The Wire

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Season 3
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 2, 2002
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 433 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 401 out of 433
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 433
  3. Negative: 28 out of 433
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  1. thedaarkbatty
    Dec 27, 2019
    0
    all the characters in this show are horribly written and acted. it's so boring and nothing ever happens, this show is boring and overrated

Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best TV Season of 2004
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#4 Most Discussed TV Season of 2004
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#3 Most Shared TV Season of 2004

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Metascore
98

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    Jul 18, 2013
    100
    It's better than ever. [David] Simon has always been good, but he seems to have truly matured this year as both a writer ... and executive producer. No one is making richer television drama than he is right now. [18 Sep 2004]
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    Jul 18, 2013
    100
    Dense, richly layered, packed with dozens of colorful characters (enough for four series), "The Wire" unfolds as a sophisticated, sometimes impenetrable and always ultra-gritty documentary. But it pays off after meticulous, devoted viewing, delivering rewards not unlike those won by readers who conquer Joyce, Faulkner or Henry James. [18 Sep 2004]
  3. Detroit Free Press
    Reviewed by: Mike Duffy
    Jul 18, 2013
    100
    If you do that rare TV thing of actually paying close attention, HBO's complex, richly detailed crime drama will sweep you away like a fine novel. [17 Sep 2004]
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