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The Shield has 7 seasons with 88 episodes.

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The Shield premiered on March 12, 2002.

The Shield

Name: The Shield
Genre: Drama, Crime
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Michael Jace, Jay Karnes, Benito Martinez

8.6/10

FX Ended Drama • Crime

7 Seasons · 88 Episodes · Premiered March 12, 2002 · Ended November 25, 2008

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

13 episodes

E01

Pilot

Wed, Mar 13 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A politically ambitious LAPD captain comes up against a streetwise detective who isn't above bending the rules in his effort to fight crime as he enriches himself and his men.

E02

Our Gang

Wed, Mar 20 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

After the death of a member of the Strike Team on a high-risk raid, Aceveda begins to investigate the real circumstances behind the raid. Officers Lowe and Sofer find a dying man being mugged, eventually linked to a Mexican gang.

E03

The Spread

Wed, Mar 27 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

In a routine sweep to nab every outstanding suspect, the detectives divvy up the warrants. But when they cast their nets, they bring up far bigger fish than expected. Danny and Julien uncover a gun-smuggling operation; and Mackey and his team encounter a pro-basketball star who's in town to play the Lakers, when they bust in on drug dealers. Meanwhile, Claudette and Dutch try to catch a man who has been raping women in an attempt to procreate.

E04

Dawg Days

Wed, Apr 3 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A 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's political future sends Dutch and Claudette searching for a missing day laborer.

E05

Blowback

Wed, Apr 10 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

David 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 a portion of the drugs for themselves. But in the end Shane ends up having the drugs and the vehicle they're in stolen from them. While the search for the drugs and the truck goes on, Mackey learns that his son is autistic.

E06

Cherrypoppers

Wed, Apr 17 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Dutch's theory about a serial killer preying on prostitutes proves true, he convinces Aceveda to launch an all out effort to find him before he strikes again; Julien decides to bring down Vic for stealing drugs.

E07

Pay in Pain

Wed, Apr 24 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The murder of seven gang members has Vic be teamed with a Latino detective assigned to crack the case.

E08

Cupid & Psycho

Wed, May 1 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As the Strike Team is reassigned pending the investigation in the theft of evidence, Vic teams with Claudette in order to keep some deadly drugs off the street.

E09

Throwaway

Wed, May 8 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Lemonhead sets out to make things right following his shooting of an unarmed man.

E10

Dragonchasers

Wed, May 15 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Dutch uncovers a lead to the serial killer, a reporter questions force Aceveda to explain problems he thought were buried far in the past.

E11

Carnivores

Wed, May 22 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A confrontation between a local drug dealer and Black Muslims places Vic in danger of being exposed.

E12

Two Days of Blood

Wed, May 29 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As a deployment policy leads to a double homicide that places Aceveda in the hot seat with potential voters, Vic is forced to help Gilroy avoid being implicated in a hit and run.

E13

Circles

Wed, Jun 5 2002 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As cop killings strike Farmington, Aceveda is caught between two corrupt cops looking to save their own skins.

Season 2

13 episodes

E01

The Quick Fix

Wed, Jan 8 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Captain Aceveda tries to fend off a city council investigation, Vic looks to stop a pair of brutal drug lords from moving into Farmington.

E02

Dead Soldiers

Wed, Jan 15 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

An arson attack on a local drug dealer threatens to expose Vic's protection racket.

E03

Partners

Wed, Jan 22 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

An 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 thug whose complaint forced him into retirement.

E04

Carte Blanche

Wed, Jan 29 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A murder investigation leads Vic to a massive money-laundering scheme.

E05

Greenlit

Wed, Feb 5 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Elementary school drug dealing prompts Vic to redouble his efforts to bring down a ruthless new supplier.

E06

Homewrecker

Wed, Feb 12 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The Barn mobilizes to investigate a murderous rampage at a battered women's shelter.

E07

Barnstormers

Wed, Feb 19 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As a new murder investigation exposes Dutch's crisis of confidence, Vic sets out to stop the abuse of a neighbor by her violent boyfriend.

E08

Scar Tissue

Wed, Feb 26 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic and the Strike team set their sights on taking Armadillo off the streets for good.

E09

Co-Pilot

Wed, Mar 5 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

In 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 between a veteran detective and Claudette.

E10

Coyotes

Wed, Mar 12 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The leak of the auditor's report jeopardizes the futures of everyone at the Farm.

E11

Inferno

Wed, Mar 19 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic mobilizes the Strike Team to help Aceveda's election campaign; Dutch and Claudette suspect a teenaged girl is lying about the rape accusation she's made against her employer.

E12

Breakpoint

Wed, Mar 26 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As his own life starts crumbling around him, Vic pitches in to help Dutch in the search for a deadly pedophile.

E13

Dominoes Falling

Wed, Apr 2 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As he struggles to keep his job, Vic pushes ahead with a new plan to hijack a mob money shipment.

