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Spelling's take on true LA street violence of the '70s.

- Although the series was popular in the ratings, the show was canceled into its second season due to the controversy it provoked concerning its violence.

- This show was introduced as a two-hour episode of "The Rookies" (1972): "The Rookies: S.W.A.T. (2hr Pilot) (#3.20)" (1975).

S.W.A.T.

Rating: TV-PG Genre: Action

Synopsis:

From producer Aaron Spelling (TV's "Charlie's Angels" and "Starsky and Hutch") comes one of the toughest, action-packed crime-fighting shows of them all: S.W.A.T. Spun off from "The Rookies" and fueled by its signature hit theme song, S.W.A.T. chronicled the covert missions of the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics unit, an elite five-man force tackling situations too dangerous for even the police to handle. The show introduced a new breed of hard-as-nails cops to audiences: Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson (Steve Forrest, Spies Like Us, Mommie Dearest), Officer Jim Street (Robert Urich, TV's "Vega$", "Spencer for Hire"), Sgt. "Deacon"Kay (Rod Perry), Officer Dominic Luca (Mark Shera, TV's "Barnaby Jones"), and Officer T.J. McCabe (James Coleman).

Starring:

Steve Forrest, Robert Urich, Rod Perry, Mark Shera, James Coleman