Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series) season 5

*Whose Line Is It Anyway?*
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Season 5
Starring	Drew Carey; Ryan Stiles; Colin Mochrie; Wayne Brady;
No. of episodes	34
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 9, 2002 –; September 5, 2003
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 4 Next →; Season 6
	List of episodes

The fifth season of the American television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? premiered on ABC on September 9, 2002, and concluded on September 5, 2003.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Greg Proops (ten episodes)
Brad Sherwood (nine episodes)
Kathy Greenwood (five episodes)
Chip Esten (five episodes)
Kathy Griffin (four episodes)
Jeff Davis (two episodes)
Whoopi Goldberg (one episode)

Episodes

The "winner(s)" of each episode – as chosen by host Drew Carey – are highlighted in italics. The winner would take his or her seat and call a sketch for Drew to perform (often with the help of the rest).

No. overall	No. in season	Performers	Special guest(s)	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers
130	1	Wayne Brady, Whoopi Goldberg, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)	511	4.6 rating^[1]
Games performed: Questions Only, Two Line Vocabulary, Props, Living Scenery, Helping Hands, Three-Headed Broadway Star
131	2	Wayne Brady, Kathy Griffin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Katie Harman	September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)	509	3.8 rating^[2]
Games performed: Hollywood Director, Song Styles, Scenes from a Hat, Living Scenery, Props
132	3	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)	406	3.6 rating^[3]
Games performed: Award Show, Party Quirks, Scenes from a Hat, Bartender, Props
133	4	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Florence Henderson	September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30)	512	3.5 rating^[4]
Games performed: Change Letter, Duet, If You Know What I Mean, Dubbing, Helping Hands
134	5	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)	425	3.4 rating^[5]
Games performed: Superheroes, Song Styles, Multiple Personalities, Funeral, Scenes from a Hat, Irish Drinking Song, Props
135	6	Wayne Brady, Kathy Greenwood, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)	433	2.8 rating^[6]
Games performed: Questions Only, Newsflash, Song Styles, Infomercial, Scenes from a Hat, Hoedown
136	7	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	October 28, 2002 (2002-10-28)	501	3.2 rating^[7]
Games performed: Make a Monster, Scenes from a Hat, Weird Newscasters, Hats/Dating Service Video, Helping Hands
137	8	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Joanie Laurer	November 15, 2002 (2002-11-15)	506	3.5 rating^[8]
Games performed: Scene to Music, Dubbing, Change Letter, Party Quirks, Irish Drinking Song, Living Scenery
138	9	Wayne Brady, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	November 29, 2002 (2002-11-29)	515	N/A
Games performed: Superheroes, Scenes from a Hat, Stand Sit Lie, Party Quirks, Show-Stopping Number, Helping Hands
139	10	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	December 6, 2002 (2002-12-06)	504	N/A
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Scene to Rap, Sound Effects (with audience members), Scenes from a Hat, World's Worst
140	11	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	December 20, 2002 (2002-12-20)	517	4.0 rating^[9]
Games performed: Questions with Wigs, Scenes from a Hat, Party Quirks, Greatest Hits, Irish Drinking Song
141	12	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Jerry Springer	January 10, 2003 (2003-01-10)	510	3.6 rating^[10]
Games performed: Hollywood Director, Newsflash, Song Styles, Daytime Talk Show, Three-Headed Broadway Star
142	13	Wayne Brady, Kathy Greenwood, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)	408	N/A
Games performed: Questions Only, Living Scenery, Film Dub, Party Quirks, Helping Hands, Hoedown
143	14	Wayne Brady, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)	513	3.8 rating^[11]
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Dubbing, Scenes from a Hat, Greatest Hits, Props
144	15	Wayne Brady, Kathy Griffin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03)	514	N/A
Games performed: Questions Only, Weird Newscasters, Irish Drinking Song, Scenes from a Hat, World's Worst
145	16	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	April 10, 2003 (2003-04-10)	518	N/A
Games performed: Backwards Scene, Duet, Weird Newscasters, Boogie Woogie Sisters, Scenes from a Hat, Hoedown
146	17	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Richard Simmons	June 20, 2003 (2003-06-20)	521	N/A
Games performed: Multiple Personalities, Newsflash, Song Styles, Living Scenery, Moving People
147	18	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	June 20, 2003 (2003-06-20)	609	N/A
Games performed: Press Conference, Infomercial, All in One Voice, Change Letter, Scenes from a Hat, If You Know What I Mean
148	19	Wayne Brady, Kathy Griffin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	David Hasselhoff	June 27, 2003 (2003-06-27)	610	N/A
Games performed: Newsflash, Song Styles, Two Line Vocabulary, Dubbing, Three-Headed Broadway Star
149	20	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	June 27, 2003 (2003-06-27)	603	N/A
Games performed: Weird Newscasters, Scenes from a Hat, Film Dub, Party Quirks, Hats/Dating Service Video, Irish Drinking Song
150	21	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Jayne Trcka	July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)	611	3.0 rating^[12]
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Song Styles, Scenes from a Hat, Party Quirks, Sportscasters
151	22	Wayne Brady, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)	607	2.8 rating^[12]
Games performed: Hollywood Director, Sound Effects (with audience members), Newsflash, Bartender, Hoedown
152	23	Wayne Brady, Kathy Greenwood, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18)	519	N/A
Games performed: Number of Words, Infomercial, Song Styles, Scenes from a Hat, Newsflash, World's Worst
153	24	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18)	316	N/A
Games performed: Superheroes, Sound Effects (with audience members), Title Sequence, If You Know What I Mean, Film Dub, Scenes from a Hat, Hoedown
154	25	Wayne Brady, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Veena and Neena Bidasha (bellydancers)	July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	502	N/A
Games performed: Superheroes, Duet, Scenes from a Hat, Living Scenery, Themed Restaurant.
155	26	Wayne Brady, Jeff Davis, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	516	N/A
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Newsflash, Scenes from a Hat, Greatest Hits, Hoedown
156	27	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)	601	N/A
Games performed: Hollywood Director, If You Know What I Mean, Whose Line, Greatest Hits, Helping Hands
157	28	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Undarma Darihu (contortionist)	August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08)	608	N/A
Games performed: Scene to Music, Scenes from a Hat, Song Styles, Change Letter, Living Scenery, Hats/Dating Service Video, Sportscasters
158	29	Wayne Brady, Kathy Griffin, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08)	606	N/A
Games performed: Press Conference, Sound Effects (with audience members), Irish Drinking Song, Party Quirks, Helping Hands, Themed Restaurant
159	30	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	Jerry Springer	August 15, 2003 (2003-08-15)	612	N/A
Games performed: Make a Monster, Dubbing, Scenes from a Hat, Greatest Hits, World's Worst
160	31	Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22)	520	N/A
Games performed: Hollywood Director, Two Line Vocabulary, Press Conference, Improbable Mission, Irish Drinking Song
161	32	Wayne Brady, Jeff Davis, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29)	426	N/A
Games performed: Weird Newscasters, Duet, Scenes from a Hat, Greatest Hits, Themed Restaurant
162	33	Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)	605	N/A
Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Hats/Dating Service Video, Fashion Models, Scenes from a Hat, Newsflash, Hoedown
163	34	Wayne Brady, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles	none	September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)	604	N/A
Games performed: Hollywood Director, Improbable Mission, Scenes from a Hat, Greatest Hits, Props

