Television News HBO renews its 'The Wire' drama for a fifth season despite low ratings 09/17/2006 The HBO cable network has renewed the Baltimore crime drama, "The Wire," for a fifth season despite low ratings for the series' fourth season premier. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: The Wire