- 7.7/10(6.1k votes)
#1 - Ebb Tide
S2:E1Writer:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Writer:David Simon - 7.8/10(9.5k votes)
#2 - The Target
S1:E1Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:David Simon - 8.0/10(5.5k votes)
#3 - Hot Shots
S2:E3Director:Elodie KeeneWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Elodie KeeneWriter:David Simon - 8.0/10(5.4k votes)
#4 - Hard Cases
S2:E4Director:Elodie KeeneWriter:Joy Lusco0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Elodie KeeneWriter:Joy Lusco - 8.0/10(5.1k votes)
#5 - Time After Time
S3:E1Director:Ed BianchiWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ed BianchiWriter:David Simon - 8.0/10(4.6k votes)
#6 - More with Less
S5:E1Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:David Simon - 8.1/10(7.2k votes)
#7 - The Buys
S1:E3Director:Peter MedakWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Peter MedakWriter:David Simon - 8.1/10(5.6k votes)
#8 - Collateral Damage
S2:E2Director:Ed BianchiWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ed BianchiWriter:David Simon - 8.1/10(5.3k votes)
#9 - Undertow
S2:E5Director:Steve Shill0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Steve Shill - 8.1/10(4.4k votes)
#10 - Unconfirmed Reports
S5:E2Director:Ernest R. DickersonWriter:William F. Zorzi0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ernest R. DickersonWriter:William F. Zorzi - 8.2/10(7.7k votes)
#11 - The Detail
S1:E2Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Clark JohnsonWriter:David Simon - 8.2/10(7.0k votes)
#12 - Old Cases
S1:E4Director:Clement VirgoWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Clement VirgoWriter:David Simon - 8.2/10(6.7k votes)
#13 - The Pager
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- 8.2/10(5.2k votes)
#14 - Backwash
S2:E7Director:Thomas J. WrightWriter:Rafael Alvarez0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Thomas J. WrightWriter:Rafael Alvarez - 8.3/10(5.3k votes)
#15 - Duck and Cover
S2:E8Director:Daniel AttiasWriter:George Pelecanos0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Daniel AttiasWriter:George Pelecanos - 8.3/10(5.0k votes)
#16 - All Due Respect
S3:E2Director:Steve Shill0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Steve Shill - 8.3/10(5.0k votes)
#17 - Dead Soldiers
S3:E3Writer:Dennis Lehane0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Writer:Dennis Lehane - 8.3/10(5.0k votes)
#18 - Amsterdam
S3:E4Director: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 - 8.3/10(5.0k votes)
#19 - Boys of Summer
S4:E1Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:David Simon0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:David Simon - 8.3/10(4.6k votes)
#20 - Refugees
S4:E4Director:Jim McKayWriter:Dennis Lehane0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Jim McKayWriter:Dennis Lehane - 8.3/10(4.3k votes)
#21 - The Dickensian Aspect
S5:E6Director:Seith Mann0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Seith Mann - 8.4/10(6.4k votes)
#22 - One Arrest
S1:E7Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:Rafael Alvarez0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Joe ChappelleWriter:Rafael Alvarez - 8.4/10(4.7k votes)
#23 - Soft Eyes
S4:E2Director:Christine MooreWriter:David Mills0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Christine MooreWriter:David Mills - 8.4/10(4.6k votes)
#24 - Unto Others
S4:E7Director:Anthony HemingwayWriter:William F. Zorzi0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Anthony HemingwayWriter:William F. Zorzi - 8.4/10(4.4k votes)
#25 - Took
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The Worst Episodes of The Wire
Every episode of The Wire ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Wire!

The Worst Episodes of The Wire
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Every episode of The Wire ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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"Ebb Tide" is the worst rated episode of "The Wire". It scored 7.7/10 based on 6062 votes. Directed by Ed Bianchi, Steve Shill and written by David Simon, it aired on 6/1/2003. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Target".