S.W.A.T.
Ordeal
TV Flash files “Ordeal” as hour 22 of 37 in the TV Flash guide — S.W.A.T. (1975–1976) on ABC, season 2, episode 10, aired 1975-11-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E10: listed hour 22 of 37 in the S.W.A.T. guide, hour 10 of 25 in season 2. It aired 1975-11-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Courthouse” (S02E09). Next is “Strike Force” (S02E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A dope dealer becomes the target of syndicate thugs who want to keep him from testifying.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Ordeal sit in the S.W.A.T. guide?
S02E10 is listed hour 22 of 37 — hour 10 of 25 in season 2, season 2 episode 10.
When did S.W.A.T. S02E10 air?
Ordeal aired 1975-11-08 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is the theme bigger than the series?
The instrumental charted No. 1 and outlived a short ABC run. The hour is still a tactical-team cop show; the theme is honest merchandising heat.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Special Weapons and Tactics as prime-time gloss: helmets, vans, and a disco-era instrumental theme that charted on its own. Short ABC run, long merchandising echo, later reboot bait. Paramilitary buddy television before every cop hour needed a tactical acronym parked in the title card.
So the group chat wants a cop hour in a tailored gown (Lana would call the helmet a *silhouette*) and then S.W.A.T. parks a van like that was the whole merch aisle. ABC, 1975–1976: an elite LAPD special weapons team hits high-risk assignments with military precision and 1970s network polish. Robert Hamner and Rick Husky, Spelling-Goldberg crime wave. Steve Forrest's Lt. Dan Hondo Harrelson in front of Robert Urich, Rod Perry, Mark Shera. Helmets, vans, paramilitary buddy gloss. (I said spoiler-free. The only…
Filed against
- Steve Forrest as Lt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Steve Forrest led S.W.A.T. as Lt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson — helmets, vans, Special Weapons and Tactics as prime-time gloss, a disco-era instrumental theme that charted on its own. Short ABC run, long merchandising echo. TV Flash files him…
- Robert Urich as Officer Jim Street
Robert Urich's Officer Jim Street polished S.W.A.T. into prime-time gloss — helmets, vans, a disco-era instrumental theme that charted on its own. Short ABC run, long merchandising echo. TV Flash files him as 1970s paramilitary buddy…
- Rod Perry as Sgt. David 'Deacon' Kay
Rod Perry's Sgt. David 'Deacon' Kay grounded S.W.A.T. in squad-room steel — helmets, vans, disco-era instrumental theme that charted, short ABC run with a long merchandising echo. Paramilitary buddy television before every cop hour needed…
- Mark Shera as Officer Dominic Luca
Mark Shera’s J.R. Jones partnered Buddy Ebsen’s second-act PI trench on Barnaby Jones — home lab, patience instead of karate — then hit S.W.A.T.’s helmet-and-van gloss. An older-lead Quinn Martin hour; disco-era tactical acronym…