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Return to Base
s08e22 · 2025-05-17
Ended · US
S.W.A.T.
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What it is
Shemar Moore stars as a locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, former Marine Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson has everything it takes to be an excellent leader and bridge the divide between his two worlds.
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22 this season · 163 totals08e01 Vanished 2024-10-19 00:00
Vanished
SWAT tackles a mission with personal ties for Hondo when they race to find a group of missing students and their bus driver, Hondo's former high school football coach. Also, Hicks has reservations regarding Hondo's new 20-Squad team addition, Devin Gamble, a cop with a family background deeply entrenched in crime.
s08e02 Gang Unit 2024-10-26 00:00
Gang Unit
When a spree of brutal stash house robberies spills into L.A., 20-Squad must team up with the sheriff's department's gang unit to unmask a violent crew who leaves no witness alive.
s08e03 Life 2024-11-02 00:00
Life
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.
s08e04 The Sepulveda Protocol 2024-11-09 01:00
The Sepulveda Protocol
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.
s08e05 Human Interest 2024-11-16 01:00
Human Interest
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.
s08e06 Hot Button 2024-11-23 01:00
Hot Button
When back-to-back shootings at women's clinics leave two healthcare providers dead, Hondo and the team investigate whether the shootings were politically motivated.
s08e07 Home 2024-12-07 01:00
Home
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.
s08e08 Left of Boom 2024-12-14 01:00
Left of Boom
Hondo and the SWAT team race to stop a nuclear attack on Los Angeles when radioactive material is stolen from a local lab. Also, Powell delves into Alfaro's past when he displays a talent for boxing as the department prepares for the annual LAFD 'smoker' boxing tournament.
s08e09 Open Season 2025-02-01 03:00
Open Season
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 SWAT academy.
s08e10 The Heights 2025-02-08 03:00
The Heights
20-Squad contends with a hostage crisis. Also, Hondo receives a family visit.
s08e11 AMBER 2025-02-15 03:00
AMBER
20-Squad races to find a missing child who was abducted from her front yard. Also, Hicks is faced with a difficult decision concerning Gamble.
s08e12 Deep Cover 2025-02-22 03:00
Deep Cover
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.
s08e13 High Ground 2025-03-01 03:00
High Ground
During a hiking trip, Powell and Gamble stumble upon an illegal weed farm and find themselves taking on a dangerous cartel.
s08e14 The Santa Clara 2025-03-08 03:00
The Santa Clara
When violent robbers loot a museum vault, fleeing with almost a billion dollars in treasure recovered from a sunken ship, Hondo and 20-Squad must chase down the thieving killers before they flee the country. Meanwhile, Tan reckons with the fallout from a SWAT Academy accident, and Gamble nervously awaits the verdict of her IA investigation.
s08e15 Hostages 2025-03-15 02:00
Hostages
SWAT's anti-terror sting operation at a bus station is thrown into chaos when volatile felons, fleeing the police, burst in and take the bus station hostage. Hondo and the team must play along, maintaining their cover as hostages while they work to ferret out the terrorist in their midst. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Bennett redoubles her efforts to force Hicks out as SWAT's commander.
s08e16 Hail Mary 2025-04-05 02:00
Hail Mary
The abduction and brutal torture of two college football stars puts SWAT 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.
s08e17 The Enemy Within 2025-04-12 02:00
The Enemy Within
When three of L.A.'s finest are targeted and gunned down in the street, Hondo and 20-Squad enlist the help of LAPD psychologist Dr. Wendy Hughes to assist in stopping a murderous rampage, reopening old wounds tied to the department's failed response to a school shooting.
s08e18 Exploited 2025-04-19 02:00
Exploited
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. Meanwhile, a figure from Alfaro's past resurfaces, raising the question of whether his wounds run too deep for forgiveness, and deputy chief Bennett pushes commander Hicks to the breaking point.
s08e19 Run to Ground 2025-05-03 01:00
Run to Ground
After an explosive accident at a fruit-packing facility staffed by prison workers, six inmates escape and scatter across the city; Gamble gets sobering news about her jailed father.
s08e20 Devil Dog 2025-05-10 01:00
Devil Dog
When Hondo's ne'er-do-well cousin, Andre, goes AWOL from his Marine base during basic training, Hondo, Deacon and Daniel Sr. take a road trip to get the kid in line. But when they learn that Andre witnessed an illegal arms deal involving stolen military weapons, Hondo realizes there's a darker explanation for Andre's disappearance. And Alfaro plots to work outside the law when he discovers that his mother's long-ago abusive ex is back in her life, repeating the violent ways of the past.
s08e21 Ride or Die 2025-05-17 01:00
Ride or Die
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. As the brutal road warriors tear across L.A. in pursuit of a mysterious $60 million car, Hondo's old rivalry reignites, and he's forced to confront a long-held fear. Also, Gamble is thrust into a personal crisis when her brother, Leon, becomes tangled in the investigation, putting Gamble's SWAT future in jeopardy, in the first part of the two-hour series finale.
s08e22 Return to Base 2025-05-17 02:00
Return to Base
The SWAT team undertakes its final mission when a violent crew of ex-pat Russian mercenaries holds Los Angeles hostage after planting hundreds of hidden explosives across the city in a bid to extort the release of their brutal leader, Dmitri Rykov. When Rykov is brought to SWAT for safekeeping, SWAT HQ comes under attack, forcing Hondo and 20-Squad to fight for their very survival, in the second part of the two-hour series finale.