Where To Watch The Wire
The Wire is listed on Hulu.
- Ended
- 2002 to 2008
- 5 Seasons
- 60 Episodes
- 60 Min
- Drama, Crime
The Verdict On The Wire
- When It Gets Good
- Right away. Season 1 averages 8.4, against 8.4 for the whole show.
- Best Season
- Season 3, averaging 8.7.
- The Ending
- It holds steady. The last season averages 8.2, close to 8.5 before it. The final rated episode scores 8.7.
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Safe To Skip
The lowest rated, well under the show's 8.4 average.
- S2 E1 Ebb Tide 7.5
- S1 E1 The Target 7.7
About The Wire
The first season of The Wire (2002) concentrated on the often-futile efforts of police to infiltrate a West Baltimore drug ring headed by Avon Barksdale and his lieutenant, Stringer Bell. In Seasons Two and Three, as the Barksdale investigation escalated, new storylines involving pressures on the working class and the city's political leadership were introduced. Season Four focused on the stories of several young boys in the public school system, struggling with problems at home and the lure of the corner - set against the rise of a new drug empire in West Baltimore and a new Mayor in City Hall. The fifth and final season of The Wire centers on the media's role in addressing - or failing to address - the fundamental political, economic and social realities depicted over the course of the series, while also resolving storylines of the numerous characters woven throughout the narrative...
Highest rated episode, Season 3 Episode 11, Middle Ground, at 9.2.
Every Episode Of The Wire
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