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Premiered

Friday, November 4, 1988

Ended: Wednesday, June 28, 1989

When does Miami Vice Season 5 come out?

Miami Vice Season 5 premiered Friday, November 4, 1988 on NBC and ended Wednesday, June 28, 1989. The season has 20 episodes.

The last action-packed adventures of Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs. Join them as they infiltrate the deadly powers behind the Miami drug empire and take down every bad guy from conniving schemers to ruthless criminals.

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Miami Vice Season 5 release schedule

Miami Vice Season 5 episode release dates
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1. Hostile Takeover (3)

Still thinking he is really Sonny Burnett, Crockett starts a war between the crime family he has joined and a rival clan.

Friday · 38 years ago

2. Redemption in Blood (4)

As now drug-lord Crockett's memory returns, Tubbs feels his partner has gone bad and must be destroyed.

Friday · 38 years ago

3. Heart of Night

Castillo grapples with emotions while protecting his ex-wife from a drug kingpin trying to kill her current husband.

Friday · 37 years ago

4. Bad Timing

Ordered to take time off, Crockett's vacation is cut short when he is kidnapped by 3 homicidal prison escapees.

Friday · 37 years ago

5. Borrasca

Tubbs & Castillo attempt to intervene in a drug deal in which government agents want no police interference.

Friday · 37 years ago

6. Line of Fire

Crockett & Tubbs reluctantly comply with an FBI request to guard their key witness in a drug overlord's trial.

Friday · 37 years ago

7. Asian Cut

Crockett & Tubbs use Trudy as a decoy to lure a sadistic serial killer who preys on call girls.

Friday · 37 years ago

8. Hard Knocks

Switek sinks into drinking and gambling when thugs convince him to talk a friend's son, a major college quarterback, into throwing a game.

Friday · 37 years ago

9. Fruit of the Poison Tree

Crockett & Tubbs investigate an attorney who defends drug dealers, then steals and resells their drugs.

Friday · 37 years ago

10. To Have and to Hold (a.k.a. Second Chance)

While undercover, Tubbs falls for the widow of a slain drug kingpin. Crockett must leave to help his son deal with the pregnancy of his remarried mother.

Friday · 37 years ago

11. Miami Squeeze

The irresponsible son of a fierce, anti-drug-minded Congresswoman jeopardizes his mother's political career when he incurs the wrath of a British drug lord by stealing his shipment of drugs.

Friday · 37 years ago

12. Jack of All Trades

Crockett's cousin Jack, the black sheep of the family, gets him mixed up in a scheme. Jack must repay a $50,000 debt.

Friday · 37 years ago

13. The Cell Within

A dark, chilling episode in which Tubbs is held prisoner - along with a drug dealer, a young prostitute and a prison psychologist - in the personal dungeon (complete with electric chair) of a supposedly reformed, freed killer who he once put behind bars. One of the highlights of Season 5.

Friday · 37 years ago

14. The Lost Madonna

Crockett & Tubbs help an NYPD detective retrieve a stolen 15th century Madonna statue in the possession of a mob family.

Friday · 37 years ago

15. Over the Line

In the midst of working an undercover assignment, Crockett and Tubbs come across a clandestine vigilante group of frustrated law enforcement officers working within the department. Aware of Sonny and Rico's own frustration with how easily the bad guys seem to circumvent the law, the vigilante organization offers them an opportunity to join in. Lieutenant Castillo encourages them to accept the offer and work undercover in ferreting out the identities of everyone involved and to make sure that no one gets hurt. Unfortunately, that is too tall an order for his detectives to accomplish successfully.

Friday · 37 years ago

16. Victims of Circumstance

Holocaust survivors are being murdered in Miami. Crockett and Switek infiltrate a White-supremacist group that might be responsible.

Friday · 37 years ago

17. Freefall

Crockett & Tubbs embark on what they see as a suicide mission. They are recruited by a Special Drug Taskforce to escort the corrupt dictator of Costa Morada, a fictional Revolution ravaged Latin American country. Gen. Manuel Borbon has promised to reveal the members of the most powerful South American drug cartel. Crockett & Tubbs are faced with what might be their final showdown.

Sunday · 37 years ago

18. World of Trouble

Al Lombard, thought to be dead, returns to Miami to see his son and the grandson he never knew, while eluding his rival Librizzi's hitmen.

Wednesday · 37 years ago

19. Miracle Man

A vigilante believes he is a superhero, Miracle Man. His efforts to rid Miami of ""drug dealing slim"" intefers with Tubbs & Switek's operations.

Wednesday · 37 years ago

20. Leap of Faith Finale

Agent Joey Harden returns to assist Crockett as part of a new division, Youth Crime Unit, that was formed by a previous partner. The YCU investigates a college professor that has created a new designer drug, Bliss.

Wednesday · 37 years ago

Miami Vice Season 5 guest stars

  • David Andrews

    David Andrews

    Jack Crockett

  • Jennifer Rubin

    Jennifer Rubin

    Claire

  • Brion James

    Brion James

    Edward Reese

  • John P. Ryan

    John P. Ryan

    Jake Manning

  • Barry Primus

    Barry Primus

    FBI Agt. Daley

  • William Hickey

    William Hickey

    Hans Kozak

  • Sherrie Rose

    Sherrie Rose

    Jenny

  • Victor Argo

    Victor Argo

    Commandante Salazar

  • Vincent Schiavelli

    Vincent Schiavelli

    Lawrence Fowler

  • Jeffrey Meek

    Jeffrey Meek

    Enriquez

  • Melissa Leo

    Melissa Leo

    Kathleen Gilfords

  • Steven Tyler

    Steven Tyler

    Reeves

  • Peter Dobson

    Peter Dobson

    Joey Scianti

  • David Schramm

    David Schramm

    Professor Eric Haliwell

  • Ismael 'East' Carlo

    Ismael 'East' Carlo

    Victor Vasquez

  • James Saito

    James Saito

    Ma Sek

Miami Vice Season 5 FAQ

When does Miami Vice Season 5 come out?

Miami Vice Season 5 premiered Friday, November 4, 1988 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Miami Vice Season 5?

Miami Vice Season 5 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Miami Vice Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Miami Vice Season 5 finale?

The Miami Vice Season 5 finale (Episode 20) aired Wednesday, June 28, 1989.

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