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Married to Medicine: Season 5

18 episodes Premiered Nov 4, 2017 Updated Sep 18, 2026
Previously on Married to Medicine

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Married to Medicine Season 4.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (14): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

Waiting to Exhale

Nov 5, 2017 · 43 min

The news of Curtis’s infidelity sends shockwaves through the group, forcing the husbands and the wives to choose sides. Eugene takes on extra shifts to pay back the IRS, leaving To

S5·E2 Core

Hot Off the Press

Nov 10, 2017 · 43 min

Jackie tries to quietly process Curtis’ infidelity, and scandal hits again when an article exposes more details of the affair. Quad focuses on launching a new career, while Heavenl

S5·E3 Core

Let's All Throw a Fit-Ni

Nov 17, 2017 · 43 min

Needing distraction from scandal, Jackie throws a FITNI field day event. New to the group, Dr. Contessa struggles to find the balance between work and family. All of the ladies sho

S5·E4 Core

Black Girl Magic or Black Girl Tragic?

Dec 1, 2017 · 43 min

To mend their ailing relationship, Quad plans a night of ‘Romance On The Table’ but Dr. G. kills the vibe when he says the wrong thing. Simone confronts Cecil about being a two-fac

S5·E5 Core

Guess Who's Coming to Nola?

Dec 8, 2017 · 43 min

The ladies continue their Black Girl Magic trip in the Big Easy. On a swamp tour, Contessa is more concerned with Heavenly snapping back at her than any ‘gator. Back in Atlanta the

S5·E6 Core

That Voodoo That You Do So Well

Dec 15, 2017 · 43 min

On their last day in New Orleans, the ladies try to salvage the Black Girl Magic experience despite Mariah's return. Simone plans a cultural surprise for the ladies but it hits a s

S5·E7 Core

Mama Drama

Dec 22, 2017 · 43 min

Quad, still reeling from her fight with Dr. G, faces some hard choices about the future of her marriage. Toya's mother comes to town and gives her daughter perspective on maintaini

S5·E8 Core

Fly Girls & Low Riders

Jan 5, 2018 · 43 min

Jackie comes face to face with Curtis for the first time since his infidelity. Simone sees a patient with unique circumstances. In an effort to make up for Ms. Renee’s behavior at 

S5·E9 Core

Breakdown or Breakthrough

Jan 12, 2018 · 43 min

The 90's pool party continues with a bang. Contessa struggles balancing work life and family after Ms. Reneé sudden departure. Jackie and Curtis continue their courting with a 2nd

S5·E10 Core

Invitations and Revelations

Jan 19, 2018 · 43 min

Jackie meets Curtis for the first time in public, and he gives her a surprise invitation. Maintaining a good work/life balance becomes too much for Contessa as she and Scott try to

S5·E11 Core

The Heavenlywed Game

Jan 26, 2018 · 43 min

Still reeling from drama at the app party, Mariah must decide if she wants to accept an offer from Heavenly. Jackie is stunned when Curtis ambushes her on the way to Barbados, and

S5·E12 Core

Island Fever

Feb 2, 2018 · 43 min

Heavenly takes Damon on an emotional journey, leading to revelations from his past. All the couples get an eye-opening group sex therapy session, where Jackie must come face to fac

S5·E13 Core

Circle of Truth

Feb 16, 2018 · 43 min

After a turbulent yacht expedition, Heavenly puts all her energy into leading Couples Therapy. But when she refuses to share any of her own problems and asks questions that push ev

S5·E14 Core

D.N.A. D-Day

Feb 23, 2018 · 43 min

Home from Barbados, Heavenly decides to throw a DNA reveal party to make up for her failed couple’s therapy. Jackie lets Curtis move back into the house, but with a surprise stipul

S5·E15 Core

In the Black

Mar 2, 2018 · 43 min

Toya and Eugene celebrate paying off their tax debt by throwing an In the Black Party. Simone and Cecil send their eldest son Miles off to college. Jackie and Curtis go through som

S5·E16 Mytharc

Reunion (1)

Mar 9, 2018 · 43 min

Host Andy Cohen reflects on some of the seasons biggest moments as the ladies of medicine come together in part one of the explosive three-part Married to Medicine Reunion. Toya is

S5·E17 Mytharc

Reunion (2)

Mar 16, 2018 · 43 min

The reunion continues as Andy welcomes the husbands to tell their side of the story. Cecil explains himself and makes surprising claims about another woman; Eugene defends himself

S5·E18 Mytharc

Reunion (3)

Mar 23, 2018 · 43 min

The reunion concludes in part three, as the group deals with the fallout from Greg's scandalous revelation. Seeing another marriage falling apart, the group rallies around Simone a

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