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SWAT to return with new episodes in January 2025

When is SWAT expected to return with new episodes? Find out what to expect from the hit CBS shows once it comes back on air.

ByElizabeth Learned|
“Human Interest” – 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, on S.W.A.T., Friday, Nov. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Pictured (L-R): David Lim as Victor Tan, Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo”
“Human Interest” – 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, on S.W.A.T., Friday, Nov. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Pictured (L-R): David Lim as Victor Tan, Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo”

Fans of SWAT will be happy to know the show is returning soon, especially considering the show had a brief pause in production due to the ongoing fires in Los Angeles. But with the show now back to working on new episodes, what can we expect with the episodes that are set to air in 2025?

As per Deadline, once SWAT and other television programs got the go-ahead to go back to filming, we learned that filming will take place only indoors. This is due to the air quality and ongoing smoke from the flames as first responders continue to make progress in containing the fires. So even though we won’t likely see any car chases anytime soon, we’ll still get to see our favorite characters returning.

The show went off production within a couple of days after the start of the fires around Jan. 7 but then resumed filming on Jan. 13. This shouldn't affect the schedule depending on how many episodes had already been filmed, but we will likely see a small change based on how the episodes need to be filmed for the safety of cast and crew.

When is the next episode of SWAT set to premiere?

The midseason finale showed that someone on the team was in danger, due to information from Devin Gamble's incarcerated father. Considering Hondo was the last character to be seen in the episode, it might be him we need to look out for. However, it also doesn’t rule out someone else on the team getting injured to get back at him in some capacity.

In the episode “Open Season,” which was directed by series star Jay Harrington, who plays Deacon, the team will be looking for a someone who wants revenge on someone in the unit. As stated above, even though we don’t know the target, it could be Hondo, even if he’s not the one hurt. 

Another storyline will follow Deacon and Tan as they have differing opinions on how Tan is running the SWAT Academy. Since Deacon had been running it for so long, it can be hard to see someone else do things differently. Usually the show does a good job of having the characters work things out, so we hope this will be no different.

Fans of the show will be able to watch the new episode on Friday, Jan. 31 at 10/9c, which is still happening despite NCIS: Sydney being preempted a week. Before the new episode airs, you can check out the previous episodes that aired on Paramount+.

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