The fifth season of the American military drama television series SEAL Team premiered on October 10, 2021, on CBS, for the 2021–22 television season for four episodes. Afterwards, the rest of the season moved to Paramount+. The season concluded on January 23, 2022.
| SEAL Team | |
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| Season 5 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
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| Original release | October 10, 2021 – January 23, 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
SEAL Team follows an elite unit of United States Navy SEALs portrayed by David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown Jr., A. J. Buckley, and Toni Trucks.
Despite airing only the first four episodes on CBS, the fifth season of SEAL Team ranked #42 with a total of 5.83 million viewers.[1] The season was also the most-watched on Paramount+.
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- David Boreanaz as Master Chief Special Warfare Operator[note A] Jason Hayes a.k.a. Bravo 1/1B
- Max Thieriot as Special Warfare Operator Second Class Clay Spenser a.k.a. Bravo 6/6B
- Neil Brown Jr. as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Raymond "Ray" Perry a.k.a. Bravo 2/2B
- A. J. Buckley as Special Warfare Operator First Class Sonny Quinn a.k.a. Bravo 3/3B
- Toni Trucks as Lieutenant (junior grade) Lisa Davis
Recurring
edit- Tyler Grey as Special Warfare Operator First Class Trent Sawyer a.k.a. Bravo 4/4B
- Justin Melnick as Special Warfare Operator First Class Brock Reynolds a.k.a. Bravo 5/5B
- Alona Tal as Stella Baxter
- Kerri Medders as Emma Hayes
- Parisa Fakhri as Naima Perry
- C. Thomas Howell as Ash Spenser
- Maximiliano Hernández as Carl Dryden
- Mike Wade as Wes Soto
- Rachel Boston as Hannah Oliver
Guest
edit- Judd Lormand as Commander Eric Blackburn
- Shawn Hatosy as Marc Lee
- Note:
[note A]Enlisted SEALs have Special Warfare Operator specific ratings. See US Navy SEAL ratings.
Episodes
editThe number in the "No. overall" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "Production code" refers to the order in which the episodes were produced while "U.S. viewers (millions)" refers to the number of viewers in the U.S. in millions who watched the episode as it was aired.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air/release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | ||||||||||||
| 81 | 1 | "Trust, But Verify: Part 1" | Christopher Chulack | Spencer Hudnut | October 10, 2021 | ST501 | 3.73[2] | |||||
| 82 | 2 | "Trust, But Verify: Part 2" | Christopher Chulack | Tom Mularz & Mark H. Semos | October 17, 2021 | ST502 | 3.37[3] | |||||
| 83 | 3 | "Nine Ten" | Jessica Paré | Dana Greenblatt | October 24, 2021 | ST503 | 3.58[4] | |||||
| 84 | 4 | "Need To Know" | Tyler Grey | Tom Mularz & Mark H. Semos | October 31, 2021 | ST504 | 3.19[5] | |||||
| Paramount+ | ||||||||||||
| 85 | 5 | "Frog on the Tracks" | J. Michael Muro | Spencer Hudnut & Kenny Sheard | November 1, 2021 | ST505 | N/A | |||||
| 86 | 6 | "Man on Fire" | J. Michael Muro | Kinan Copen | November 7, 2021 | ST506 | N/A | |||||
| 87 | 7 | "What's Past Is Prologue" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Dana Greenblatt & Rashaan Dozier-Escalante | November 14, 2021 | ST507 | N/A | |||||
| 88 | 8 | "Conspicuous Gallantry" | David Boreanaz | Teresa Huang & Stephen Gasper | November 21, 2021 | ST508 | N/A | |||||
| 89 | 9 | "Close to Home" | Gonzalo Amat | Tom Mularz & Ariel Endacott | November 28, 2021 | ST509 | N/A | |||||
| 90 | 10 | "Head On" | Ruben Garcia | Kinan Copen & Rashaan Dozier-Escalante | December 5, 2021 | ST510 | N/A | |||||
| 91 | 11 | "Violence of Action" | Ruben Garcia | Tom Mularz & Teresa Huang | January 2, 2022 | ST511 | N/A | |||||
| 92 | 12 | "Keys to Heaven" | Loren Yaconelli | Dana Greenblatt & Kenny Sheard | January 9, 2022 | ST512 | N/A | |||||
