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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.

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    Creator 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 ↗
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    Creator 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 ↗
  3. 3
    Creator 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 ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 14 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation 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.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
74
Young Women
10
Older Men
90
Older Women
26
Advocacy14
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
17
Black
48
Hispanic
38
Asian
70
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
77
Other
48
LGBTQ+
27

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