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The Best Episodes of What on Earth? Season 5

Every episode of What on Earth? Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of What on Earth? Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 1 - CIA Killer Monks
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #1 - CIA Killer Monks

    S5:E1

    Something strange in the Himalayas could be evidence of a top-secret CIA program to turn monks into killer agents; cutting-edge science helps experts investigate the truth behind the mysterious anomaly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 2 - Monsters at Fort Madness
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Monsters at Fort Madness

    S5:E2

    Alien monoliths haunt the coast of England; an obliterated jungle points to an brutal narco gold rush; evidence of a strange blood-red creature emerging from the deep.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 3 - Satan in Siberia
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Satan in Siberia

    S5:E3

    A satanic symbol that points to an army of the dead in Siberia; a massive stone giant in a remote desert; evidence of a Russian doomsday device right on America's doorstep; cutting-edge technology helps experts answer sinister mysteries from space.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 4 - Curse of the Ice Zombies
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Curse of the Ice Zombies

    S5:E4

    Zombie reindeer haunting the mountains of Norway. Strange circles in the sand by a secret US military base. A gigantic streak in the Arctic pointing towards alien life. Cutting-edge technology helps experts answer these sinister mysteries from space.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 5 - Ghost Fleet of Cannibal Bay
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Ghost Fleet of Cannibal Bay

    S5:E5

    A fleet of sunken ships that point to ghosts, cannibals, and bloodshed in early America; strange arctic holes that NASA can't explain; near Area 51, mysterious alien structures straight out of Star Wars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 6 - Finding Jack the Ripper
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Finding Jack the Ripper

    S5:E6

    New discoveries from space give experts new clues in the hunt for Jack the Ripper; a strange object crash-lands in Antarctica, experts speculate it could be an alien visitor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 7 - Mystery of the Desert Shipwrecks
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Mystery of the Desert Shipwrecks

    S5:E7

    Hundreds of shipwrecks in the middle of a desert in Africa. A ghost town where hundreds of its inhabitants have mysteriously died. Something strange in North Korea. Cutting-edge tech helps experts answer these sinister mysteries from space.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 8 - Blood in the Garden of Eden
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Blood in the Garden of Eden

    S5:E8

    A site that could be the Garden of Eden hides a deadly secret; when a gateway to hell suddenly opens, experts investigate where it leads; a mysterious shipwreck could be an infamous Soviet KGB pirate ship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 9 - Phantoms in the Chamber of Secrets
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Phantoms in the Chamber of Secrets

    S5:E9

    Evidence of a mysterious 5,000-year-old structure suddenly appears in Ireland. A top-secret machine that can see back in time. A satanic pentagram in the snow that points to witchcraft in the New World.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. What on Earth? Season 5 Episode 10 - Cannibal Death Pit
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Cannibal Death Pit

    S5:E10

    A strange circular forest next to a notorious cannibal site. When an eerie crater is spotted in Siberia, experts uncover if it could be evidence of Nikola Tesla's doomsday device. Cutting-edge tech helps experts answer these sinister mysteries from space.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"CIA Killer Monks" is the best rated episode of "What on Earth?" season 5. It scored 7.4/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/2019. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Monsters at Fort Madness".