'The Shield' trivia and fun facts

The police technical consultant to the show told Michael Chiklis that all police officers would love the show, even those above the rank of captain who would denounce it in public.

The average episode is filmed in seven days.

Creator Shawn Ryan tried to avoid as much as possible very specific time or cultural references so the show had a timelessness quality.

Michael Chiklis (Detective Vic Mackey) and Jay Karnes (Detective Holland Wagenbach) are the only actors to appear in all 89 episodes of the series.

Vic Mackey's TV daughter Cassidy is played by Michael Chiklis's real-life daughter Autumn.