

In June 2013, the series was nominated for "Best Animated Series" at the 2013 Critics' Choice Television Awards, although it did not win. The season was met with largely positive critical reception. The season ended with " Billy's Bucket List," which was viewed by 2.335 million viewers. 3.435 million viewers viewed the episode this marked a dramatic increase from the previous season's premiere and finale. The first episode of the fifth season was the two-parter episode " Finn the Human" / "Jake the Dog," both of which aired on November 12, 2012. It was also the final season to feature Ward as the showrunner. (Sugar with Steven Universe Page with Clarence). Furthermore, this was the last year of Adventure Time to feature Sugar and Page as they both left before the season ended to create their own shows. The season also featured OReilly and James Baxter as guest animators in the episodes "A Glitch is a Glitch" and " James Baxter the Horse," respectively. The episodes were storyboarded and written by Tom Herpich, Jesse Moynihan, Cole Sanchez, Rebecca Sugar, Steve Wolfhard, Skyler Page, Somvilay Xayaphone, Ako Castuera, Michael DeForge, Kent Osborne, David OReilly, Ward, Graham Falk, Thomas Wellmann, Luke Pearson, Seo Kim, and Andy Ristaino. This season comprises 52 episodes, making it twice the length of any of the show's previous seasons. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with the other main characters of the show: Princess Bubblegum, The Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, and Flame Princess. The season follows the adventures of Finn, a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake, a dog with magical powers to change shape and size at will. The fifth season of Adventure Time, an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward, premiered on Cartoon Network on Novemand concluded on March 17, 2014, and was produced by Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios.
