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Where To Watch The Shield

The Shield is listed on Hulu.

  • Ended
  • 2002 to 2008
  • 7 Seasons
  • 88 Episodes
  • 60 Min
  • Drama, Crime

The Verdict On The Shield

89 HoursTo Watch 88 Episodes

When It Gets Good
Season 2. Season 1 averages 8.1, and Season 2 climbs to 8.8.
Best Season
Season 2, averaging 8.8.
The Ending
It holds steady. The last season averages 8.7, close to 8.6 before it. The final rated episode scores 8.4.

Best Episodes Only, 10 Hours

Short on time? Watch just these 10.

  1. S2 E2 Dead Soldiers 9.0
  2. S2 E13 Dominoes Falling 9.1
  3. S3 E14 All In 9.1
  4. S5 E8 Kavanaugh 9.3
  5. S5 E10 Of Mice & Lem 9.2
  6. S6 E6 Chasing Ghosts 9.3
  7. S7 E6 Animal Control 9.1
  8. S7 E7 Bitches Brew 9.2
  9. S7 E8 Parricide 9.1
  10. S7 E12 Possible Kill Screen 9.4

Safe To Skip

The lowest rated, well under the show's 8.6 average.

  1. S1 E3 The Spread 7.5
  2. S1 E2 Our Gang 7.5
  3. S1 E1 Pilot 7.6

About The Shield

Detective Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of cops effective at eliminating crime but also operating under Vic's own set of rules. But his rules sometimes cross the fine line between legal and illegal. Now the precinct has a new captain who doesn't like Vic's tactics and wants to bust him off the force - even as the captain finds himself going to Vic for help whenever the going gets rough.

Highest rated episode, Season 7 Episode 12, Possible Kill Screen, at 9.4.

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Every Episode Of The Shield

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