Season 3

15 episodes

E01

Playing Tight

Wed, Mar 10 2004 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic sets out to stop stolen military weapons from fueling a gang war, unaware that it threatens to expose him as the mastermind behind the theft of the Armenian mob's laundered money.

E02

Blood and Water

Wed, Mar 17 2004 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic 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 to an unexpected triggerman.

E03

Bottom Bitch

Wed, Mar 24 2004 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A hooker wants Vic to punish her former pimp, Dutch arrests a sex offender in an elderly woman's rape.

E04

Streaks and Tips

Wed, Mar 31 2004 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The rivalry between the Strike Team and the Decoy Squad heats up as they compete to find a murder suspect.

E05

Mum

Wed, Apr 7 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Dutch and Claudette continue to pursue a rapist who is targeting elderly women, the arrest of a local gang member threatens to expose the Strike Team's involvement in the money train heist.

E06

Posse Up

Wed, Apr 14 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Officer Tommy Hisk becomes a prime suspect in the murder of his ex-wife and son.

E07

Safe

Wed, Apr 21 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As missing persons investigation uncovers a graveyard for illegal immigrants working in an illicit drug lab.

E08

Cracking Ice

Wed, Apr 28 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic is enlisted to help save his rivals on the Decoy team from having their undercover operation exposed.

E09

Slipknot

Wed, May 5 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A lynching threatens to ignite a race war between Farmington's black and Latino gangs.

E10

What Power Is...

Wed, May 12 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Captain Aceveda turns up the heat in his search for the gangster who sexually assaulted him.

E11

Strays

Wed, May 19 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Dutch tries to understand "The Cuddler" rapist, Vic enlists Danny for an important undercover assignment.

E12

Riceburner

Wed, May 26 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The pursuit of a gang hitman pits the tight-lipped Korean community against the police.

E13

Fire in the Hole

Wed, Jun 2 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Vic tries to sidetrack the money train investigation, Claudette goes undercover to crack a child porn ring.

E14

All In

Wed, Jun 9 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As the Strike Team is threatened with exposure in the money train heist, Claudette goes it alone in order to find evidence of a public defender's drug addiction.

E15

On Tilt

Wed, Jun 16 2004 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Vic goes after Margos, Claudette risks her career to see that an innocent man is freed from prison.

Season 4

13 episodes

E01

The Cure

Wed, Mar 16 2005 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A new commander arrives just in time to help with the investigation into the murder of an immigrant family.

E02

Grave

Wed, Mar 23 2005 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic agrees to quietly bring in a teenaged drug user before learning of his role in a deadly armed robbery.

E03

Bang

Wed, Mar 30 2005 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

When her official arrival at the Barn is greeted by the outbreak of a deadly gang war, Monica assigns Vic the task of ending it.

E04

Doghouse

Wed, Apr 6 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Vic pursues an escaped rapist, A.D.A Insardi sends Dutch and Claudette after a low level drug dealer.

E05

Tar Baby

Wed, Apr 13 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Monica is forced to defend her crime-fighting tactics, Vic's pursuit of a killer creates problems for Antwon, while Dutch's secret deal with the D.A.'s office gets him and Claudette assigned to a murder investigation.

E06

Insurgents

Wed, Apr 20 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A raid on a church being used as a drug drop places Monica in hot water with the community and her own cops.

E07

Hurt

Wed, Apr 27 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Aceveda uses a cleverly-edited videotape to force her to sideline Vic, Monica goes toe-to-toe with a social worker whose negligence led to the hospitalization of a seven-year-old foster child.

E08

Cut Throat

Wed, May 4 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

With Shane under orders to deliver Vic's body to Antwon, Monica looks for the leak that has led to the murder of some neighborhood informants.

E09

String Theory

Wed, May 18 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As 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 like payback for Monica's tough new policies.

E10

Back in the Hole

Wed, May 25 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Vic decides to tell Monica the truth about Shane, Dutch and Claudette suspect an alleged serial killer of murder.

E11

A Thousand Deaths

Wed, Jun 1 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic pits Antwon's henchmen against each other in an effort to find the cop killers; Dutch and Claudette suspect Detective Billings of failing to stop a deadly carjacking.

E12

Judas Priest

Wed, Jun 8 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic 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 assault from being made public.

E13

Ain't That a Shame

Wed, Jun 15 2005 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Monica asks Vic to find a way to hold Antwon Mitchell responsible for the murder of two Farmington cops.

Season 5

11 episodes

E01

Extraction

Wed, Jan 11 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As the department launches a secret investigation aimed at putting him behind bars, Vic learns that a Latino gang in prison has ordered the retaliatory murders of two black victims on the outside.

E02

Enemy of Good

Wed, Jan 18 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As 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.

E03

Jailbait

Wed, Jan 25 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Vic looks to head off an IAD investigation, a brutal rape uncovers a child sex slave ring.

E04

Tapa Boca

Wed, Feb 1 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As 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 investigation.

