The BEST episodes of Day 5

Every episode of Day 5 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Day 5!

A fatal sleep epidemic has wiped out most of the human race, After a fortuitous drug bender saves his life, addict Jake ventures out into the quiet streets...unaware that most of the world has already died in their beds. Now, battling sleepless fatigue and encroaching delirium, Jake teams with a scrappy teenager, overnight doctor and red-eye pilot to search for answers, and just maybe find a way to sleep again. Set in a world of insomniacs, late-shift workers and roving psychotics, the survivors must fight to stay awake in a post-apocalyptic world of survival and redemption.

Last Updated: 4/25/2024Network: Rooster TeethStatus: Ended
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Dawn
star
8.16
77 votes

#1 - Dawn

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/24/2017

The morning comes with revelations and consequences.

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Apnea
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7.82
78 votes

#2 - Apnea

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2017

Forces converge on the Oasis and the battle for the sleep zone begins.

Directors: Josh Flanagan
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Oasis
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7.64
76 votes

#3 - Oasis

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2017

The team hunts for Gabbi -- and any chance to track down the Safe Sleep Zone -- as Aidan and a new ally attempt to enter the Sandman’s Oasis.

Directors: Max Nichols
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Wide Awake
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7.63
114 votes

#4 - Wide Awake

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/31/2016

In the season finale, alliances at Dr. Abrams' facility are pushed to a breaking point, and Ellis' group puts their theory to the ultimate test.

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Parasomnia
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7.61
75 votes

#5 - Parasomnia

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2017

As the fractured teams close in on the camp, a chance encounter pushes one hero to the breaking point. Aidan’s actions at the Oasis have unexpected consequences.

Directors: Aaron Marquis
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Cognitive Dissonance
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7.60
177 votes

#6 - Cognitive Dissonance

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/26/2016

Ellis's plan hits a snag, just in time for some sleepless delirium to settle in.

Directors: Josh Flanagan
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Sweet Dreams
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7.54
122 votes

#7 - Sweet Dreams

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/17/2016

New clues converge in Dallas, while Ally attempts a dangerous reunion in Austin.

Directors: Chris Demarais
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Night Terrors
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7.52
134 votes

#8 - Night Terrors

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/3/2016

As Ellis heads for Dallas, Jake, Sam and Ally are diverted by a new kind of foe.

Directors: Mark Bristol
Writer: Mark Bristol
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Sleepwalkers
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7.52
81 votes

#9 - Sleepwalkers

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/2017

The team pursues the Oasis through the desert, as Aidan navigates the politics of the camp. Meredith finds an unlikely ally in her new assignment.

Directors: Chris Demarais
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Circadian Rhythms
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7.50
80 votes

#10 - Circadian Rhythms

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2017

Tensions flare and complications arise on the flight to Nevada. Aidan attempts to meet the Sandman himself.

Manifest Destiny
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7.49
92 votes

#11 - Manifest Destiny

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2017

Jake, Sam, and Ally search for Ellis as a broader threat unfolds… and rumors of a way to finally sleep again.

Directors: Josh Flanagan
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Lucid
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7.47
85 votes

#12 - Lucid

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2017

As Aidan and Paula explore the camp, Jake and company battle a new threat, with an inventive method for staying awake.

Directors: Aaron Marquis
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Beacons in the Dark
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7.32
117 votes

#13 - Beacons in the Dark

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/24/2016

Lex unveils her research to Ally; Ellis investigates a mysterious signal.

Directors: Aaron Marquis
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Waking Nightmare
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7.22
208 votes

#14 - Waking Nightmare

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/19/2016

After an extended drug bender, addict Jake ventures out into the quiet streets to discover he's actually missed a terrifying global phenomenon.

Directors: Josh Flanagan
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