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Homicide: Life on the Street
Season 5
Season 5 U.S. DVD Cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 20, 1996 (1996-09-20) –
May 16, 1997 (1997-05-16)
Season chronology
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Season 6
List of episodes

The fifth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from 20 September 1996 to 16 May 1997 and contained 22 episodes. A new opening sequence debuted with the start of this season, including elements of a police investigation (murder weapon, dusting for fingerprints, etc.) and a growing chatter of radio transmissions behind the theme music. In addition, pictures of the actors were displayed alongside their names for the first time. The sequence ends with the ringing of the squadroom phone and a voice answering, "Homicide."

Two new characters appeared during this season: Chief Medical Examiner Julianna Cox (a regular character portrayed by Michelle Forbes); and Detective Terri Stivers (a recurring character portrayed by guest star Toni Lewis), a Narcotics officer who works with Homicide to bring down local drug kingpin Luther Mahoney.

The two-part season finale introduced Detective Paul Falsone (portrayed by Jon Seda), a member of the Auto Squad briefly on loan to Homicide, re-introduced Stuart Gharty (portrayed by Peter Gerety), now a detective assigned to Internal Investigations, and marked the return of Detective Megan Russert (Isabella Hofmann) from her season-long leave of absence in France. It also marked the final regular appearances of Sgt. Kay Howard (Melissa Leo) and unit videographer J. H. Brodie (Max Perlich).

The DVD box set of season 5 was released for Region 1 on September 28, 2004. The set includes all 22 season 5 episodes on six discs.[1]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
561"Hostage, Part 1"Ted DemmeStory by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : James Yoshimura		September 20, 1996 (1996-09-20)501N/A
572"Hostage, Part 2"Jean De SegonzacStory by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : Julie Martin		September 27, 1996 (1996-09-27)502N/A
583"Prison Riot"Kenneth FinkStory by : Tom Fontana & Henry Bromell
Teleplay by : Tom Fontana		October 18, 1996 (1996-10-18)503N/A
594"Bad Medicine"Kenneth FinkStory by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : David Simon		October 25, 1996 (1996-10-25)504N/A
605"M.E., Myself and I"Michael FieldsStory by : Tom Fontana
Teleplay by : Lyle Weldon & Emily Whitesell		November 1, 1996 (1996-11-01)505N/A
616"White Lies"Peter WellerStory by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : Anya Epstein		November 8, 1996 (1996-11-08)506N/A
627"The Heart of a Saturday Night"Whit StillmanHenry BromellNovember 15, 1996 (1996-11-15)507N/A
638"The True Test"Alan TaylorStory by : Tom Fontana & Noel Behn
Teleplay by : Noel Behn		November 22, 1996 (1996-11-22)508N/A
649"Control"Jean De SegonzacStory by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : Les Carter & Susan Sisko		December 6, 1996 (1996-12-06)509N/A
6510"Blood Wedding"Kevin HooksStory by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : Matt Witten		December 13, 1996 (1996-12-13)510N/A
6611"The Documentary"Barbara KoppleStory by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura & Eric Overmyer
Teleplay by : Eric Overmyer		January 3, 1997 (1997-01-03)51111.54[2]
6712"Betrayal"Clark JohnsonStory by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : Gay Walch		January 10, 1997 (1997-01-10)51213.67[3]
6813"Have a Conscience"Uli EdelJames YoshimuraJanuary 17, 1997 (1997-01-17)51313.85[4]
6914"Diener"Kyle SecorStory by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : Christopher Kyle		January 31, 1997 (1997-01-31)51411.45[5]
7015"Wu's on First?"Tim McCannStory by : James Yoshimura & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : David Simon & Anya Epstein		February 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)51511.57[6]
7116"Valentine's Day"Clark JohnsonTom FontanaFebruary 14, 1997 (1997-02-14)51610.05[7]
7217"Kaddish"Jean De SegonzacStory by : Julie Martin & James Yoshimura & Ron Goldstein
Teleplay by : Linda McGibney		February 21, 1997 (1997-02-21)51710.95[8]
7318"Double Blind"Uli EdelStory by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : Lee Blessing & Jeanne Blake		April 11, 1997 (1997-04-11)51811.49[9]
7419"Deception"Peter MedakStory by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : Debbie Sarjeant		April 25, 1997 (1997-04-25)5199.91[10]
7520"Narcissus"Jean De SegonzacYaphet KottoMay 2, 1997 (1997-05-02)52010.47[11]
7621"Partners and Other Strangers"Leslie Libman & Larry WilliamsAnya Epstein & Julie Martin & Darryl LeMont WhartonMay 9, 1997 (1997-05-09)52110.85[12]
7722"Strangers and Other Partners"Kenneth FinkDavid Simon & Tom Fontana & James YoshimuraMay 16, 1997 (1997-05-16)52211.09[13]

References

  1. ^ "Homicide Life on the Street - The Complete Season 5 (1993)". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  2. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 30-Jan. 5)". The Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  3. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  4. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  5. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 27-Feb. 2)". The Los Angeles Times. February 5, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  7. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 10-16)". The Los Angeles Times. February 20, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  8. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 17-23)". The Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  9. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 7-13)". The Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  10. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 21-27)". The Los Angeles Times. April 30, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  11. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 28-May. 4)". The Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  12. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (May. 5-11)". The Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  13. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (May. 12-18)". The Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
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