E05

Trophy

Wed, Feb 8 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Kavanaugh uses an investigation into the sale of stolen pharmaceuticals to ambush Vic and his team, an illegal immigrant helps lead Dutch to the body of a murder victim.

E06

Rap Payback

Wed, Feb 15 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Kavanaugh pressures Corrine, and the Strike Team suspects a white drug dealer of being involved in a gang turf war, Claudette and Dutch get a break in their pursuit of a serial killer.

E07

Man Inside

Wed, Feb 22 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Kavanaugh traces a trail of stolen Armenian mob cash back to Vic, Claudette fights her illness in order to break the case against serial killer Kleavon Gardner.

E08

Kavanaugh

Wed, Mar 1 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As he and Vic cooperate to head off a gang turf war, Kavanaugh investigates the rape of his estranged wife.

E09

Smoked

Wed, Mar 8 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic offers to help a drug dealer recover some stolen cash as a way to raise the money to post Lemonhead's bail.

E10

Of Mice & Lem

Wed, Mar 15 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As 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 targeting gay men is undercut by Claudette and Dutch's growing mistrust in each other.

E11

Post Partum

Wed, Mar 22 2006 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Vic looks to get Lemonhead to safety, Kavanaugh goes all out to make his case against the Strike Team.

Season 6

10 episodes

E01

On the Jones

Wed, Apr 4 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic'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 unusual behavior.

E02

Baptism by Fire

Wed, Apr 11 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic uses extreme measures to find his best friend's killer. Claudette is under the political microscope, while Danny gets some good news.

E03

Back to One

Wed, Apr 18 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic 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 Billings on a case.

E04

The New Guy

Wed, Apr 25 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Claudette gives Vic a chance to save his job. An unsolved rape case resurfaces. Aceveda meets someone that can help him with his political career.

E05

Haunts

Wed, May 2 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic 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 his marriage. Dutch makes progress in the serial rapist case.

E06

Chasing Ghosts

Wed, May 9 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Vic tries to save his career, he finally learns who really killed Lem. Cassidy confronts her father.

E07

Exiled

Wed, May 16 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A boy is shot at a festival, and Mexican government official is missing, and the newest informant for the Strike Team is a minx.

E08

The Math of Wrath

Wed, May 23 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

A woman is stabbed in the ghetto and Aceveda considers advancing his political career.

E09

Recoil

Wed, May 30 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Members of the San Marcos murder crew are picked up due to snitches intel, and Homeland security gets involved with Armenian shipments.

E10

Spanish Practices

Wed, Jun 6 2007 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The 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 he was to kill a Latino man as an initiation ritual into a gang.

Season 7

13 episodes

E01

Coefficient of Drag

Wed, Sep 3 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic challenges Shane and deals with threats to his family. A federal agent arrives in Farmington to investigate a recent wave of violence.

E02

Snitch

Wed, Sep 10 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As a local gang war heats up, Vic positions himself as a valuable commodity to the warring parties. Corrine and Cassidy confront Vic.

E03

Money Shot

Wed, Sep 17 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Vic works an angle to make himself valuable to the Armenian mob. Corrine finds herself in a surprising legal jam. Tina targets a producer of adult entertainment.

E04

Genocide

Wed, Sep 24 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The assassination of a city official undermines Vic's plan to fuel a war that will bring down both the Mexican and Armenian gangs.

E05

Game Face

Wed, Oct 1 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Vic and Aceveda work to conceal their complicity in the murder of the City Controller, a serial killer's trial threatens to expose the truth about Claudette's failing health.

E06

Animal Control

Wed, Oct 8 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

After buying some time to continue his pursuit of Pezuela, Vic hatches a deadly plan to eliminate the Armenian mob and finally avenge Lem's murder.

E07

Bitches Brew

Wed, Oct 15 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As 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 burglaries in Claudette's neighborhood.

E08

Parricide

Wed, Oct 22 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Shane and his family are forced to run following his failed attempt to kill his former partners, Vic looks to parlay his connection to Pezuela into a job with a federal task force that is investigating the drug cartels.

E09

Moving Day

Wed, Oct 29 2008 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As Shane and Mara stay one step ahead of Vic and the police, Aceveda cooperates with Pezuela to help the feds, while Dutch manipulates Rita Denton in his investigation of her teenage son, Lloyd.

E10

Party Line

Wed, Nov 5 2008 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As he puts a price on Shane's head, Vic is asked to prove his loyalty to Beltran by killing Pezuela.

E11

Petty Cash

Wed, Nov 12 2008 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As 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, Shane threatens to expose the Strike Team's criminal past.

E12

Possible Kill Screen

Wed, Nov 19 2008 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

As 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 his federal handlers.

E13

Family Meeting

Wed, Nov 26 2008 3:00 AM GMT+0000 120 min

As Vic hopes his immunity deal will help keep his family together, and Shane takes extreme measures to keep his pregnant wife from being charged with murder, Dutch finds he's a suspect in the disappearance of a teenage serial killer's mother.