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A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 8 - Left of Boom
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Left of Boom

    S8:E8

    Hondo and the S.W.A.T. team race to stop a nuclear attack on Los Angeles when radioactive material is stolen from a local lab.

    Director:Billy Gierhart
    Writer:Allen L. Sowelle

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  2. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 5 - Human Interest
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Human Interest

    S8:E5

    Tan is left reeling when his girlfriend is kidnapped, and 20-Squad must race to track down a violent cartel leader who may be behind the abduction.

    Director:Ben Hernandez Bray
    Writer:Amelia Sims

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  3. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 3 - Life
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Life

    S8:E3

    20-Squad faces down a prison hostage situation, only to be thrown into deeper danger when a bomb explodes, freeing maximum-security prisoners from their cells, including someone with a personal grudge against Hondo.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Sarah Alderson

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  4. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 4 - The Sepulveda Protocol
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Sepulveda Protocol

    S8:E4

    A blackout throws the city into chaos, forcing 20-Squad onto the streets for an emergency patrol day, which quickly escalates when Hondo and team uncover a terror threat.

    Director:Cherie Gierhart
    Writer:Ryan Keleher

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  5. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 6 - Hot Button
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Hot Button

    S8:E6

    When back-to-back shootings at women's clinics leave two healthcare providers dead, Hondo and the team investigate whether the shooting were politically motivated.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Daniela Labi

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  6. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 7 - Home
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Home

    S8:E7

    When two students are brutally attacked, 20-Squad contends with a possible honor killing. Meanwhile, Hondo and Nichelle have their first parenting dispute while searching for a suitable daycare.

    Director:Jann Turner
    Writers:Tianna Majumdar-Langham, Chris Bessounian

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  7. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 10 - The Heights
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Heights

    S8:E10

    20-Squad contends with a hostage crisis. Also, Hondo receives a family visit.

    Director:Michael D. Olmos
    Writer:Jamil Akim O'Quinn

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  8. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 11 - AMBER
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - AMBER

    S8:E11

    The squad races to find a missing child who was abducted from her front yard; Hicks is faced with a difficult decision concerning Gamble.

    Director:Matthew McLoota
    Writer:Sarah Alderson

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  9. S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 22 - Legacy
    4.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Legacy

    S6:E22

    The team works with the DEA and their iron-jawed leader, Mack Boyle, to stop a ruthless cartel boss waging war on the streets of Los Angeles as he exacts revenge on those who killed his son.

    Director:Billy Gierhart
    Writers:Brandon Sonnier, Brandon Margolis

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  10. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 9 - Open Season
    4.2/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Open Season

    S8:E9

    When Hondo learns there’s a $1 million bounty on his head, 20-Squad must race to uncover the mysterious enemy from Hondo’s past who’s intent on revenge. Also, Deacon and Tan butt heads over Tan’s changes to S.W.A.T. academy.

    Director:Jay Harrington
    Writer:Charles Haddaway

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  11. S.W.A.T. Season 2 Episode 16 - Pride
    4.5/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Pride

    S2:E16

    The SWAT team struggles to maintain peace on the eve of a Los Angeles LGBTQ pride festival after a hate crime sparks citywide anger that ignites further violence. As Chris grows anxious for her fellow LGBTQ community members calling for retribution, the festival reunites Commander Hicks with JP, his estranged gay son. Also, Street worries his mother will be sent back to prison after she fails to check in with her probation officer, and Deacon gets unexpected medical news regarding his newborn daughter.

