List of The Shield episodes

This is an episode list for the FX crime drama The Shield. Dates shown are original air dates. The series began in 2002 and is currently on hiatus. The second half of season five is expected to air in early 2007. The current episode total to date is 65 .

Season 1: (2002)

#	Episode Title	Writer	Director	Original Air Date
1	Pilot	Shawn Ryan	Clark Johnson	March 12, 2002
2	Our Gang	Shawn Ryan	Gary Fleder	March 19, 2002
3	The Spread	Glen Mazzara	Clark Johnson	March 26, 2002
4	Dawg Days	Kevin Aradie	Stephen Gyllenhaal	April 2, 2002
5	Blowback	Kurt Sutter	Clark Johnson	April 9, 2002
6	Cherrypoppers	Scott Rosenbaum	Clark Johnson	April 16, 2002
7	Pay in Pain	Shawn Ryan	D.J. Caruso	April 23, 2002
8	Cupid & Psycho	Glen Mazzara	Guy Ferland	April 30, 2002
9	Throwaway	Kevin Arkadie	Leslie Libman	May 7, 2002
10	Dragonchasers	Scott Rosenbaum & Kurt Sutter	Nick Gomez	May 14, 2002
11	Carnivores	Scott Rosenbaum & Kurt Sutter	Scott Brazil	May 21, 2002
12	Two Days of Blood	Kurt Sutter & Scott Rosenbaum	Guy Ferland	May 28, 2002
13	Circles	Shawn Ryan	Scott Brazil	June 4, 2002

Season 2: (2003)

#	Episode Title	Writer	Director	Original Air Date
14	The Quick Fix	Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara	Scott Brazil	January 7, 2003
15	Dead Soldiers	Kurt Sutter	John Badham	January 14, 2003
16	Partners	Scott Rosenbaum	Guy Ferland	January 21, 2003
17	Carte Blanche	Reed Steiner	Peter Horton	January 28, 2003
18	Greenlit	Kim Clements	Terrence O'Hara	February 4, 2003
19	Homewrecker	Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara	Scott Brazil	February 11, 2003
20	Barnstormers	Scott Rosenbaum	Scott Winant	February 18, 2003
21	Scar Tissue	Kurt Sutter	Paris Barclay	February 25, 2003
22	Co-Pilot	Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara	Peter Horton	March 4, 2003
23	Coyotes	Reed Steiner	Davis Guggenheim	March 11, 2003
24	Inferno	Kim Clements	Brad Anderson	March 18, 2003
25	Breakpoint	Glen Mazzara	Felix Alcala	March 25, 2003
26	Dominoes Falling	Shawn Ryan	Scott Brazil	April 1, 2003