| 93 | 13 | "Pillar of Strength" | David Boreanaz | Mark H. Semos & Stephen Gasper | January 16, 2022 | ST513 | N/A | |||||
| 94 | 14 | "All Bravo Stations" | Christopher Chulack | Spencer Hudnut | January 23, 2022 | ST514 | N/A | |||||
Production
editOn May 14, 2021, it was reported the series was undergoing talks to move to the streaming service Paramount+ if renewed for a fifth season;[6] if a deal were reached, the series would air some of its fifth season episodes on CBS before moving to Paramount+.[7] Four days later, the deal was finalized.[8]
Release
editOn May 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would air the first four episodes on Sundays at 10:00 PM ET timeslot after NCIS: Los Angeles.[9] On July 12, 2021, it was revealed that the season would premiere on October 10, 2021.[10] Afterwards, the later ten episodes would stream on Paramount+.[11]
On November 1, following its fourth and final CBS episode, the series made its debut on Paramount+, releasing its fifth episode.[11]
Reception
editCBS ratings
edit| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Trust, But Verify: Part 1" | October 10, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.73[2] | 0.3 | 1.84 | 0.7 | 5.57[12][a] |
| 2 | "Trust, But Verify: Part 2" | October 17, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.37[3] | 0.3 | 1.84 | 0.7 | 5.21[13][a] |
| 3 | "Nine Ten" | October 24, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.58[4] | 0.3 | 2.30 | 0.7 | 5.89[14] |
| 4 | "Need to Know" | October 31, 2021 | 0.3 | 3.19[5] | 0.3 | 1.79 | 0.6 | 4.99[15][a] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Porter, Rick (June 8, 2022). "2021-22 TV Ratings: Final Seven-Day Numbers for Every Network Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (October 12, 2021). "Sunday 10.10.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (October 19, 2021). "Sunday 10.17.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (October 26, 2021). "Sunday 10.24.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (November 2, 2021). "Sunday 10.31.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ White, Peter (May 14, 2021). "'SEAL Team' & 'Clarice' To Move From CBS To Paramount+; Military Drama To Get Network Sendoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 14, 2021). "SEAL Team, Clarice May Move From CBS to Paramount+ If Renewed". TVLine. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 18, 2021). "'SEAL Team' & 'Evil' Officially Move To Paramount+; 'Clarice' Remains In Negotiations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 19, 2021). "CBS Fall 2021-22 Schedule: 'NCIS', 'Bull', & 'S.W.A.T.' On the Move, 'FBI' Tuesday, Reality Expansion". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (July 12, 2021). "CBS Fall Premiere Dates: New 'NCIS', 'CSI', 'FBI' Series Plus Returning Comedies, Dramas & Reality Fare". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Mitovich, Matt Webb (September 15, 2021). "SEAL Team's First New Paramount+ Episode Will Stream Shortly After Military Drama's CBS Finale". TVLine. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ Marc Berman (October 11, 2021). "Sunday Ratings: CBS Season Openers Respectable in Total Viewers; The CW's New Sunday Line-Up DOA". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ Marc Berman (October 18, 2021). "Sunday Ratings: Football Ignites NBC and CBS; ABC, Fox and The CW Cannot Compete". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ Marc Berman (October 25, 2021). "Sunday Ratings: Indianapolis Colts Victory Over the San Francisco 49ers Leads NBC to Victory". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ Marc Berman (November 1, 2021). "Sunday Ratings: Football on NBC (Dallas Vs. Minnesota) Outdelivers Game 5 The World Series on Fox". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 30, 2021.