<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Wire </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Intertitle from season 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Crime drama </Li> <Li> Serial drama </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> David Simon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> see List of The Wire characters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Tom Waits </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> `` Way Down in the Hole '' by The Blind Boys of Alabama ( season 1 ) </Li> <Li> Tom Waits ( season 2 ) </Li> <Li> The Neville Brothers ( season 3 ) </Li> <Li> DoMaJe ( season 4 ) </Li> <Li> Steve Earle ( season 5 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ending theme </Th> <Td> `` The Fall '' by Blake Leyh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 60 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> David Simon </Li> <Li> Robert F. Colesberry </Li> <Li> Nina Kostroff Noble </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Karen L. Thorson </Li> <Li> Ed Burns </Li> <Li> Joe Chappelle </Li> <Li> George Pelecanos </Li> <Li> Eric Overmyer </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location ( s ) </Th> <Td> Baltimore , Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Single - camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 55 -- 60 minutes </Li> <Li> 93 minutes ( series finale ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Blown Deadline Productions </Li> <Li> HBO </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Warner Bros. Television </Li> <Li> HBO Enterprises </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> HBO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 480i ( 4 : 3 SDTV ) ( original broadcast ) </Li> <Li> 1080p ( 16 : 9 HDTV ) ( 2014 remaster ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Dolby Digital 5.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> June 2 , 2002 ( 2002 - 06 - 02 ) -- March 9 , 2008 ( 2008 - 03 - 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Wire </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Intertitle from season 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Crime drama </Li> <Li> Serial drama </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> David Simon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> see List of The Wire characters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Tom Waits </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> `` Way Down in the Hole '' by The Blind Boys of Alabama ( season 1 ) </Li> <Li> Tom Waits ( season 2 ) </Li> <Li> The Neville Brothers ( season 3 ) </Li> <Li> DoMaJe ( season 4 ) </Li> <Li> Steve Earle ( season 5 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ending theme </Th> <Td> `` The Fall '' by Blake Leyh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 60 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> David Simon </Li> <Li> Robert F. Colesberry </Li> <Li> Nina Kostroff Noble </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Karen L. Thorson </Li> <Li> Ed Burns </Li> <Li> Joe Chappelle </Li> <Li> George Pelecanos </Li> <Li> Eric Overmyer </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location ( s ) </Th> <Td> Baltimore , Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Single - camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 55 -- 60 minutes </Li> <Li> 93 minutes ( series finale ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Blown Deadline Productions </Li> <Li> HBO </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Warner Bros. Television </Li> <Li> HBO Enterprises </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> HBO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 480i ( 4 : 3 SDTV ) ( original broadcast ) </Li> <Li> 1080p ( 16 : 9 HDTV ) ( 2014 remaster ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Dolby Digital 5.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> June 2 , 2002 ( 2002 - 06 - 02 ) -- March 9 , 2008 ( 2008 - 03 - 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how many seasons was the wire on tv
how many seasons was the wire on tv
5
5