| Rai 5 | |
| Owner: | RAI |
| Picture Format: | 1080i HDTV |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
| Area: | Italy Switzerland |
| Headquarters: | Rome, Italy |
| Replaced: | Rai Extra |
| Sister Channels: | Rai 1 Rai 2 Rai 3 Rai 4 Rai Gulp Rai Movie Rai News 24 Rai Premium Rai Scuola Rai Sport Rai Storia Rai Yoyo Rai Ladinia Rai Südtirol Rai Italia |
| Terr Serv 1: | Digital terrestrial television |
| Terr Chan 1: | Channel 23 (SD) |
| Online Serv 1: | RaiPlay |
| Online Chan 1: | Live streaming (Italy only) |
Rai 5 ("RAI Cinque") is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It was launched on 26 November 2010 replacing Rai Extra. Its programming deals with culture with a particular attention to the arts world, offering documentaries, reportages and highbrow entertainment (music, dance, cabaret and theatre).
Rai 5 has broadcast from 2011 until 2013 the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest where Italy has to vote.