From 2002 to 2008, The Shield aired a total of 88 episodes, through seven seasons. Each episode originally aired on the FX network in the United States.
For Season 6, a short "mini-episode" was produced to act as a prologue to the season. This was featured on the DVD box set.
Overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Original run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere | Finale | ||
| 1 | 13 | March 12, 2002 | June 4, 2002 |
| 2 | January 7, 2003 | April 1, 2003 | |
| 3 | 15 | March 9, 2004 | June 15, 2004 |
| 4 | 13 | March 15, 2005 | June 14, 2005 |
| 5 | 11 | January 10, 2006 | March 21, 2006 |
| 6 | 10 | April 3, 2007 | June 5, 2007 |
| 7 | 13 | September 2, 2008 | November 25, 2008 |
| Overall | 88 | March 12, 2002 | November 25, 2008 |
Episodes[]
Season 1 (2002)[]
- Main article: Season 1
| Number | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate | Prod. code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Season | |||||
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Shawn Ryan | Clark Johnson | March 12, 2002 | 5012-01-179 |
| 2 | 2 | "Our Gang" | Gary Fleder | March 19, 2002 | 5012-01-101 | |
| 3 | 3 | "The Spread" | Glen Mazzara | Clark Johnson | March 26, 2002 | 5012-01-103 |
| 4 | 4 | "Dawg Days" | Kevin Arkadie | Stephen Gyllenhaal | April 2, 2002 | 5012-01-102 |
| 5 | 5 | "Blowback" | Kurt Sutter | Clark Johnson | April 9, 2002 | 5012-01-104 |
| 6 | 6 | "Cherrypoppers" | Scott Rosenbaum | D.J. Caruso | April 16, 2002 | 5012-01-105 |
| 7 | 7 | "Pay in Pain" | Shawn Ryan | April 23, 2002 | 5012-01-106 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Cupid & Psycho" | Glen Mazzara | Guy Ferland | April 30, 2002 | 5012-01-107 |
| 9 | 9 | "Throwaway" | Kevin Arkadie | Leslie Libman | May 7, 2002 | 5012-01-108 |
| 10 | 10 | "Dragonchasers" | Scott Rosenbaum & Kurt Sutter | Nick Gomez | May 14, 2002 | 5012-01-109 |
| 11 | 11 | "Carnivores" | Story by: James Manos, Jr. Teleplay by: Kevin Arkadie & Glen Mazzara |
Scott Brazil | May 21, 2002 | 5012-01-110 |
| 12 | 12 | "Two Days of Blood" | Kurt Sutter & Scott Rosenbaum | Guy Ferland | May 28, 2002 | 5012-01-111 |
| 13 | 13 | "Circles" | Shawn Ryan | Scott Brazil | June 4, 2002 | 5012-01-112 |
Season 2 (2003)[]
- Main article: Season 2
| Number | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate | Prod. code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Season | |||||
| 14 | 1 | "The Quick Fix" | Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara | Scott Brazil | January 7, 2003 | 5012-02-201 |
| 15 | 2 | "Dead Soldiers" | Kurt Sutter | John Badham | January 14, 2003 | 5012-02-202 |
| 16 | 3 | "Partners" | Scott Rosenbaum | Guy Ferland | January 21, 2003 | 5012-02-203 |
| 17 | 4 | "Carte Blanche" | Reed Steiner | Peter Horton | January 28, 2003 | 5012-02-204 |
| 18 | 5 | "Greenlit" | Kim Clements | Terrence O'Hara | February 4, 2003 | 5012-02-205 |
| 19 | 6 | "Homewrecker" | Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara | Scott Brazil | February 11, 2003 | 5012-02-206 |
| 20 | 7 | "Barnstormers" | Scott Rosenbaum | Scott Winant | February 18, 2003 | 5012-02-207 |
| 21 | 8 | "Scar Tissue" | Kurt Sutter | Paris Barclay | February 25, 2003 | 5012-02-208 |
| 22 | 9 | "Co-Pilot" | Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara | Peter Horton | March 4, 2003 | 5012-02-209 |
