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Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 17 of Elementary was watched by 4,280,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.60 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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Elementary Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Folie à Deux
• s05e02 - Worth Several Cities
• s05e03 - Render, and Then Seize Her
• s05e04 - Henny Penny the Sky is Falling
• s05e05 - To Catch a Predator Predator
• s05e06 - Ill Tidings
• s05e07 - Bang Bang Shoot Chute
• s05e08 - How the Sausage Is Made
• s05e09 - It Serves You Right to Suffer
• s05e10 - Pick Your Poison
• s05e11 - Be My Guest
• s05e12 - Crowned Clown, Downtown Brown
• s05e13 - Over a Barrel
• s05e14 - Rekt in Real Life
• s05e15 - Wrong Side of the Road (1)
• s05e16 - Fidelity (2)
• s05e17 - The Ballad of Lady Frances
• s05e18 - Dead Man's Tale
• s05e19 - High Heat
• s05e20 - The Art of Sleights and Deception
• s05e21 - Fly Into a Rage, Make a Bad Landing
• s05e22 - Moving Targets
• s05e23 - Scrambled
• s05e24 - Hurt People Hurt People Too

Elementary Show Summary

Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson. A successful surgeon until she lost a patient and her license three years ago, Watson views her current job as another opportunity to help people, as well as paying a penance.

Holmes resumes his work as a police consultant in New York City and Watson has no choice but to accompany her irascible new charge on his jobs. But Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for playing investigator. With the mischievous Sherlock Holmes now running free in New Yorksolving crimes, it's simple deduction that he's going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it's elementary that it's a job for Watson.