Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its actor/producer stated on the record that "we've got a diverse group of people -- we've got black, I'm biracial; we've got Asian, we've got white, SWAT is the most diverse show on CBS" 1. Its showrunner stated on the record that "as a writer, there comes great responsibility to tell great stories, but also tell stories that emotionally resonate, that provide emotional truth and a true u…" 2. Its actor/producer stated on the record that "we are taking on real life issues from racism to racial profiling to fear, terrorism, and not just black or white, all races, Maybe we'll create some understan…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 14 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for mixed-heritage and Asian and below it for White 5.
- 1Creator statementactor/producer: "We've got a diverse group of people -- we've got black, I'm biracial; we've got Asian, we've got white. SWAT is the most diverse show on CBS."TV Guide, 2017 source ↗
- 2Creator statementshowrunner: "As a writer, there comes great responsibility to tell great stories, but also tell stories that emotionally resonate, that provide emotional truth and a true understanding and delivery of representat…"Script Magazine interview with Aaron Rahsaan Thomas source ↗
- 3Creator statementactor/producer: "We are taking on real life issues from racism to racial profiling to fear, terrorism, and not just black or white, all races. Maybe we'll create some understanding."E! Online, 2017 source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 14 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: mixed-heritage 77, Asian 70, White 17.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
Age: 58 — leans mature
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Advocacy Over Time in Crime
The average advocacy score of Crime titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1 | 3 |
| 1931 | 0 | 2 |
| 1932 | 0 | 4 |
| 1937 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | 1 | 3 |
| 1944 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950 | 2 | 3 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1954 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | 0 | 2 |
| 1958 | 0 | 3 |
| 1959 | 0 | 4 |
| 1960 | 0 | 3 |
| 1961 | 0 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 3 |
| 1964 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 | 4 |
| 1967 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 0 | 5 |
| 1971 | 1 | 8 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 0 | 7 |
| 1974 | 1 | 5 |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 |
| 1976 | 0 | 4 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 1 | 5 |
| 1986 | 0 | 7 |
| 1987 | 0 | 7 |
| 1988 | 0 | 3 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | 0 | 7 |
| 1994 | 2 | 10 |
| 1995 | 1 | 10 |
| 1996 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 |
| 1998 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999 | 3 | 12 |
| 2000 | 1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 0 | 10 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1 | 13 |
| 2004 | 2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 20 |
| 2006 | 0 | 15 |
| 2007 | 1 | 15 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
| This title (2017) | 14 | 1 |
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