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{{Short description|American television series (1975–1976)}}
{{Other uses|Swat (disambiguation){{!}}Swat}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = SWAT Logo.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption =
| genre = [[Police procedural]]<br>[[Action fiction|Action]]<br>[[Crime drama]]
| creator = Robert Hamner
| developer = [[Rick Husky]]
| writer =
| director =
| starring = [[Steve Forrest (actor)|Steve Forrest]]<br/>[[Robert Urich]]<br/>[[Rod Perry (actor)|Rod Perry]]<br/>[[Mark Shera]]<br/>James Coleman
| theme_music_composer = [[Barry De Vorzon]]
| opentheme = "[[Theme from S.W.A.T.|Theme from ''S.W.A.T.'']]"
| composer =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 37
| list_episodes = List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes
| executive_producer = [[Aaron Spelling]]<br/>[[Leonard Goldberg]]
| producer = Robert Hamner
| editor =
| cinematography = Tim Southcott
| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| runtime = 49–50 minutes
| company = [[Spelling-Goldberg Productions]]
| channel = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1975|02|24}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1976|04|03}}
| related = [[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|''S.W.A.T.'' (2017 TV series)]]
}}
'''''S.W.A.T.''''' is an American [[police procedural]] [[Action fiction|action]] [[crime drama]] television series created by Robert Hamner, developed by [[Rick Husky]], and produced by Hamner, [[Aaron Spelling]], and [[Leonard Goldberg]] under [[Spelling-Goldberg Productions]].<ref name="ICmcm">{{cite book |last1=Hames-Garcia |first1=Michael Roy |title=Identity Complex: Making the Case for Multiplicity |year=2011 |publisher=U of Minnesota Press |isbn=978-1-4529-3267-5 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Identity_Complex/nsjj8RDxOOkC |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref>
The series aired for two seasons on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from February 24, 1975 to April 3, 1976. A [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of ''[[The Rookies]]'',<ref name="CTbyDMS" /> developed from a two-part [[Television pilot|pilot]] aired on February 17, 1975, ''S.W.A.T.'' follows a [[police]] [[Special Weapons and Tactics]] (SWAT) team operating in an unnamed [[California]]n city. The series stars [[Steve Forrest (actor)|Steve Forrest]], [[Robert Urich]], [[Rod Perry (actor)|Rod Perry]], [[Mark Shera]], and James Coleman as the titular team's officers.
''S.W.A.T.'' was filmed in and around [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="SBmag">{{cite journal |last1=Boon |first1=Alan |title=The Telephemera Years: 1974, part 1 |journal=Starburst Magazine |date=2023 |url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/the-telephemera-years-1974-part-1/ |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref> Richard Kelbaugh, a former [[LAPD Metropolitan Division]] SWAT officer, served as a [[technical advisor]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
The series' [[Theme from S.W.A.T.|opening theme]] was composed by [[Barry De Vorzon]];<ref name="CoLcomp">{{cite book |editor1-last=Deaville |editor1-first=James |title=Music in Television: Channels of Listening |date=March 2011 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-1368-2636-8 |page=55 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Music_in_Television/sFOtmD8N8a0C |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref> an official rearrangement by [[Rhythm Heritage]] reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart in the United States on the chart date of February 28, 1976.<ref name="WAWtfcc">{{cite book |last1=Tate |first1=Marsha Ann |last2=Houser |first2=Earl |title=What America Watched: Television Favorites from the Cornfields to the Cosmos, 1960s-1990s |date=28 January 2022 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-8057-6 |page=10 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/What_America_Watched/cD1ZEAAAQBAJ |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref>
''S.W.A.T.'' was popular with audiences, but controversies surrounding its [[Violence on television|depictions of violence]] ultimately led to the cancellation of a third season.<ref name="CTbyDMS">{{cite book |last1=Snauffer |first1=Douglas M. |title=Crime Television |date=30 September 2006 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-0-3130-5495-2 |pages=98-100 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Crime_Television/1bPOEAAAQBAJ |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref>
''S.W.A.T.'''s legacy spawned a [[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|2003 film adaptation]] directed by [[Clark Johnson]] for [[Columbia Pictures]], and a [[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|2017 television series reboot]] developed by [[Aaron Rahsaan Thomas]] and [[Shawn Ryan]] for [[CBS]], both of the same name.<ref name="CastCrew" /> In 2025, a new spinoff (titled ''[[S.W.A.T. Exiles]]'') was announced after the 2017 series was cancelled after eight seasons.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|title='S.W.A.T.' Spinoff Planned By Sony With Shemar Moore Set To Reprise His Role As Hondo|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/swat-spinoff-sony-shemar-moore-returns-hondo-1236403674/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 18, 2025|access-date=May 18, 2025|archive-date=May 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519020803/https://deadline.com/2025/05/swat-spinoff-sony-shemar-moore-returns-hondo-1236403674/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Synopsis==
