A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant 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 the two worlds.
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Shemar Moore
Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson
Jay Harrington
David 'Deacon' Kay
David Lim
Victor Tan
Patrick St. Esprit
Robert 'Bob' Hicks
Anna Enger Ritch
Zoe Powell
Niko Pepaj
Miguel Alfaro
Annie Ilonzeh
Devin Gamble
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22 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Nov 2, 2017 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Cuchillo | Nov 9, 2017 | 7.2 |
| 3 | Pamilya | Nov 16, 2017 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Radical | Nov 23, 2017 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Imposters | Nov 30, 2017 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Octane | Dec 7, 2017 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Homecoming | Dec 14, 2017 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Miracle | Dec 21, 2017 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Blindspots | Jan 4, 2018 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Seizure | Jan 11, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 11 | K-Town | Jan 18, 2018 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Contamination | Feb 1, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 13 | Fences | Mar 1, 2018 | 7.1 |
| 14 | Ghosts | Mar 8, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Crews | Mar 29, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 16 | Payback | Apr 5, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Armory | Apr 12, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Patrol | Apr 19, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Source | Apr 26, 2018 | 7.4 |
| 20 | Vendetta | May 3, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Hunted | May 10, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Hoax | May 17, 2018 | 7.7 |
23 episodes • 2018Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaky Town | Sep 27, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Gasoline Drum | Oct 4, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Fire and Smoke | Oct 11, 2018 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Saving Face | Oct 18, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 5 | S.O.S. | Oct 25, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Never Again | Nov 1, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Inheritance | Nov 8, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 8 | The Tiffany Experience | Nov 15, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Day Off | Nov 29, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 10 | 1000 Joules | Dec 6, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 11 | School | Jan 3, 2019 | 8.9 |
| 12 | Los Huesos | Jan 10, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Encore | Jan 31, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 14 | The B-Team | Feb 7, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Fallen | Feb 14, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Pride | Feb 21, 2019 | 6.7 |
| 17 | Jack | Mar 7, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Cash Flow | Apr 4, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Invisible | Apr 18, 2019 | 8.1 |
| 20 | Rocket Fuel | Apr 25, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Day of Dread | May 2, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Trigger Creep | May 9, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 23 | Kangaroo | May 16, 2019 | 7.9 |
21 episodes • 2019Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire in the Sky | Oct 2, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Bad Faith | Oct 9, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Funny Money | Oct 16, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Immunity | Oct 23, 2019 | 8.1 |
| 5 | The LBC | Oct 30, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Kingdom | Nov 6, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Track | Nov 13, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Lion's Den | Nov 20, 2019 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Sea Legs | Nov 27, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Monster | Dec 11, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Bad Cop | Jan 15, 2020 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Good Cop | Jan 22, 2020 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Ekitai Rashku | Jan 29, 2020 | 7.4 |
| 14 | Animus | Mar 4, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Knockout | Mar 11, 2020 | 7.8 |
| 16 | Gunpowder Treason | Mar 18, 2020 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Hotel L.A. | Mar 25, 2020 | 7.8 |
| 18 | Stigma | Apr 8, 2020 | 8.4 |
| 19 | Vice | Apr 22, 2020 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Wild Ones | Apr 29, 2020 | 7.7 |
| 21 | Diablo | May 20, 2020 | 8.0 |
18 episodes • 2020Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Seventeen Year Olds (1) | Nov 11, 2020 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Stakeout (2) | Nov 11, 2020 | 7.3 |
| 3 | The Black Hand Man | Nov 18, 2020 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Memento Mori | Nov 25, 2020 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Fracture | Dec 9, 2020 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Hopeless Sinners | Dec 16, 2020 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Under Fire | Jan 13, 2021 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Crusade | Jan 27, 2021 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Next of Kin | Feb 17, 2021 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Buried | Mar 3, 2021 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Positive Thinking | Mar 10, 2021 | 7.5 |
