- 9.6/10(8.8k votes)
#1 - Middle Ground
S3:E11Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:George Pelecanos0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:George Pelecanos - 9.6/10(8.2k votes)
#2 - -30-
S5:E10Director:Clark Johnson0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Clark Johnson - 9.5/10(7.5k votes)
#3 - Final Grades
S4:E13Director:Ernest R. DickersonWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ernest R. DickersonWriter:David Simon - 9.3/10(6.2k votes)
#4 - Mission Accomplished
S3:E12Director:Ernest R. DickersonWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ernest R. DickersonWriter:David Simon - 9.3/10(5.8k votes)
#5 - That's Got His Own
S4:E12Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:George Pelecanos0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:George Pelecanos - 9.3/10(5.6k votes)
#6 - Late Editions
S5:E9Director:Joe Chappelle0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Joe Chappelle - 9.2/10(7.6k votes)
#7 - The Cost
S1:E10Director:Brad AndersonWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Brad AndersonWriter:David Simon - 9.2/10(6.5k votes)
#8 - Bad Dreams
S2:E11Director:Ernest R. DickersonWriter:George Pelecanos0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ernest R. DickersonWriter:George Pelecanos - 9.1/10(7.1k votes)
#9 - Cleaning Up
S1:E12Director:Clement VirgoWriter:George Pelecanos0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Clement VirgoWriter:George Pelecanos - 9.0/10(6.9k votes)
#10 - Sentencing
S1:E13Director:Tim Van Patten0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Tim Van Patten - 9.0/10(5.9k votes)
#11 - Storm Warnings
S2:E10Director:Rob Bailey0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Rob Bailey - 9.0/10(6.0k votes)
#12 - Port in a Storm
S2:E12Director:Robert F. ColesberryWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Robert F. ColesberryWriter:David Simon - 8.9/10(5.4k votes)
#13 - Moral Midgetry
S3:E8Director:Agnieszka HollandWriter:Richard Price0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Agnieszka HollandWriter:Richard Price - 8.9/10(5.0k votes)
#14 - A New Day
S4:E11Director:Brad AndersonWriter:Ed Burns0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Brad AndersonWriter:Ed Burns - 8.9/10(5.1k votes)
#15 - Clarifications
S5:E8Director:Anthony Hemingway0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Anthony Hemingway - 8.8/10(6.5k votes)
#16 - The Hunt
S1:E11Director:Steve ShillWriter:Joy Lusco0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Steve ShillWriter:Joy Lusco - 8.8/10(6.0k votes)
#17 - All Prologue
S2:E6Director:Steve ShillWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Steve ShillWriter:David Simon - 8.8/10(4.8k votes)
#18 - Misgivings
S4:E10Director:Ernest R. Dickerson0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ernest R. Dickerson - 8.8/10(4.7k votes)
#19 - Transitions
S5:E4Director:Daniel AttiasWriter:Ed Burns0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Daniel AttiasWriter:Ed Burns - 8.7/10(6.6k votes)
#20 - Game Day
S1:E9Director:Milcho Manchevski0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Milcho Manchevski - 8.7/10(5.0k votes)
#21 - Slapstick
S3:E9Director:Alex ZakrzewskiWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Alex ZakrzewskiWriter:David Simon - 8.7/10(4.8k votes)
#23 - Margin of Error
S4:E6Director:Daniel AttiasWriter:Eric Overmyer0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Daniel AttiasWriter:Eric Overmyer - 8.6/10(4.9k votes)
#24 - Homecoming
S3:E6Director:Leslie Libman0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Leslie Libman - 8.6/10(4.7k votes)
#25 - Home Rooms
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The Best Episodes of The Wire
Every episode of The Wire ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Wire!

The Best Episodes of The Wire
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Every episode of The Wire ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
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"Middle Ground" is the best rated episode of "The Wire". It scored 9.6/10 based on 8804 votes. Directed by Joe Chappelle and written by George Pelecanos, it aired on 12/12/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "-30-".