This is a chronological list of all episodes of The Wire.
Seasons[]
Season |
Episodes |
Originally aired |
DVD Release
|
Region 1 |
Region 2 |
Region 4 |
Discs
|
|
1
|
13
|
2002
|
October 12, 2004
|
April 18, 2005
|
May 11, 2005
|
5
|
|
2
|
12
|
2003
|
January 25, 2005
|
October 10, 2005
|
May 3, 2006
|
|
3
|
12
|
2004
|
August 8, 2006
|
February 5, 2007
|
August 13, 2008
|
|
4
|
13
|
2006
|
December 4, 2007[1]
|
March 10, 2008[2]
|
August 13, 2008
|
4
|
|
5
|
10
|
2008
|
August 12, 2008
|
September 22, 2008
|
February 2, 2010
|
Season 1[]
Season # |
Series # |
Title |
Story |
Teleplay |
Director |
Original airdate
|
1
|
1
|
The Target
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Clark Johnson
|
June 2, 2002
|
2
|
2
|
The Detail
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Clark Johnson
|
June 9, 2002
|
3
|
3
|
The Buys
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Peter Medak
|
June 16, 2002
|
4
|
4
|
Old Cases
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Clement Virgo
|
June 23, 2002
|
5
|
5
|
The Pager
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
Peter Medak
|
June 30, 2002
|
6
|
6
|
The Wire
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Ed Bianchi
|
July 7, 2002
|
7
|
7
|
One Arrest
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Rafael Alvarez
|
Joe Chappelle
|
July 21, 2002
|
8
|
8
|
Lessons
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Gloria Muzio
|
July 28, 2002
|
9
|
9
|
Game Day
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David H. Melnick, Shamit Choksey
|
Milčo Mančevski
|
August 4, 2002
|
10
|
10
|
The Cost
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Brad Anderson
|
August 11, 2002
|
11
|
11
|
The Hunt
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Joy Lusco
|
Steve Shill
|
August 18, 2002
|
12
|
12
|
Cleaning Up
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
George Pelecanos
|
Clement Virgo
|
September 1, 2002
|
13
|
13
|
Sentencing
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Tim Van Patten
|
September 8, 2002
|
Season 2[]
Season # |
Series # |
Title |
Story |
Teleplay |
Director |
Original airdate
|
1
|
14
|
Ebb Tide
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Ed Bianchi[3]
|
June 1, 2003
|
2
|
15
|
Collateral Damage
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Ed Bianchi
|
June 8, 2003
|
3
|
16
|
Hot Shots
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Elodie Keene
|
June 15, 2003
|
4
|
17
|
Hard Cases
|
David Simon, Joy Lusco
|
Joy Lusco
|
Elodie Keene
|
June 22, 2003
|
5
|
18
|
Undertow
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
Steve Shill
|
June 29, 2003
|
6
|
19
|
All Prologue
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Steve Shill
|
July 6, 2003
|
7
|
20
|
Backwash
|
David Simon, Rafael Alvarez
|
Rafael Alvarez
|
Thomas J. Wright
|
July 13, 2003
|
8
|
21
|
Duck and Cover
|
David Simon, George Pelecanos
|
George Pelecanos
|
Daniel Attias
|
July 27, 2003
|
9
|
22
|
Stray Rounds
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Tim Van Patten
|
August 3, 2003
|
10
|
23
|
Storm Warnings
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
Rob Bailey
|
August 10, 2003
|
11
|
24
|
Bad Dreams
|
David Simon, George Pelecanos
|
George Pelecanos
|
Ernest Dickerson
|
August 17, 2003
|
12
|
25
|
Port in a Storm
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Robert F. Colesberry
|
August 24, 2003
|
Season 3[]
Season # |
Series # |
Title |
Story |
Teleplay |
Director |
Original airdate
|
1
|
26
|
Time after Time
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Ed Bianchi
|
September 19, 2004
|
2
|
27
|
All Due Respect
|
David Simon, Richard Price
|
Richard Price
|
Steve Shill
|
September 26, 2004
|
3
|
