The BEST episodes of S.W.A.T. (2017) season 8
Every episode of S.W.A.T. (2017) season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of S.W.A.T. (2017) season 8!
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.
#1 - AMBER
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/14/2025
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.
#2 - Open Season
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/31/2025
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.
#3 - Life
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2024
The team faces 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.
#4 - High Ground
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/2025
During a hiking trip, Powell and Darlene stumble upon an illegal weed farm and become entangled in the dangerous plot of the cartel that it belongs to.
#5 - Deep Cover
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2025
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.
#6 - Gang Unit
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/2024
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.
#7 - Vanished
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/2024
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.
#8 - Human Interest
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/2024
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.
#9 - The Heights
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/7/2025
20-Squad contends with a hostage crisis; Hondo receives a family visit.
#10 - Left of Boom
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2024
Hondo and the SWAT team race to stop a nuclear attack on Los Angeles when radioactive material is stolen from a local lab.
#11 - Hot Button
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/2024
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.
#12 - The Sepulveda Protocol
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/2024
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.
#13 - Home
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2024
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.
#14 - The Santa Clara
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2025
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.