Season 5 poster

Season 5

26 episodes September 30, 1996

Season 5 of Deep Space Nine begins the Dominion War arc that will dominate the rest of the show. The Federation and its allies face a new enemy in the form of the Cardassian-Dominion alliance, which threatens to conquer the Alpha Quadrant.

Episodes

1 Apocalypse Rising Sep 30, 1996 No ratings 2 The Ship Oct 7, 1996 No ratings 3 Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places Oct 14, 1996 No ratings 4 Nor the Battle to the Strong Oct 21, 1996 No ratings 5 The Assignment Oct 28, 1996 No ratings 6 Trials and Tribble-ations Nov 4, 1996 No ratings 7 Let He Who Is Without Sin... Nov 11, 1996 No ratings 8 Things Past Nov 18, 1996 No ratings 9 The Ascent Nov 25, 1996 No ratings 10 Rapture Dec 30, 1996 No ratings 11 The Darkness and the Light Jan 6, 1997 No ratings 12 The Begotten Jan 27, 1997 No ratings 13 For the Uniform Feb 3, 1997 No ratings 14 In Purgatory's Shadow (1) Feb 10, 1997 No ratings 15 By Inferno's Light (2) Feb 17, 1997 No ratings 16 Doctor Bashir, I Presume? Feb 24, 1997 No ratings 17 A Simple Investigation Mar 31, 1997 No ratings 18 Business As Usual Apr 7, 1997 No ratings 19 Ties of Blood and Water Apr 14, 1997 No ratings 20 Ferengi Love Songs Apr 21, 1997 No ratings 21 Soldiers of the Empire Apr 28, 1997 No ratings 22 Children of Time May 5, 1997 No ratings 23 Blaze of Glory May 12, 1997 No ratings 24 Empok Nor May 19, 1997 No ratings 25 In the Cards Jun 9, 1997 No ratings 26 Call to Arms Jun 16, 1997 No ratings