The BEST episodes of The Dead Zone season 5

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

Johnny had the perfect life until he was in coma for six years. When he awoke, he found his fiancee married to another man. His son doesn't know him. Everything's changed, including Johnny. With one touch, he can see things.

Last Updated: 2/21/2025Network: USA NetworkStatus: Ended
Vortex
star
7.32
223 votes

#1 - Vortex

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/6/2006

To save a child, Johnny infiltrates a compound belonging to a cult, but soon finds that the place is loaded with explosives and must stop a confrontation between the cult leader and the FBI before the entire place goes up.

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Into the Heart of Darkness
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7.27
249 votes

#2 - Into the Heart of Darkness

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/20/2006

The Collector returns, seeking his revenge on Johnny. Now Johnny must race against time to save a newly pregnant Sara from his grasp.

Directors: James Head
Writer: James Morris
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Forbidden Fruit
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7.26
256 votes

#3 - Forbidden Fruit

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2006

Johnny vows to find a way to stop Miranda from marrying Greg Stillson...before she ends up being killed. Meanwhile the mysterious Janus further insinuates himself into Stillson's and Purdy's lives.

Directors: Shawn Piller
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Panic
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7.23
253 votes

#4 - Panic

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/2006

Johnny is trapped in his house with J.J. and another neighborhood teen by vicious killers, and discovers a family secret while trying to keep one step ahead of the intruders.

Directors: Kevin Speckmaier
Writer: Adam Targum
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Independence Day
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7.20
220 votes

#5 - Independence Day

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/25/2006

Johnny has a vision of a dead Bruce in a multi-car accident on the highway, but finds that his every effort to stop it only makes things worse.

Directors: Chris Bruno
Writer: Adam Targum
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The Inside Man
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7.20
219 votes

#6 - The Inside Man

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2006

Johnny ends up taking the place of the inside man in a museum robbery to stop the crime and prevent several deaths, but soon finds he may have to help them escape to prevent innocent people from being killed.

Directors: Michael Robison
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Revelations
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7.18
247 votes

#7 - Revelations

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/13/2006

A woman claiming to be Purdy's lost-long daughter arrives in Cleaves Mills. Johnny has a vision of the woman causing harm to Purdy, who ignores Johnny's warning. While investigating the woman, Johnny learns of Purdy's secret past.

Directors: John L. Adams
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The Hunting Party
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7.17
225 votes

#8 - The Hunting Party

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/27/2006

Johnny tries to thwart the assassination of the Vice President and protect the man that Janus' secret conspiracy has set up to take the blame, but it soon becomes clear that Janus has his own plans to assure Stillson's ascension to the White House.

Directors: Kevin Speckmaier
Writer: Adam Targum
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Articles of Faith
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7.17
251 votes

#9 - Articles of Faith

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2006

Johnny helps in the investigation of a hate-crime commited by the son of a neo-Nazi, but soon has reason to believe the boy's confession may be false.

Directors: Michael Robison
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Lotto Fever
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7.14
248 votes

#10 - Lotto Fever

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/23/2006

Johnny must deal with an angry man who got winning Lotto tickets from Johnny after meeting him... but is now frustrated with all the problems the money brought with it.

Directors: Michael Robison
Writer: Daniel Truly
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Symmetry
star
7.13
250 votes

#11 - Symmetry

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/2006

After Johnny is attacked, he begins to experience visions of his attacker's life and the life of one of the attacker's victims.

Directors: Rachel Talalay
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