''S.W.A.T.'' is set in the same [[fictional universe]] as ''The Rookies'',<ref name="CTbyDMS" /> in an unnamed Californian metropolis loosely based on Los Angeles, and follows the newly-established SWAT unit of the Western California Police Department (WCPD). The series specifically follows Olympic SWAT, a five-man SWAT team assigned to Olympic Precinct, headquartered in the precinct's basement. Issued equipment ranging from weapons like the [[M16 rifle]], [[Winchester Model 70]], and [[Federal Riot Gun]],<ref name="IMFDb">{{cite web |title=S.W.A.T. (1975) |url=https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/S.W.A.T._(1975) |website=Internet Movie Firearms Database |access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref> to crucial tools like [[grappling hook]]s, [[tear gas]], and [[bulletproof vest]]s, SWAT is trained and equipped to resolve situations regular police units cannot, such as [[Police standoff|standoffs]], [[crisis negotiation]], [[hostage-taking]]s, [[Robbery|robberies]], [[active shooter]]s, [[assassination]]s, [[bomb threat]]s, [[organized crime]], and [[terrorism]].
Heading Olympic SWAT is Lieutenant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson, the [[squad leader]] and the series' [[protagonist]], assisted by Sergeant David "Deacon" Kay, the team's [[chaplain]] and sole African-American officer. Under Harrelson and Kay's command are Jim Street, a former patrol officer who joins SWAT after his partner is killed by an [[anti-police]] gang; Dominic Luca, a single-but-seeking Italian-American who joins SWAT from the [[Narcotic|Narcotics Division]] and often serves as [[comic relief]]; and Travis Joseph "T.J." McCabe, the team's [[sniper]] who is selected for SWAT for his natural marksmanship skills. Their [[SWAT vehicle]] and [[Emergency operations center|mobile command center]], an early-1970s [[International Harvester Metro Van]] fitted with an [[Arsenal|armory]] and [[police radio]], is driven by "Sam", an unseen, mostly silent character played by an uncredited actor.
The personal lives of the SWAT officers, particularly Harrelson, were focal points of numerous episodes; Harrelson's wife Betty and their two young sons often appeared as major characters and plot points. Police officials and friends of the team were also recurring characters, such as Chief Edward Roman, the WCPD's [[chief of police]], and Hilda, a [[sandwich]] [[vendor]] known for selling cheap sandwiches made of [[leftovers]] to Olympic Precinct.
== Cast ==
=== Main ===
[[File:Steve Forrest Hondo Harrelson SWAT 1975.JPG|thumb|upright=.5|right|{{small|[[Steve Forrest (actor)|Steve Forrest]]]]}}
{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Steve Forrest (actor)|Steve Forrest]] as Lt. Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson
* [[Robert Urich]] as Officer Jim Street
* [[Rod Perry (actor)|Rod Perry]] as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay
* [[Mark Shera]] as Officer Dominic Luca
* James Coleman as Officer Travis Joseph "T.J." McCabe
}}
=== Recurring ===
{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Ellen Weston]] as Betty Harrelson
* [[Rose Marie]] as Hilda
* [[Richard O'Brien (American actor)|Richard O'Brien]] as Chief Edward Roman
}}
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=== Notable guest stars ===
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{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp1}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep1|The Killing Ground]]" {{small|(S1.E1)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Kenneth Tobey]]
* [[Jesse Vint]]
* [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]]
* [[Annette O'Toole]]
* [[William Lucking]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp2}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep2|A Coven of Killers]]" {{small|(S1.E2)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Sal Mineo]]
* [[Ellen Weston]]
* [[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]]
* [[James Keach]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp3}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep3|Death Carrier]]" {{small|(S1.E3)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Ronne Troup]]
* [[John Bleifer]]
* [[David Sheiner]]
* [[Joanna Barnes]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp4}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep4|Pressure Cooker]]" {{small|(S1.E4)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Darleen Carr]]
* [[Logan Ramsey]]
* [[Jean Allison]]
* [[Gary Vinson]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp5}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep5|Hit Men]]" {{small|(S1.E5)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Jess Walton]]
* [[Walter Brooke]]
* [[Paul Stevens (actor)|Paul Stevens]]
* [[Robert Loggia]].
