Season Five (1966-67)

"“Tuesday night finds the men of Combat! solidly dug in at the 7:30 position. This is the fifth season for this excellent show. Not bad when you consider the war itself only ran for four.” - narration in a film promoting ABC’s fall 1966 programming lineup" Combat 's fifth and final season premiered on Tuesday, September 13, 1966, and concluded on March 14, 1967. It consisted of twenty-five episodes.

The final season was the only one to be shot and telecast in color.

William Bryant joined the cast as a semi-regular named McCall. Bryant had thrice previously appeared on Combat!, each time playing a different character.