    Director:Nina Lopez-Corrado
    Writer:Matthew Thomas Brown

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  12. S.W.A.T. Season 5 Episode 11 - Old School Cool
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Old School Cool

    S5:E11

    Hondo and the team race to locate the hacker responsible for accessing LAPD's computers and revealing the identities of undercover officers; Street is forced to reckon with past misdeeds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 8 - Guacaine
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Guacaine

    S6:E8

    When violence erupts at a popular food truck festival, the team must contend with a deadly cartel determined to recover a large lost drug shipment at any cost.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 12 - Addicted
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Addicted

    S6:E12

    The SWAT team races to stop a gunman targeting rehab centers and those he considers responsible for his brother’s death. Also, Deacon is caught off guard when his wife, Annie, makes a parenting decision that has unexpected consequences for their daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 17 - Stockholm
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Stockholm

    S6:E17

    The team works with the FBI to hunt one of its most-wanted fugitives; Hondo and Nichelle are faced with an unexpected development in her pregnancy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 18 - Genesis
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Genesis

    S6:E18

    When an armored truck heist ends in bloodshed, the team races to track down priceless jewels before more lives are lost; Hondo's mother, Charice, visits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 19 - Bunkies
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Bunkies

    S6:E19

    The team races to uncover the identities of kidnappers holding a prison guard's family hostage; Tan is faced with a difficult personal decision.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 2 - Gang Unit
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Gang Unit

    S8:E2

    When a spree of brutal stash house robberies spills into L.A., 20-Squad must team up with the sheriff's department's gang unit to unmask a violent crew who leaves no witness alive.

    Director:Cherie Gierhart
    Writer:Matthew T. Brown

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  19. S.W.A.T. Season 4 Episode 1 - 3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)
    5.2/10(12 votes)

    #19 - 3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)

    S4:E1

    Hondo, his father Daniel Sr. and his teen charge Darryl confront the history of racial tension in Los Angeles between law enforcement and the Black community, through flashbacks to the city in 1992 following the Rodney King verdict. Also, the SWAT team pursues El Diablo’s scattered drug cartel hiding in the city and a Jihadist group detonating bombs in coordinated attacks,

    Director:Billy Gierhart
    Writer:Aaron Rahsaan Thomas

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  20. S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 10 - Witness
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Witness

    S6:E10

    The SWAT team races to locate a young boy abducted from a homeless shelter. Also, Street allows his personal history to cloud his judgement on the kidnapping case, and Hondo and Nichelle find themselves at odds over their spiritual beliefs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 13 - High Ground
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #21 - High Ground

    S8:E13

    While hiking, Powell and Gamble discover an illegal marijuana farm and end up confronting a dangerous cartel.

    Director:Garry A. Brown
    Writer:Kent Rotherham

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  22. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 14 - The Santa Clara
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - The Santa Clara

    S8:E14

    When violent robbers loot a museum vault, Hondo and 20-Squad must chase down the thieving killers before they flee the country; Tan reckons with the fallout from a SWAT Academy accident; Gamble nervously awaits the verdict of her lA investigation.

    Director:Gonzalo Amat
    Writers:Tianna Majumdar-Langham, Chris Bessounian

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  23. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 16 - Hail Mary
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Hail Mary

    S8:E16

    The abduction and brutal torture of two college football stars puts S.W.A.T. on the trail of a violent drug dealer looking to extract vengeance for a drug deal gone bad, while Deacon’s heroics bring unexpected attention on S.W.A.T.

    Director:Solvan Naim
    Writer:Ryan Keleher

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  24. S.W.A.T. Season 8 Episode 21 - Ride or Die (1)
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Ride or Die (1)

    S8:E21

    When an auto carrier truck gets hijacked by a high-speed crew, Hondo encounters a ghost from his past - a violent car thief thought to be long-dead. The brutal road warriors tear across L.A. in pursuit of a mysterious $60 million car.

    Director:Maja Vrvilo
    Writer:Kent Rotherham

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  25. S.W.A.T. Season 6 Episode 20 - All That Glitters
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - All That Glitters

    S6:E20

    Following a string of violent home robberies, the team rushes to stop a crew targeting elderly victims; Hondo's longtime friend and former Marine squad leader Danny Wright turns to Hondo for help when his daughter goes missing.

    Director:Jay Harrington
    Writer:Ryan Keleher

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Left of Boom" is the worst rated episode of "S.W.A.T.". It scored 1/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Billy Gierhart and written by Allen L. Sowelle, it aired on 12/13/2024. This episode scored 1.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Human Interest".