The Shield

1. S01E01PilotMarch 12, 2002 7.6A politically ambitious LAPD captain comes up against a streetwise detective who isn't above bending the rules in his effort to fight crime
2. S01E02Our GangMarch 19, 2002 7.5After the death of a member of the Strike Team on a high-risk raid, Aceveda begins to investigate the real circumstances behind the raid. Of
3. S01E03The SpreadMarch 26, 2002 7.5In a routine sweep to nab every outstanding suspect, the detectives divvy up the warrants. But when they cast their nets, they bring up far
4. S01E04Dawg DaysApril 2, 2002 8.0A dispute over an up-and-coming singer's success erupts in a gang war that threatens to bring Vic down, too; a case that could help Aceveda'
5. S01E05BlowbackApril 9, 2002 8.5David insists that Vic take uniformed cops in with them to bust an Armenian gang's drug delivery. After the bust, Julien sees the Team take
6. S01E06CherrypoppersApril 16, 2002 8.0As Dutch's theory about a serial killer preying on prostitutes proves true, he convinces Aceveda to launch an all out effort to find him bef
7. S01E07Pay in PainApril 23, 2002 8.2The murder of seven gang members has Vic be teamed with a Latino detective assigned to crack the case.
8. S01E08Cupid & PsychoApril 30, 2002 8.5As the Strike Team is reassigned pending the investigation in the theft of evidence, Vic teams with Claudette in order to keep some deadly d
9. S01E09ThrowawayMay 7, 2002 8.2Lemonhead sets out to make things right following his shooting of an unarmed man.
10. S01E10DragonchasersMay 14, 2002 8.5As Dutch uncovers a lead to the serial killer, a reporter questions force Aceveda to explain problems he thought were buried far in the past
11. S01E11CarnivoresMay 21, 2002 7.9A confrontation between a local drug dealer and Black Muslims places Vic in danger of being exposed.
12. S01E12Season's bestTwo Days of BloodMay 28, 2002 8.9As a deployment policy leads to a double homicide that places Aceveda in the hot seat with potential voters, Vic is forced to help Gilroy av
13. S01E13CirclesJune 4, 2002 8.5As cop killings strike Farmington, Aceveda is caught between two corrupt cops looking to save their own skins.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Quick FixJanuary 7, 2003 8.8As Captain Aceveda tries to fend off a city council investigation, Vic looks to stop a pair of brutal drug lords from moving into Farmington
2. S02E02Dead SoldiersJanuary 14, 2003 9.0An arson attack on a local drug dealer threatens to expose Vic's protection racket.
3. S02E03PartnersJanuary 21, 2003 8.9An amputated arm sends Dutch in search of a sadomasochistic killer; Vic sets out to help his old mentor on the force get revenge against the
4. S02E04Carte BlancheJanuary 28, 2003 8.9A murder investigation leads Vic to a massive money-laundering scheme.
5. S02E05GreenlitFebruary 4, 2003 8.8Elementary school drug dealing prompts Vic to redouble his efforts to bring down a ruthless new supplier.
6. S02E06HomewreckerFebruary 11, 2003 9.0The Barn mobilizes to investigate a murderous rampage at a battered women's shelter.
7. S02E07BarnstormersFebruary 18, 2003 8.6As a new murder investigation exposes Dutch's crisis of confidence, Vic sets out to stop the abuse of a neighbor by her violent boyfriend.
8. S02E08Scar TissueFebruary 25, 2003 8.8Vic and the Strike team set their sights on taking Armadillo off the streets for good.
9. S02E09Co-PilotMarch 4, 2003 8.8In a look back at the Barn's early days, Vic struggles to secure his hold on the Strike Team command, while Dutch is faced with choosing bet
10. S02E10CoyotesMarch 11, 2003 8.5The leak of the auditor's report jeopardizes the futures of everyone at the Farm.
11. S02E11InfernoMarch 18, 2003 8.3Vic mobilizes the Strike Team to help Aceveda's election campaign; Dutch and Claudette suspect a teenaged girl is lying about the rape accus
12. S02E12BreakpointMarch 25, 2003 9.0As his own life starts crumbling around him, Vic pitches in to help Dutch in the search for a deadly pedophile.
13. S02E13Season's bestDominoes FallingApril 1, 2003 9.1As he struggles to keep his job, Vic pushes ahead with a new plan to hijack a mob money shipment.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Playing TightMarch 9, 2004 8.3Vic sets out to stop stolen military weapons from fueling a gang war, unaware that it threatens to expose him as the mastermind behind the t
2. S03E02Blood and WaterMarch 16, 2004 8.3Vic promises a gang lieutenant the top job if he agrees to set up his boss; Dutch and Claudette's investigation into a gang shooting points
3. S03E03Bottom BitchMarch 23, 2004 8.6A hooker wants Vic to punish her former pimp, Dutch arrests a sex offender in an elderly woman's rape.
4. S03E04Streaks and TipsMarch 30, 2004 8.9The rivalry between the Strike Team and the Decoy Squad heats up as they compete to find a murder suspect.
