The fifth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commence airing in Canada on September 19, 2005, concluded on March 20, 2006 and contains nineteen episodes.Degrassi: The Next Generation (also known as D:TNG, DTNG, Degrassi:TNG, or simply Degrassi) is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. It continues to depict the lives of a group of high school children as they deal with the some of the challenges and issues teenagers face such as such as pregnancy, disability, stealing, bulimia, sexual identity, and drug abuse. Filming took place between May 2005 and November 2005.