Homicide: Life on the Street Season 5 1996
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 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; and Detective Terri Stivers, a Narcotics officer who works with Homicide to bring down local drug kingpin Luther Mahoney. The season finale introduced Detective Paul Falsone, a member of the Auto Squad briefly on loan to Homicide, and re-introduced Stuart Gharty, now a detective assigned to Internal Investigations. It also marked the departures of regular characters Megan Russert, Kay Howard and J.H. Brodie.
- Released: 1996-09-20
- Runtime: 45 minutes
- Genre: Mystery, Drama, Crime
- Stars: Richard Belzer, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto
- Director: Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana
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1. Hostage, Part 1 1996-09-20
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2. Hostage, Part 2 1996-09-27
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3. Prison Riot 1996-10-18
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4. Bad Medicine 1996-10-25
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5. M.E., Myself and I 1996-11-01
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6. White Lies 1996-11-08
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7. The Heart of a Saturday Night 1996-11-15
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8. The True Test 1996-11-22
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9. Control 1996-12-06
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10. Blood Wedding 1996-12-13
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11. The Documentary 1997-01-03
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12. Betrayal 1997-01-10
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13. Have a Conscience 1997-01-17
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14. Diener 1997-01-31
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15. Wu's on First? 1997-02-07
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16. Valentine's Day 1997-02-14
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17. Kaddish 1997-02-21
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18. Double Blind 1997-04-11
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19. Deception 1997-04-25
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20. Narcissus 1997-05-02
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21. Partners and Other Strangers (1) 1997-05-09
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22. Strangers and Other Partners (2) 1997-05-16
