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At the close of the third season, The Wire was still struggling to maintain its ratings and the show faced possible cancellation. [79] Creator David Simon blamed the show's low ratings in part on its competition against Desperate Housewives and worried that expectations for HBO dramas had changed following the success of The Sopranos. [80]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 9.7/10 based on 24 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Realistically flawed characters in harrowing, uncompromising circumstances, along with engrossing storytelling, make The Wire one of TV's top dramas of its time."
The Wire is an American television drama series created by David Simon that premiered on HBO in the United States on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008. 60 episodes aired over the show's five seasons, plus three additional prequel shorts.
TIME named the first season as the best TV show of 2002 in their Top 10 Everything 2002. [61] Despite the critical acclaim, The Wire has received poor Nielsen ratings, which Simon attributes to the complexity of the plot, a poor time slot, heavy use of esoteric slang (particularly among the gangster characters), and a predominantly black cast. [62]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 93% with an average score of 9.8/10 based on 44 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Wire goes out with a suitably resonant bang in its final season, craftily maneuvering venturesome motifs and a colorful cast of characters to skillfully understated conclusion." [27]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 10/10 based on 21 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "In its third season, The Wire ' s taut, unflinching examination of Baltimore expands from the criminal underworld to the top of the political machine."
"Boys of Summer" is the first episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns, and directed by Joe Chappelle, it originally aired on September 10, 2006.
"Collateral Damage" is the second episode of the second season of the HBO original series The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by Simon and Ed Burns and was directed by Ed Bianchi. It originally aired on June 8, 2003.
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