S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) season 6 explained

Season Number:	6
Bgcolour:	1F3B44
Starring:	Shemar Moore Alex Russell Kenny Johnson David Lim Patrick St. Esprit Rochelle Aytes Jay Harrington
Num Episodes:	22
Network:	CBS
Episode List:	List of S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) episodes

The sixth season of the American police procedural television series S.W.A.T. premiered on CBS on October 7, 2022.^[1] The season finale aired on May 19, 2023.

S.W.A.T. follows an elite Special Weapons and Tactics unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. The series stars Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim, Patrick St. Esprit, Rochelle Aytes, and Jay Harrington. The season consisted of 22 episodes.

For the 2022–23 U.S. television season, the sixth season of S.W.A.T. ranked #28 with an average of 6.41 million viewers and in the 18–49 demographic ranked 39th with a 0.66/11 Rating/Share.^[2]

Cast and characters

Main

• Shemar Moore as LAPD SWAT Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson Jr.
• Alex Russell as LAPD SWAT Officer III James "Jim" Street
• Kenny Johnson as LAPD SWAT Officer III+1 Dominique Luca
• David Lim as LAPD SWAT Officer III Victor Tan
• Patrick St. Esprit as LAPD SWAT Commander Robert Hicks
• Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle Carmichael
• Jay Harrington as LAPD SWAT Sergeant II David "Deacon" Kay

Recurring

• Lou Ferrigno Jr. as LAPD SWAT Sergeant II Donovan Rocker
• David Ress Snell as Detective John Burrows
• Anna Enger Ritch as LAPD SWAT Officer III Zoe Powell
• Brigitte Kali Canales as LAPD SWAT Officer III Alexis Cabrera
• Mark Labella as LEK
• Niko Pepaj as LAPD SWAT Officer III Miguel Alfaro
• Kelly Overton as LAPD Patrol Officer III Eva Durant

Guest

• Austin Highsmith Garces as Vivian
• Christopher Goodman as Theo
• David DeSantos as Rodrigo Sanchez
• Angelica Scarlet Johnson as Kelly
• Emily Swallow as Detective Ramona Quinn
• Steven Bauer as Sancho Zamora^[3]
• Ulysses Montoya as Ulan Zamora

Episodes

See also: List of S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) episodes.

Production

Development

On April 8, 2022, CBS renewed the series for a sixth season.^[4] On May 5, 2023, S.W.A.T. was cancelled after 6 seasons. On May 8, 2023, CBS reversed their cancelation by renewing S.W.A.T. for a seventh and final season of 13 episodes.^[5]

Casting

On May 22, 2022, it was announced that Lina Esco who played Officer III Christina "Chris" Alonso for the past five seasons, would be leaving the series.^[6] The actress confirmed her departure from the series in order to pursue other job opportunities. This is the first season that Rochelle Aytes was promoted to series regular for the season while Alex Russell and Kenny Johnson departed at the end of the season as series regular.

Release

The sixth season of S.W.A.T. premiered on October 7, 2022.^[1] The series returned to Fridays at 8:00 p.m. leading into new series Fire Country and Blue Bloods.

The season aired on Sunday nights in the UK and Ireland on Sky Max at 9pm and on weeknights im Croatia at 9:50pm as double feature on Doma TV.

Notes and References

1. Web site: CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates for FBI, Ghosts, NCIS, Young Sheldon and More. TVLine. Ryan. Schwartz. June 23, 2022. June 23, 2022.
2. Web site: TV Ratings 2022-23: Final Seven-Day Averages for Every Network Series . . June 7, 2023 .
3. Web site: Who Is Steven Bauer's Character on 'S.W.A.T.'? Meet the Season 6 Villain. Distractify. 2023-05-20. 2023-06-27.
4. Web site: 'S.W.A.T.' Renewed For Season 6 At CBS. Deadline Hollywood. White. Peter. April 8, 2022. April 8, 2022.
5. Web site: S.W.A.T. Un-Cancelled! CBS Renews Drama for Final Season Following Backlash: 'We Listened to Our Viewers' . 8 May 2023 .
6. Web site: Lina Esco Exits S.W.A.T. Ahead of Season 6: 'I'm Forever Grateful'. TVLine. Webb Mitovich. Matt. March 22, 2022. March 22, 2022.