Sex and the City (season 5)
Episodes

Sex and the City (season 5)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

67	1	"Anchors Away"	Charles McDougall	Michael Patrick King	July 21, 2002	501	7.93

Carrie realizes her relationship with New York City is as dysfunctional as is her relationship with men. Charlotte decides she needs to distance herself from her former life as "Mrs.

68	2	"Unoriginal Sin"	Charles McDougall	Cindy Chupack	July 28, 2002	502	6.63

Carrie gets an offer from a publisher who wants to make a book out of her column. Charlotte takes a self-help seminar and takes affirmations to try to find love again.

69	3	"Luck Be an Old Lady"	John David Coles	Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky	August 4, 2002	503	6.59

Carrie desperately tries to get everyone together for Charlotte's "thirty-faux" birthday. Charlotte doesn't want to turn 36 because she feels she's getting old.

70	4	"Cover Girl"	John David Coles	Judy Toll & Michael Patrick King	August 11, 2002	504	7.31

Carrie works with publicist Samantha to try to get the perfect look for her book cover. Charlotte starts reading self-help books.

71	5	"Plus One is the Loneliest Number"	Michael Patrick King	Cindy Chupack	August 18, 2002	505	6.95

Carrie invites Jack Berger to her book opening party, which turns out to be a huge event. Charlotte butts heads with Bunny MacDougal.

72	6	"Critical Condition"	Michael Patrick King	Alexa Junge	August 25, 2002	506	7.38

Carrie deals with her past with Aidan when she runs into Nina Katz, who had dated Aidan after he and Carrie split up.

73	7	"The Big Journey"	Michael Engler	Michael Patrick King	September 1, 2002	507	5.95

Carrie goes to San Francisco to promote her book and visit Big. Charlotte sleeps with her unappealing (to her) divorce lawyer, Harry Goldenblatt.

74	8	"I Love a Charade"	Michael Engler	Cindy Chupack & Michael Patrick King	September 8, 2002	508	7.33

The girls attend the Hamptons wedding of an over-the-hill socialite and a lounge singer (Nathan Lane) whom they all thought was gay.

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Viewership for the Sex and the City (season 5) fluctuated up and down between 5.95 million and 7.93 million viewers.

final_sentence: Viewership for the Sex and the City (season 5) fluctuated up and down between 5.95 million and 7.93 million viewers.