Episode 8×08 “Left of Boom”
HONDO AND THE SWAT TEAM RACE TO STOP A NUCLEAR ATTACK ON LOS ANGELES
SYNOPSIS: Hondo and the SWAT team race to stop a nuclear attack on Los Angeles when radioactive material is stolen from a local lab.
Also, Powell delves into Alfaro’s past when he displays a talent for boxing as the department prepares for the annual LAFD “smoker” boxing tournament
WRITTEN BY: Allen L. Sowelle
DIRECTED BY: Billy Gierhart
AIR DATE: Friday, Dec. 13 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Left of Boom”
Episode 8×07 “Home”
HONOR KILLING
SYNOPSIS: When two students are brutally attacked, 20-Squad contends with a possible honor killing.
Meanwhile, Hondo and Nichelle have their first parenting dispute while searching for a suitable daycare.
WRITTEN BY: Tianna Majumdar-Langham & Chris Bessounian
DIRECTED BY: Jann Turner
AIR DATE: Friday, Dec. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Home”
Episode 8×06 “Hot Button”
SYNOPSIS: When back-to-back shootings at women’s clinics leave two healthcare providers dead, Hondo and the team investigate whether the shootings were politically motivated.
WRITTEN BY: Daniela Labi
DIRECTED BY: Guy Ferland
AIR DATE: Friday, Nov. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Hot Button”
Episode 8×05 “Human Interest”
20-SQUAD RACES TO TRACK DOWN A CARTEL LEADER
SYNOPSIS: Tan is left reeling when his girlfriend is kidnapped, and 20-Squad must race to track down a violent cartel leader who may be behind the abduction.
WRITTEN BY: Amelia Sims
DIRECTED BY: Ben Hernandez Bray
AIR DATE: Friday, Nov. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Human Interest”
Episode 8×04 “The Sepulveda Protocol”
HONDO AND 20-SQUAD UNCOVER A TERROR THREAT
SYNOPSIS: A blackout throws the city into chaos, forcing 20-Squad onto the streets for an emergency patrol day, which quickly escalates when Hondo and team uncover a terror threat.
WRITTEN BY: Ryan Keleher
DIRECTED BY: Cherie Dvorak
AIR DATE: Friday, Nov. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “The Sepulveda Protocol”
Episode 8×03 “Life”
20-SQUAD RACES TO CONTAIN THE FALLOUT FROM A BOMB EXPLOSION
SYNOPSIS: 20-Squad faces down a prison hostage situation, only to be thrown into deeper danger when a bomb explodes, freeing maximum-security prisoners from their cells, including someone with a personal grudge against Hondo.
WRITTEN BY: Sarah Alderson
DIRECTED BY: Oz Scott
AIR DATE: Friday, Nov. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 8×02 “Gang Unit”
20-SQUAD TEAMS UP WITH THE CITY’S GANG UNIT
SYNOPSIS: When a spree of brutal stash house robberies spills into L.A., 20-Squad must team up with the sheriff’s department’s gang unit to unmask a violent crew who leaves no witness alive.
WRITTEN BY: Matthew T. Brown
DIRECTED BY: Cherie Dvorak
AIR DATE: Friday, Oct. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Gang Unit”
Episode 8×01 “Vanished”
SWAT TACKLES A MISSION WITH PERSONAL TIES FOR HONDO
SYNOPSIS: SWAT tackles a mission with personal ties for Hondo when they race to find a group of missing students and their bus driver, Hondo’s former high school football coach.
Also, Hicks has reservations regarding Hondo’s new 20-Squad team addition, Devin Gamble (Annie Ilonzeh), a cop with a family background deeply entrenched in crime, on the eighth season premiere of SWAT.
WRITTEN BY: Kent Rotherham
DIRECTED BY: Billy Gierhart
AIR DATE: Friday, Oct. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Vanished”
