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The Best Episodes of Blue Bloods Season 5

Every episode of Blue Bloods Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Blue Bloods Season 5!

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:CBS

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Blue Bloods" season 5 is "Partners", rated 8.5/10 from 495 user votes. It was directed by David Barrett and written by Siobhan Byrne O'Connor. "Partners" aired on 9/26/2014 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Forgive and Forget".

  • Partners
    8.5/10 495 votes

    #1 - Partners

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2014

    Danny tries tracking down the drug cartel who's attacked a convoy of drugs been transported to be incinerated. Baez is left injured. Frank treads carefully.

    Director: David Barrett

    Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor

  • Forgive and Forget
    8.5/10 472 votes

    #2 - Forgive and Forget

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2014

    Jamie stands up for a fellow officer, ostracized for testifying against their partner. Frank is given a difficult request by Boomer.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Ian Biederman

  • Burning Bridges
    7.3/10 531 votes

    #3 - Burning Bridges

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2014

    Eddie and James attempt to steal a collar from a pompous detective. An officer is outed and his partner refuses to ride with him. Danny and Baez are asked to work with new partners. Elsewhere Frank speaks out about equality on the force.

    Director: John Behring

    Writer: Willie Reale

  • Excessive Force
    8.5/10 503 votes

    #4 - Excessive Force

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2014

    Frank is put in a difficult position when Danny is charged with using excessive force. Jamie brings homeless man to the hospital.

    Director: Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer: Brian Burns

  • Loose Lips
    8.4/10 526 votes

    #5 - Loose Lips

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2014

    Jamie has become a target after intervening in an abusive relationship. Elsewhere an illegal recording of Henry making insensitive comments is leaked.

    Director: Alex Chapple

    Writer: Daniel Truly

  • Most Wanted
    8.0/10 446 votes

    #6 - Most Wanted

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2014

    Frank and Danny become determined to make sure that an international felon who always manages to walk away from murder charges ends up behind bars. Erin thinks about going into private practice after she looks into college costs for Nicky. Danny clashes with his new boss.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Bryan Goluboff

  • Shoot the Messenger
    8.2/10 436 votes

    #7 - Shoot the Messenger

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2014

    An interview goes badly for Frank after he ends up being blindsided by the interim district attorney. Danny and his new boss deal with a drive-by shooting.

    Director: David Barrett

    Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor

  • Power of the Press
    7.8/10 444 votes

    #8 - Power of the Press

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2014

    Frank is faced with a public backlash after a police officers body camera malfunctions during an altercation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Under the Gun
    8.1/10 437 votes

    #9 - Under the Gun

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/2014

    The murder of three prominent community leaders seem to be hate crimes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sins of the Father
    7.5/10 456 votes

    #10 - Sins of the Father

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/2015

    Frank pushes to find evidence against a suspected cop killer who shot one of Henry’s fellow officers years ago. Meanwhile, Danny and Baez investigate a string of murders involving adult film stars.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Baggage
    8.0/10 497 votes

    #11 - Baggage

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2015

    Danny is conflicted when he learns that a group of highly trained Army veterans are responsible for a robbery. Meanwhile, after a bomb scare in a subway turns out to be the work of a famous street artist, Garrett and Gormley argue about how to deal with the fallout.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Home Sweet Home
    7.5/10 458 votes

    #12 - Home Sweet Home

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2015

    Jamie gets Danny involved when he finds a homeless teen who claims his aunt was killed by her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Erin is angered when McCoy replaces her as the prosecutor on a case involving a corrections officer.

    Director: Robert Harmon

    Writer: Bryan Goluboff

  • Love Stories
    7.8/10 438 votes

    #13 - Love Stories

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2015

    Danny and Baez investigate when a homeowner shoots an intruder, only to find out that, the intruder is a hit man. Also, a young attorney attempts to bring justice to his mother who Erin put away on a murder charge 12 years ago

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Poor Door
    7.9/10 461 votes

    #14 - The Poor Door

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2015

    Danny and Baez investigate a murder of a lower income resident in a luxury building where 20 percent of the units are made affordable for lower income housing. Also, Frank takes issue with a detective friend of Gormley’s who takes advantage of his position with legal loopholes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Power Players
    7.8/10 480 votes

    #15 - Power Players

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2015

    When a star witness in a double murder case drops out, Erin is tasked with bringing a protected mob informant back to New York for a case and keeping him safe, with help from Danny and Baez. Also, Frank enters into tense negotiations with Mayor Poole about police officer benefits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In the Box
    7.4/10 463 votes

    #16 - In the Box

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2015

    When an emotionally distraught man holds Baez hostage at gunpoint in an interrogation room after she served him with a restraining order, Danny must try to meet his demands before he harms Frank is faced with a personal and moral dilemma when Garrett asks for help in dropping charges filed against his son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Occupational Hazards
    8.0/10 454 votes

    #17 - Occupational Hazards

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/6/2015

    Erin is rattled when an unknown assailant breaks into her apartment and also attacks her co-worker. Meanwhile, Jamie and Eddie discover a pipe bomb in an elderly woman’s apartment, and Frank looks into a charity that is soliciting money for the NYPD.

    Director: David Barrett

    Writer: Daniel Truly

  • Bad Company
    8.2/10 491 votes

    #18 - Bad Company

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/13/2015

    Eddie goes on her first undercover operation to investigate a kidnapping ring targeting young women via fake youth hostel websites. Meanwhile, Frank helps a woman he knows from early in his career meet the inmate who killed her family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Through the Looking Glass
    8.1/10 446 votes

    #19 - Through the Looking Glass

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2015

    Frank goes toe to toe with an investigative journalist who refuses to give up her source, despite the source admitting to committing murder. Also, Danny is paired with a troubled teenager as part of an NYPD program aimed at influencing youth to make better decisions.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Payback
    7.6/10 434 votes

    #20 - Payback

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2015

    When a suspect voluntarily admits to killing a reality show celebrity chef in his own restaurant, Danny and Baez are convinced the suspect is taking the fall for someone. Also, Frank faces a moral dilemma when a longtime friend, Sen. Ted McCreary, asks for Frank’s help to make a DUI go away, and investigative journalist Anne Farrell returns.

    Director: Alex Chapple

    Writer: Kevin Wade, Lauren Gautier

  • New Rules
    8.3/10 483 votes

    #21 - New Rules

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/24/2015

    When NYPD Deputy Chief Donald Kent, a commanding officer of the gang division, and his wife are gunned down in an apparent gang hit, Frank orders all hands on deck to catch his friend’s killer. Working the case, Danny and Baez go see Mario Hunt, a well-known member of a deadly gang, in the first of a two-part season finale.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Art of War
    8.7/10 620 votes

    #22 - The Art of War

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/1/2015

    When a member of the Reagan clan is shot, Danny’s tries to track down the gang member responsible, without letting his emotions get the best of him. Also, he must get creative in order to bring in witnesses.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A