Season guide
Barnaby Jones: Season 5
24 episodes
Premiered Oct 7, 1976
Previously on Barnaby Jones
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Barnaby Jones Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 5 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S5·E18
Core
Circle of Treachery
Mar 3, 1977
Barnaby and J.R. try to protect a man who is on the run from gangsters who want to kill him before he can testify against them. But a femme fatal gets close to unsuspecting J.R. in