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Premiered

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Ended: Tuesday, March 21, 2006

When does The Shield Season 5 come out?

The Shield Season 5 premiered Tuesday, January 10, 2006 on FX and ended Tuesday, March 21, 2006. The season has 11 episodes.

As the Strike Team battles racial tensions in the city, friction inside the Barn escalates with the arrival of Jon Kavanaugh, a dogged Internal Affairs lieutenant obsessed with taking down Vic.

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1. Extraction

As racial tension in the area escalates, the Strike Team attempts to end a race war, while Claudette and Dutch investigate a riot at a high school. Meanwhile, an Internal Affairs officer begins his investigation of Vic and the Strike Team by first zeroing in on Lem. A pregnant Danny refuses to reveal the identity of the father, and Julien begins training a rookie cop named Tina Hanlon.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

2. Enemy of Good

During an interrogation, Kavanaugh reviews the Strike Team’s corrupt past and attempts to weaken Lem’s loyalty to Vic by bringing up the connection to Terry’s murder. Meanwhile, the Strike Team investigates a multiple homicide. Dutch and Claudette suspect that a minister might have been involved in an attempted murder. Tina gets in over her head while on duty with Julien.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

3. Jailbait

The Strike Team tries to develop a strategy to deflect the Internal Affairs investigation as Vic finally comes face to face with Kavanaugh. Meanwhile, Tina goes undercover to help take down a sex-trafficking ring; and friction between Claudette and Dutch deepens when she reopens one of their past cases.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

4. Tapa Boca

With the IAD investigation in full force, Vic seeks legal representation from Becca Doyle for the Strike Team. Also, a suspicious Vic decides to confront Emolia after he begins to doubt her loyalty to him. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate the ghastly murder of a pregnant woman. Tina continues to make mistakes while on duty.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

5. Trophy

Via a bug planted in the clubhouse, Kavanaugh monitors the Strike Team as they investigate an illegal prescription drug ring that is proving to be deadly for the people of Farmington. While working on a missing person’s case, Dutch attempts find out what Claudette is hiding.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

6. Rap Payback

As the Strike Team is preoccupied with gang violence, Kavanaugh decides to make the Barn his base of operations. An evasive serial killer from Dutch and Claudette’s past reenters their life. Meanwhile, additional strain is placed on their working relationship when Tina learns something personal about Julien.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

7. Man Inside

Claudette further aggravates her illness as she continues to aggressively interrogate Kleavon Gardner. The Strike Team works with the Chief of a citywide task force to investigate the murder of a drug dealer’s girlfriend and her daughter. Meanwhile, Kavanaugh attempts to discover how Vic acquired the $65,000 that was given to Corrine, and Ronnie is up next for questioning in the IAD investigation.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

8. Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh seeks the help of Antwon Mitchell in his ongoing quest to take down the Strike Team. In the midst of this, Kavanaugh has a lot on his mind as his ex-wife reenters the picture, and he reluctantly agrees to let Vic send Emolia undercover to infiltrate a Salvadoran gang that is stockpiling grenades.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

9. Smoked

The Strike Team attempts to make bail for Lem who is now in jail, but they discover that Kavanaugh has frozen their accounts. Claudette returns to work to help Dutch investigate the murder of a man who’s body was found in the dumpster. Meanwhile, Tina jeopardizes her future at the Barn after she endangers the life of an undercover detective. Corrine confronts Danny about Vic’s unfaithfulness and the identity of the baby’s father.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

10. Of Mice and Lem

To the dismay of his friends, a weary Lem is thinking about accepting a deal from the D.A. where he has to plead guilty to the heroin charges. With no other choice, Vic reluctantly meets with Antwon in order to ensure Lem’s safety in prison. Meanwhile, unforeseen circumstances that are beyond Claudette and Dutch’s control might cause irrevocable damage to their friendship.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

11. Postpartum Finale

As Vic prepares to help Lem get out of the country to begin a new life in Mexico; Kavanaugh and Aceveda attempt to capitalize on the situation by using this as means to try to take down the leader of the Strike Team. Dutch decides to file for a transfer. Meanwhile, Shane tries to cut off the investigation by taking extreme measures and Danny finally confronts the father of her child.

Tuesday · 20 years ago

The Shield Season 5 guest stars

  • Paula Garcés

    Paula Garcés

    Tina Hanlon

  • David Marciano

    David Marciano

    Steve Billings

  • Derek Webster

    Derek Webster

    Art Gadway

  • Nashawn Kearse

    Nashawn Kearse

    Rubin

  • De'Angelo Wilson

    De'Angelo Wilson

    Marcus 'M.C. Gond Good' Dunn

  • Derk Cheetwood

    Derk Cheetwood

    Jarrod Stahl

  • Ally Walker

    Ally Walker

    Tori Burke

  • Pasha D. Lychnikoff

    Pasha D. Lychnikoff

    Mikula Popovich

  • Laura Harring

    Laura Harring

    Rebecca Doyle

  • Paul Ben-Victor

    Paul Ben-Victor

    Detective Paul Reyes

  • Gina Torres

    Gina Torres

    Sadie Kavanaugh

  • Cullen Douglas

    Cullen Douglas

    Dr. Lesser

  • Sahara Garey

    Sahara Garey

    Marla

  • Benita Andre

    Rahdika Sindaram

  • Melanie Myers

    Paula

  • Jeff Bowser

    Jeff Bowser

    Manus

The Shield Season 5 FAQ

When does The Shield Season 5 come out?

The Shield Season 5 premiered Tuesday, January 10, 2006 on FX.

How many episodes are in The Shield Season 5?

The Shield Season 5 has 11 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Shield Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Shield Season 5 finale?

The The Shield Season 5 finale (Episode 11) aired Tuesday, March 21, 2006.

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