S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series, season 5)
The fifth season of the American police procedural television series S.W.A.T. premiered on October 1, 2021, on CBS, for the 2021–22 television season.
| S.W.A.T. | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 1, 2021 – present |
| Season chronology | |
S.W.A.T. follows an elite Special Weapons and Tactics unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. The first half of the season aired on Fridays at 8:00 p.m., then later moved to Sundays at 10:00 p.m.
Cast and characters
Main
- Shemar Moore as Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson Jr.
- Alex Russell as Officer III James "Jim" Street
- Lina Esco as Officer III Christina "Chris" Alonso
- Kenny Johnson as Officer III+1 Dominique Luca
- Jay Harrington as Sergeant II David "Deacon" Kay
- David Lim as Officer III Victor Tan
- Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks
Recurring
- Lou Ferrigno Jr. as Donovan Rocker
- David DeSantos as Rodrigo Sanchez
- Norma Kuhling as Nora Fowler
- Cathy Cahlin Ryan as Dr. Wendy Hughes
- David Rees Snell as Detective John Burrows
- Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle
Guest
- Obba Babatundé as Daniel Harrelson Sr.
- Debbie Allen as Charice Harrelson
- Wil Wheaton as Evan Whitlock
- April Parker Jones as Winnie Harrelson
- Timothy V. Murphy as Arthur Novak
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code [1] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 1 | "Vagabundo" | Billy Gierhart | Mellori Velasquez | October 1, 2021 | 501 | 4.86[2] |
| 86 | 2 | "Madrugada" | Billy Gierhart | Matthew T. Brown | October 8, 2021 | 502 | 4.94[3] |
| 87 | 3 | "27 David" | Alex Graves | Nathan Louis Jackson | October 15, 2021 | 503 | 4.84[4] |
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Hondo comes back from his Mexican furlough to find that the department is reinstating 20 squad. But Hicks lets them know that neither Hondo nor Deacon are going to be team leader (taking the 20-David call-sign). They're bringing someone new in to lead the squad. A robbery takes place, in which a gunfight occurs with private security. The thieves decide to leave one of their own behind and so it develops into a hostage situation. When the squad rolls out, the reception the new team leader receives is frosty at best (especially from Luca). Hondo's new call-sign is 27-David. Deacon and the new team leader take a run at the captured criminal and he gives them a couple of leads. It seems like the robbery might've just been a set up for a bigger crime, possibly a Mass Casualty Event. The squad rolls on a possible target, but Hondo and Sanchez disagree on an entry strategy (which gets awkward). It turns out that the suspect is in a wheelchair and the actual robber was his caretaker. Hondo stays with Black Betty and the squad gets on fine without him. The caretaker doesn't talk, but her phone records do. Street and Alonso talk about their relationship while running down a lead. They discover that the crew are going after a DEA evidence warehouse, they roll out, but they're too late. The crew have already started their escape, running through some underground tunnels. Luckily, they catch up with them all. Sanchez confesses that he was sent there to discover why the team 'imploded', Street and Alonso decide to keep working together and not pursue a relationship (for now) and a SWAT cadet thanks Hondo for doing what he did, explaining that Hondo's the reason he signed up. Later, Luca brings a stranger by Hondo's house who explains that Sanchez's one and only mission (given by the police commission) in 20 squad is to get Hondo to quit. | |||||||
| 88 | 4 | "Sentinel" | Cherie Dvorak | Ryan Keleher | October 22, 2021 | 504 | 4.70[5] |
| 89 | 5 | "West Coast Offense" | Stephanie Marquardt | Kent Rotherham | November 5, 2021 | 505 | 4.93[6] |
| 90 | 6 | "Crisis Actor" | Cherie Dvorak | Sarah Alderson | November 12, 2021 | 506 | 4.84[7] |
| 91 | 7 | "Keep the Faith" | John Showalter | J. Stone Alston | December 3, 2021 | 507 | 5.33[8] |
| 92 | 8 | "Safe House" | Alex Russell | Mellori Velasquez | December 10, 2021 | 508 | 4.98[9] |
| 93 | 9 | "Survive" | Billy Gierhart | Michael Gemballa | January 2, 2022 | 509 | 3.77[10] |
