S.W.A.T.

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S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T. is an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And Tactics team operating in an unidentified California city. A spin-off of The Rookies, the series aired on ABC from February 1975 to April 197...

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About S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T. is an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And Tactics team operating in an unidentified California city. A spin-off of The Rookies, the series aired on ABC from February 1975 to April 1976. Like The Rookies, S.W.A.T. was produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.

Quick Facts

Streaming Snapshot

Release Year

1975

TMDB Rating

7.1

Available Sources

21

Watch Path

/tv/s-w-a-t-11129

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2 seasons available

Season 1

13 episodes | 1975-02-24

Season 1 The Killing GroundE1

The Killing Ground

Episode 1
50 min1975-02-24TMDB N/A

Street's partner, officer Rob Duran, is killed in the premeditated police assassination by two brothers bent on revenging their father's death. That and subsequent police killings serve to shape the psychology of Lt. Dan ""Hondo"" Harrelson's newly formed Special Weapons and Tactics team, ""S.W.A.T."" The team's task is to combat high risk, contemporary, urban crime as a strike force. The team consists of James Street, David ""Deacon"" Kay, T.J.. McCabe, Dominic Luca, and Harrelson. ""S.W.A.T.""'s first assignment is an acid test of their ability to survive as individuals and as a team. Their rigorous training is literally a fight against time.

Season 1 Coven of KillersE2

Coven of Killers

Episode 2
60 min1975-03-03TMDB N/A

A convicted murderer's Manson-style "family" engineers his prison escape, but after executing a D.A., this maniacal leader sends a cryptic message to Hondo, naming him as his next victim, along with the jury who found him guilty.

Season 1 Death CarrierE3

Death Carrier

Episode 3
60 min1975-03-10TMDB N/A

In order to nab a mysterious sniper who's been murdering a series of men a young model has been dating, Street poses as the beautiful woman's latest boyfriend to lure the sniper out of hiding.

Season 1 Pressure CookerE4

Pressure Cooker

Episode 4
60 min1975-03-17TMDB N/A

While the S.W.A.T. unit has their hands full foiling both a heist and a kidnapping, a beautiful but nosy reporter arrives at police headquarters, spending a few days with S.W.A.T. members to write an investigative piece.

Season 1 Hit MenE5

Hit Men

Episode 5
60 min1975-03-24TMDB N/A

After a convicted felon agrees to expose a crime syndicate's dirty laundry before a Senate committee, he learns that a Mafia "hit" has been placed on his life, and he is wounded in an ambush en route from the penitentiary.

Season 1 Jungle WarE6

Jungle War

Episode 6
60 min1975-03-31TMDB N/A

When a veteran police officer who served with Hondo in Vietnam lobbies to fill in for ailing "Deacon" Kay, Hondo thinks he's the right man for the job - until urban combat dredges up jungle-warfare memories for the embattled vet, triggering a nervous breakdown that risks jeopardizing the entire team.

Season 1 Death ScoreE7

Death Score

Episode 7
60 min1975-04-07TMDB N/A

A fanatical terrorist group poses as a documentary crew in a scheme to hold a professional basketball team hostage during its championship game, demanding a multi-million dollar ransom for their cause.

Season 1 Time BombE8

Time Bomb

Episode 8
48 min1975-04-21TMDB N/A

Street and his girl friend are trapped in a deserted movie studio planted with bombs by an embittered movie stuntman.

Season 1 The Bravo EnigmaE9

The Bravo Enigma

Episode 9
48 min1975-04-28TMDB N/A

After an assassination attempt on a Senator's life is foiled by S.W.A.T., a criminal mastermind enlists globetrotting assassin Bravo to finish the job. Hondo's unit may have met their match hunting down this human time bomb, as the elusive hit man unwittingly spreads a deadly plague around L.A.

Season 1 The Steel Plated Security BlanketE10

The Steel Plated Security Blanket

Episode 10
48 min1975-05-05TMDB N/A

As Hondo Harrelson and the S.W.A.T. team investigate the theft of an armored car, T.J. McCabe is spending his lunch hour with his fiancée, Susan, who is public relations representative for the Miss American Beauty Pageant. As Miss New Mexico tries on the crown and scepter, the armored car thieves attempt to steal the jewels, taking Susan and Miss New Mexico as hostages.

Season 1 Omega OneE11

Omega One

Episode 11
48 min1975-05-12TMDB N/A

Zealous student activists, inspired by a non-aggression philosophy class Street attends, steal a cache of guns and take control of a chemical plant to protest bio-terrorism, threatening to blow it up unless they receive a million-dollar ransom.

Season 1 Blind Man's BluffE12

Blind Man's Bluff

Episode 12
48 min1975-05-19TMDB N/A

While leading the team in the rescue of several women being held hostage by two known killers in a massage parlor, Hondo is grazed by a bullet across his temple. He refuses to take time off for tests until dizziness and blurred vision force him temporarily to relinquish his command to Lt. Purcell, an officer whose methods and personality have a demoralizing effect on the S.W.A.T. team.

Season 1 Sole SurvivorE13

Sole Survivor

Episode 13
Runtime TBA1975-05-26TMDB N/A

A gang of ex-convicts, led by their former parole officer, utilizing his familiarity with S.W.A.T. procedures, invades a heavily guarded rare coin auction and makes off with two million dollars is gold in "Sole Survivor." After making a careful study of S.W.A.T. methods, Frank Hunter, a recently dismissed parole officer, recruits a group of ex-convicts with special skills. Then, after setting off a series of false S.W.A.T. calls throughout the city, Hunter and his well-armed specialists help themselves to a fortune in rare gold coins.