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S.W.A.T. Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2017 - 2018
The premiere season of "S.W.A.T." introduces audiences to Sgt. Daniel "Hondo" Harrison (Shemar Moore), the only black officer and born-and-bred Angeleno in his team. His life takes a sudden turn when his team leader, Sgt. Buck Spivey (Louis Ferreira), gets fired from the job for gunning down an innocent black teenager and Hondo gets promoted to replace him. Soon enough, Hondo realizes his promotion was a PR stunt and not really a recognition of his abilities. Nonetheless, Hondo tries to lead his team and get the job done despite the strain his promotion has put on his relationship with Capt. Jessica Cortez (Stephanie Stigman) and the hostility shown him by both his teammates and members of his community. "S.W.A.T." also stars Alex Russell as Officer Jim Street, Lina Esco as Officer Christina Alonso, Kenny Johnson as Officer Dominic Luca, Peter Onorati as Sgt. Jeff Mumford, David Lim as Officer Victor Tan, and Jay Harrington as Sgt. Deacon Kay.
Episode 1
Pilot
Thu, Nov 2, 2017 60 mins
A S.W.A.T. leader is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he is tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Series premiere.
Episode 2
Cuchillo
Thu, Nov 9, 2017 42 mins
Hondo and the SWAT team spread out across Los Angeles to capture four escaped convicts, including a violent criminal Jessica helped bring to justice. Meanwhile, Hondo's role as team leader is questioned when Street displays a flagrant disregard for SWAT protocol.
Episode 3
Pamilya
Thu, Nov 16, 2017 60 mins
Newcomer Jim Street jeopardises his spot on Hondo's team when he agrees to do a favour 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.
Episode 4
Radical
Thu, Nov 23, 2017 60 mins
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.
Episode 5
Imposters
Thu, Nov 30, 2017 60 mins
When a series of home invasions are committed by SWAT imposters in an upscale neighborhood, Hondo and the team suspect the burglarised 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.
Episode 6
Octane
Thu, Dec 7, 2017 60 mins
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.
Episode 7
Homecoming
Thu, Dec 14, 2017 60 mins
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.
Episode 8
Miracle
Thu, Dec 21, 2017 60 mins
Hondo and the SWAT team are forced to work over their Christmas vacation when a drug cartel is out for blood after their cache of gold bars is stolen. Also, Jessica draws the attention of Michael Plank, president of the Police Commission, when she approaches him with her ideas on how to improve the SWAT division.
Episode 9
Blindspots
Thu, Jan 4, 2018 60 mins
When a misconduct complaint filed against Hondo gets him taken off active duty, Deacon steps up to lead the team in finding a robbery crew that is hitting marijuana dispensaries. Also, when Tan notices a similarity between the current robberies and a case from his time with Hollywood LAPD, he asks for help from an informant with whom he has a complicated history.
Episode 10
Seizure
Thu, Jan 11, 2018 60 mins
As the SWAT team goes inside a prison riot to rescue civilian hostages, Hondo suspects the inmates have an ulterior motive behind the uprising. Also, when Deacon's wife, Annie, stops by headquarters to celebrate Deacon's 10th anniversary with the SWAT division, her visit takes an unexpected turn.
Episode 11
K-Town
Thu, Jan 18, 2018 60 mins
Hondo teams up with an old DEA friend, Special Agent Katrina "K.C." Walsh, on a task force aimed at unmasking the secret leader of a fentanyl drug-smuggling ring. Also, Jessica and Michael Plank, president of the Police Commission, begin implementing her new law enforcement community initiatives.
Episode 12
Contamination
Thu, Feb 1, 2018 60 mins
Hondo and the SWAT team join forces with the FBI on a manhunt to find members of a militia group planning a domestic terror attack by weaponizing cyanide. Also, as Jessica's new police initiatives with Michael Plank, president of the police commission, move forward, she braces herself for the negative impact the plans could have on her relationships within the department
Episode 13
Fences
Thu, Mar 1, 2018 60 mins
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.
Episode 14
Ghosts
Thu, Mar 8, 2018 60 mins
Hondo and the team go on the hunt for a serial killer who escaped justice two years prior by faking his death. Also, Hondo worries that Buck Spivey, the team's former leader, is spiraling into depression in the aftermath of being fired from the department.
Episode 15
Crews
Thu, Mar 29, 2018 60 mins
The job becomes personal for Hondo when his criminal informant friend is killed while seeking information about a robbery crew that a joint SWAT and FBI task force is trying to capture. Also, when the FBI task force leader acts erratically, Jessica worries the woman's behavior will endanger the team in the field.
Episode 16
Payback
Thu, Apr 5, 2018 60 mins
When a young heiress is kidnapped for ransom, Hondo and the SWAT team go on a citywide search to bring her home before she is harmed. Also, the team worries that Mumford is moving too fast when he announces he's getting married for the fourth time.
Episode 17
Armory
Thu, Apr 12, 2018 60 mins
As Hondo and SWAT work to de-escalate a hostage situation in which an ex-convict is holding a local family captive, the mission takes a dangerous turn that impacts the team. Also, when Street tires of his complicated romantic entanglements, he agrees to let Chris make over his online dating profile.
Episode 18
Patrol
Thu, Apr 19, 2018 60 mins
Hondo confronts his long-held resentment towards his ailing father, Daniel Harrelson Sr., when he and his sister, Briana, try to convince their dad he's no longer well enough to live alone. Also, when the SWAT team works as patrol officers for a day, Chris is partnered with Mumford, who intends to make her a surprising offer.
Episode 19
Source
Thu, Apr 26, 2018 60 mins
Jimmy decides if her mother should live with him after her prison release or not. Later, Hondo and the team protect Irina Zemanova from being assassinated.
Episode 20
Vendetta
Thu, May 3, 2018 60 mins
Hondo's life and career are endangered when his bosses and his godson's kidnapper, Jae Kim, discover he's been secretly surveilling Kim with the help of retired DEA agent Katrina Walsh. Also, Street and his newly paroled mother, Karen, both have trouble acclimating to her prison release.
Episode 21
Hunted
Thu, May 10, 2018 60 mins
Hondo and Deacon must apply all their SWAT training and skills to evade a gang of armed mercenaries hunting them in the Angeles Mountains following an ambush. Also, Chris oversteps in an attempt to help a female SWAT trainee she suspects isn't being evaluated fairly.
Episode 22
Hoax
Thu, May 17, 2018 60 mins
In the Season 1 finale, a fake 911 call puts Hondo and the SWAT team on the hunt to stop a terrorist group from executing bombing attacks on local communities. Also, Street's relationship with his recently paroled mother jeopardizes his career, and Jessica is thrown a curveball by the president of the police commission.