| 94 | 10 | "Three Guns" | Guy Ferland | Melissa Park | January 9, 2022 | 510 | 3.73[11] |
| 95 | 11 | "Old School Cool" | Paul Bernard | Amelia Sims | February 27, 2022 | 511 | 3.83[12] |
| 96 | 12 | "Provenance" | Billy Gierhart | Imogen Browder | March 6, 2022 | 512 | 4.00[13] |
| 97 | 13 | "Short Fuse" | Guy Ferland | Kent Rotherham | March 13, 2022 | 513 | 4.15[14] |
| 98 | 14 | "Albatross" | John Terlesky | Michael Gemballa | March 20, 2022 | 514 | 3.94[15] |
| 99 | 15 | "Donor" | Lina Esco | Ryan Keleher | March 27, 2022 | 515 | 3.67[16] |
| 100 | 16 | "The Fugitive" | Billy Gierhart | Matthew T. Brown | April 10, 2022 | 516 | 3.95[17] |
| When body cam footage left at a local news station seem to show Hondo shooting two police officers, he is forced to go on the run while the team works to clear his name. | |||||||
| 101 | 17 | "Cry Foul" | Oz Scott | Amelia Sims | April 17, 2022 | 517 | 4.04[18] |
| 102 | 18 | "Family" | Alrick Riley | Mia Fichman | April 24, 2022 | 519 | 4.19[19] |
| 103 | 19 | "Incoming" | Oz Scott | Michael Gemballa & Matthew T. Brown | May 1, 2022 | 518 | TBD |
| 104 | 20 | "Quandary" | TBA | TBA | May 8, 2022 | 520 | TBD |
| 105 | 21 | "Zodiac" | TBA | TBA | May 15, 2022 | 521 | TBD |
| 106 | 22 | "Farewell" | TBA | TBA | May 22, 2022 | 522 | TBD |
Production
On April 15, 2021, CBS renewed the series for a fifth season.[20]
Release
On May 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would move to Fridays at 8:00 PM ET timeslot. The series lead into Magnum P.I..[21] On July 12, 2021, it was revealed that the season would premiere on October 1, 2021.[22] After airing the first eight episodes, the series moved to Sundays at 10:00 p.m. after NCIS: Los Angeles.[23] The season finale is schedule to premiere on May 22, 2022.[24]
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vagabundo" | October 1, 2021 | 0.4 | 4.96[2] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "Madrugada" | October 8, 2021 | 0.4 | 4.99[3] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | "27 David" | October 15, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.99[4] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | "Sentinel" | October 22, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.70[5] | 0.3 | 2.11 | 0.8 | 6.81[25] |
| 5 | "West Coast Offense" | November 5, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.93[6] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | "Crisis Actor" | November 12, 2021 | 0.4 | 4.84[7] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "Keep the Faith" | December 3, 2021 | 0.5 | 5.33[8] | 0.3 | 2.03 | 0.8 | 7.36[26] |
| 8 | "Safe House" | December 10, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.98[9] | 0.3 | 1.90 | 0.8 | 6.88[9] |
| 9 | "Survive" | January 2, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.77[10] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | "Three Guns" | January 9, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.73[11] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 11 | "Old School Cool" | February 27, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.83[12] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 12 | "Provenance" | March 6, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.00[13] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 13 | "Short Fuse" | March 13, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.15[14] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 14 | "Albatross" | March 20, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.94[15] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 15 | "Donor" | March 27, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.67[16] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 16 | "The Fugitive" | April 10, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.95[17] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | "Cry Foul" | April 17, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.04[18] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 18 | "Family" | April 24, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.19[19] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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