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The Best Episodes of Catfish: The TV Show Season 5

Every episode of Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Catfish: The TV Show Season 5!

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Nev and his co-hosts -- from Max to Kamie to celebrity guests -- help people in dubious online relationships track down their baes IRL so they can sort out what's fact and what's fiction.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 1 - Dejay, Malik & Josiah
    6.6/10(49 votes)

    #1 - Dejay, Malik & Josiah

    S5:E1

    Nev and Max get two catfishes for the price of one when they discover that Dejay and Malik are being played by the same guy. Sparks fly as they discover just how explosive a love triangle can be.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 2 - Jeanette & Derick
    6.6/10(46 votes)

    #2 - Jeanette & Derick

    S5:E2

    A concerned daughter asks for help when her mother begins contemplating marriage to a man she met online.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 3 - Leuh & Justin
    6.5/10(46 votes)

    #3 - Leuh & Justin

    S5:E3

    After two failed attempts to meet up with a surfer, a woman wants to find out if he is actually the man of her dreams.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 4 - Brandon & McKenna
    5.5/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Brandon & McKenna

    S5:E4

    Karrueche Tran helps track down the truth when Brandon wonders whether his online love is real.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 5 - Jaylin & Ja’la
    6.5/10(41 votes)

    #5 - Jaylin & Ja’la

    S5:E5

    Jaylin is prepared to sacrifice a lifelong friendship and promising videogame career to be with a woman he’s never even spoken to on the phone. Nev and Max help him discover that sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 6 - Michael & Chanelle
    6.5/10(42 votes)

    #6 - Michael & Chanelle

    S5:E6

    Michael felt he had no time for a relationship, but love appeared in a DM. Chanelle is the light he’s needed in his life, but out of the blue she's disappeared, leaving only Nev and Max to help him find his missing love.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 7 - Ray & Lexi
    6.0/10(41 votes)

    #7 - Ray & Lexi

    S5:E7

    Ray is determined to finally meet his online love of four years, Lexi. But after learning that Lexi’s sister has meddled in the relationship in the past, Nev and Max soon find themselves with more questions than answers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 8 - Joanna & Bo
    6.2/10(43 votes)

    #8 - Joanna & Bo

    S5:E8

    Tattoo model, Joanna, was about to meet her online love in the flesh, but a crazy night in Vegas caused the whole relationship to go sour. Now she's enlisted Nev and Max to help track down her former flame and make things right.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 9 - Tyreme & Tomorrow
    6.3/10(43 votes)

    #9 - Tyreme & Tomorrow

    S5:E9

    Tyreme met the beautiful Tomorrow online over 9 months ago. They share a deep bond and Tyreme is ready to uproot his life to be with her. Will Nev and Max be able help Tyreme finally meet his Tomorrow?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 10 - Kayla & Courtney
    6.5/10(72 votes)

    #10 - Kayla & Courtney

    S5:E10

    When Kayla was two, her father killed her mother and then later committed suicide. Years later, Kayla is sent a message from Courtney, a woman claiming to be channeling her dead father’s spirit.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 11 - Paris & Tara
    6.4/10(39 votes)

    #11 - Paris & Tara

    S5:E11

    Paris enlists Nev and Max to help her figure out who has been catfishing her for the past four years. But as the guys investigate, they make a shocking discovery that casts suspicion onto Paris herself!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 12 - Vince & Alyssa
    6.7/10(43 votes)

    #12 - Vince & Alyssa

    S5:E12

    Vince can’t seem to escape his online-ex, Alyssa, whose stalking has caused his real life girlfriend, Liz, to break up with him. Nev and Max help Vince confront Alyssa so he can try to salvage a future with Liz.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 13 - Lucas & Many
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    #13 - Lucas & Many

    S5:E13

    When Jayme learns that her online boyfriend is fake and that he is catfishing other women as well, she enlists the help of Nev and Max to stop him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 14 - Larissa & Anthony
    6.4/10(42 votes)

    #14 - Larissa & Anthony

    S5:E14

    After being catfished by her best friend from high school, Larissa turns to another online friend for support.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 15 - Spencer & Katy
    7.6/10(65 votes)

    #15 - Spencer & Katy

    S5:E15

    Spencer reveals that he has been having a relationship with a pop star, and the Catfish team sets out to find the truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 16 - Candic & Titus
    7.1/10(53 votes)

    #16 - Candic & Titus

    S5:E16

    After months of intimate text exchanges with a man she met online, named Titus, Candic has decided to finally stop and fess up to her husband. But before she does, she needs Nev and Max to help her find out who Titus really is!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 17 - Andrea, Alex & Andrea
    7.1/10(49 votes)

    #17 - Andrea, Alex & Andrea

    S5:E17

    Fans of popular YouTube star, Andrea Russett, summon Nev and Max to help catch a potential stalker who is impersonating Andrea's family online. The guys soon uncover a web of fake profiles much larger than they thought possible.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 18 - Catherine & Graham
    6.6/10(40 votes)

    #18 - Catherine & Graham

    S5:E18

    Long Islander Catherine has fallen deeply in love with country boy Graham from Tennessee. She's ready to uproot her life to be a country girl with him, but Nev and Max uncover that Graham's not everything he claims to be.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 19 - Luis & Sydney
    6.3/10(39 votes)

    #19 - Luis & Sydney

    S5:E19

    Luis has fallen in love with a single mom who is down on her luck and now he's ready to take their online relationship to the next level. But first, Nev and Max must help investigate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Catfish: The TV Show Season 5 Episode 20 - Andrew & Zac
    6.7/10(44 votes)

    #20 - Andrew & Zac

    S5:E20

    Andrew thought he met the perfect match on Tinder in Zac until he received a text message from a friend revealing shocking new information. As Nev and Max look into the case, they suspect Zac could be keeping a very big secret.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Dejay, Malik & Josiah" is the best rated episode of "Catfish: The TV Show" season 5. It scored 6.6/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/24/2016. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Jeanette & Derick".