| 23 | 10 | "Coyotes" | Reed Steiner | Davis Guggenheim | March 11, 2003 | 5012-02-210 |
| 24 | 11 | "Inferno" | Story by: James Manos, Jr. & Kim Clements Teleplay by: Kim Clements |
Brad Anderson | March 18, 2003 | 5012-02-211 |
| 25 | 12 | "Breakpoint" | Glen Mazzara | Felix Alcala | March 25, 2003 | 5012-02-212 |
| 26 | 13 | "Dominoes Falling" | Shawn Ryan | Scott Brazil | April 1, 2003 | 5012-02-213 |
Season 3 (2004)[]
- Main article: Season 3
| Number | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate | Prod. code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Season | |||||
| 27 | 1 | "Playing Tight" | Shawn Ryan & Kurt Sutter | Clark Johnson | March 9, 2004 | 5012-03-301 |
| 28 | 2 | "Blood and Water" | Charles H. Eglee & Kim Clements | March 16, 2004 | 5012-03-302 | |
| 29 | 3 | "Bottom Bitch" | Scott Rosenbaum & Adam E. Fierro | Scott Brazil | March 23, 2004 | 5012-03-303 |
| 30 | 4 | "Streaks and Tips" | Glen Mazzara | March 30, 2004 | 5012-03-304 | |
| 31 | 5 | "Mum" | Kurt Sutter & Shawn Ryan | Nick Gomez | April 6, 2004 | 5012-03-305 |
| 32 | 6 | "Posse Up" | Kim Clements & Charles H. Eglee | Felix Alcala | April 13, 2004 | 5012-03-306 |
| 33 | 7 | "Safe" | Adam E. Fierro | Peter Horton | April 20, 2004 | 5012-03-307 |
| 34 | 8 | "Cracking Ice" | Charles H. Eglee & Diego Gutierrez | Guy Ferland | April 27, 2004 | 5012-03-308 |
| 35 | 9 | "Slipknot" | Kurt Sutter | Michael Chiklis | May 4, 2004 | 5012-03-309 |
| 36 | 10 | "What Power Is..." | Kim Clements | Dean White | May 11, 2004 | 5012-03-310 |
| 37 | 11 | "Strays" | Glen Mazzara | David Mamet | May 18, 2004 | 5012-03-311 |
| 38 | 12 | "Riceburner" | Adam E. Fierro & Scott Rosenbaum | Scott Brazil | May 25, 2003 | 5012-03-312 |
| 39 | 13 | "Fire in the Hole" | Kurt Sutter & Charles H. Eglee | Guy Ferland | June 1, 2004 | 5012-03-313 |
| 40 | 14 | "All In" | Scott Rosenbaum | Stephen Kay | June 8, 2004 | 5012-03-314 |
| 41 | 15 | "On Tilt" | Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara | Scott Brazil | June 15, 2004 | 5012-03-315 |
Season 4 (2005)[]
- Main article: Season 4
| Number | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate | Prod. code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Season | |||||
| 42 | 1 | "The Cure" | Glen Mazzara | Scott Brazil | March 15, 2005 | 5012-04-401 |
| 43 | 2 | "Grave" | Kurt Sutter | Paris Barclay | March 22, 2005 | 5012-04-402 |
| 44 | 3 | "Bang" | Scott Rosenbaum | Guy Ferland | March 29, 2005 | 5012-04-403 |
| 45 | 4 | "Doghouse" | Adam E. Fierro | Dean White | April 5, 2005 | 5012-04-404 |
| 46 | 5 | "Tar Baby" | Charles H. Eglee | Guy Ferland | April 12, 2005 | 5012-04-405 |
| 47 | 6 | "Insurgents" | Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain | Vondie Curtis-Hall | April 19, 2005 | 5012-04-406 |
| 48 | 7 | "Hurt" | Scott Rosenbaum & Lia L. Langworthy | Nick Gomez | April 26, 2005 | 5012-04-407 |
| 49 | 8 | "Cut Throat" | Story by: Randy Huggins & Glen Mazzara Teleplay by: Jennifer R. Richmond & Glen Mazzara |
Dean White | May 3, 2005 | 5012-04-408 |
| 50 | 9 | "String Theory" | Charles H. Eglee & Shawn Ryan | Philip G. Atwell | May 17, 2005 | 5012-04-409 |
| 51 | 10 | "Back in the Hole" | Story by: Shawn Ryan Teleplay by: Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain |
Scott Brazil | May 24, 2005 | 5012-04-410 |
