Dallas SWAT

Dallas SWAT

Dallas SWAT is a reality television show that followed the Dallas, Texas SWAT team. The series ran for 3 seasons starting from 2006 to 2007 and aired on the A&E Network. It also spawned two spin off shows, Detroit SWAT and Kansas City SWAT. Its popular theme song titled "Behind the Blue" was written and performed by Brooklyn, NY band The Shapes.

Seasons

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2006-01-05

The first episode of the new real-life series follows members of the Dallas SWAT team as they handle their life-threatening job and stressful personal lives. Sr. Corporal Rich Emberlin and Sr. Corporal Robert Cockerill must charge into a house to nab a murder suspect who allegedly knifed his neighbor to death. Meanwhile, in their off hours, Emberlin tries desperately to get his ex-girlfriend back, and Cockerill must get his aging, painful body in shape for the grueling World SWAT Games.

2. Season 1, Episode 2

Air Date: 2006-01-12

SWAT team negotiator Jake "JD" Byas faces the toughest challenge of his career - dealing with an armed murder suspect barricaded on a ledge who's threatening to kill himself and anyone who tries to get him down. Meanwhile, another SWAT team surrounds the home of a drug dealer, but there's an 18-month-old baby inside. The team knows that protecting the baby will mean leaving themselves open to greater risk of injury when they rush inside.

3. Season 1, Episode 3

Air Date: 2006-01-19

The team deals with a case involving prostitution, and a confrontation with a man threatening to kill himself.

4. Season 1, Episode 4

Air Date: 2006-01-26

A team prepares to grab a robbery suspect, but the criminal may be holding a child hostage. Also: a meth lab is stormed.

5. Season 1, Episode 5

Air Date: 2006-02-09

Suspected crack-cocaine dealers are barricaded in a house, and a SWAT leader and his girlfriend sign up for flying lessons.

6. Season 1, Episode 6

Air Date: 2006-04-20

Senior Cpl. Rich Emberlin and his team face a gang of alleged crack dealers who have built a fortified cage around their house; Senior Cpl. Christian D'Alesandro heads an effort to persuade officers to pose for a charity calendar to benefit the families of fallen police officers.

7. Season 1, Episode 7

Air Date: 2006-04-27

A man barricades himself in his apartment, firing a weapon out the window; a last-minute ATF warrant interferes with an officer's family plans; a narcotics warrant is served at a home where two young children live.

8. Season 1, Episode 8

Air Date: 2006-05-04

A parole violation in Dallas and a drug-related case are investigated.

9. Season 1, Episode 9

Air Date: 2006-06-01

A raid on a strip club makes use of the team's training in rappelling and rope climbing. Also: an undercover drug sting.

10. Season 1 finale

Air Date: 2006-06-08

Team members try to capture a murder suspect who is barricaded in his mother's home; and four team members are shot by an alleged drug dealer.

1. Season 2 premiere

Air Date: 2006-09-14

An armed former cop who is threatening suicide is confronted; a SWAT member deals with back problems. Also: a face-off with suspected drug dealers.

2. Episode 202

Air Date: 2006-09-21

On Memorial Day weekend, the team responds to a call involving a home intruder; and an officer introduces his children to their uncle, who is in prison. Also: surveillance on an alleged heroin dealer.

3. Episode 203

Air Date: 2006-09-28

During his last week with the team, a sergeant leads them in a tense case involving narcotics and arms. Also: Robbery suspects barricade themselves inside an apartment and hold children and their baby sitter hostage.

4. Detroit 1

Air Date: 2006-10-05

A reality series following the professional and personal lives of members of the Detroit SWAT team. In the opener, an armed man who may be schizophrenic barricades himself in a house and turns on the gas; and an officer tries to balance school, work and family.

5. Season 2, Episode 5

Air Date: 2006-10-12

A carjacker steals a truck and holds the driver hostage; and a suspected drug den is raided.

6. Season 2, Episode 6

Air Date: 2006-10-19

A man believed to be in possession of high-powered weapons barricades himself in his house; two units handle a narcotics sting operation. Also: a friendly basketball game between team members after work.

7. Season 2, Episode 7

Air Date: 2006-11-02

A man holds a woman hostage at a hotel; and an officer goes to the hospital for back surgery.

8. Detroit 2

Air Date: 2006-11-09

An officer has to leave his daughter's birthday party when an armed man barricades himself in a residential area and opens fire. Also: a raid on a group of robbers who pose as cops.

9. Kansas City 1

Air Date: 2006-11-16

A reality series following the professional and personal lives of members of the Kansas City SWAT team. In the opener, a man stabs a hotel employee and refuses to leave his room. Also: a dangerous situation involving an alleged drug dealer.

10. Kansas City 2

Air Date: 2006-12-07

Included: confrontations with alleged drug dealers. Also: An officer hears his unborn baby's heartbeat for the first time.

11. Kansas City 3

Air Date: 2006-12-21

Team members serve two drug warrants in the same apartment complex; and an officer is called out in the middle of the night when an armed man barricades himself inside a house. Also: a high-speed car chase involving a suspected drug dealer.

12. Kansas City 4

Air Date: 2007-01-11

A gunman takes two women hostage and barricades himself and them in his home; a warrant is served to alleged drug-dealing brothers, who are armed.

13. Season 2, Episode 13

Air Date: 2007-01-25

Tear gas is used to force a man out of a house during a domestic dispute that turns violent when the suspect opens fire on the officers; an officer returns to his old neighborhood to try to end an escalating gang war, and a basketball game between the SWAT team and their new recruits gets dirty.

14. Detroit

Air Date: 2006-10-05

1. Kansas City 5

Air Date: 2007-07-12

In the second-season opener of Kansas City Swat, two squads combine forces to go after a meth lab, and the confrontation gets tense when a suspect flees. Also: Serving a routine drug warrant turns into a potentially life-threatening situation.

2. Episode 302

Air Date: 2007-07-19

An attempt to capture a murder suspect on Detroit's most-wanted list results in a fiery showdown.

3. Episode 303

Air Date: 2007-07-26

In the third-season opener, a man armed with a scoped rifle barricades himself in his home and may be holding a child inside.

4. Season 3, Episode 4

Air Date: 2007-08-02

A team approaches two armed individuals who are believed to have robbed a convenience store, where they have barricaded themselves; and a team conducts a high-risk narcotics search. Also: explosives-breaching drills.

5. Kansas City 6

Air Date: 2007-08-09

In Kansas City, a home believed to be filled with guns is searched.

6. Episode 306

Air Date: 2007-08-16

A narcotics warrant is served at a house suspected of containing drugs and also being fortified with weapons. Also: an attempt to break a copper-theft ring.

7. Episode 307

Air Date: 2007-08-23

A bank-robbery suspect barricades himself in his garage; and a narcotics search warrant is served.

8. Kansas City 7

Air Date: 2007-08-30

A high-speed car chase is part of an attempt to stop suspected auto thieves. Also: a friendly barbecue contest between the officers.

9. 309

Air Date: 2007-09-13

A team assists the FBI in a siege on an alleged heroin ring; and a warrant is served on a home that has been approached several times and is fortified with each visit.

10. 310

Air Date: 2007-09-20

As the third season ends, an officer prepares to retire, but has one last case as he investigates a suspected drug operation; and a new team member has his first mission: a barricaded suspect.

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

2006-01-06

Episodes

34 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Granada Entertainment