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.!
A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he's tasked to run a highly-trained unit that's the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "S.W.A.T." is "3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)", rated 6.5/10 from 823 user votes. It was directed by Billy Gierhart and written by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas. "3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)" aired on 11/11/2020 and is rated 0.2 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Pride".
6.5/10 823 votes#1 - 3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2020
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
6.7/10 560 votes#2 - Pride
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2019
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 Browne
6.7/10 437 votes#3 - Fracture
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/9/2020
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
Writer: Munis Rashid
6.8/10 443 votes#4 - Memento Mori
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2020
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.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: VJ Boyd
7.0/10 367 votes#5 - Atonement
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2023
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 316 votes#6 - Addicted
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2023
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 1,037 votes#7 - Cuchillo
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2017
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.
Director: Billy Gierhart
Writer: Craig Gore
7.1/10 895 votes#8 - Pamilya
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2017
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.
Director: Billy Gierhart
Writer: Samuel Humphreys
7.1/10 748 votes#9 - Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/2017
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.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Alison Cross
7.1/10 552 votes#10 - Fences
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/1/2018
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
Writer: Sam Humphrey
7.1/10 407 votes#11 - The Black Hand Man
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2020
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.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Matthew Browne
7.1/10 445 votes#12 - Crusade
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 1/27/2021
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.
Director: Billy Gierhart
Writer: Sarah Alderson
7.1/10 327 votes#13 - Old School Cool
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2/27/2022
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 520 votes#14 - Never Again
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2018
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
7.2/10 496 votes#15 - The Tiffany Experience
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2018
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
7.2/10 369 votes#16 - Local Heroes
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 5/5/2021
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.
Director: Jann Turner
Writer: Matthew Browne
7.2/10 324 votes#17 - West Coast Offense
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2021
When the team responds to a home invasion call, they uncover a murderous plot against a famous pro football quarterback; Hicks gets a long-awaited lead on a Jane Doe case he worked 20 years ago.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 275 votes#18 - Quandary
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2022
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 378 votes#19 - Maniak
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2022
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.
Director: Cherie Gierhart
Writer: Kent Rotherham
7.2/10 364 votes#20 - Unraveling
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2022
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 346 votes#21 - Guacaine
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2022
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 207 votes#22 - Bunkies
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/2023
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 1,399 votes#23 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2017
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.
Director: Justin Lin
Writer: Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Shawn Ryan
7.3/10 842 votes#24 - Radical
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2017
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.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Kent Rotherham
7.3/10 844 votes#25 - Imposters
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2017
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.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: VJ Boyd