| 52 | 11 | "A Thousand Deaths" | Story by: Shawn Ryan Teleplay by: Adam E. Fierro |
Stephen Kay | May 31, 2005 | 5012-04-411 |
| 53 | 12 | "Judas Priest" | Story by: Kurt Sutter & Charles H. Eglee Teleplay by: Kurt Sutter & Scott Rosenbaum |
David Von Ancken | June 7, 2005 | 5012-04-412 |
| 54 | 13 | "Ain't That a Shame" | Story by: Shawn Ryan & Kurt Sutter Teleplay by: Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara |
Stephen Kay | June 14, 2005 | 5012-04-413 |
Season 5 (2006)[]
- Main article: Season 5
| Number | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate | Prod. code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Season | |||||
| 55 | 1 | "Extraction" | Kurt Sutter | D.J. Caruso | January 10, 2006 | 5012-05-501 |
| 56 | 2 | "Enemy of Good" | Charles H. Eglee & Adam E. Fierro | Guy Ferland | January 17, 2006 | 5012-05-502 |
| 57 | 3 | "Jailbait" | Scott Rosenbaum & Glen Mazzara | Stephen Kay | January 24, 2006 | 5012-05-503 |
| 58 | 4 | "Tapa Boca" | Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain | Guy Ferland | January 31, 2006 | 5012-05-504 |
| 59 | 5 | "Trophy" | Kurt Sutter and Renee Palyo & Tony Soltis | Philip G. Atwell | February 7, 2006 | 5012-05-505 |
| 60 | 6 | "Rap Payback" | Charles H. Eglee & Ted Griffin | Michael Chiklis | February 14, 2006 | 5012-05-506 |
| 61 | 7 | "Man Inside" | Adam E. Fierro & Emily Lewis | Dean White | February 21, 2006 | 5012-05-507 |
| 62 | 8 | "Kavanaugh" | Shawn Ryan & Scott Rosenbaum | D.J. Caruso | February 28, 2006 | 5012-05-508 |
| 63 | 9 | "Smoked" | Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft & Glen Mazzara | Dean White | March 7, 2006 | 5012-05-509 |
| 64 | 10 | "Of Mice and Lem" | Charles H. Eglee & Kurt Sutter | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | March 14, 2006 | 5012-05-510 |
| 65 | 11 | "Postpartum" | Adam E. Fierro & Shawn Ryan | Stephen Kay | March 21, 2006 | 5012-05-511 |
Season 6 (2007)[]
- Main article: Season 6
| Number | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate | Prod. code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Season | |||||
| — | 0 | "Wins and Losses" | Elizabeth A. Hansen & Lisa Randolph | Kurt Sutter | — | — |
| 66 | 1 | "On the Jones" | Kurt Sutter | Michael Fields | April 3, 2007 | 5012-05-512 |
| 67 | 2 | "Baptism by Fire" | Scott Rosenbaum | Guy Ferland | April 10, 2007 | 5012-05-513 |
| 68 | 3 | "Back to One" | Adam E. Fierro | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | April 17, 2007 | 5012-05-514 |
| 69 | 4 | "The New Guy" | Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft | Clark Johnson | April 24, 2007 | 5012-05-515 |
| 70 | 5 | "Haunts" | Glen Mazzara & Charles H. Eglee | Michael Chiklis | May 1, 2007 | 5012-05-516 |
| 71 | 6 | "Chasing Ghosts" | Shawn Ryan & Adam E. Fierro | Frank Darabont | May 8, 2007 | 5012-05-517 |
| 72 | 7 | "Exiled" | Scott Rosenbaum & Kurt Sutter | Dean White | May 15, 2007 | 5012-05-518 |
| 73 | 8 | "The Math of the Wrath" | Charles H. Eglee | Rohn Schmidt | May 22, 2007 | 5012-05-519 |
| 74 | 9 | "Recoil" | Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft & Adam E. Fierro | Guy Ferland | May 29, 2007 | 5012-05-520 |
| 75 | 10 | "Spanish Practices" | Shawn Ryan & Scott Rosenbaum | Paris Barclay | June 5, 2007 | 5012-05-521 |
Season 7 (2008)[]
- Main article: Season 7