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp6}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep6|Jungle War]]" {{small|(S1.E6)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]]
* [[Anitra Ford]]
* [[Frances Reid]]
* [[Eric Server]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp7}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep7|Death Score]]" {{small|(S1.E7)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Robert Webber]]
* [[Michael Warren (actor)|Michael Warren]]
* [[Paul Cavonis]]
* [[Corinne Camacho]]
* [[Berlinda Tolbert]]
* [[Stu Nahan]]
* [[Anthony Eisley]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp8}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep8|The Bravo Enigma]]" {{small|(S1.E8)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Christopher George]]
* [[John Lupton]]
* [[Murray Matheson]]
* [[Rose Marie]]
* [[Robert Ellenstein]]
* [[Austin Stoker]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp9}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep9|The Steel-Plated Security Blanket]]" {{small|(S1.E9)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Michael Conrad]]
* [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timothy Brown]]
* [[Lara Parker]]
* [[Farrah Fawcett]]
* [[Loni Anderson]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp10}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep10|Omega One]]" {{small|(S1.E10)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Sam Jaffe]]
* [[Kip Niven]]
* [[James Griffith]]
* [[Kerrigan Mahan]]
* [[Patricia Stich]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp11}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep11|Blind Man's Bluff]]" {{small|(S1.E11)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Ellen Weston]]
* [[Rose Marie]]
* [[Frank Aletter]]
* [[Andrew Rubin]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp12}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep12|Sole Survivor]]" {{small|(S1.E12)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Simon Oakland]]
* [[Jim McMullan]]
* [[Hal Williams]]
* [[George DiCenzo]]
* [[Ben Wright (English actor)|Ben Wright]]
* [[Ike Eisenmann]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp13}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep13|Deadly Tide]]" {{small|(S2.E1-2)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Christopher George]]
* [[Sal Mineo]]
* [[Loni Anderson]]
* [[Phil Silvers]]
* [[Susan Dey]]
* [[Lesley Ann Warren]]
* [[Don Stroud]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp15}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep15|Kill S.W.A.T.]]" {{small|(S2.E3)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Ben Frank]]
* [[Diana Hyland]]
* [[David Canary]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp16}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep16|Dealers in Death]]" {{small|(S2.E4)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Rex Holman]]
* [[John Vernon]]
* [[Sean McClory]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp17}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep17|Time Bomb]]" {{small|(S2.E5)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[William Smith (actor)|William Smith]]
* [[Heather Menzies]]
* [[Robert Donner]]
* [[Paul Bryar]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp18}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep18|The Vendetta]]" {{small|(S2.E6)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Paul Mantee]] as Mel Lang
* [[Aldo Ray]] as Ralph Costa
* [[Scott Newman (actor)|Scott Newman]]
* [[Susan Sullivan]]
* [[John Bennett Perry]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp19}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep19|Criss-Cross]]" {{small|(S2.E7)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Carl Betz]] as U.S. Senator Greg Colby
* [[Carl Weathers]]
* [[Neva Patterson]]
* [[Jack Hogan]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp20}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep20|Vigilante]]" {{small|(S2.E8)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Harris Yulin]] as Paul Julian
* [[Janet Margolin]]
* [[Jimmy McNichol]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp21}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep21|Courthouse]]" {{small|(S2.E9)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[H. M. Wynant]] as Jason Bridges
* [[Deidre Hall]]
* [[Anitra Ford]]
* [[Joe Turkel]]
* [[Brad Dexter]]
* [[Elisha Cook Jr.]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp22}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep22|Ordeal]]" {{small|(S2.E10)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Frank Gorshin]] as Johnny Rizi
* [[John Brascia]]
* [[Richard Davalos]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp23}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep23|Strike Force]]" {{small|(S2.E11)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[John Dehner]] as General James Woodward
