Barnaby Jones season 5

This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Barnaby Jones.

Barnaby Jones
Season 5
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 7, 1976 (1976-10-07) – May 19, 1977 (1977-05-19)
Season chronology

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST).

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
86	1	"Blood Vengeance"	Walter Grauman	Dick Nelson	October 7, 1976 (1976-10-07)
Barnaby sets out to avenge his cousin's murder.
87	2	"Deadline for Dying"	Walter Grauman	Robert W. Lenski	October 14, 1976 (1976-10-14)
A journalist's investigation of a land scandal ends in murder and blackmail.
88	3	"Sins of Thy Father"	Walter Grauman	Gerald Sanford	October 21, 1976 (1976-10-21)
A pilot's body, slashed by a propeller, is found on an airship.
89	4	"The Fatal Dive"	Walter Grauman	Paul Robert Coyle	October 28, 1976 (1976-10-28)
Treasure hunters falsify the facts of a diver's death to prevent anyone from meddling in their quest.
90	5	"Final Ransom"	Mel Damski	Mann Rubin	November 11, 1976 (1976-11-11)
A man returns from prison and learns that his partner in a ten-year-old kidnapping never gave back the abducted child.
91	6	"Band of Evil"	Walter Grauman	Robert W. Lenski	November 18, 1976 (1976-11-18)
Barnaby and J.R. help a cowgirl look for a missing broncobuster, unaware that he's already been murdered.
92	7	"Voice in the Night"	Leslie H. Martinson	Robert Sherman	December 2, 1976 (1976-12-02)
A woman who allegedly killed herself a year ago is now the unlikely suspect in a series of murders.
93	8	"The Bounty Hunter"	Alf Kjellin	William Keys	December 16, 1976 (1976-12-16)
Barnaby must beat a bounty hunter to an escaped convict who can vindicate a prison trustee charged with murder.
94	9	"Renegade's Child"	Harry Falk	Larry Alexander	December 23, 1976 (1976-12-23)
Barnaby's search for a 6-year-old boy leads him to the boy's father - a vagrant who deals in illegal arms.
95	10	"Fraternity of Thieves"	Mel Damski	Gerald Sanford	December 30, 1976 (1976-12-30)
A pair of amateur thieves attempt to cover up the death of their cohort during a holdup - at the risk of the diamonds they've stolen.
96	11	"Sister of Death"	Michael Caffey	Bethel Leslie & Gerry Day	January 6, 1977 (1977-01-06)
A nun is accused of taking her terminally ill sister off life support.
97	12	"The Deadly Charade"	Michael Caffey	Calvin Clements, Jr.	January 13, 1977 (1977-01-13)
Betty falls for a playboy who's planning a murder to gain an inheritance.
98	13	"Testament of Power"	Alf Kjellin	Stanley Roberts	January 20, 1977 (1977-01-20)
The executors of a millionaire's estate attempt to get rid of a new will putting them out of their jobs.
99	14	"Copy-Cat Killing"	Leslie H. Martinson	Larry Forrester	January 27, 1977 (1977-01-27)
A husband kills his wife's lover.
100	15	"A Simple Case of Terror"	Michael Caffey	Calvin Clements, Jr.	February 3, 1977 (1977-02-03)
A man is tricked into thinking he committed a murder, but the real killer is his own friend who smuggles diamonds.
101	16	"The Marathon Murders"	Walter Grauman	Worley Thorne	February 17, 1977 (1977-02-17)
Barnaby probes the death of a heavily-insured man that is believed to be an accident.
102	17	"Duet for Dying"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanford	February 24, 1977 (1977-02-24)
A pair of amateur singers commit larceny and murder in an attempt to finance a record.
103	18	"Circle of Treachery"	Walter Grauman	Robert Sherman	March 3, 1977 (1977-03-03)
After a pair of incompetent US Marshalls allow a sole witness to escape protective custody, a thief awaiting trial has his accomplice put out a contract on the witness to the crime.
104	19	"Anatomy of Fear"	Walter Grauman	Gerald Sanford	March 17, 1977 (1977-03-17)
A rapist threatens to get more violent with Betty's friend if she tells the police.
105	20	"The Killer on Campus"	Leo Penn	Dick Nelson	March 24, 1977 (1977-03-24)
Barnaby probes the supposed suicide of a college professor who had been the victim of his student's pranks.
106	21	"The Deadly Valentine"	Walter Grauman	Mann Rubin	March 31, 1977 (1977-03-31)
A murderer is sending valentines to his victims before killing them - and Betty may be the next target.
107	22	"Duet for Danger"	Leslie H. Martinson	Gerald Sanford	May 5, 1977 (1977-05-05)
The two amateur singers that Barnaby put in jail escape and head for Nashville.
108	23	"The Inside Man"	Guerdon Trueblood	Paul Robert Coyle	May 12, 1977 (1977-05-12)
An aspiring robber is declared a hero for facing his double-crossing partner.
109	24	"Run Away to Terror"	Kenneth Gilbert	Gerald Sanford	May 19, 1977 (1977-05-19)
A runaway thinks she committed a murder.