| One Tree Hill | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 One Tree Hill Season 5 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | January 8 – May 19, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of One Tree Hill, an American television series, began on January 8, 2008, with a two-hour episode. This is the second season to air on The CW television network. Season five is set four years into the future from the season 4 finale, and after the main characters have graduated from college.
Production for this season of One Tree Hill, along with production for all other American scripted television shows, was caught in the middle of a contract dispute between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The dispute led to a strike by the writers, which has caused a lack in episodes being produced.[1] The season had to conclude in June 2008, after twenty-two episodes,[2] but it had been initially shortened to twelve episodes due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Then, with the strike resolved, the CW announced that six more episodes would be produced, bringing the season's total episode count to eighteen.[3]
- ^ Michael Cieply; Brooks Barnes (November 2, 2007). "Writers Say Strike to Start Monday". New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
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