The BEST episodes of Bull (2016) season 5

Every episode of Bull (2016) season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bull (2016) season 5!

Dr. Jason Bull is the charming and cocky founder of successful trial consulting firm Trial Analysis Corporation, where he and his team of experts employ psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to understand jurors, lawyers, witnesses and defendants, and construct effective narratives to help their clients win.

Last Updated: 11/5/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
A Friend in Need
star
7.85
414 votes

#1 - A Friend in Need

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/17/2021

Izzy puts the brakes on her wedding to Bull after he jeopardizes Benny's election campaign by handling the defense in the corruption trial of the former District Attorney that Benny hopes to replace.

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The Ex Factor
star
7.72
483 votes

#2 - The Ex Factor

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/14/2020

TAC braces for an un-jolly Christmas when Bull and Benny represent Marissa and her estranged husband, Greg, in federal court after they’re charged with money laundering and fraud connected to Greg’s restaurant. As Bull and Benny defend the divorcing couple together so the prosecution can’t use them against each other, they search for jurors who will believe Marissa had no knowledge of Greg’s business dealings. Also, as Bull and Izzy prepare to baptize Astrid before the Christmas holiday, they reach an impasse regarding what they want from their renewed relationship.

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To Save a Life
star
7.70
462 votes

#3 - To Save a Life

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/18/2021

Bull and Chunk represent an emergency room doctor being sued for malpractice after she ignored direct orders to save one near-death patient in favor of helping another who was also critically injured. As voir dire begins, they look to select jurors who can consider the idea that their client made the best decision possible amidst an impossible situation.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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Law of the Jungle
star
7.70
430 votes

#4 - Law of the Jungle

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/26/2021

Bull is hired to help a woman determined to go against legal advice when she insists on pleading guilty to the murder of a wealthy philanthropist who preyed on her as a teenager.

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Truth and Reconciliation (1)
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7.68
436 votes

#5 - Truth and Reconciliation (1)

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/12/2021

The origin story of TAC is revealed through flashbacks when Bull tries to get a new trial for the wrongly convicted prisoner who inspired him to work in trial science 12 years earlier.

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The Head of the Goat
star
7.67
458 votes

#6 - The Head of the Goat

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/25/2021

Bull and Benny mount a difficult federal trial defense for a young mother accused of aiding and abetting her extremist husband in an act of domestic terrorism. When the controversial case makes news, Benny’s commitment to TAC complicates his burgeoning political career.

Directors: Mike Smith
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The Great Divide
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7.64
482 votes

#7 - The Great Divide

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2020

The TAC team experiences a conflict of interest in court when Benny represents the plaintiff and Chunk represents the defendant in the same civil suit, where a mother sues a young artist she deems responsible for her daughter’s death.

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Cloak and Beaker
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7.63
464 votes

#8 - Cloak and Beaker

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/8/2021

Bull heads to federal court for a client accused of stealing his own scientific research from the company he works for, a corporation he says buried his ground-breaking work because selling medication is more profitable than curing diseases

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Prison Break
star
7.62
486 votes

#9 - Prison Break

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2020

Bull assists Chunk as he represents a convict from his law school’s legal aid clinic, a woman accused of killing a guard while trying to escape during a prison transport. While the prosecution alleges the woman shot the guard as she tried to flee, Chunk argues that she is being falsely accused by a guard who attempted to sexually assault her during the transport.

Directors: Eric Stoltz
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Snatchback
star
7.62
398 votes

#10 - Snatchback

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/10/2021

Bull aims to win over a federal jury without the use of hard evidence when TAC represents Hank Alston, a child recovery agent charged with fraud for not having documented proof of his covert work. Izzy wants Benny to consider hitting back at his opponent in the District Attorney race when the other candidate engages in mudslinging before an important debate.

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Evidence to the Contrary (2)
star
7.59
429 votes

#11 - Evidence to the Contrary (2)

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/19/2021

Bull and the TAC team worry about jury bias when Bull mounts a murder trial defense for a Black Lives Matter activist who is also the son of the wrongly convicted man who inspired Bull to start his trial science company.

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Under the Influence
star
7.56
390 votes

#12 - Under the Influence

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/3/2021

Chunk does his daughter, Anna, a favor and convinces Bull to represent a teenager on trial robbery, a defendant who faces an uphill battle in court when he refuses to name his accomplice. Also, Chunk is suspicious of Anna’s older boyfriend who’s a writer with the financial resources to pay the legal fees for TAC’s teen client, and Taylor’s forced to lean on her ex-husband’s girlfriend as childcare for her son when the trial has her working around the clock.

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The Boy Who Cried Murder
star
7.55
436 votes

#13 - The Boy Who Cried Murder

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2021

Izzy asks Bull to petition the court to have her best friend’s body exhumed when the woman’s son alleges she was murdered, despite her death already ruled accidental.

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Fallen Idols
star
7.46
471 votes

#14 - Fallen Idols

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/4/2021

Bull worries he can't convince a jury his religious leader client didn't kill his wife when a major secret the pastor is hiding about the marriage is revealed, damaging his credibility in court

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The Bad Client
star
7.44
432 votes

#15 - The Bad Client

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/22/2021

Bull uses the First Amendment's freedom of speech to defend a controversial news commentator blamed for a man's suicide after she accused him on air of murder.

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My Corona
star
7.14
516 votes

#16 - My Corona

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2020

Bull and the TAC team struggle to adjust to a virtual court system as they weather the New York City shutdown due to the coronavirus.

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