The Wire ratings (TV show, 2002-2008)
Rank | 104 / 30,308 |
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Trend | 477 |
Genres | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
Seasons | 5 |
Episodes | 60 |
Total votes | 306,640 |
Average votes | 5,111 |
Average rating | 8.6 / 10 |
Set in Baltimore, this show centers around the city's inner-city drug scene. It starts as mid-level drug dealer, D'Angelo Barksdale beats a murder rap. After a conversation with a judge, Det. James McNulty has been assigned to lead a joint homicide and narcotics team, in order to bring down drug kingpin Avon Barksdale. Avon Barksdale, accompanied by his right-hand man Stringer Bell, enforcer Wee-Bey and many lieutenants (including his own nephew, D'Angelo Barksdale), has to deal with law enforcement, informants in his own camp, and competition with a local rival, Omar, who's been robbing Barksdale's dealers and reselling the drugs. The supervisor of the investigation, Lt. Cedric Daniels, has to deal with his own problems, such as a corrupt bureaucracy, some of his detectives beating suspects, hard-headed but determined Det. McNulty, and a blackmailing deputy. The show depicts the lives of every part of the drug "food chain", from junkies to dealers, and from cops to politicians.
Directors: Agnieszka Holland, Brad Anderson, Clement Virgo, Dominic West, Ed Bianchi, Elodie Keene, Ernest R. Dickerson, Peter Medak, Robert F. Colesberry, Steve Shill, Timothy Van Patten Writers: David Mills, David Simon, Dennis Lehane, Ed Burns, Eric Ellis Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price Hint: you can examine a particular season more clearly on the graphs if you disable the trendline and all other seasons (via clicking on their labels). Episodes average rating Note: season labels indicates the average rating per episode between the parentheses. Episodes total votes Note: season labels indicates the average votes per episode between the parentheses. History (tracking since March 7, 2020) Note: amount of total votes may decrease due to periodic removal of fraudulent ones.Total votes: 732,280
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