S.W.A.T. backdrop
S.W.A.T. poster
Crime
Action & Adventure
Drama

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

Every episode of S.W.A.T. ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of S.W.A.T.!

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...

Seasons8

  1. Background image for Family Man
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Family Man

    S7:E8

    The SWAT team faces off with a family of doomsday preppers barricaded inside their fortress of a home, and Deacon finds himself at the center of the storm. Also, Tan clashes with a reporter covering the situation and Powell grapples with meeting the child she gave up for adoption 18 years ago.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Whispers
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Whispers

    S7:E11

    Tan finds himself on a one-man mission to save his new love interest and her journalist co-workers when mercenaries take over a black-tie correspondents' dinner. After the group escapes, it's up to SWAT to track down the well-trained gunmen.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Left of Boom
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  4. Background image for Human Interest
    3.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  5. Background image for Life
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Oz Scott
  6. Background image for The Sepulveda Protocol
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of S.W.A.T.

    READ
  8. Background image for Hot Button
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Guy Ferland
  9. Background image for Home
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  10. Background image for The Heights
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Heights

    S8:E10

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

    0 Comments
    View all
  11. Background image for AMBER
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  12. Background image for Return to Base (2)
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Return to Base (2)

    S8:E22

    The SWAT team undertakes its final mission when a violent crew of ex-pat Russian mercenaries holds LA hostage after planting hundreds of explosives across the city.

    0 Comments
    View all
  13. Background image for Pride
    4.6/10(9 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  14. Background image for High Ground
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - High Ground

    S8:E13

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

    0 Comments
    View all
  15. Background image for The Santa Clara
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  16. Background image for Hail Mary
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Solvan Naim
  17. Background image for Ride or Die (1)
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  18. Background image for Legacy
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  19. Background image for Open Season
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  20. Background image for Exploited
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Exploited

    S8:E18

    When a violent shooting rocks a Los Angeles nightclub, Hondo and 20-Squad are thrust into the dark world of sex trafficking, going head-to-head with a notorious biker club as they race to find a missing girl.

    0 Comments
    View all
  21. Background image for Run to Ground
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Run to Ground

    S8:E19

    After an explosive accident at a fruit-packing facility staffed by prison workers, six inmates escape and scatter across the city. Tasked with chasing down the fugitives, Hondo and 20-Squad discover that the worksite explosion was no accident, and that the escapees are working together to carry out a high-stakes robbery. Also, Commander Hicks packs up his office, preparing to vacate the SWAT commander's post, and Gamble gets sobering news about her jailed father.

    0 Comments
    View all
  22. Background image for Devil Dog
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Devil Dog

    S8:E20

    When Hondo’s cousin goes AWOL from his Marine base during basic training, Hondo, Deacon and Daniel Sr. take a road trip to get the kid in line; Alfaro plots to work outside the law when he discovers that his mother’s abusive ex is back in her life.

    0 Comments
    View all
  23. Background image for 3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)
    5.5/10(11 votes)

    #22 - 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,

    0 Comments
    View all
  24. Background image for Deep Cover
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Deep Cover

    S8:E12

    While working undercover for 20-Squad, Alfaro encounters associates from a previous undercover case in Long Beach, embarking on a dangerous mission that stirs up unresolved issues from the past.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Ramaa Mosley
    Writer:John Amato
  25. Background image for Hostages
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Hostages

    S8:E15

    S.W.A.T.'s anti-terror sting operation at a bus station is thrown into chaos when felons, fleeing the police, burst in and take the bus station hostage; Bennett redoubles her efforts to force Hicks out as S.W.A.T.'s commander.

    0 Comments
    View all
  26. Background image for The Enemy Within
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - The Enemy Within

    S8:E17

    When three of L.A.'s finest are targeted and gunned down in the street, the team enlist the help of an LAPD psychologist to stop a murderous rampage, reopening old wounds tied to the department's failed response to a school shooting.

    0 Comments
    View all

Worst Episodes Summary

"Family Man" is the worst rated episode of "S.W.A.T.". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/12/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Whispers".