7.7/10539 votes#1 - Company Man
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2011
Michael works with his old agency to go after the people who burned him in a case that leads the group to Venezuela.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Matt Nix
7.9/10480 votes#2 - Bloodlines
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/30/2011
Michael has to balance his new agency duties and helping a woman recover her cousin, who is one of many being trafficked into the U.S. by the Yakuza. Against Michael's wishes, Madeline becomes a critical component of the plan to find the girls.
Director: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Alfredo Barrios, Jr.
8.0/10466 votes#3 - Mind Games
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2011
Nate returns to Miami to seek Michael's help to go after a loan shark who's harassing a widow. The guys soon discover that the loan shark is not all that he seems, however.
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: Michael Horowitz
8.0/10467 votes#4 - No Good Deed
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/14/2011
The team searches for a super-computer to clear Barry's brother of a server heist.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Watkins, Rashad Raisani
7.9/10446 votes#5 - Square One
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/21/2011
Michael plays a key role in a CIA murder investigation. Meanwhile, the team helps a client who reminds them of Michael — a former army sniper who wants revenge on the men who put his sister on the hospital.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10453 votes#6 - Enemy of My Enemy
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2011
The CIA abandons Sam after he goes undercover with a heroin dealer while trying to recover a weapon. Meanwhile, Pearce continues searching for Max's killer.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: N/A
7.5/10457 votes#7 - Besieged
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2011
Michael and Sam try to retrieve a boy from an armed compound. Fiona and Jesse babysit a day laborer.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: N/A
7.8/10445 votes#8 - Hard Out
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/2011
Michael and Jesse go on an extraction mission on a Caribbean island but end up trapped there by mercenaries. Meanwhile, Fiona tries to get information out of an ex by doing a favor for him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rashad Raisani
7.8/10442 votes#9 - Eye for an Eye
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/18/2011
Fiona and Jesse work together for a pharmaceuticals magnate, but soon realize that he is hiding something. Meanwhile, Michael and Sam take on a bomb-maker involved in Max's death.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Horowitz
7.8/10440 votes#10 - Army of One
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/25/2011
Michael goes undercover with a group of hijackers in order to assist Jesse with a security job, but he changes the plan when the hijackers take hostages at the airport. Madeline assists Michael by organizing the hostages and trying to lead them to safety.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: N/A
8.1/10457 votes#11 - Better Halves
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 9/1/2011
Michael and Fiona pose as a wealthy couple at a South American resort in order to extract a bioweapons specialist. Elsewhere, Sam and Jesse try to trap Max's killer.
Director: Michael Smith
Writer: Lisa Joy
8.3/10446 votes#12 - Dead to Rights
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 9/8/2011
With convincing from Sam and Jesse, Pearce begrudgingly lets Michael take drastic measures attempting to clear himself of Max's murder. Meanwhile, Larry returns, having kidnapped a government psychiatrist, and insists that Michael help him with a job.
Director: Matt Nix
Writer: N/A
7.8/10407 votes#13 - Damned If You Do
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/3/2011
Michael and Fiona plan to abduct a hacker in Puerto Rico in order to obtain his software, but the man has several other enemies to contend with. Elsewhere, Madeline learns to retrieve information from the police under the tutelage of Sam and Jesse.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Matt Nix
7.6/10404 votes#14 - Breaking Point
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 11/10/2011
When gang warfare claims the life of one of Michael's childhood friends, he teams up with the victim's brother to entrap the gang in Fiona's weapons scheme.
Director: Renny Harlin
Writer: Ben Watkins, Rashad Raisani
8.0/10405 votes#15 - Necessary Evil
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 11/17/2011
Michael leads a rescue mission for a scientist abducted by an African warlord, while Sam and Jesse get in trouble during an undercover mission. Meanwhile, Madeline discovers that someone close to her is keeping secrets.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10406 votes#16 - Depth Perception
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/1/2011
Sam reunites with Beatriz after an attempt is made on her life by a Russian spy, and Michael is forced to trust Anson in order to save her. Jesse and Fiona must travel to the Cayman Islands to track down a banker in order to obtain financial information for Anson.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10397 votes#17 - Acceptable Loss
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 12/8/2011
A friend of Jesse asks the team to help take out his boss, who has been smuggling blood diamonds into the country with the help of diplomatic immunity. Michael asks Pearce for help transferring a prisoner who may be able to provide him with information on Anson.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Ben Watkins
8.4/10494 votes#18 - Fail Safe
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 12/15/2011
As the team reaches a breaking point with Anson and his sinister plans, Pearce puts Michael in charge of his biggest CIA mission yet.
Director: Renny Harlin
Writer: Matt Nix
The Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 5
Every episode of Burn Notice Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 5!
A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaCrime
Network:USA Network
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Company Man" is the best rated episode of "Burn Notice" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 539 votes. Directed by Stephen Surjik and written by Matt Nix, it aired on 6/23/2011. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Bloodlines".