CREATE TABLE table_20316 ("Series #" FLOAT, "Season #" FLOAT, "Title" TEXT, "Directed by:" TEXT, "Written by:" TEXT, "Original air date" TEXT)

What season began on december 5, 1953?
SELECT MAX("Season #") FROM table_20316 WHERE "Original air date" = 'December 5, 1953'
SELECT MAX("Season #") FROM "table_20316" WHERE "Original air date" = 'December 5, 1953'