7.2/10156 votes#1 - Decision 2016
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2016
After Jody tries to win Mindy’s heart by buying her an apartment, Mindy is torn between her old love, Danny, and a relationship with Jody. Tamra is suspicious about Mindy’s trip to Miami so she and Colette go undercover to figure out what really happened.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Mindy Kaling
7.0/10141 votes#2 - Nurses' Strike
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2016
While Mindy struggles to take care of a sick Leo, Shulman & Associates is rocked by a nurses’ strike led by Ben, a handsome male nurse. Meanwhile, Jody tries to sell the upstairs apartment and Brendan Deslaurier comes to Mindy seeking help.
Director: David Rogers
Writer: Matt Warburton
7.0/10133 votes#3 - Margaret Thatcher
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2016
The nurses’ strike continues, while Mindy finds herself having romantic feelings for the enemy – Ben, the leader of the nurses. As the doctors and nurses try to stay strong, Jeremy finds that the stress is taking a serious toll on his health.
Director: Alex Reid
Writer: Charlie Grandy
7.2/10136 votes#4 - Mindy Lahiri Is a Misogynist
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2016
As Jeremy recovers from his heart attack, the practice needs another doctor. Jeremy and Jody want to hire a woman, but Mindy isn’t sure about sharing the spotlight. Meanwhile, she and Ben are getting serious.
Director: Ike Barinholtz
Writer: Lang Fisher
7.0/10128 votes#5 - Leland Breakfast Is the Miracle Worker
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2016
When Mindy discovers that her new boyfriend isn’t being exclusive, she goes on a date with a famous actor aka “the bad boy of London theater.” The nurses try to cheer up Jody, who’s lost his mojo, and discover he might be planning something drastic.
Director: David Stassen
Writer: Chris Schleicher
7.3/10126 votes#6 - Concord
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2016
Mindy escapes to her childhood home in Massachusetts and discovers that her mom is using dubious methods to further her acting career in local theater. As Mindy and Rishi try to intervene, she learns that Danny is having doubts about marrying Sarah.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Guy Branum
7.2/10133 votes#7 - Revenge of the Nurse
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2016
Ben gets the opportunity to host a medical segment on a talk show, but he has no interest in fame. Mindy questions whether she wants to be with someone who doesn’t have the same ambition as her. Matters come to a head when Mindy’s bumps into an old flame.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Josh Bycel, Jonathan Fener
8.1/10155 votes#8 - Hot Mess Time Machine
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/14/2017
Still reeling from her breakup with Ben, Mindy finds herself living the same day over and over again, and realizes that the only way to break the spell is to make things right with Ben.
Director: David Rogers
Writer: Matt Warburton
7.4/10127 votes#9 - Bat Mitzvah
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/21/2017
Mindy panics when her new hot boyfriend Ben doesn't invite her to his daughter's bat-mitzvah. Meanwhile, Jody, claiming he's over his heartache, dates Mindy's doppelgänger.
Director: Kate Dennis
Writer: Josh Bycel, Jonathan Fener
7.3/10118 votes#10 - Take My Ex-Wife Please
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2/28/2017
Mindy acts out after learning that Ben's super-hot ex-wife is in town visiting him. Anna, having trouble at home, begrudgingly asks her coworkers for help.
Director: Daniella Eisman
Writer: Chris Schleicher
7.1/10114 votes#11 - Dibs
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/7/2017
A heartbroken Anna grieves her breakup at Mindy’s place, while Jody and Jeremy compete for her affection. Morgan, trying to jump-start his dating life, blows up at Colette’s new girlfriend, Karen, when she accidentally interrupts his make out session.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Lang Fisher
8.0/10221 votes#12 - Mindy Lahiri Is a White Man
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/14/2017
Mindy is unfairly passed over for a promotion and goes to bed wishing things were different. She wakes up in the body of a handsome white man and quickly discovers the perks that come with white male privilege.
Director: Marco Fargnoli
Writer: Lang Fisher
7.1/10112 votes#13 - Mindy's Best Friend
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/21/2017
Mindy’s world is turned upside down when her cool friend from childhood moves to New York and starts dating Morgan. Meanwhile, Ben has to cover his tracks after the nurses spot him in a provocative situation.
Director: Geeta Patel
Writer: Guy Branum
7.4/10124 votes#14 - A Decent Proposal
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/28/2017
Mindy hears that Ben might be planning to propose, just as she decides she never wants to get married. Colette and Karen get engaged, but Colette immediately gets cold feet. Jeremy and Anna's friendship is tested when Anna's ex-husband comes back.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Charlie Grandy
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Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.
Genre:Comedy
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Decision 2016" is the best rated episode of "The Mindy Project" season 5. It scored 7.2/10 based on 156 votes. Directed by Michael Spiller and written by Mindy Kaling, it aired on 10/4/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Nurses' Strike".