The BEST episodes of Nashville (2012) season 5
Every episode of Nashville (2012) season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Nashville (2012) season 5!
The lives and tragedies of rising and fading country music stars in Nashville, Tennessee.
#1 - Speed Trap Town
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/27/2017
Gunnar visits his hometown and faces the ghosts of his past. Maddie and Juliette are nominated for the same music award. Deacon helps Jessie record. Scarlett learns self-defense.
#2 - The Wayfaring Stranger
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/15/2016
Rayna and Deacon face a new normal. The shocking news about Juliette creates a wave of emotions throughout Nashville. Rayna sets off on a journey of discovery.
#3 - Back in the Saddle Again
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2017
Deacon helps Daphne with a school project, but Daphne feels unmotivated. Juliette gives Maddie unsolicited advice about a song. Scarlett and Gunnar receive news about the baby.
#4 - Farther On
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/3/2017
Maddie shoots a mascara commercial but takes issue with the direction. Deacon gets invited to play the Opry, but hesitates. Avery and Gunnar embrace life on the road.
#5 - You Can't Lose Me
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/20/2017
Juliette takes great pains to keep Maddie from learning the truth. Deacon considers a new artist for Highway 65. Scarlett's pregnancy faces complications. Gunnar searches for the mugger.
#6 - The Night Before (Life Goes On)
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/13/2017
Juliette's injuries continue to plague her. Avery gets a taste of independence. Scarlett and Gunnar shoot a national commercial. Deacon plays a benefit for charity.
#7 - Reasons to Quit
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/10/2017
With Deacon and the artists of Highway 65 taking a stand, Zach sends a message. Maddie and Juliette's conflict comes to a head. Daphne goes to a pool party. Gunnar returns from Avery's tour.
#8 - Ghost in This House
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/6/2017
Scarlett confronts the journalist Mackenzie Rhodes face-to-face. Will shoots a commercial. Deacon feels pressure from the outside to move on from Rayna.
#9 - Fire and Rain
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/9/2017
Juliette helps Maddie navigate the wave of attention she receives after her performance at the CMT Music Awards. Zach demands the masters from Rayna and Deacon's unfinished album.
#10 - If Tomorrow Never Comes
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/23/2017
After her life-changing experience, Rayna scrambles to write one more song for the concept album with Deacon; Juliette's leg starts to hurt inexplicably; Gunnar fights for Scarlett.
#11 - Stand Beside Me
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/16/2017
Rayna and Deacon take precautions as Hockney tests the limits of the restraining order; Juliette asks the church choir to work with her on an album; Scarlett finds herself drawn to Damien.
#12 - Hurricane
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/9/2017
Rayna and Deacon struggle to write their album. Maddie and Daphne create a disturbance at home. Damien apologizes to Scarlett. Scarlett and Gunnar question their relationship.
#13 - A Little Bit Stronger
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/2/2017
Rayna and Deacon beef up their home security after Rayna's encounter with Carl Hockney. Juliette draws closer to her guardian angel, Hallie. Avery leaps back into performing.
#14 - Love Hurts
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/26/2017
The Exes make a music video. Scarlett and the director, Damien George, fight over their differences. Clay and Maddie’s relationship builds. Clay shows Maddie a different part of town.
#15 - Leap of Faith
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/19/2017
Rayna receives a stunning offer from Zach Welles. Juliette seeks advanced treatment. Will and Kevin look for an apartment together.
#16 - Let's Put It Back Together Again
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2017
Maddie starts an internship at a recording studio and meets a street musician. Avery struggles while producing a young Internet sensation. Juliette meets her guardian angel.
#17 - Back in Baby's Arms
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2017
Rayna approaches Deacon about making a concept album together. Scarlett can't trust Gunnar. Juliette seeks out her guardian angel.
#18 - I'll Fly Away
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/2/2017
A legal dispute threatens to break apart the family. Juliette demands to perform at the CMT Music Awards. Will and Zach are drawn closer together.
#19 - 'Til I Can Make It on My Own
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/8/2017
Juliette suffers a bout of anxiety about her upcoming first major performance after the plane crash. Bucky and Zach at odds.
#20 - (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/15/2017
Maddie and Clay get pulled over by a police officer. Juliette searches for a hit to relaunch her career. Damien George returns to Nashville with a grand plan for Scarlett.
#21 - A Change Would Do You Good
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/22/2017
A huge fallout results from the video of Maddie and the police officer. Deacon and Avery fall in love with Hallie's special sound. Zach continues to exert his influence on Highway 65.
#22 - Not Ready to Make Nice
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/29/2017
Juliette has it out with Avery over Hallie's sound. Maddie learns the truth about the origins of the bullying on social media. Scarlett's pregnancy brings with it unexpected attention.