8.0/1053 votes#1 - Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1998
The angels make good on a promise that Andrew made to a dying man---which involves uncovering the identity of a hospital employee posing as the angel of death, as well as restoring the faith of several terminal patients.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1058 votes
#2 - Saving Grace (I)
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1998
Joe Greene leaves town after receiving threats from a widow whose husband and son died in an auto accident caused by Joe. This crossover continues on Promised Land S03E01 Saving Grace (II).
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Steven Phillip Smith
- 7.6/1046 votes
#3 - What Are Friends For?
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1998
Monica helps a mayoral candidate make a decision about her friendship with an old college chum, a teacher charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.
Director: Victor Lobl, Peter H. Hunt
Writer: Steven Phillip Smith
- 7.6/1053 votes
#4 - Only Connect
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1998
A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.
Director: Tim Van Patten, Peter H. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1052 votes
#5 - The Lady of the Lake
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1998
Monica runs a bait and tackle shop on Lake Paradise, and is tasked with revitalizing both the lake and the faith of a progress-driven land developer.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Ken LaZebnik
- 8.2/1058 votes
#6 - Beautiful Dreamer
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1998
Tess, posing as a schoolteacher, tries to help a child who wants to become a hit man by telling him the story of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1051 votes
#7 - I Do
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1998
A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.
Director: Victor Lobl, Peter H. Hunt, Stuart Margolin
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 7.9/1052 votes
#8 - The Wind Beneath Our Wings
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1998
Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.5/10278 votes
#9 - Psalm 151
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1998
Among a dying 8-year-old's last wishes is that his mother, a jingle writer, finish a song she started soon after he was born.
Director: Sandor Stern, Stuart Margolin
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1068 votes
#10 - The Peacemaker
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1998
A couple who stayed married to help their son kick his drug habit are aided by the angels in dealing with a loss that threatens to end their union for good.
Director: Peter H. Hunt, Sandor Stern
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1058 votes
#11 - An Angel on the Roof
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1998
Rafael joins the angels as they try to unite a group of disparate individuals in rural Texas, including a biased motel owner to whom God is sending a Christmas miracle.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1059 votes
#12 - Fool For Love
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1999
A lawyer learns the outcome of a heart-wrenching moment from her past after a former boyfriend is brought in as a suspect in an armed robbery.
Director: Stuart Margolin
Writer: Ken LaZebnik
- 6.5/1051 votes
#13 - The Medium and the Message
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1999
Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1045 votes
#14 - My Brother's Keeper
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/1999
The lives of two competitive skiers---who have a history of first and second-place finishes---are dramatically changed after an accident on the slopes that leads to a revelation.
Director: Noel Nosseck
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 7.9/1054 votes
#15 - On Edge
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/1999
A 12-year-old skater, who leads a nomadic life with her dad, wants to settle down and train after she meets an Olympic contender.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1047 votes
#16 - The Man Upstairs
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/1999
A salesman, whose ailing wife will be forced to leave a nursing home unless he can come up with $10,000, goes to Las Vegas and inadvertently sells his soul to an agent of the devil disguised as a casino manager.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 7.2/1046 votes
#17 - Family Business
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/1999
A spoiled young man who has dreams of being a bluesman is perplexed by his father's will, which sends him on a mysterious journey to find his inheritance.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1049 votes
#18 - Anatomy Lesson
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/7/1999
Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 7.3/1047 votes
#19 - Jagged Edges
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/1999
After a stand-up comic's father dies, the angels help her face up to a devastating incident from her childhood involving her deeply depressed mother---whom she believes is dead.
Director: Sandor Stern
Writer: Ken LaZebnik
- 7.7/1054 votes
#20 - Into the Fire
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/4/1999
A discouraged young woman believes her problems will be solved after she joins a cult, but Monica tries to persuade her to put her faith in God.
Director: Tim Van Patten, Gregory Harrison
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1050 votes
#21 - Made in the U.S.A.
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/11/1999
An angry Vietnam vet, who has yet to deal with a tragedy that took place during the war, runs a factory of Vietnamese workers to whom Tess is teaching citizenship.
Director: Tim Van Patten, Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1051 votes
#22 - Full Circle
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/25/1999
A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1064 votes
#23 - Black Like Monica
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1999
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Martha Williamson
- 8.1/1061 votes
#24 - Fighting the Good Fight
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1999
An 11-year-old boy who is living in poverty takes up boxing so he can beat up the bullies who pick on him---until he meets his idol Muhammad Ali, who tells him what's really worth fighting for.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Michael Glassberg
- 7.8/1063 votes
#25 - Hearts
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/16/1999
When a young woman suffers a severe head trauma after being thrown from a horse, her husband struggles with whether to allow her heart to be donated to a 16-year-old girl who will die soon without a transplant.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Bob Colleary, Susan Cridland Wick
The Best Episodes of Touched by an Angel Season 5
Every episode of Touched by an Angel Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Touched by an Angel Season 5!
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaFamily
Network:CBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Miles to Go Before I Sleep" is the best rated episode of "Touched by an Angel" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Peter H. Hunt and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/1998. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Saving Grace (I)".