| 12 | U-Turn | Mar 24, 2021 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Sins of the Fathers | Apr 7, 2021 | 7.4 |
| 14 | Reckoning | Apr 21, 2021 | 7.4 |
| 15 | Local Heroes | May 5, 2021 | 7.2 |
| 16 | Lockdown | May 12, 2021 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Whistleblower | May 19, 2021 | 7.6 |
| 18 | Veritas Vincint | May 26, 2021 | 7.7 |
22 episodes • 2021Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vagabundo | Oct 1, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Madrugada | Oct 8, 2021 | 7.7 |
| 3 | 27 David | Oct 15, 2021 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Sentinel | Oct 22, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 5 | West Coast Offense | Nov 5, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Crisis Actor | Nov 12, 2021 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Keep the Faith | Dec 3, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Safe House | Dec 10, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Survive | Jan 2, 2022 | 8.1 |
| 10 | Three Guns | Jan 9, 2022 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Old School Cool | Feb 27, 2022 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Provenance | Mar 6, 2022 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Short Fuse | Mar 13, 2022 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Albatross | Mar 20, 2022 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Donor | Mar 27, 2022 | 7.4 |
| 16 | The Fugitive | Apr 10, 2022 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Cry Foul | Apr 17, 2022 | 7.3 |
| 18 | Family | Apr 24, 2022 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Incoming | May 1, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Quandary | May 8, 2022 | 7.3 |
| 21 | Zodiac | May 15, 2022 | 7.9 |
| 22 | Farewell | May 22, 2022 | 8.1 |
22 episodes • 2022Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai Hard | Oct 7, 2022 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Thai Another Day | Oct 14, 2022 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Woah Black Betty | Oct 21, 2022 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Maniak | Oct 28, 2022 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Unraveling | Nov 4, 2022 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Checkmate | Nov 18, 2022 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Sequel | Dec 2, 2022 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Guacaine | Dec 9, 2022 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Pariah | Jan 6, 2023 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Witness | Jan 13, 2023 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Atonement | Jan 20, 2023 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Addicted | Feb 3, 2023 | 7.1 |
| 13 | Lion's Share | Feb 10, 2023 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Gut Punch | Feb 24, 2023 | 7.5 |
| 15 | To Protect and To Serve | Mar 3, 2023 | 7.3 |
| 16 | Blowback | Mar 10, 2023 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Stockholm | Mar 31, 2023 | 7.4 |
| 18 | Genesis | Apr 7, 2023 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Bunkies | Apr 21, 2023 | 7.2 |
| 20 | All That Glitters | May 5, 2023 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Forget Shorty | May 12, 2023 | 7.7 |
| 22 | Legacy | May 19, 2023 | 8.1 |
13 episodes • 2024Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Promise | Feb 16, 2024 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Peace Talks | Feb 23, 2024 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Good for Nothing | Mar 1, 2024 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Spare Parts | Mar 8, 2024 | 7.5 |
| 5 | End of the Road | Mar 8, 2024 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Escape | Mar 15, 2024 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Last Call | Apr 5, 2024 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Family Man | Apr 12, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Honeytrap | Apr 19, 2024 | 7.7 |
| 10 | SNAFU | Apr 26, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Whispers | May 3, 2024 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Allegiance | May 10, 2024 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Twenty Squad | May 17, 2024 | 8.2 |
22 episodes • 2024Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanished | Oct 18, 2024 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Gang Unit | Oct 25, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Life | Nov 1, 2024 | 8.4 |
| 4 | The Sepulveda Protocol | Nov 8, 2024 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Human Interest | Nov 15, 2024 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Hot Button | Nov 22, 2024 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Home | Dec 6, 2024 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Left of Boom | Dec 13, 2024 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Open Season | Jan 31, 2025 | 8.2 |
| 10 | The Heights | Feb 7, 2025 | 7.5 |
| 11 | AMBER | Feb 14, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Deep Cover | Feb 21, 2025 | 7.6 |
| 13 | High Ground | Feb 28, 2025 | 7.4 |
| 14 | The Santa Clara | Mar 7, 2025 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Hostages | Mar 14, 2025 | 8.3 |
| 16 | Hail Mary | Apr 4, 2025 | 7.8 |
| 17 | The Enemy Within | Apr 11, 2025 | 7.9 |
| 18 | Exploited | Apr 18, 2025 | 7.8 |
| 19 | Run to Ground | May 2, 2025 | 8.2 |
| 20 | Devil Dog | May 9, 2025 | 7.9 |
| 21 | Ride or Die (1) | May 16, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Return to Base (2) | May 16, 2025 | 8.5 |