5. S03E05MumApril 6, 2004 8.6As Dutch and Claudette continue to pursue a rapist who is targeting elderly women, the arrest of a local gang member threatens to expose the
6. S03E06Posse UpApril 13, 2004 8.7Officer Tommy Hisk becomes a prime suspect in the murder of his ex-wife and son.
7. S03E07SafeApril 20, 2004 8.7As missing persons investigation uncovers a graveyard for illegal immigrants working in an illicit drug lab.
8. S03E08Cracking IceApril 27, 2004 8.9Vic is enlisted to help save his rivals on the Decoy team from having their undercover operation exposed.
9. S03E09SlipknotMay 4, 2004 8.3A lynching threatens to ignite a race war between Farmington's black and Latino gangs.
10. S03E10What Power Is...May 11, 2004 8.9Captain Aceveda turns up the heat in his search for the gangster who sexually assaulted him.
11. S03E11StraysMay 18, 2004 7.8As Dutch tries to understand "The Cuddler" rapist, Vic enlists Danny for an important undercover assignment.
12. S03E12RiceburnerMay 25, 2004 8.3The pursuit of a gang hitman pits the tight-lipped Korean community against the police.
13. S03E13Fire in the HoleJune 1, 2004 8.5As Vic tries to sidetrack the money train investigation, Claudette goes undercover to crack a child porn ring.
14. S03E14Season's bestAll InJune 8, 2004 9.1As the Strike Team is threatened with exposure in the money train heist, Claudette goes it alone in order to find evidence of a public defen
15. S03E15On TiltJune 15, 2004 8.9As Vic goes after Margos, Claudette risks her career to see that an innocent man is freed from prison.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The CureMarch 15, 2005 8.3A new commander arrives just in time to help with the investigation into the murder of an immigrant family.
2. S04E02GraveMarch 22, 2005 8.3Vic agrees to quietly bring in a teenaged drug user before learning of his role in a deadly armed robbery.
3. S04E03BangMarch 29, 2005 8.0When her official arrival at the Barn is greeted by the outbreak of a deadly gang war, Monica assigns Vic the task of ending it.
4. S04E04DoghouseApril 5, 2005 8.4As Vic pursues an escaped rapist, A.D.A Insardi sends Dutch and Claudette after a low level drug dealer.
5. S04E05Tar BabyApril 12, 2005 8.7As Monica is forced to defend her crime-fighting tactics, Vic's pursuit of a killer creates problems for Antwon, while Dutch's secret deal w
6. S04E06InsurgentsApril 19, 2005 8.4A raid on a church being used as a drug drop places Monica in hot water with the community and her own cops.
7. S04E07HurtApril 26, 2005 8.7As Aceveda uses a cleverly-edited videotape to force her to sideline Vic, Monica goes toe-to-toe with a social worker whose negligence led t
8. S04E08Cut ThroatMay 3, 2005 8.6With Shane under orders to deliver Vic's body to Antwon, Monica looks for the leak that has led to the murder of some neighborhood informant
9. S04E09String TheoryMay 17, 2005 8.3As Shane enlists Vic and his men in the search for the body of a teenaged informant, the disappearance of two cops on patrol begins to look
10. S04E10Back in the HoleMay 24, 2005 8.7As Vic decides to tell Monica the truth about Shane, Dutch and Claudette suspect an alleged serial killer of murder.
11. S04E11A Thousand DeathsMay 31, 2005 8.6Vic pits Antwon's henchmen against each other in an effort to find the cop killers; Dutch and Claudette suspect Detective Billings of failin
12. S04E12Judas PriestJune 7, 2005 8.7Vic and Monica work to link Antwon to the cop killings, only to have Aceveda sell them out in an effort to keep the truth about his sexual a
13. S04E13Season's bestAin't That a ShameJune 14, 2005 8.9Monica asks Vic to find a way to hold Antwon Mitchell responsible for the murder of two Farmington cops.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01ExtractionJanuary 10, 2006 7.9As the department launches a secret investigation aimed at putting him behind bars, Vic learns that a Latino gang in prison has ordered the
2. S05E02Enemy of GoodJanuary 17, 2006 8.7As Lem is asked to wear a wire in the IAD investigation, Vic and the Strike Team go head-to-head with a brutal Salvadoran extortionist.
3. S05E03JailbaitJanuary 24, 2006 8.6As Vic looks to head off an IAD investigation, a brutal rape uncovers a child sex slave ring.
4. S05E04Tapa BocaJanuary 31, 2006 8.8As the Barn mobilizes to find the baby that was cut out of a pregnant murder victim's body, Vic enlists a lawyer to help him fight the IAD i
5. S05E05TrophyFebruary 7, 2006 8.8As Kavanaugh uses an investigation into the sale of stolen pharmaceuticals to ambush Vic and his team, an illegal immigrant helps lead Dutch
6. S05E06Rap PaybackFebruary 14, 2006 8.8As Kavanaugh pressures Corrine, and the Strike Team suspects a white drug dealer of being involved in a gang turf war, Claudette and Dutch g
7. S05E07Man InsideFebruary 21, 2006 8.3As Kavanaugh traces a trail of stolen Armenian mob cash back to Vic, Claudette fights her illness in order to break the case against serial
8. S05E08Season's bestKavanaughFebruary 28, 2006 9.3As he and Vic cooperate to head off a gang turf war, Kavanaugh investigates the rape of his estranged wife.
