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SEAL Team is an American military drama television series created by Benjamin Cavell.[1] The series is produced by CBS Studios, and began airing on CBS on September 27, 2017,[2] until October 31, 2021. Afterwards, the series moved to Paramount+ for the remainder of its run, and concluded on October 6, 2024.
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| Created by | Benjamin Cavell |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 114 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 43−49 minutes |
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| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 27, 2017 – October 31, 2021 |
| Network | Paramount+ |
| Release | November 1, 2021 – October 6, 2024 |
The series follows an elite unit of United States Navy SEALs portrayed by David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Jessica Paré, Neil Brown Jr., A. J. Buckley, and Toni Trucks.
The series follows Bravo Team, a sub-unit of the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group,[3][4][5] the most elite unit of Navy SEALs, as they plan and undertake dangerous missions worldwide with little notice, and the burden placed on them and their families.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 22 | September 27, 2017 | May 16, 2018 | CBS | |
| 2 | 22 | October 3, 2018 | May 22, 2019 | ||
| 3 | 20 | October 2, 2019 | May 6, 2020 | ||
| 4 | 16 | December 2, 2020 | May 26, 2021 | ||
| 5 | 14 | 4 | October 10, 2021 | October 31, 2021 | |
| 10 | November 1, 2021 | January 23, 2022 | Paramount+ | ||
| 6 | 10 | September 18, 2022 | November 20, 2022 | ||
| 7 | 10 | August 11, 2024 | October 6, 2024 | ||
Following the success of History Channel's Six, on January 27, 2017, it was announced that CBS had given the pilot order for another Navy SEAL project.[11] The episode was written and authored by Benjamin Cavell who was expected to be an executive producer, alongside Ed Redlich, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Christopher Chulack. Production companies involved with the pilot include Chulack Productions, East 25 C, Timberman/Beverly Productions and CBS Television Studios. On May 12, 2017, CBS officially ordered the pilot to series.[12] A few days later, it was announced that the series, now titled SEAL Team, would premiere by September 27, 2017, and air on Wednesdays at 9:00 P.M.
The series received a full-season order on October 12, 2017, bringing the first season to a total of 22 episodes.[13] On March 27, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a second season.[14] On May 22, 2018, it was reported that both Cavell and Redlich were exiting their roles as executive producer and showrunner, and John Glenn replacing him as showrunner.[15] On May 9, 2019, CBS renewed the series for a third season,[16] Spencer Hudnut replaced John Glenn as showrunner in 2019 after an internal probe by CBS that resulted in his dismissal and canceling of his overall deal.[17] On May 6, 2020, CBS renewed the series for a fourth season.[18] On May 14, 2021, it was reported the series was undergoing talks to move to the streaming service Paramount+ if renewed for a fifth season;[19] if a deal were reached, the series would air some of its fifth-season episodes on CBS before moving to Paramount+.[20] Four days later, the deal was finalized.[21]
On February 1, 2022, Paramount+ renewed the series for a sixth season.[22] On January 18, 2023, Paramount+ renewed the series for a seventh season.[23] On November 15, 2023, it was announced that the seventh season is going to be the final season.[24]
On March 14, 2017, it was announced that Jim Caviezel would topline CBS' then-untitled Navy SEAL drama pilot[25] but on March 22, 2017, it was announced that David Boreanaz had been cast in the pilot's lead role of Jason, replacing Caviezel.[6] On March 8, 2017, it was reported that A.J. Buckley would play Sonny.[26] On August 15, 2018, it was reported that Judd Lormand had been upgraded to series regular for season 2.[8] On August 8, 2018, it was announced that Michael McGrady and Ruffin Prentiss would recur as Captain Harrington and Summer Kairos in the series' second season.[27] On July 10, 2019, it was reported that Jamie McShane and Rudy Dobrev were cast in recurring roles for the third season.[28] On August 7, 2019, Emily Swallow was cast in a recurring capacity for the third season.[29] On January 27, 2021, Shiva Negar joined the cast in a recurring role for the fourth season.[30] On December 12, 2023, Beau Knapp was cast as a series regular for the seventh and final season.[31]
From the beginning, the show has looked to former operators for their real-life experience to make the show as authentic as possible.[32] Not only does the series have former Navy SEALs like Mark Semos and Kenny Sheard in the writers’ room, but over 70% of its crew are veterans, and almost the entire stunt team are former special operators.[33] Tyler Gray who plays Trent is a former Delta Force operator.[34] Veterans who have fought and served together in Iraq and Afghanistan will often reunite on the show.[citation needed]
The series premiered in the United States on CBS on September 27, 2017.[2] The second season premiered on October 3, 2018.[35] The third season premiered on October 2, 2019.[36] The fourth season premiered on December 2, 2020.[37] The fifth season premiered on October 10, 2021.[38] The sixth season premiered on September 18, 2022 on Paramount+.[39] The seventh and final is scheduled to be released on August 11, 2024, with two new episodes and the rest debuting on a weekly basis.[40]
| Season | No. of episodes |
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| 1 | 22 | August 14, 2018[42] | October 15, 2018[citation needed] | November 21, 2018[citation needed] |
| 2 | 22 | September 10, 2019[43] | November 18, 2019[44] | |
| 3 | 20 | August 25, 2020[45] | ||
| 4 | 16 | September 7, 2021[46] | ||
| 5 | 14 | September 13, 2022[citation needed] | ||
| 6 | 10 | May 23, 2023[citation needed] | ||
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 71% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "SEAL Team's solidly written first season offers compelling characters and hints at broader potential, even if it's somewhat undermined by an overall sense of predictability."[47] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[48]
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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| 1 | Wednesday 9:00 pm | 22 | September 27, 2017 | 9.88[49] | May 16, 2018 | 6.14[50] | 2017–18 | 28 | 9.87[51] |
| 2 | Wednesday 9:00 pm (1–13) Wednesday 10:00 pm (14–22) | 22 | October 3, 2018 | 5.02[52] | May 22, 2019 | 4.24[53] | 2018–19 | 39 | 8.29[54] |
| 3 | Wednesday 9:00 pm | 20 | October 2, 2019 | 5.25[55] | May 6, 2020 | 4.54[56] | 2019–20 | 33 | 8.02[57] |
| 4 | 16 | December 2, 2020 | 4.24[58] | May 26, 2021 | 3.84[59] | 2020–21 | 38 | 6.44[60] | |
| 5 | Sunday 10:00 pm Sunday 10:30 p.m. (2–3) | 4 | October 10, 2021 | 3.73[61] | October 31, 2021 | 3.19[62] | 2021–22 | 42 | 5.83[63] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | W.G. Snuffy Walden, A. Patrick Rose | Nominated | [64] |
| 2019 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie | Peewee Piemonte, Julie Michaels | Nominated | [65] |
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