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The series spans 5 seasons and 60 episodes. The series began on HBO on June 2, 2002 in the United States with the episode "The Target" and has aired through its fifth season, concluding with the episode "–30–".^[1]^[2] Currently, the first four seasons are available on Region 1 and 2 DVD. Seasons 1 and 2 are also available on Region 4 DVD.

Seasons Edit

Season		Episodes	Originally aired	DVD Release
Season		Episodes	Originally aired	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	N/A
	4	13	2006	December 4, 2007^[3]	March 10, 2008^[4]	N/A	4
	5	10	2008	N/A

Season oneEdit

Main article: Season one

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 twoEdit

Main article: Season two

Season #	Series #	Title	Story	Teleplay	Director	Original airdate
1	14	Ebb Tide	David Simon, Ed Burns	David Simon	Ed Bianchi^[5]	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 threeEdit

Main article: Season three

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 fourEdit

Main article: Season four

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 R. 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 R. Dickerson	December 10, 2006

Season fiveEdit

Main article: Season five

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

ReferencesEdit

↑ Higgins, John M. (2006). HBO Renews The Wire. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
↑ David Mills (2007-02-28). Just to tease you fans of The Wire.... Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
↑ David Lambert (09/03/2007). The Wire - Want Some Holiday Scoop? Release Date, Lower-Than-Typical Cost for HBO's 4th Season. TV shows on DVD. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
↑ The Wire: Season 4. Play.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
↑ The Wire season 2 crew. HBO (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-14.

[0] Higgins, John M. (2006). HBO Renews The Wire. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.

[1] David Mills (2007-02-28). Just to tease you fans of The Wire.... Retrieved on 2007-03-14.

[S4R1-2] David Lambert (09/03/2007). The Wire - Want Some Holiday Scoop? Release Date, Lower-Than-Typical Cost for HBO's 4th Season. TV shows on DVD. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.

[S4R2-3] The Wire: Season 4. Play.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.

[The_Wire_season_2_crew-4] The Wire season 2 crew. HBO (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-14.

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