9. S05E09SmokedMarch 7, 2006 8.8Vic offers to help a drug dealer recover some stolen cash as a way to raise the money to post Lemonhead's bail.
10. S05E10Of Mice & LemMarch 14, 2006 9.2As his efforts to protect Lem behind bars draw Vic into a trap set by gang kingpin Antwon Mitchell, the search for the assailant who is targ
11. S05E11Post PartumMarch 21, 2006 8.5As Vic looks to get Lemonhead to safety, Kavanaugh goes all out to make his case against the Strike Team.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01On the JonesApril 3, 2007 8.7Vic's searches to find his friend's killer. Claudette has trouble adjusting to her new role as Captain. Ronnie and Vic worry about Shane's u
2. S06E02Baptism by FireApril 10, 2007 8.8Vic uses extreme measures to find his best friend's killer. Claudette is under the political microscope, while Danny gets some good news.
3. S06E03Back to OneApril 17, 2007 8.9Vic gets bad news about his career as he comes close to catching Lem's killer. Shane's secret eats away at him. Ronnie works with Dutch and
4. S06E04The New GuyApril 24, 2007 8.4Claudette gives Vic a chance to save his job. An unsolved rape case resurfaces. Aceveda meets someone that can help him with his political c
5. S06E05HauntsMay 1, 2007 8.9Vic learns he may have killed the wrong person in trying to avenge Lem's murder. Shane tells Mara about what he did in an attempt to save hi
6. S06E06Season's bestChasing GhostsMay 8, 2007 9.3As Vic tries to save his career, he finally learns who really killed Lem. Cassidy confronts her father.
7. S06E07ExiledMay 15, 2007 8.3A boy is shot at a festival, and Mexican government official is missing, and the newest informant for the Strike Team is a minx.
8. S06E08The Math of WrathMay 22, 2007 8.4A woman is stabbed in the ghetto and Aceveda considers advancing his political career.
9. S06E09RecoilMay 29, 2007 8.8Members of the San Marcos murder crew are picked up due to snitches intel, and Homeland security gets involved with Armenian shipments.
10. S06E10Spanish PracticesJune 5, 2007 8.6The Armenians are looking for hit men to kill some cops, and the Strike Team looks to be a target. Plus, a young kid is busted right before

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Coefficient of DragSeptember 2, 2008 8.7Vic challenges Shane and deals with threats to his family. A federal agent arrives in Farmington to investigate a recent wave of violence.
2. S07E02SnitchSeptember 9, 2008 8.1As a local gang war heats up, Vic positions himself as a valuable commodity to the warring parties. Corrine and Cassidy confront Vic.
3. S07E03Money ShotSeptember 16, 2008 8.2Vic works an angle to make himself valuable to the Armenian mob. Corrine finds herself in a surprising legal jam. Tina targets a producer of
4. S07E04GenocideSeptember 23, 2008 8.3The assassination of a city official undermines Vic's plan to fuel a war that will bring down both the Mexican and Armenian gangs.
5. S07E05Game FaceSeptember 30, 2008 8.9As Vic and Aceveda work to conceal their complicity in the murder of the City Controller, a serial killer's trial threatens to expose the tr
6. S07E06Animal ControlOctober 7, 2008 9.1After buying some time to continue his pursuit of Pezuela, Vic hatches a deadly plan to eliminate the Armenian mob and finally avenge Lem's
7. S07E07Bitches BrewOctober 14, 2008 9.2As Shane looks to end the threat after realizing that he was marked for death by Vic, Dutch questions a greedy ex-cop about a series of burg
8. S07E08ParricideOctober 21, 2008 9.1As Shane and his family are forced to run following his failed attempt to kill his former partners, Vic looks to parlay his connection to Pe
9. S07E09Moving DayOctober 28, 2008 8.5As Shane and Mara stay one step ahead of Vic and the police, Aceveda cooperates with Pezuela to help the feds, while Dutch manipulates Rita
10. S07E10Party LineNovember 4, 2008 8.5As he puts a price on Shane's head, Vic is asked to prove his loyalty to Beltran by killing Pezuela.
11. S07E11Petty CashNovember 11, 2008 8.5As Claudette and Dutch work to get Mara and Corrine's cooperation, and Vic offers to negotiate a drug deal between Beltran and city's gangs,
12. S07E12Season's bestPossible Kill ScreenNovember 18, 2008 9.4As Mara kills in order to keep her and Shane on the run, the confession Vic makes in exchange for immunity and to salvage his career stuns h
13. S07E13Family MeetingNovember 25, 2008 8.4As Vic hopes his immunity deal will help keep his family together, and Shane takes extreme measures to keep his pregnant wife from being cha

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