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The Best Episodes of The Dead Zone Season 5

Every episode of The Dead Zone Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Dead Zone Season 5!

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Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 2 - Independence Day
    7.6/10(147 votes)

    S5:E2

    Johnny has a vision of a dead Bruce in a multi-car accident on the highway, but finds that his every effort to stop it only makes things worse.

    Director:Chris Bruno
    Writer:Adam Targum

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  2. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 11 - The Hunting Party
    7.6/10(112 votes)

    S5:E11

    Johnny tries to thwart the assassination of the Vice President and protect the man that Janus' secret conspiracy has set up to take the blame, but it soon becomes clear that Janus has his own plans to assure Stillson's ascension to the White House.

    Director:Kevin Speckmaier
    Writer:Adam Targum

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  3. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 1 - Forbidden Fruit
    7.4/10(144 votes)

    S5:E1

    Johnny races to find a way to stop the wedding of Miranda Ellis and Greg Stillson, while a political crisis develops that brings Stillson one step closer to the White House.

    Director:Shawn Piller
    Writers:Christina Lynch, Loren Segan

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  4. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 10 - Into the Heart of Darkness
    7.3/10(120 votes)

    S5:E10

    The Collector returns, seeking his revenge on Johnny. Now Johnny must race against time to save a newly pregnant Sara from his grasp.

    Director:James Head
    Writers:Shintaro Shimosawa, James Morris

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  5. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 5 - The Inside Man
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    S5:E5

    Johnny ends up taking the place of the inside man in a museum robbery to stop the crime and prevent several deaths, but soon finds he may have to help them escape to prevent innocent people from being killed.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

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  6. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 9 - Revelations
    7.0/10(112 votes)

    S5:E9

    A woman claiming to be Purdy's lost-long daughter arrives in Cleaves Mills. Johnny has a vision of the woman causing harm to Purdy, who ignores Johnny's warning. While investigating the woman, Johnny learns of Purdy's secret past.

    Director:John L. Adams
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 3 - Panic
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    S5:E3

    Johnny is trapped in his house with J.J. and another neighborhood teen by vicious killers, and discovers a family secret while trying to keep one step ahead of the intruders.

    Director:Kevin Speckmaier
    Writer:Adam Targum

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  8. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 4 - Articles of Faith
    6.8/10(133 votes)

    S5:E4

    Johnny helps in the investigation of a hate-crime commited by the son of a neo-Nazi, but soon has reason to believe the boy's confession may be false.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  9. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 8 - Vortex
    6.8/10(116 votes)

    S5:E8

    To save a child, Johnny infiltrates a compound belonging to a cult, but soon finds that the place is loaded with explosives and must stop a confrontation between the cult leader and the FBI before the entire place goes up.

    Director:Alexandra La Roche
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  10. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 6 - Lotto Fever
    6.2/10(123 votes)

    S5:E6

    Johnny must deal with an angry man who got winning Lotto tickets from Johnny after meeting him... but is now frustrated with all the problems the money brought with it.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  11. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 7 - Symmetry
    6.2/10(130 votes)

    S5:E7

    After Johnny is attacked, he begins to experience visions of his attacker's life and the life of one of the attacker's victims.

    Director:Rachel Talalay
    Writers:Christina Lynch, Loren Segan

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Independence Day" is the best rated episode of "The Dead Zone" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 147 votes. Directed by Chris Bruno and written by Adam Targum, it aired on 6/25/2006. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Hunting Party".