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The Shield (2002)

Crime · Drama · Thriller

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

IMDb rating
8.7 (97,541 votes)
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Hulu · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

8.13 avg 13 episodes 8.6 → 9.0 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 3,732 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 2,735 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 2,606 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 2,473 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 2,501 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 2,384 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 2,312 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 2,318 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 2,245 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 2,532 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 2,212 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 2,337 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 2,637 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.63,732
2Our Gang7.82,735
3The Spread7.62,606
4Dawg Days7.72,473
5Blowback8.32,501
6Cherrypoppers8.32,384
7Pay in Pain7.92,312
8Cupid & Psycho8.02,318
9Throwaway7.72,245
10Dragonchasers8.72,532
11Carnivores7.92,212
12Two Days of Blood8.22,337
13Circles9.02,637

Season 2 (2003)

8.14 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 8.8 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,301 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 2,346 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 2,178 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,055 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 2,089 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 2,065 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 2,031 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 2,091 votesEp 9: 7.3 · 2,075 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 1,968 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 1,968 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 2,027 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 2,298 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Quick Fix8.12,301
2Dead Soldiers8.72,346
3Partners8.12,178
4Carte Blanche8.02,055
5Greenlit8.12,089
6Homewrecker8.22,065
7Barnstormers8.02,031
8Scar Tissue8.32,091
9Co-Pilot7.32,075
10Coyotes8.01,968
11Inferno8.01,968
12Breakpoint8.22,027
13Dominoes Falling8.82,298

Season 3 (2004)

8.21 avg 15 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 2,037 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 1,941 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 1,986 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 2,086 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 2,045 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 1,912 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 1,923 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 1,930 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,906 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 1,960 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 1,955 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 1,815 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 1,895 votesEp 14: 8.8 · 2,162 votesEp 15: 9.0 · 2,337 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Playing Tight8.22,037
2Blood and Water7.81,941
3Bottom Bitch7.71,986
4Streaks and Tips8.42,086
5Mum8.52,045
6Posse Up7.81,912
7Safe7.91,923
8Cracking Ice8.01,930
9Slipknot8.11,906
10What Power Is...8.31,960
11Strays8.41,955
12Riceburner7.81,815
13Fire in the Hole8.41,895
14All In8.82,162
15On Tilt9.02,337

Season 4 (2005)

7.90 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 8.3 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 1,931 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 1,864 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 1,878 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 1,871 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 1,903 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 1,806 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 1,887 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 1,852 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 1,882 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 2,001 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 1,853 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 1,893 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 2,024 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Cure7.61,931
2Grave7.41,864
3Bang7.51,878
4Doghouse7.61,871
5Tar Baby8.21,903
6Insurgents7.81,806
7Hurt7.91,887
8Cut Throat8.11,852
9String Theory7.91,882
10Back in the Hole8.42,001
11A Thousand Deaths7.81,853
12Judas Priest8.21,893
13Ain't That a Shame8.32,024

Season 5 (2006)

8.46 avg 11 episodes 8.3 → 9.4 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 2,065 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 1,957 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 1,932 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 1,939 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 2,280 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 1,954 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 1,986 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 2,516 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 1,956 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 2,248 votesEp 11: 9.4 · 3,269 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Extraction8.32,065
2Enemy of Good8.11,957
3Jailbait7.91,932
4Tapa Boca8.21,939
5Trophy8.82,280
6Rap Payback8.01,954
7Man Inside8.41,986
8Kavanaugh9.02,516
9Smoked8.21,956
10Of Mice and Lem8.82,248
11Postpartum9.43,269

Season 6 (2006)

8.25 avg 11 episodes 7.8 → 8.7 48 min avg

Ep 0: 7.8 · 1,276 votesEp 1: 8.5 · 2,002 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 1,938 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 1,911 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,789 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 1,864 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 2,292 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 1,678 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 1,780 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,712 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 1,888 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Wins and Losses7.81,276
1On the Jones8.52,002
2Baptism by Fire8.61,938
3Back to One8.41,911
4The New Guy8.01,789
5Haunts8.11,864
6Chasing Ghosts8.92,292
7Exiled7.91,678
8The Math of the Wrath7.71,780
9Recoil8.11,712
10Spanish Practices8.71,888

Season 7 (2008)

8.50 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 9.7 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 1,923 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 1,746 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 1,757 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,750 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,762 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 1,936 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 1,846 votesEp 8: 9.1 · 2,448 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 1,871 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 1,911 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 1,878 votesEp 12: 9.5 · 2,899 votesEp 13: 9.7 · 4,863 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Coefficient of Drag8.51,923
2Snitch7.81,746
3Money Shot8.01,757
4Genocide8.01,750
5Game Face7.91,762
6Animal Control8.71,936
7Bitches Brew7.91,846
8Parricide9.12,448
9Moving Day8.41,871
10Party Line8.61,911
11Petty Cash8.41,878
12Possible Kill Screen9.52,899
13Family Meeting9.74,863
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