Teen Mom OG: Season 5
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 Teen Mom OG 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.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Back and Better Than Ever
Mar 23, 2015
Cate and Tyler find out they are pregnant so Cate wants to get married. Maci struggles co-parenting with Ryan. Amber falls for Gary’s flirting, but is crushed when he goes on a fam
Back to School
Mar 30, 2015
Cate and Tyler plan a party to reveal the gender of their baby. Maci struggles with the fact that Bentley is starting kindergarten. Gary invites Amber to be a part of Leah's first
Old Wounds
Apr 6, 2015
Tyler posts a video of Carly on their fan page which upsets Brandon and Teresa. Maci continues struggling to communicate with Ryan about co-parenting. Amber is extremely hurt by Ga
New Kids on the Block
Apr 13, 2015
Cate finds out Brandon and Teresa want to discuss adoption issues with them. Maci reveals that she and Taylor are expecting a baby. Amber is shocked to find out that Gary is having
Surprise Surprise
Apr 20, 2015
Cate and Tyler meet with Brandon and Teresa. Maci tells Ryan and his family she’s having a baby with Taylor. Amber confronts Gary about his flirting. Farrah is hurt after not bring
The F Bomb
Cate finds out she has gestational diabetes. Farrah struggles with her mom's visit. Amber reveals her relationship with her boyfriend and Maci quits the show when she finds out Far
First Time for Everything
May 4, 2015
Maci surprises the crew with her return to the series but has some conditions regarding Bentley. Catelynn and Tyler struggle with being first time parents. Farrah introduces Simon
Mom vs. Mom
May 11, 2015
Amber, Farrah, Maci and Cate come together in New York to do press for the show. The tension between Farrah and the rest of the girls comes to a head when Farrah discovers that Mac
Boiling Point
May 18, 2015
Tyler puts pressure on Cate to lose her pregnancy weight. Things boil over between Amber and Matt in Vegas. Maci worries about Bentley’s safety while in Ryan’s care and Debra attem
Let's Face It
May 25, 2015
Amber’s family questions Matt’s intentions when his past is revealed. Catelynn leaves Nova under April’s care. Maci and Taylor find their dream home. Simon meets Sophia and Farrah
Why Can't We Just Get Along
Jan 4, 2016
Farrah realizes her relationship with Simon is over. Amber asks Gary for joint custody while Maci invites Ryan to hang out. Tyler's dad Butch is released from prison and meets Nov
Playing For Keeps
Jan 4, 2016
Farrah asks her mom to watch Sophia for a month, Amber is blindsided when Leah doesn't want to see her and Maci doesn't want Bentley going over to Ryan's parents house every weeken
Party Down
Jan 11, 2016
Farrah gets kicked out of a Hampton's White Party. Amber struggles with Gary's new visitation schedule for Leah. Catelynn and Tyler have their bachelorette/bachelor parties while M
Never Say Goodbye
Jan 19, 2016
Farrah struggles with taking Sophia to visit Derek's family. Ryan is annoyed that Maci has all the control over Bentley. Catelynn deals with anxiety when Nova meets Carly.
The Big Day
Jan 25, 2016
Catelynn and Tyler finally say 'I do'! Maci and Taylor buy an online t-shirt business while Amber and Matt decide to flip houses. Farrah and Debra argue when Farrah lets her know s
Skeletons in the Closet
Feb 1, 2016
Farrah leaves for a month long business trip and has a last minute change of heart on who can watch Sophia while she is away. Maci and Ryan celebrate Bentleys 7th birthday together
Forgive & Forget
Feb 8, 2016
Farah returns from her business trip and shares a life changing decision with her parents. Maci and Ryan celebrate Halloween as a family while Catelynn and Tyler go to Hawaii for t
Honeymoon Is Over
Feb 15, 2016
Simon comes back into Farrah’s life and Catelynn and Tyler are concerned when Butch starts dating. Maci is overwhelmed with life and needs Taylor to step it up and Amber wants to t
Taking Chances
Feb 21, 2016
Farrah and Simon decide to take their relationship to the next level. Maci is annoyed she does all the work for Taylor’s t-shirt business while Ryan plans a big move. Cate learns s
Walk Away
Feb 21, 2016
Maci is shocked that Ryan is stepping up as a father while Cate and Tyler celebrate Nova’s first birthday but Butch and April have to be separated. Amber and Gary work out their cu