28
|
Dead Soldiers
|
David Simon, Dennis Lehane
|
Dennis Lehane
|
Rob Bailey
|
October 3, 2004
|
4
|
29
|
Amsterdam
|
David Simon, George Pelecanos
|
George Pelecanos
|
Ernest Dickerson
|
October 10, 2004
|
5
|
30
|
Straight and True
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
Daniel Attias
|
October 17, 2004
|
6
|
31
|
Homecoming
|
David Simon, Rafael Alvarez
|
Rafael Alvarez
|
Leslie Libman
|
October 31, 2004
|
7
|
32
|
Back Burners
|
David Simon, Joy Lusco
|
Joy Lusco
|
Tim Van Patten
|
November 7, 2004
|
8
|
33
|
Moral Midgetry
|
David Simon, Richard Price
|
Richard Price
|
Agnieszka Holland
|
November 14, 2004
|
9
|
34
|
Slapstick
|
David Simon, George Pelecanos
|
David Simon
|
Alex Zakrzewski
|
November 21, 2004
|
10
|
35
|
Reformation
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
Christine Moore
|
November 28, 2004
|
11
|
36
|
Middle Ground
|
David Simon, George Pelecanos
|
George Pelecanos
|
Joe Chappelle
|
December 12, 2004
|
12
|
37
|
Mission Accomplished
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Ernest Dickerson
|
December 19, 2004
|
Season 4[]
Season # |
Series # |
Title |
Story |
Teleplay |
Director |
Original airdate
|
1
|
38
|
Boys of Summer
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Joe Chappelle
|
September 10, 2006
|
2
|
39
|
Soft Eyes
|
Ed Burns, David Mills
|
David Mills
|
Christine Moore
|
September 17, 2006
|
3
|
40
|
Home Rooms
|
Ed Burns, Richard Price
|
Richard Price
|
Seith Mann
|
September 24, 2006
|
4
|
41
|
Refugees
|
Ed Burns, Dennis Lehane
|
Dennis Lehane
|
Jim McKay
|
October 1, 2006
|
5
|
42
|
Alliances
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
David Platt
|
October 8, 2006
|
6
|
43
|
Margin of Error
|
Ed Burns, Eric Overmyer
|
Eric Overmyer
|
Dan Attias
|
October 15, 2006
|
7
|
44
|
Unto Others
|
Ed Burns, William F. Zorzi
|
William F. Zorzi
|
Anthony Hemingway
|
October 29, 2006
|
8
|
45
|
Corner Boys
|
Ed Burns, Richard Price
|
Richard Price
|
Agnieszka Holland
|
November 5, 2006
|
9
|
46
|
Know Your Place
|
Ed Burns, Kia Corthron
|
Kia Corthron
|
Alex Zakrzewski
|
November 12, 2006
|
10
|
47
|
Misgivings
|
Ed Burns, Eric Overmyer
|
Ed Burns
|
Ernest Dickerson
|
November 19, 2006
|
11
|
48
|
A New Day
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
Brad Anderson
|
November 26, 2006
|
12
|
49
|
That's Got His Own
|
Ed Burns, George Pelecanos
|
George Pelecanos
|
Joe Chappelle
|
December 3, 2006
|
13
|
50
|
Final Grades
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Ernest Dickerson
|
December 10, 2006
|
Season 5[]
Season # |
Series # |
Title |
Story |
Teleplay |
Director |
Original airdate
|
1
|
51
|
More with Less
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Joe Chappelle
|
January 6, 2008
|
2
|
52
|
Unconfirmed Reports
|
David Simon, William F. Zorzi
|
William F. Zorzi
|
Ernest Dickerson
|
January 13, 2008
|
3
|
53
|
Not for Attribution
|
David Simon, Chris Collins
|
Chris Collins
|
Scott & Joy Kecken
|
January 20, 2008
|
4
|
54
|
Transitions
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
Dan Attias
|
January 27, 2008
|
5
|
55
|
React Quotes
|
David Simon, David Mills
|
David Mills
|
Agnieszka Holland
|
February 3, 2008
|
6
|
56
|
The Dickensian Aspect
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
Ed Burns
|
Seith Mann
|
February 10, 2008
|
7
|
57
|
Took
|
David Simon, Richard Price
|
Richard Price
|
Dominic West
|
February 17, 2008
|
8
|
58
|
Clarifications
|
David Simon, Dennis Lehane
|
Dennis Lehane
|
Anthony Hemingway
|
February 24, 2008
|
9
|
59
|
Late Editions
|
David Simon, George Pelecanos
|
George Pelecanos
|
Joe Chappelle
|
March 2 2008
|
10
|
60
|
-30-
|
David Simon, Ed Burns
|
David Simon
|
Clark Johnson
|
March 9 2008
|
References[]