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Scored mixed entertainment and message on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5

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. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it mixed entertainment and message at 23 of 100 5. 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 6.

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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 ↗
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    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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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality present.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 23 of 100, tier mixed entertainment and message.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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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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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men69
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
53
Young Women
31
Older Men
69
Older Women
47
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Audience Representation

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

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy23
Mixed

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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.

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