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True Blood (season 5)
Season 5
DVD cover art
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseJune 10 (2012-06-10) –
August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26)
Season chronology
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Season 6
List of episodes

The fifth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 10, 2012 and features 12 episodes, bringing the series total to 60. It picks up right after the events of season four. It is loosely based on the fifth book in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Dead as a Doornail, but incorporates much more of the following books than the previous seasons have.

Cast and characters

Episodes

See also: List of True Blood episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
491"Turn! Turn! Turn!"Daniel MinahanBrian BucknerJune 10, 2012 (2012-06-10)5.20[1]
502"Authority Always Wins"Michael LehmannMark HudisJune 17, 2012 (2012-06-17)4.42[2]
513"Whatever I Am, You Made Me"David PetrarcaRaelle TuckerJune 24, 2012 (2012-06-24)4.66[3]
524"We'll Meet Again"Romeo TironeAlexander WooJuly 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)4.54[4]
535"Let's Boot and Rally"Michael LehmannAngela RobinsonJuly 8, 2012 (2012-07-08)4.50[5]
546"Hopeless"Daniel AttiasAlan BallJuly 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)4.63[6]
557"In the Beginning"Michael RuscioBrian BucknerJuly 22, 2012 (2012-07-22)4.46[7]
568"Somebody That I Used to Know"Stephen MoyerMark HudisJuly 29, 2012 (2012-07-29)4.60[8]
579"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"Daniel AttiasRaelle TuckerAugust 5, 2012 (2012-08-05)4.50[9]
5810"Gone, Gone, Gone"Scott WinantAlexander WooAugust 12, 2012 (2012-08-12)4.49[10]
5911"Sunset"Lesli Linka GlatterAngela RobinsonAugust 19, 2012 (2012-08-19)4.93[11]
6012"Save Yourself"Michael LehmannAlan BallAugust 26, 2012 (2012-08-26)5.05[12]

Production

True Blood was officially renewed for a fifth season on August 11, 2011.[13]

In February, 2012 it was announced that creator Alan Ball would be stepping down as showrunner at the end of the fifth season. Ball will continue on as executive producer in a more advisory role and leave the day-to-day production of the series to others.[14] "Because of the fantastic cast, writers, producers and crew, with whom I have been lucky enough to work these past five years, I know I could step back and the show will continue to thrive," said Ball in a statement.[14]

Series co-star Stephen Moyer made his directorial debut with the eighth episode of season five, titled "Somebody That I Used to Know."[15] D.E.B.S. writer/director and former The L Word producer Angela Robinson has joined the writing staff. She wrote episodes five and eleven.[16]

Series co-star Rutina Wesley confirmed that the character Tara would be returning.[17]

Ratings

Episode number
(Production number) 		Title Original air date Ratings share
(Adults 18–49) 		Viewers
(in millions) 		Rank per week
on Cable
49 (5.01) "Turn! Turn! Turn!" June 10, 2012 (2012-06-10) 2.9[1] 5.20[1] #10[18]
50 (5.02) "Authority Always Wins" June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17) 2.6[2] 4.42[2] #11[19]
51 (5.03) "Whatever I Am, You Made Me" June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24) 2.6[3] 4.66[3] #10[20]
52 (5.04) "We'll Meet Again" July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) 2.6[4] 4.54[4] #11[21]
53 (5.05) "Let's Boot and Rally" July 8, 2012 (2012-07-08) 2.6[5] 4.50[5] #7[22]
54 (5.06) "Hopeless" July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15) 2.7[6] 4.63[6] #11[23]
55 (5.07) "In the Beginning" July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22) 2.6[7] 4.46[7] #9[24]
56 (5.08) "Somebody That I Used to Know" July 29, 2012 (2012-07-29) 2.6[8] 4.60[8] #9[25]
57 (5.09) "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05) 2.7[9] 4.50[9] #4[26]
58 (5.10) "Gone, Gone, Gone" August 12, 2012 (2012-08-12) 2.6[10] 4.49[10] #3[27]
59 (5.11) "Sunset" August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19) 2.8[11] 4.93[11] #6[28]
60 (5.12) "Save Yourself" August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26) 2.8[12] 5.05[12] #3[29]

References

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