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The Wire is a television crime drama that aired between 2002 and 2008. The show was created by David Simon and broad casted by HBO. During the shows six year run 60 episodes were aired over a span of five seasons.
The series is set in Baltimore, Maryland. Each season focused on a different facet of the city, including the city government, illegal drug trade, the print news media and the seaport and school system.
Despite the show being heavily acclaimed by critics the show suffered from poor ratings. The creator of the show credits the poor ratings to the poor time slot, plot complexity and a mostly African American cast.