Both Gabrielle Allan and Matt Tarses, two writers since the first season, left at the end of season 4.
Eric Weinberg left in the middle of season 5 to work on a pilot. Tim Hobert and Tad Quill were promoted to executive producers mid-season. The staff writer of season 4 did not return for season 5.
Kevin Biegel and Aseem Batra were hired as staff writers for this season.
Writing staff •
Bill Lawrence – executive producer/head writer • Tim Hobert – co-executive producer (episodes 1–12) / executive producer/assistant head writer (episodes 13–24) • Tad Quill – co-executive producer (episodes 1–12) / executive producer/assistant head writer (episodes 13–24) • Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan – co-executive producers •
Bill Callahan – co-executive producer •
Eric Weinberg – co-executive producer (episodes 1–12) •
Mike Schwartz – supervising producer •
Debra Fordham – producer • Mark Stegemann – producer •
Janae Bakken – producer •
Angela Nissel – consulting producer •
Kevin Biegel – staff writer • Aseem Batra – staff writer
Production staff • Bill Lawrence – executive producer/showrunner •
Randall Winston – producer • Liz Newman – co-producer (episodes 1–12) / producer (episodes 13–24) • Danny Rose – associate producer (episodes 1–12) / co-producer (episodes 13–24)
Directors Includes directors who directed 2 or more episodes, or directors who are part of the cast and crew •
Bill Lawrence (4 episodes) •
Michael Spiller (2 episodes) •
Linda Mendoza (2 episodes) • John Inwood (2 episodes) •
Victor Nelli, Jr. (2 episodes) •
Zach Braff (1 episode) •
Randall Winston (producer) (1 episode) • Rick Blue (editor) (1 episode) • John Michel (editor) (1 episode) • Richard Alexander Wells (assistant director) (1 episode) ==Episodes==