* [[John Ericson]]
* [[John Brascia]]
* [[Ray Middleton (actor)|Ray Middleton]]
* [[Anjanette Comer]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp24}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep24|The Swinger]]" {{small|(S2.E12)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Ed Gilbert]] as John Stevens
* [[Al Ruscio]]
* [[Ric Carrott]]
* [[Tony Young (actor)|Tony Young]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp25}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep25|Terror Ship]]" {{small|(S2.E13)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Diana Muldaur]]
* [[Don Keefer]]
* [[Paul Carr (actor)|Paul Carr]]
* [[Johnny Haymer]]
* [[Frank Maxwell]]
* [[Milt Kogan]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp26}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep26|Murder by Fire]]" {{small|(S2.E14)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Peter Breck]] as Marco
* [[Anthony James (actor)|Anthony James]]
* [[Ed Peck]]
* [[Luke Askew]]
* [[Corinne Camacho]]
* [[Frank Parker (actor)|Frank Parker]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp27}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep27|Silent Night, Deadly Night]]" {{small|(S2.E15)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Anne Francis]] as Doris Wainwright Bristol
* [[Frank Campanella]] as Joe DeLeon
* [[Michael Callan]] as Frank Malloy
* [[Rose Marie]] as Hilda
* [[Elizabeth Baur]]
* [[Alan Oppenheimer]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp28}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep28|The Running Man]]" {{small|(S2.E16-17)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Stuart Whitman]] as David Neal
* [[James Darren]]
* [[David Opatoshu]]
* [[John Lupton]]
* [[Linda Marsh]]
* [[Bruce Glover]]
* [[Forrest Tucker]]
* [[Donna Mills]]
* [[Leslie Nielsen]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp30}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep30|Lessons in Fear]]" {{small|(S2.E18)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Elinor Donahue]]
* [[Don Chastain]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp31}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep31|Deadly Weapons]]" {{small|(S2.E19)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Mark Stevens (actor)|Mark Stevens]] as John Haskins
* [[Burt Douglas]]
* [[Steven Keats]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp32}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep32|The Chinese Connection]]" {{small|(S2.E20)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[James Shigeta]] as Lt. Eddie Chew
* [[Joel Fabiani]] as Ronald Parker
* [[Beulah Quo]]
* [[Chao-Li Chi]]
* [[James Hong]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp33}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep33|Dragons and Owls]]" {{small|(S2.E21)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Tom Skerritt]]
* [[Virginia Gregg]]
* [[Karen Carlson]]
* [[Dennis Fimple]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp34}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep34|Any Second Now]]" {{small|(S2.E22)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Charles Aidman]]
* [[Lynne Moody]]
* [[Bert Remsen]]
* [[Ji-Tu Cumbuka]]
* [[Andrew Robinson (actor)|Andrew Robinson]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp35}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep35|Soldier on the Hill]]" {{small|(S2.E23)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Mark Slade]]
* [[Marianna Hill]]
* [[Ivor Francis]]
* [[Bennye Gatteys]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp36}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep36|Dangerous Memories]]" {{small|(S2.E24)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Phillip Pine]]
}}
{{Anchor|SwatGuestsEp37}}"[[List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes#ep37|Officer Luca, You're Dead]]" {{small|(S2.E25)}}{{Cast listing|small=yes|
* [[Sandra Kerns]]
* [[Mitzi Hoag]]
* [[Judson Pratt]]
* [[Laurence Haddon]]
}}
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==Episodes==
{{main|List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes}}
{{:List of S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series) episodes}}
==Broadcast and syndication==
On October 1, 2011, ''S.W.A.T.'' began airing on [[Antenna TV]] for a period of time before it became a full sitcom network<ref>''[https://archive.today/20120707023047/http://affiliate.zap2it.com/tv/swat/EP00003691 S.W.A.T.]'' on [[Antenna TV]]</ref> and in [[Australia]] on [[7mate]] in 2012. In May 2016, it began airing on [[Get (TV network)|getTV]] until its removal.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
The series occasionally airs in weekend binges on the [[Terrestrial television|OTA]] network Decades (now [[Catchy Comedy]]).{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
Episodes also appeared on [[The Roku Channel]] and [[Tubi]] for an undetermined length of time.
