The WORST episodes of S.W.A.T. (2017)
Every episode of S.W.A.T. (2017) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of S.W.A.T. (2017)!
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 - Fences
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/1/2018
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.
#2 - 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
Watch Now:Apple TV
#3 - 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.
#4 - Contamination
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2018
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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - All That Glitters
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/5/2023
Following a string of violent home robberies, the team rushes to stop a crew targeting elderly victims. Also, Hondo’s longtime friend and former Marine squad leader Danny Wright turns to Hondo for help when his daughter goes missing.
#7 - 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.
#8 - Genesis
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/7/2023
When an armored truck heist ends in bloodshed, the team races to track down priceless jewels before more lives are lost. Also, Hondo’s mother, Charice, visits.
#9 - Patrol
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2018
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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Pariah
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2023
When faced with a series of random shootings, one SWAT member’s family connections could be the key to stopping the next attack. Also, Hondo prepares to meet Rochelle’s parents for the first time, and Tan helps Luca navigate a sensitive situation.
#12 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2017
A locally born SWAT sergeant, former Marine Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, is newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Source
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2018
Jim Street debates whether or not his mother, Karen, should live with him upon her prison release after Hondo and Chris warn him against it. Also, Hondo and the team are assigned to protect Irina Zemanova, a high-profile Russian journalist visiting Los Angeles, from being assassinated.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Addicted
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2023
The SWAT team races to stop a gunman targeting rehab centers and those he considers responsible for his brother’s death. Also, Deacon is caught off guard when his wife, Annie, makes a parenting decision that has unexpected consequences for their daughter.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Forget Shorty
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/2023
SWAT teams up with the DEA, led by Mack Boyle, to conduct a massive gang sweep, only to discover that a vicious cartel is planting roots in the city and endangering numerous lives. Also, Hicks marks an important anniversary.
#19 - Family
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/2022
When Hicks witnesses the assassination of his longtime friend, a prominent judge, the team races to find the shooter and determine why he was targeted. Also, Luca struggles with how to help his brother, Terry, after he’s arrested.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - The Heights
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/7/2025
20-Squad contends with a hostage crisis; Hondo receives a family visit.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Ghosts
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/8/2018
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, on S.W.A.T.
#25 - 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.
Watch Now:Apple TV