- 9.7/10(4.6k votes)
#1 - Family Meeting
S7:E13Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:Shawn Ryan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:Shawn Ryan - 9.4/10(3.4k votes)
#2 - Postpartum
S5:E11Director:Stephen Kay0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Stephen Kay - 9.4/10(3.0k votes)
#3 - Possible Kill Screen
S7:E12Director:Billy Gierhart0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Billy Gierhart - 9.3/10(11 votes)
#4 - Chasing Ghosts
S6:E6Director:Frank Darabont0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Frank Darabont - 9.1/10(2.7k votes)
#5 - Parricide
S7:E8Director:Guy Ferland0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Guy Ferland - 9.0/10(2.6k votes)
#6 - On Tilt
S3:E15Director:Scott Brazil0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Scott Brazil - 9.0/10(9 votes)
#7 - On the Jones
S6:E1Director:Michael FieldsWriter:Kurt Sutter0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Michael FieldsWriter:Kurt Sutter - 9.0/10(8 votes)
#8 - Baptism by Fire
S6:E2Director:Guy FerlandWriter:Scott Rosenbaum0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Guy FerlandWriter:Scott Rosenbaum - 9.0/10(9 votes)
#9 - Exiled
S6:E7Director:Dean White0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Dean White - 9.0/10(9 votes)
#10 - Spanish Practices
S6:E10Director:Paris Barclay0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Paris Barclay - 8.9/10(2.9k votes)
#11 - Circles (2)
S1:E13Director:Scott BrazilWriter:Shawn Ryan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Scott BrazilWriter:Shawn Ryan - 8.9/10(2.7k votes)
#12 - Kavanaugh
S5:E8Director:D.J. Caruso0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:D.J. Caruso - 8.9/10(9 votes)
#13 - The New Guy
S6:E4Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:Sarah Fain0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:Sarah Fain - 8.9/10(9 votes)
#14 - Recoil
S6:E9Director:Guy Ferland0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Guy Ferland - 8.8/10(16 votes)
#15 - Dead Soldiers
S2:E2Director:John BadhamWriter:Kurt Sutter0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:John BadhamWriter:Kurt Sutter - 8.8/10(14 votes)
#16 - Dominoes Falling
S2:E13Director:Scott BrazilWriter:Shawn Ryan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Scott BrazilWriter:Shawn Ryan - 8.8/10(2.5k votes)
#17 - All In
S3:E14Director:Stephen KayWriter:Scott Rosenbaum0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Stephen KayWriter:Scott Rosenbaum - 8.8/10(2.6k votes)
#18 - Trophy
S5:E5Director:Philip G. Atwell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Philip G. Atwell - 8.8/10(9 votes)
#19 - Haunts
S6:E5Director:Michael Chiklis0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Michael Chiklis - 8.7/10(2.8k votes)
#20 - Dragonchasers
S1:E10Director:Nick Gomez0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Nick Gomez - 8.7/10(14 votes)
#21 - Scar Tissue
S2:E8Director:Paris BarclayWriter:Kurt Sutter0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Paris BarclayWriter:Kurt Sutter - 8.7/10(2.5k votes)
#22 - Of Mice and Lem
S5:E10Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton - 8.7/10(9 votes)
#23 - Back to One
S6:E3Director:Gwyneth Horder-PaytonWriter:Adam Fierro0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Gwyneth Horder-PaytonWriter:Adam Fierro - 8.7/10(2.3k votes)
#24 - Animal Control
S7:E6Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton - 8.6/10(3.9k votes)
#25 - Pilot
S1:E1Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:Shawn Ryan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:Shawn Ryan


The Best Episodes of The Shield
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Every episode of The Shield ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Shield!

The Best Episodes of The Shield
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Every episode of The Shield ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Shield!
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Family Meeting" is the best rated episode of "The Shield". It scored 9.7/10 based on 4562 votes. Directed by Clark Johnson and written by Shawn Ryan, it aired on 11/25/2008. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Postpartum".