Currently, the show airs on [[MeTV+]] weekdays at 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
==Home media==
===DVD===
The first season of ''S.W.A.T.'' was released on DVD on June 3, 2003<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/SWAT/332| title=S.W.A.T. DVD news: Announcement for the 1st Season of S.W.A.T.| website=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]| url-status=usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923060145/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/SWAT/332| archive-date=September 23, 2012| df=mdy-all}}</ref> to tie-in with the release of the feature film. Season Two's episode "Time Bomb" was actually produced for Season One and, as such, "Time Bomb" is Episode 8 on the Season One DVD set. The Season One DVD set has a total of 13 episodes.
On February 10, 2012, it was announced that [[Shout! Factory]] had acquired the rights to the series; they subsequently released the second and final season on DVD on May 22, 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/SWAT-Season-2/16515| title=S.W.A.T. DVD news: Announcement for S.W.A.T. - The Final Season| website=TVShowsOnDVD.com| url-status=usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212201449/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/SWAT-Season-2/16515| archive-date=February 12, 2012| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On January 16, 2018, Mill Creek Entertainment released ''S.W.A.T.: The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/SWAT-The-Complete-Series/23743 |title=S.W.A.T. DVD news: Announcement for The Complete Series| website=TVShowsOnDVD.com| url-status=usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019162812/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/SWAT-The-Complete-Series/23743| archive-date=October 19, 2017| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
===Streaming===
As of March 2009, the show can be purchased on [[iTunes]].
==Reception==
The violent television series premiered at a time when [[violence on television]] began to become a subject of controversy,<ref name="CTbyDMS" /> and the actual [[LAPD Metropolitan Division]] on which the fictional SWAT team had been modeled was harshly critical of its depiction of such teams.<ref>{{cite web| title=S.W.A.T. - 10 Things You Might Not Know about the 1970s Show| url=https://www.get.tv/gettv-blog/swat-10-things-you-might-not-know-about-1970s-show| access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.get.tv| language=en}}</ref>
==Franchise==
===Film adaptation===
A film version of the series, ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]'', was released in 2003 starring [[Colin Farrell]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. Steve Forrest has a cameo role as a police truck driver and Rod Perry (the original TV series' "Deacon" Kay) plays the father of [[LL Cool J]]'s character Deacon "Deke" Kaye.<ref name="CastCrew">{{cite news| last=Mitchell| first=Elvis| author-link=Elvis Mitchell| date=August 8, 2003| url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE1D81731F93BA3575BC0A9659C8B63| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| title=S W A T (2003) FILM REVIEW; Working Up a S.W.E.A.T.}}</ref>
In 2011 and 2017, two direct-to-DVD sequels titled ''[[S.W.A.T.: Firefight]]'' and ''[[S.W.A.T.: Under Siege]]'' were released; they bore little connection to the TV series, the 2003 film, or to each other.
===Television series reboot===
On May 12, 2017, a [[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|new version of ''S.W.A.T.'']] starring [[Shemar Moore]] as Hondo was ordered to series by [[CBS]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister |date=February 28, 2017 |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/shemar-moore-swat-reboot-cbs-tv-show-1201999071/ |title='Criminal Minds' Alum Shemar Moore to Star in 'S.W.A.T.' Reboot at CBS |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=May 12, 2017 |url=http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/cbs-new-series-fall-2017-seal-team-swat/ |title=CBS Orders Boreanaz' ''SEAL Team'', Moore's ''S.W.A.T.'', Cumming's ''Instinct'', Piven's ''Wisdom'', Plus 2 Comedies |work=[[TVLine]] |access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> The new series premiered on November 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=CBS |date=May 17, 2017 |title=CBS Announces New 2017–2018 Fall Schedule |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2017/05/17/cbs-announces-new-2017-2018-fall-schedule-761201/20170517cbs01/ |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> This reboot series was far more successful with an eight season run and over 163 episodes. In 2025, a new spinoff (titled ''[[S.W.A.T. Exiles]]'') was announced after the series was cancelled.<ref name="auto"/>
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* {{IMDb title|0072560|S.W.A.T.}}
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