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Summary Spies don't get fired; they get burned. Michael Westen receives a "burn notice" while on assignment in Nigeria. Dumped in his Miami hometown with no money or resources to his name, Michael works as a freelance spy/private investigator to fund his investigation into who burned him and why. Burn Notice is produced by FOX Television S...

  • USA
  • Jun 23, 2011
  • USA
  • Jun 23, 2011
Burn Notice
Season 5
7 Seasons
Season Premiere: Jun 23, 2011
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 34 User Ratings
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Summary Spies don't get fired; they get burned. Michael Westen receives a "burn notice" while on assignment in Nigeria. Dumped in his Miami hometown with no money or resources to his name, Michael works as a freelance spy/private investigator to fund his investigation into who burned him and why. Burn Notice is produced by FOX Television S...

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Episode 1 • Jun 23, 2011 • 43 m
Company Man
Now employed as a CIA asset, Michael travels to Caracas with Sam and Fi to find the man who burned him.
Episode 2 • Jun 30, 2011 • 43 m
Bloodlines
While the CIA assigns Michael to babysit a scientist, Jesse asks him for help in bringing a group of Yakuza human traffickers to justice.
Episode 3 • Jul 7, 2011 • 43 m
Mind Games
Fi and Sam ask Michael to take a break and let go of the past now that the people who burned him have been brought to justice, but he soon decides to help one of Nate's friends who is being harassed by a loan shark.
Episode 4 • Jul 14, 2011 • 42 m
No Good Deed
While Michael works with Max to intercept some files on a stolen tablet computer, Barry asks the gang to help his brother, who is having problems with a hacker.
Episode 5 • Jul 21, 2011 • 43 m
Square One
Michael volunteers to help the CIA find Max's killer, even though he is the prime suspect. At the same time, he helps out a former Army sniper who wants revenge on the people who nearly beat his sister to death.
Episode 6 • Jul 28, 2011 • 43 m
Enemy of My Enemy
Michael plays a heroin dealer from his past against Serbian mobsters so that he can help the agency retrieve a stolen predator drone. However, his plan threatens to put Sam in serious danger.
Episode 7 • Aug 4, 2011 • 44 m
Besieged
The gang takes on a militia group so that Michael can return a boy to his mother, while also trying to get answers out of the man hired as Michael's impostor.
Episode 8 • Aug 11, 2011 • 42 m
Hard Out
Michael goes on a CIA mission to stop a team of mercenaries in the Bahamas, while Fi is forced to turn to a shady arms dealer from her past to get information for Michael.
Episode 9 • Aug 18, 2011 • 42 m
Eye for an Eye
While Michael and Sam interrogate the war criminal who made the bomb that was supposed to kill him, Fi and Jesse help a man get revenge on his former business partner who betrayed him.
Episode 10 • Aug 25, 2011 • 44 m
Army of One
Jesse asks Michael to sabotage a team of corporate spies, not knowing that they are planning a hostage situation. Meanwhile, Sam and Fi turn to an old "friend" to help gather information about who framed Michael and killed Max.
Episode 11 • Sep 1, 2011 • 42 m
Better Halves
While Sam and Jesse get some help to get to Tavian, the assassin who framed Michael, Michael and Fi pose as a married couple for a CIA extraction assignment.
Episode 12 • Sep 8, 2011 • 43 m
Dead to Rights
After Michael gets off the hook for Max's murder, Larry returns to force Michael to help him break into the British Consulate.
Episode 13 • Nov 3, 2011 • 44 m
Damned If You Do
Anson forces Michael to kidnap a computer hacker, Oswald, to find a virus that he created that can wipe the records of a person undetected. But Anson isn't the only one after the virus.
Episode 14 • Nov 10, 2011 • 44 m
Breaking Point
While Sam and Fi do surveillance to find Anson's secret hideout, Michael poses as a gun dealer to trap the gang leader who killed one of his childhood friends and get him arrested.
Episode 15 • Nov 17, 2011 • 43 m
Necessary Evil
While Sam and Jesse try to save a weapons maker held against his will to build a missile for an African warlord, Michael and Fi discover that Madeline's new boyfriend actually working for Anson.
Episode 16 • Dec 1, 2011 • 42 m
Depth Perception
Fi and Jesse are sent to the Caribbean to transfer Anson's money to a new account. Meanwhile, Michael and Anson put aside their differences to help an old friend of Sam's, who's being targeted by a Russian spy.
Episode 17 • Dec 8, 2011 • 43 m
Acceptable Loss
While Michael turns to Vaughn to get answers about Anson, the rest of the crew helps Jesse's friend take down a diplomat dealing in blood diamonds.
Episode 18 • Dec 15, 2011 • 43 m
Fail Safe
When Anson demands that Michael burn the CIA team he's working with, Fi decides she's had enough and takes a drastic step to settle Michael's debt to Anson once and for all.
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Goldeneye7
May 24, 2012
Just writing this to counteract the lazy, illogical review below. You can say "we get it" about any television show. Oh, and apparently all humans fall into two categories: Those who go out and "have fun" in the summer, and those who watch TV. Well crafted. On topic: This season isn't as consistently good as the previous (4th), but there are shining, memorable moments that make up for the inevitable filler episodes. The reappearance of "Dead" Larry Sizemore (Tim Matheson) and the introduction of antagonist Anson (Jere Burns) are not to be missed for any Burn Notice fan.
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SEASON 5
7
Ravens1294
Jun 24, 2014
The shows gets more interesting and it gets a really good villain. The show is still entertaining as the show went along. Not the best season, but we're getting there
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SEASON 5
4
firefighterr
Feb 1, 2013
I used to really love this show and watch it almost religiously. However now that I've hit Season **** way...I'm like ugh.... It's the same thing over and over again..... They jumped the shark! Side note: Does anybody else think it was funny that for two episodes in season 1 Fiona had a terrible Irish accent and then suddenly was completely Americanized ever since.....
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SEASON 5
3
CritiqueGirl
Sep 29, 2011
Here is the problem. We get it. You were Burned. You are shooting up Miami. Fiona...blah, blah, blah. Mom. Where is your brother? BFF Sam. This review is not meant to be helpful. Just a warning to those who might want to catch reruns because you missed it during the summer because you were out having fun. I peak in now and then to see what is going on as I stopped watching. Can't get into it.
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