References

^ "HBO draws record ratings for premiere of 'The Sopranos'". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "ABC network gets rare first place ratings win". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "CBS wins first week in TV ratings race". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "CBS, the WB doing well in prime-time television ratings". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "CBS tops networks in ratings". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2002-10-17. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "Fox trying to move on from low-rated World Series". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "CBS, NBC in close race as November sweeps begin". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "NBC wins Nielsen week, but ABC shows some signs of life". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ ""Survivor" finale leads CBS to easy victory in the ratings". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "Reality shows post high ratings". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "Fox has one of its best TV ratings week in years". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ ^a ^b "Fox network hits a homer with All-Star Game". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

External links

[1] "HBO draws record ratings for premiere of 'The Sopranos'". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[2] "ABC network gets rare first place ratings win". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[3] "CBS wins first week in TV ratings race". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[4] "CBS, the WB doing well in prime-time television ratings". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[5] "CBS tops networks in ratings". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2002-10-17. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[6] "Fox trying to move on from low-rated World Series". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[7] "CBS, NBC in close race as November sweeps begin". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[8] "NBC wins Nielsen week, but ABC shows some signs of life". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[9] ""Survivor" finale leads CBS to easy victory in the ratings". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[10] "Reality shows post high ratings". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[11] "Fox has one of its best TV ratings week in years". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[Nielsen_ratings_July_11,_2003-12] "Fox network hits a homer with All-Star Game". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Season 5
Starring	Drew Carey Ryan Stiles Colin Mochrie Wayne Brady
No. of episodes	34
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09) – September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 4 Next → Season 6
List of episodes