2002–2008CrimeDramaThriller
The Wire
Best episode: S3E11 (9.6)
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.
Overall
9.3
Votes
440.3K
Episodes
60
Consistency
σ 0.46
Episode heatmap
S1
7.8
8.1
8.1
8.2
8.2
8.5
8.4
8.4
8.7
9.2
8.8
9.1
9.0
S2
7.6
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.1
8.8
8.2
8.3
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.0
S3
7.9
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.5
8.6
8.5
8.9
8.7
8.7
9.6
9.3
S4
8.3
8.4
8.6
8.3
8.4
8.7
8.4
8.5
8.5
8.8
8.9
9.3
9.6
S5
8.0
8.1
8.5
8.8
8.6
8.3
8.4
8.9
9.4
9.6
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Season averages
S1S2S3S4S5
Best
9.6
S3E11
Worst
7.6
S2E1
Trend
stable
slope 0.009
Seasons
5
with ratings
