The fifth season of the American police procedural television series S.W.A.T. premiered on October 1, 2021, on CBS, for the 2021–22 television season.
| S.W.A.T. | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 1, 2021 – May 22, 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
S.W.A.T. follows an elite Special Weapons and Tactics unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. The first half of the season aired on Fridays at 8:00 p.m., then later moved to Sundays at 10:00 p.m.
Cast and characters
Main
- Shemar Moore as Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson Jr.
- Alex Russell as Officer III James "Jim" Street
- Lina Esco as Officer III Christina "Chris" Alonso
- Kenny Johnson as Officer III+1 Dominique Luca
- Jay Harrington as Sergeant II David "Deacon" Kay
- David Lim as Officer III Victor Tan
- Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks
Recurring
- Lou Ferrigno Jr. as Donovan Rocker
- David DeSantos as Rodrigo Sanchez
- Norma Kuhling as Nora Fowler
- Cathy Cahlin Ryan as Dr. Wendy Hughes
- David Rees Snell as Detective John Burrows
- Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle
Guest
- Obba Babatundé as Daniel Harrelson Sr.
- Debbie Allen as Charice Harrelson
- Wil Wheaton as Evan Whitlock
- April Parker Jones as Winnie Harrelson
- Timothy V. Murphy as Arthur Novak
Episodes
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code [1] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 1 | "Vagabundo" | Billy Gierhart | Mellori Velasquez | October 1, 2021 | 501 | 4.86[2] |
| 86 | 2 | "Madrugada" | Billy Gierhart | Matthew T. Brown | October 8, 2021 | 502 | 4.94[3] |
| 87 | 3 | "27 David" | Alex Graves | Nathan Louis Jackson | October 15, 2021 | 503 | 4.84[4] |
| 88 | 4 | "Sentinel" | Cherie Dvorak | Ryan Keleher | October 22, 2021 | 504 | 4.70[5] |
| 89 | 5 | "West Coast Offense" | Stephanie Marquardt | Kent Rotherham | November 5, 2021 | 505 | 4.93[6] |
| 90 | 6 | "Crisis Actor" | Cherie Dvorak | Sarah Alderson | November 12, 2021 | 506 | 4.84[7] |
| 91 | 7 | "Keep the Faith" | John Showalter | J. Stone Alston | December 3, 2021 | 507 | 5.33[8] |
| 92 | 8 | "Safe House" | Alex Russell | Mellori Velasquez | December 10, 2021 | 508 | 4.98[9] |
| 93 | 9 | "Survive" | Billy Gierhart | Michael Gemballa | January 2, 2022 | 509 | 3.77[10] |
| 94 | 10 | "Three Guns" | Guy Ferland | Melissa Park | January 9, 2022 | 510 | 3.73[11] |
| 95 | 11 | "Old School Cool" | Paul Bernard | Amelia Sims | February 27, 2022 | 511 | 3.83[12] |
| 96 | 12 | "Provenance" | Billy Gierhart | Imogen Browder | March 6, 2022 | 512 | 4.00[13] |
| 97 | 13 | "Short Fuse" | Guy Ferland | Kent Rotherham | March 13, 2022 | 513 | 4.15[14] |
| 98 | 14 | "Albatross" | John Terlesky | Michael Gemballa | March 20, 2022 | 514 | 3.94[15] |
| 99 | 15 | "Donor" | Lina Esco | Ryan Keleher | March 27, 2022 | 515 | 3.67[16] |
| 100 | 16 | "The Fugitive" | Billy Gierhart | Matthew T. Brown | April 10, 2022 | 516 | 3.95[17] |
| 101 | 17 | "Cry Foul" | Oz Scott | Amelia Sims | April 17, 2022 | 517 | 4.04[18] |
| 102 | 18 | "Family" | Alrick Riley | Mia Fichman | April 24, 2022 | 519 | 4.19[19] |
| 103 | 19 | "Incoming" | Oz Scott | Michael Gemballa & Matthew T. Brown | May 1, 2022 | 518 | 3.88[20] |
| 104 | 20 | "Quandary" | Stephanie Marquardt | Sarah Alderson | May 8, 2022 | 520 | 4.08[21] |
| 105 | 21 | "Zodiac" | Cherie Dvorak | Kent Rotherham & Mellori Velasquez | May 15, 2022 | 521 | 4.09[22] |
| 106 | 22 | "Farewell" | Billy Gierhart | Andrew Dettmann & J. Stone Alston | May 22, 2022 | 522 | N/A |
Production
On April 15, 2021, CBS renewed the series for a fifth season.[23]
Release
On May 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would move to Fridays at 8:00 PM ET timeslot. The series lead into Magnum P.I..[24] On July 12, 2021, it was revealed that the season would premiere on October 1, 2021.[25] After airing the first eight episodes, the series moved to Sundays at 10:00 p.m. after NCIS: Los Angeles.[26] The season finale was schedule to premiere on May 22, 2022.[27]
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vagabundo" | October 1, 2021 | 0.4 | 4.96[2] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "Madrugada" | October 8, 2021 | 0.4 | 4.99[3] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | "27 David" | October 15, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.99[4] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | "Sentinel" | October 22, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.70[5] | 0.3 | 2.11 | 0.8 | 6.81[28] |
| 5 | "West Coast Offense" | November 5, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.93[6] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | "Crisis Actor" | November 12, 2021 | 0.4 | 4.84[7] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "Keep the Faith" | December 3, 2021 | 0.5 | 5.33[8] | 0.3 | 2.03 | 0.8 | 7.36[29] |
| 8 | "Safe House" | December 10, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.98[9] | 0.3 | 1.90 | 0.8 | 6.88[9] |
| 9 | "Survive" | January 2, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.77[10] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | "Three Guns" | January 9, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.73[11] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 11 | "Old School Cool" | February 27, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.83[12] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 12 | "Provenance" | March 6, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.00[13] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 13 | "Short Fuse" | March 13, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.15[14] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 14 | "Albatross" | March 20, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.94[15] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 15 | "Donor" | March 27, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.67[16] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 16 | "The Fugitive" | April 10, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.95[17] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | "Cry Foul" | April 17, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.04[18] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 18 | "Family" | April 24, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.19[19] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 19 | "Incoming" | May 1, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.88[20] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 20 | "Quandary" | May 8, 2022 | 0.4 | 4.08[21] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 21 | "Zodiac" | May 15, 2022 | 0.4 | 4.09[22] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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