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The Shield

FX · 2002–2008 · Ended

Ended60 min★ 8.6/10DramaCrime

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The Shield is a Drama and Crime series that premiered in 2002 on FX and ended in 2008, per TVmaze.

Detective Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of cops effective at eliminating crime but also operating under Vic's own set of rules. But his rules sometimes cross the fine line between legal and illegal. Now the precinct has a new captain who doesn't like Vic's tactics and wants to bust him off the force - even as the captain finds himself going to Vic for help whenever the going gets rough.

The Shield ended on Nov 25, 2008 after 7 seasons.

Ratings by episode

TVmaze user ratings, one point per rated episode, season dividers in between.

Episodes

88 episodes across 7 seasons.

Season 1 13 episodes

1PilotMar 12, 2002

2Our GangMar 19, 2002

3The SpreadMar 26, 2002

4Dawg DaysApr 2, 2002

5BlowbackApr 9, 2002

6CherrypoppersApr 16, 2002

7Pay in PainApr 23, 2002

8Cupid & PsychoApr 30, 2002

9ThrowawayMay 7, 2002

10DragonchasersMay 14, 2002

11CarnivoresMay 21, 2002

12Two Days of BloodMay 28, 2002

13CirclesJun 4, 2002

Season 2 13 episodes

1The Quick FixJan 7, 2003

2Dead SoldiersJan 14, 2003

3PartnersJan 21, 2003

4Carte BlancheJan 28, 2003

5GreenlitFeb 4, 2003

6HomewreckerFeb 11, 2003

7BarnstormersFeb 18, 2003

8Scar TissueFeb 25, 2003

9Co-PilotMar 4, 2003

10CoyotesMar 11, 2003

11InfernoMar 18, 2003

12BreakpointMar 25, 2003

13Dominoes FallingApr 1, 2003

Season 3 15 episodes

1Playing TightMar 9, 2004

2Blood and WaterMar 16, 2004

3Bottom BitchMar 23, 2004

4Streaks and TipsMar 30, 2004

5MumApr 6, 2004

6Posse UpApr 13, 2004

7SafeApr 20, 2004

8Cracking IceApr 27, 2004

9SlipknotMay 4, 2004

10What Power Is...May 11, 2004

11StraysMay 18, 2004

12RiceburnerMay 25, 2004

13Fire in the HoleJun 1, 2004

14All InJun 8, 2004

15On TiltJun 15, 2004

Season 4 13 episodes

1The CureMar 15, 2005

2GraveMar 22, 2005

3BangMar 29, 2005

4DoghouseApr 5, 2005

5Tar BabyApr 12, 2005

6InsurgentsApr 19, 2005

7HurtApr 26, 2005

8Cut ThroatMay 3, 2005

9String TheoryMay 17, 2005

10Back in the HoleMay 24, 2005

11A Thousand DeathsMay 31, 2005

12Judas PriestJun 7, 2005

13Ain't That a ShameJun 14, 2005

Season 5 11 episodes

1ExtractionJan 10, 2006

2Enemy of GoodJan 17, 2006

3JailbaitJan 24, 2006

4Tapa BocaJan 31, 2006

5TrophyFeb 7, 2006

6Rap PaybackFeb 14, 2006

7Man InsideFeb 21, 2006

8KavanaughFeb 28, 2006

9SmokedMar 7, 2006

10Of Mice & LemMar 14, 2006

11Post PartumMar 21, 2006

Season 6 10 episodes

1On the JonesApr 3, 2007

2Baptism by FireApr 10, 2007

3Back to OneApr 17, 2007

4The New GuyApr 24, 2007

5HauntsMay 1, 2007

6Chasing GhostsMay 8, 2007

7ExiledMay 15, 2007

8The Math of WrathMay 22, 2007

9RecoilMay 29, 2007

10Spanish PracticesJun 5, 2007

Season 7 13 episodes

1Coefficient of DragSep 2, 2008

2SnitchSep 9, 2008

3Money ShotSep 16, 2008

4GenocideSep 23, 2008

5Game FaceSep 30, 2008

6Animal ControlOct 7, 2008

7Bitches BrewOct 14, 2008

8ParricideOct 21, 2008

9Moving DayOct 28, 2008

10Party LineNov 4, 2008

11Petty CashNov 11, 2008

12Possible Kill ScreenNov 18, 2008

13Family MeetingNov 25, 2008

Questions about The Shield

How many episodes does The Shield have?

The Shield has 88 episodes across 7 seasons, according to TVmaze.

Is The Shield still going?

The Shield ended on Nov 25, 2008 after 7 seasons.

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