The first season of ''

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'' an American police procedural drama television series, premiered on CBS on November 2, 2017, and ended on May 17, 2018, with 22 episodes. It aired on Thursday at 10:00 p.m. The series is based on the 1975 television series of the same name created by Robert Hamner and developed by

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, and centers on Sergeant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson and his Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team operating in Los Angeles. The series was announced in February 2017 with former '' Criminal Minds'' cast member Shemar Moore announced as the lead role. The series was officially ordered in May 2017. ''S.W.A.T.''s first season ranked as the 35th most watched for the

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with a total of 9.13 million viewers.

Cast and characters

Main

* Shemar Moore as Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson Jr. * Stephanie Sigman as Captain Jessica Cortez * Alex Russell as Officer III James "Jim" Street *

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as Officer III Christina "Chris" Alonso * Kenny Johnson as Officer III+1 Dominique Luca * David Lim as Officer III Victor Tan * Peter Onorati as Sergeant II Jeff Mumford * Jay Harrington as Sergeant II David "Deacon" Kay

Recurring

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as Commander Robert Hicks * Bre Blair as Annie Kay *

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as William "Buck" Spivey *

Lou Ferrigno Jr. Louis Jude Ferrigno Jr. (born November 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the CBS television series ''S.W.A.T.'', as Donovan Rocker, a SWAT team leader and decorated officer. He is also known for his roles on ''Nicky ...

as Donovan Rocker *

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as Michael Plank * Sherilyn Fenn as Karen Street *

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as Charice Harrelson *

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as Leroy Henderson * DeShae Frost as Darryl Henderson * Cathy Cahlin Ryan as Dr. Wendy Hughes * Lyndie Greenwood as Erika Rogers * Otis "Odie" Gallop as Sergeant Stevens * David Rees Snell as Detective John Burrows

Guest

* Michael O'Neill as Carl Luca *

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as Ally *

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as Briana Harrelson * MC Lyte as DEA Special Agent Katrina "K.C." Walsh * Jason Wiles as Sgt. Vandelli * Angelica Scarlet Johnson as Kelly Stewart * Alex Carter as Hawkins *

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as Jae Kim *

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as Leah Jankins

Episodes

Production

On February 3, 2017, it was announced that CBS had greenlit production of a pilot episode of a television series inspired by the 2003 film adaptation of the 1970s

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series ''

''. The pilot was written by

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and

Shawn Ryan Shawn Ryan (born October 11, 1966 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He created and co-created a number of TV drama series, including ''The Shield'' (2002–2008), ''The Chicago Code'' (2011), '' Last Re ...

and directed by

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. The new series was ordered by CBS on May 12, 2017. Co-creator and executive producers Thomas and Ryan would serve as the showrunners. The series premiered on November 2, 2017. On November 17, 2017, CBS picked up the series for a full season of 20 episodes and on December 1, 2017, CBS ordered two additional episodes for the first season bringing the total to 22 episodes. In February 2017, former '' Criminal Minds'' cast member Shemar Moore was announced as the Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson, alongside new co-stars Kenny Johnson as Dominic Luca, who was originally named Brian Gamble, and

as Christina "Chris" Alonzo, who also originally named Sanchez. Several additional cast members were announced in March 2017. Jay Harrington plays Officer Deacon Kay, Alex Russell is James "Jim" Street, and finally, Peter Onorati was cast as Jeff Mumford, are four member of the

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team of the Los Angeles Police Department in the original movie. On September 21, 2017, David Lim was cast in the role of Hondo's new co-member Victor Tan and was later promoted to series regular status for first season.

Reception

Ratings

Critical response

The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 48% approval rating for the first season, with an average rating of 4.59/10 based on 27 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite a commanding, charming performance from Shemar Moore, ''S.W.A.T.'' remains a simple procedural overrun with clichés." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 45 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Home media

References

External links

* {{S.W.A.T. 2017 American television seasons 2018 American television seasons