled-cbs-6-seasons-reasons-no-season-7-1235357982/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2023/05/swat-uncanceled-renewed-season-7-shemar-moore-cbs-resurrected-1235359598/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2024/04/swat-renewed-season-8-cbs-1235882068/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2017/09/s-w-a-t-david-lim-promoted-series-regular-ahead-of-season-1-premiere-1202174507/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2018/06/s-w-a-t-patrick-st-esprit-promoted-series-regular-season-2-1202417797/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2019/07/s-w-a-t-amy-farrington-series-regular-season-3-1202642742/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2022/05/original-s-w-a-t-cast-member-exits-ahead-season-6-lina-esco-christine-alonso-1235030283/
- ↑ https://tvline.com/casting-news/swat-final-season-7-anna-enger-ritch-series-regular-powell-1235138651/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2019/06/cbs-fall-premiere-dates-bob-hearts-abishola-all-rise-evil-young-sheldon-ncis-blue-bloods-madam-secretary-1202632379/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2020/05/cbs-fall-2020-2021-schedule-upfront-minimal-changes-summer-production-restart-swat-held-midseason-the-equalizer-b-positive-1202938300/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2020/07/survivor-pulled-fall-schedule-swat-moves-from-midseason-1202985760/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2022/06/cbs-fall-premiere-dates-2022-23-ncis-swat-ghosts-1235050703/
- ↑ https://2024/07/cbs-fall-premiere-dates-2024-1236008913/