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Revision as of 23:43, 31 December 2013
Seinfeld season 5 | |
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Season 5 | |
![]() The front cover of the Seinfeld: Season 5 DVD boxset. | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 16, 1993 – May 19, 1994 |
Season chronology | |
Season five of Seinfeld, an American comedy television series created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, began airing on September 16, 1993, and concluded on May 19, 1994, on NBC.
Production
Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures Television and Columbia TriStar Television and was aired of NBC in the US. The executive producers were Larry David, George Shapiro, and Howard West with Tom Gammill and Max Pross as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant.[1] This season was directed by Tom Cherones.
The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's Upper West Side; however, the fifth season was shot and mostly filmed in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California.[2] The show features Jerry Seinfeld as himself, and a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Kramer, portrayed by Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards, respectively.[3]
Reception
Awards
Season 5 received twelve Emmy nominations, and won two. Michael Richards won his second of three Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Janet Ashikaga won the Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series for the episode "The Opposite". Jerry Seinfeld was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Jason Alexander was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, losing to co-star Michael Richards. Julia Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Marlee Matlin was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Laura in the episode "The Lip Reader". Judge Reinold was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for playing Aaron for the episodes "The Raincoats (part 1 and 2)". The episode "The Mango" was nominated for two Emmys: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (Lawrence H. Hevy and Larry David), and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (Tom Cherones). Larry David was also nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the episode "The Puffy Shirt". It was also nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing in a Comedy Series or Special for the episode "The Bris". It was also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series again, but lost "Frasier". It was also nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards and won three of them: Best Performance by an Actor in TV series-comedy (Jerry Seinfeld), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Julia Louis- Dreyfus), and Best TV series-comedy/musical. Jason Alexander was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. This season was also nominated for Directors Guild of America (Tom Cherones) for "The Mango", and won a Writers Guild of America (Lawrence H. Levy and Larry David) for "The Mango".
Nielsen ratings
Season five placed #3 in the Nielsen ratings below Home Improvement and 60 Minutes.[4]
Episodes
- The number in the first column is the episode's number within the whole series.
- The number in the second column is the episode's number within that particular season.
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date[5] | Production code[6] |
U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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65 | 1 | "The Mango" | Tom Cherones | Teleplay by: Lawrence H. Levy and Larry David Story by: Lawrence H. Levy | September 16, 1993 | 501 | 28.2[7] |
66 | 2 | "The Puffy Shirt" | Tom Cherones | Larry David | September 23, 1993 | 503 | 29.5[8] |
67 | 3 | "The Glasses" | Tom Cherones | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | September 30, 1993 | 502 | 28.7[9] |
68 | 4 | "The Sniffing Accountant" | Tom Cherones | Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld | October 7, 1993 | 504 | 28.4[10] |
69 | 5 | "The Bris" | Tom Cherones | Larry Charles | October 14, 1993 | 505 | 28.7[11] |
70 | 6 | "The Lip Reader" | Tom Cherones | Carol Leifer | October 28, 1993 | 506 | 31.0[12] |
71 | 7 | "The Non-Fat Yogurt" | Tom Cherones | Larry David | November 4, 1993 | 508 | 31.1[13] |
72 | 8 | "The Barber" | Tom Cherones | Andy Robin | November 11, 1993 | 507 | 29.7[14] |
73 | 9 | "The Masseuse" | Tom Cherones | Peter Mehlman | November 18, 1993 | 509 | 27.7[15] |
74 | 10 | "The Cigar Store Indian" | Tom Cherones | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | December 9, 1993 | 510 | 29.6[16] |
75 | 11 | "The Conversion" | Tom Cherones | Bruce Kirschbaum | December 16, 1993 | 511 | 28.3[17] |
76 | 12 | "The Stall" | Tom Cherones | Larry Charles | January 6, 1994 | 512 | 35.0[18] |
77 | 13 | "The Dinner Party" | Tom Cherones | Larry David | February 3, 1994 | 514 | 33.0[19] |
78 | 14 | "The Marine Biologist" | Tom Cherones | Ron Hauge & Charlie Rubin | February 10, 1994 | 513 | 35.0[20] |
79 | 15 | "The Pie" | Tom Cherones | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | February 17, 1994 | 515 | N/A |
80 | 16 | "The Stand-In" | Tom Cherones | Larry David | February 24, 1994 | 516 | 25.4[21] |
81 | 17 | "The Wife" | Tom Cherones | Peter Mehlman | March 17, 1994 | 517 | 30.7[21] |
82–83 | 18–19 | "The Raincoats" | Tom Cherones | Tom Gammill & Max Pross and Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld | April 28, 1994 | 519/520 | 29.6[22] |
84 | 20 | "The Fire" | Tom Cherones | Larry Charles | May 5, 1994 | 518 | 27.6[23] |
85 | 21 | "The Hamptons" | Tom Cherones | Peter Mehlman & Carol Leifer | May 12, 1994 | 522 | 24.5[24] |
86 | 22 | "The Opposite" | Tom Cherones | Andy Cowan and Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld | May 19, 1994 | 521 | 30.1[25] |
References
- ^ "The Seinfeld Crew and Credits at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "The Stock Tip episode at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Seinfeld and nihilism". 1999-12-03. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Nielson Ratings Top 20:1993-1994". angelfire.com. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "Seinfeld Episodes | TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Seinfeld Prod. Codes for all seasons". epguide.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ USA Today staff (1993-09-22). "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ Gable, Donna (1993-09-29). "'Dave's World', 'Harts' help CBS to victory" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ USA Today staff (1993-10-06). "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ Gable, Donna (1993-10-13). "New shows pick up steam in ABC win" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ Grahm, Jefferson; Gable, Donna (1993-10-20). "'Home Improvement' powers to No. 1" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (1993-11-03). "ABC usurps CBS as No. 1" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ USA Today staff (1993-11-10). "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (1993-11-17). "Walters gives ABC a special boost" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (1993-11-24). "ABC usurps CBS as No. 1" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (1993-12-15). "Midler's 'Gypsy' coming up roses for CBS" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (1993-12-22). "ABC on top for 2nd week" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (1994-01-12). "'Improvement' leads ABC charge" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (1994-12-09). "Lilith brings ratings to 'Fraiser'" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ USA Today staff (1994-12-14). "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ a b Moore, Dennis (1994-12-14). "CBS' Olympic sweep" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ USA Today staff (1994-05-04). "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ USA Today staff (1994-05-11). "ABC keeps hammering away" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ USA Today staff (1994-05-18). "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ USA Today staff (1994-05-25). "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 3D. Retrieved 2013-12-31.