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The Worst Episodes of S.W.A.T.

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The Worst Episodes of S.W.A.T.

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...

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  1. Background image for 3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)
    6.5/10(925 votes)

    #1 - 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,

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  2. Background image for Pride
    6.7/10(641 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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  3. Background image for Fracture
    6.7/10(504 votes)

    #3 - Fracture

    S4:E5

    Hondo is conflicted when the mayor asks him to be the public face of a new outreach campaign meant to improve the LAPD's stature within the Black community. Also, the team's search for a lone bomber reminds Tan of a difficult chapter in his childhood, and Chris pushes herself even further to surpass Street and Tan in a SWAT leadership competition.

    Director:Oz Scott
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  4. Background image for Memento Mori
    6.8/10(511 votes)

    #4 - Memento Mori

    S4:E4

    The SWAT team searches for a rogue member of an extremist group planning to attack the memorial service of a famous musician who was outspoken about police brutality. Also, tension mounts between Hondo and Leroy, Darryl's father, when Leroy is released from prison early.

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  5. Background image for Atonement
    7.0/10(439 votes)

    #5 - Atonement

    S6:E11

    The team participates in a joint task force with the FBI when a car bombing has ties to a terrorist group planning an attack in Los Angeles; a tragedy from Deacon’s past gives insight into the origins of his faith.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Addicted
    7.0/10(377 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. Background image for Cuchillo
    7.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #7 - Cuchillo

    S1:E2

    Hondo and the SWAT team spread out across Los Angeles in pursuit of four escaped convicts, including a violent criminal Jessica helped bring to justice, before department rival Mumford and his team beat them to the collars. Also, Hondo’s new role as team leader is called into question when Street displays a flagrant disregard for SWAT protocol.

    Writer:Craig Gore
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  9. Background image for Pamilya
    7.1/10(983 votes)

    #8 - Pamilya

    S1:E3

    Newcomer Jim Street jeopardizes his spot on Hondo's team when he agrees to do a favor for his incarcerated mother that endangers his SWAT career. Also, the SWAT team searches for the ruthless mastermind behind a drug trafficking ring that forces immigrants to be mules. [also shown as S1:E4]

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  10. Background image for Fences
    7.1/10(624 votes)

    #9 - Fences

    S1:E13

    Hondo and Jessica’s secret relationship comes to a crossroads when Michael Plank, the president of the police commission, discovers their affair. Also, when Hondo and the team assist with the federal investigation to bring in an undocumented fugitive, they find themselves at the center of a citywide immigration debate.

    Director:Alex Graves
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  11. Background image for The Black Hand Man
    7.1/10(472 votes)

    #10 - The Black Hand Man

    S4:E3

    Hondo is conflicted when Leroy, his incarcerated childhood friend and Darryl's father, asks him to speak on his behalf at a parole hearing. Also, SWAT helps the FBI track down a mob informant on the run from the crime family he is meant to testify against, and the team dynamic becomes complicated when Street and Tan sign up for a leadership competition Chris has been training months for.

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  12. Background image for Old School Cool
    7.1/10(391 votes)

    #11 - 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. Background image for Homecoming
    7.2/10(829 votes)

    #12 - Homecoming

    S1:E7

    When Hondo’s imprisoned childhood friend asks him to protect his son from gang violence, the favor brings SWAT into contact with a new local crime outfit. Also, when Luca’s grandfather, a SWAT legend, passes away, he struggles with his grief and a painful family secret.

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  14. Background image for Never Again
    7.2/10(582 votes)

    #13 - Never Again

    S2:E6

    The SWAT team tries to determine the next diamond dealer to be robbed by a group of highly organized thieves executing heists across downtown Los Angeles. When Hondo is emotionally affected by a suspect’s death during the case, he seeks comfort from his mother. Street worries that his SWAT training academy instructor has a personal vendetta against him. Chris contemplates an unorthodox relationship offer from the new woman she’s dating.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writer:Craig Gore
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  15. Background image for The Tiffany Experience
    7.2/10(557 votes)

    #14 - The Tiffany Experience

    S2:E8

    The SWAT team races to find a stalker pursuing a social media star, after the online celebrity's dangerous admirer turns a fan event into a shootout that endangers Jessica.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:VJ Boyd
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  16. Background image for Crusade
    7.2/10(517 votes)

    #15 - Crusade

    S4:E8

    SWAT searches for a group of extremists carrying out coordinated attacks against local businesses. Also, Deacon and his wife, Annie, find themselves at odds when Annie wants to enroll their daughter, Lila, in private school.

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  17. Background image for Local Heroes
    7.2/10(436 votes)

    #16 - Local Heroes

    S4:E15

    The team tries to track down a media-savvy crew of bank robbers who consider themselves a band of modern-day Robin Hoods, funneling stolen cash back into their struggling neighborhood, before the mission turns deadly. Also, Hondo and Deacon clash over how to deal with a group of cops' racist views.

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  18. Background image for Quandary
    7.2/10(333 votes)

    #17 - Quandary

    S5:E20

    When the team discovers an illegal weapons dealer has sold stock to someone targeting a high-level politician, they rush to stop a deadly ambush.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Maniak
    7.2/10(439 votes)

    #18 - Maniak

    S6:E4

    When a convicted killer makes a prison break, the team works to protect the people on his hit list; Hondo unexpectedly crosses paths with an old flame.

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  20. Background image for Unraveling
    7.2/10(426 votes)

    #19 - Unraveling

    S6:E5

    When the team stops the flash-mob robbery of a department store, they fear the crime was designed to distract from something more sinister – murder. Also, Hondo enlists Street to connect with Powell after she ignores orders in the field.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Guacaine
    7.2/10(411 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for Bunkies
    7.2/10(270 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for Pilot
    7.3/10(1.5k votes)

    #22 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    A locally born SWAT sergeant, former Marine Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, is newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles.

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  24. Background image for Radical
    7.3/10(927 votes)

    #23 - Radical

    S1:E4

    After a domestic bomber dies in a Highland Park explosion, the SWAT team races to find the man's partner before more devices detonate. Also, Hondo reaches out to Buck, his former team leader, when he worries he is isolating himself after his recent firing. [also shown as S1:E3]

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  25. Background image for Imposters
    7.3/10(928 votes)

    #24 - Imposters

    S1:E5

    When a series of home invasions are committed by SWAT imposters in an upscale neighborhood, Hondo and the team suspect the burglarized families are all hiding something. Also, when Deacon and Luca are assigned to protect a visiting professional hockey player who is receiving death threats, his penchant for trouble becomes a complication. [also shown as S1:E6]

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:VJ Boyd
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  26. Background image for Octane
    7.3/10(858 votes)

    #25 - Octane

    S1:E6

    Hondo puts aside his misgivings about Jim Street's recklessness and allows the newbie to go undercover as a broker in a luxury car theft ring to bust a ruthless trafficker. Also, Hondo visits Raymont Harris, the teenager recently shot by a former member of the SWAT team, who is dealing with PTSD. [also shown as S1:E5]

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Worst Episodes Summary

"3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)" is the worst rated episode of "S.W.A.T.". It scored 6.5/10 based on 925 votes. Directed by Billy Gierhart and written by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, it aired on 11/11/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pride".