The Shield

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Season 1
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 12, 2002
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 188 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 181 out of 188
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 188
  3. Negative: 6 out of 188
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Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best TV Season of 2002
3
#3 Most Discussed TV Season of 2002
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#2 Most Shared TV Season of 2002

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Jun 28, 2013
    100
    Astonishing. ... The Shield did what network cop shows have lately abandoned: it created a richly imagined world with continuing story lines, driven by L.A.'s roiling racial politics--achieving a payoff far bigger than solving the murder of the week.
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  2. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Terry Kelleher
    Jun 27, 2013
    83
    Scratch the gritty surface of this new police drama and you'll find it's not a totally revolutionary contribution to the genre.
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  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: John Levesque
    Mar 19, 2013
    70
    Choosing to build a series around an antihero is one thing. But making it impossible to root for him doesn't bode well for repeat business. [12 Mar 2012, p.E1]
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