| The Amazing World of Gumball | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Cover art for digital download for the second half | |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | September 1, 2016 – November 10, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the British-American animated television sitcom The Amazing World of Gumball, created by Ben Bocquelet, aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2016, and was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. The series focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school.