The BEST episodes of The Wire season 1
Every episode of The Wire season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Wire season 1!
Follows one single drug and homicide investigation throughout the length of an entire season. Centered on the drug culture of inner-city Baltimore, the series' storyline unfolds from the points of view of both the criminals lording the streets and the police officers determined to bring them down.
#1 - The Cost
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/11/2002
With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels must figure out what to do with him in the time before he testifies.
#2 - The Hunt
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/18/2002
Burrell orders Daniels to hit dealers for results that will impress the media. Meanwhile, Greggs is in the ICU.
#3 - Sentencing
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/8/2002
Daniels and McNulty turn to a higher authority to crack the case.
#4 - Game Day
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/4/2002
Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival.
#5 - Lessons
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/28/2002
An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of Stringer Bell's car. Later, Omar earns his 'loose cannon' reputation.
#6 - Cleaning Up
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/1/2002
With the detail's future hanging in the balance, Daniels faces off against Burrell and his political allies.
#7 - The Wire
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/7/2002
McNulty and Greggs ask for a delay in a murder bust in order to preserve the wiretap.
#8 - One Arrest
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/21/2002
Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust.
#9 - The Pager
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2002
McNulty's detail finally gets "clone" pagers to track Barksdale and his gang.
#10 - The Buys
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2002
The early-morning "field interviews" by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot.
#11 - Old Cases
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2002
Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant.
#12 - The Target
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2002
Baltimore detective Jimmy McNulty gets assigned to a new task force.
#13 - The Detail
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/9/2002
McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is killed.