The Wire
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.
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Last updated 5/26/2026
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Best episode
S3E11 Middle Ground (9.6)
Consistency score
91/100
Std dev 0.45
Rated episodes
60
375,259 total votes
Episode ratings timeline
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- Top 3 episodes
- S3E11 Middle Ground9.6S5E10 -30-9.6S4E13 Final Grades9.6
- Worst episode
- S2E1 Ebb Tide (7.7)
- Highest-rated season
- Season 4 (8.7)
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 2 (8.4)
- Average episode rating
- 8.6
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