The BEST episodes of S.W.A.T. (2017) season 4

Every episode of S.W.A.T. (2017) season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of S.W.A.T. (2017) season 4!

Los Angeles S.W.A.T. Sergeant Daniel ‘Hondo’ Harrelson is assigned to lead a highly-skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles these two worlds. Hondo encourages his team to rely on communication and respect over force and aggression, but when a crisis erupts, these unflinching men and women are prepared to put their tactical training to the test.

Last Updated: 11/13/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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Veritas Vincint
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7.80
511 votes

#1 - Veritas Vincint

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/26/2021

The bombing of a Los Angeles police station puts the city on edge, leading the team to a final showdown with a group of domestic extremists. Also, Hondo faces the fallout from a bold decision that threatens his future, and Tan takes a big step in his personal life.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
Watch Now:Amazon
Under Fire
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7.73
603 votes

#2 - Under Fire

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2021

The SWAT team goes on the hunt for a sniper who is targeting the Los Angeles Fire Department by setting fires around the city to lure in unsuspecting engine companies. The rivalry between Chris, Street and Tan ratchets up when Tan finds out there’s an internal betting pool on which of them will win the SWAT leadership competition. Street and Molly’s relationship is strained by his complicated history with his imprisoned mother.

Directors: Jann Turner
Watch Now:Amazon
Crusade
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7.73
618 votes

#3 - Crusade

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/27/2021

SWAT searches for a group of extremists carrying out coordinated attacks against local businesses. Deacon and his wife, Annie, find themselves at odds when Annie wants to enroll their daughter in private school.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
Watch Now:Amazon
U-Turn
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7.72
541 votes

#4 - U-Turn

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2021

A high-stakes domestic disturbance involving a father and his two young daughters leads the team to race against the clock to save a group of international activists.

Directors: Larry Teng
Watch Now:Amazon
Lockdown
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7.72
509 votes

#5 - Lockdown

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/12/2021

When four escaped prisoners take control of a courthouse with Hondo and Deacon inside but unarmed, the two race to save the lives of innocent civilians while trying to avoid detection themselves. Street visits his mother in the hospital and faces a pivotal decision.

Directors: Maja Vrvilo
Watch Now:Amazon
Next of Kin
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7.71
583 votes

#6 - Next of Kin

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/17/2021

A tragic mission leads each member of the SWAT team to contend with their emotional distress in varied ways.

Directors: Cherie Gierhart
Watch Now:Amazon
Whistleblower
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7.68
522 votes

#7 - Whistleblower

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/19/2021

The team races to rescue victims of a sex trafficking ring that is preying on disenfranchised women. Also, Hondo finds himself at odds with Leroy and Darryl over the future of their business, and Street confronts Chris about meeting with his hospitalized mom.

Directors: Cherie Gierhart
Writer: Ryan Keleher
Watch Now:Amazon
Reckoning
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7.68
538 votes

#8 - Reckoning

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/21/2021

As the team works to stop a violent attack on the city, they're forced to confront the group responsible for the death of a team member. Hondo and Leroy disagree on how to handle a challenge to Darryl's fledgling business.

Directors: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Amelia Sims
Watch Now:Amazon
Positive Thinking
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7.65
550 votes

#9 - Positive Thinking

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/10/2021

Mumford returns to work a 15-year-old cold case that holds a personal connection and leads to the discovery of a dangerous drug ring. Hondo is leery of Leroy’s motives when he discovers the recent parolee is seeking funding for a new business venture with his son.

Directors: Guy Ferland
Watch Now:Amazon
Stakeout (2)
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7.64
657 votes

#10 - Stakeout (2)

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/2020

The SWAT team acts as a domestic surveillance unit for the CIA to confirm whether an international crime lord has resurfaced in Los Angeles after being off-grid for years. Tan’s mother is a victim of racial discrimination. Hondo encounters his ex-girlfriend for the first time since their breakup.

The Black Hand Man
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7.63
641 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.

Hopeless Sinners
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7.61
623 votes

#12 - Hopeless Sinners

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2020

Chris brings the team to help a teenager girl from a predatory religious cult. Hondo receives bad news about Darryl. Tan's wedding plans hit a snag.

Directors: Cherie Gierhart
Writer: Alison Cross
Memento Mori
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7.60
648 votes

#13 - 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.

Fracture
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7.58
633 votes

#14 - Fracture

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/9/2020

Hondo is conflicted when asked to be the face of a campaign for the LAPD to reach out to the black community. The team searches for a lone bomber which triggers childhood flashbacks for Tan.

Buried
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7.58
574 votes

#15 - Buried

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/3/2021

As the SWAT team helps the LAPD search for the prime suspect in a woman’s disappearance, they’re joined in the field by a new team member. The personal strain between Chris and Street comes to a head as both await Hicks’ decision on who the winner is of a prestigious leadership competition.

Directors: Paul Bernard
Local Heroes
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7.58
527 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.

Directors: Jann Turner
Sins of the Fathers
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7.55
535 votes

#17 - Sins of the Fathers

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/7/2021

The team works together to hunt down a deadly band of mercenaries hired by a wealthy CEO trying to leave the country before he's arrested for running a massive Ponzi scheme. Hondo is forced to confront his changing relationship with Darryl.

Directors: Guy Ferland
3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)
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7.45
717 votes

#18 - 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. The team pursues El Diablo’s scattered drug cartel hiding in the city and a Jihadist group detonating bombs in coordinated attacks