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S.W.A.T.
Air Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#SWA821) "Ride or Die"
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WHEN AN AUTO CARRIER TRUCK IS HIJACKED BY A HIGH-SPEED CREW, AN OLD RIVALRY REIGNITES FOR HONDO, ON PART ONE OF THE "S.W.A.T." SERIES FINALE, FRIDAY, MAY 16

Two-Hour Series Finale to Air with Back-to-Back Episodes Beginning at a Special Time

"Ride or Die" - When an auto carrier truck gets hijacked by a high-speed crew, Hondo encounters a ghost from his past - a violent car thief thought to be long-dead. As the brutal road warriors tear across L.A. in pursuit of a mysterious $60 million car, Hondo's old rivalry reignites, and he's forced to confront a long-held fear. Also, Gamble is thrust into a personal crisis when her brother, Leon, becomes tangled in the investigation, putting Gamble's SWAT future in jeopardy, in the first part of the two-hour series finale of S.W.A.T., Friday, May 16 (9:00-10:00 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)*.

WRITTEN BY: Kent Rotherham

DIRECTED BY: Maja Vrvilo