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The Wire

2002–2008 · 5 seasons · 60 episodes · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

9.3IMDb · 442k votes

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

Best season
8.7
Season 4. Weakest is season 2, at 8.4
Top episode
9.6
S3 E11 · Middle Ground
Lowest episode
7.6
S2 E1 · Ebb Tide
Finale
9.6
+1.0 against the show's 8.6 average

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IMDb rating of every The Wire episode, by season and episode number
Episode 1E1Episode 2E2Episode 3E3Episode 4E4Episode 5E5Episode 6E6Episode 7E7Episode 8E8Episode 9E9Episode 10E10Episode 11E11Episode 12E12Episode 13E13
Season 1S17.88.18.18.28.28.58.48.48.79.28.89.19.0
Season 2S27.68.08.08.08.08.88.28.38.59.09.29.0
Season 3S37.98.28.38.38.58.68.58.98.78.79.69.3
Season 4S48.38.48.68.38.48.78.48.58.58.88.99.39.6
Season 5S58.08.18.58.88.68.38.48.99.49.6
IMDb rating
  1. <6
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. 8.5
  6. 9
  7. 9.5+
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