 "Swingtown" premiered on Thursday June 5, 2008, in the time slot previously occupied by "Without a Trace".The show was also picked up by Global in Canada, ITV3 in the United Kingdom, TV3 Ireland in Ireland, Network Ten in Australia, Rai 4 in Italy, Warner Channel in South America, and Universal Channel in Poland, TV 2 in Norway, Channel Four in New Zealand, and Romania.After seven episodes of declining ratings, CBS moved the show's US airing to Fridays, swapping with "Flashpoint", which had outperformed" Swingtown" despite airing in a less favorable time slot.