Hawaii Five-O (1968)

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Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".

IMDb rating: 7.4 (9,463 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 12
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1968)

7.45 avg 26 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 53 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Cocoon	8.0	609
1	Full Fathom Five	7.8	493
2	Strangers in Our Own Land	7.3	352
3	Tiger by the Tail	7.4	349
4	Samurai	7.4	335
5	....And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin	7.6	318
6	Twenty-Four Karat Kill	7.2	288
7	The Ways of Love	7.3	280
8	No Blue Skies	6.7	292
9	By the Numbers	7.4	296
10	Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born	7.9	293
11	Deathwatch	7.8	264
12	Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember	7.7	290
13	King of the Hill	7.4	289
14	Up Tight	6.9	281
15	Face of the Dragon	7.6	248
16	The Box	7.3	260
17	One for the Money	7.4	250
18	Along Came Joey	7.1	229
19	Once Upon a Time: Part 1	7.8	268
20	Once Upon a Time: Part 2	8.0	248
21	Not That Much Different	6.2	238
22	Six Kilos	7.6	245
23	The Big Kahuna	6.8	229
24	Cocoon	8.1	213
25	Cocoon	7.9	162

Season 2 (1969)

7.26 avg 25 episodes 7.7 → 7.1 51 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Thousand Pardons - You're Dead!	7.7	267
2	To Hell with Babe Ruth	5.8	241
3	Forty Feet High and It Kills!	7.8	236
4	Just Lucky, I Guess	7.6	243
5	Savage Sunday	6.6	202
6	A Bullet for McGarrett	7.1	223
7	Sweet Terror	7.5	208
8	King Kamehameha Blues	6.6	227
9	The Singapore File	7.4	239
10	All the King's Horses	7.7	211
11	Leopard on the Rock	6.8	188
12	The Devil and Mr. Frog	7.4	213
13	The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!	7.7	236
14	Which Way Did They Go?	7.8	206
15	Blind Tiger	7.7	226
16	Bored, She Hung Herself	6.2	90
17	Run, Johnny, Run	7.6	224
18	Killer Bee	6.7	178
19	The One with the Gun	7.8	201
20	Cry, Lie	7.5	203
21	Most Likely to Murder	7.6	186
22	Nightmare Road	7.0	171
23	Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part I	7.5	201
24	Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part II	7.4	191
25	Kiss the Queen Goodbye	7.1	193

Season 3 (1970)

7.75 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 7.2 51 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	And a Time to Die...	8.1	206
2	Trouble in Mind	8.2	230
3	The Second Shot	7.6	187
4	Time and Memories	7.4	199
5	The Guarnerius Caper	7.4	195
6	The Ransom	8.0	191
7	Force of Waves	7.3	180
8	The Reunion	8.4	219
9	The Late John Louisiana	7.8	198
10	The Last Eden	7.3	169
11	Over Fifty? Steal	8.9	354
12	Beautiful Screamer	7.6	195
13	The Payoff	7.7	178
14	The Double Wall	7.8	170
15	Paniolo	6.9	170
16	Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart	8.3	191
17	To Kill or Be Killed	7.9	196
18	F.O.B. Honolulu: Part I	8.2	184
19	F.O.B. Honolulu: Part II	8.3	175
20	The Gunrunner	7.3	172
21	Dear Enemy	6.9	163
22	The Bomber and Mrs. Moroney	8.1	190
23	The Grandstand Play: Part I	7.3	186
24	The Grandstand Play: Part II	7.2	158

Season 4 (1971)

7.78 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 51 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Highest Castle, Deepest Grave	7.7	195
2	No Bottles... No Cans... No People	7.6	158
3	Wednesday, Ladies Free	7.8	177
4	3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu	8.4	215
5	Two Doves and Mr. Heron	7.1	190
6	...And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots	8.0	215
7	Air Cargo - Dial for Murder	7.5	160
8	For a Million... Why Not?	7.9	185
9	The Burning Ice	7.8	165
10	Rest in Peace, Somebody	8.3	200
11	A Matter of Mutual Concern	7.3	150
12	Nine, Ten, You're Dead	6.8	151
13	Is This Any Way to Run a Paradise?	7.0	157
14	Odd Man In	8.4	204
15	Bait Once, Bait Twice	7.8	180
16	The Ninety-Second War: Part I	8.2	167
17	The Ninety-Second War: Part II	7.8	167
18	Skinhead	8.3	218
19	While You're at It, Bring in the Moon	7.6	164
20	Cloth of Gold	8.0	195
21	Good Night, Baby - Time to Die!	8.1	184
22	Didn't We Meet at a Murder?	8.0	169
23	Follow the White Brick Road	7.3	150
24	R & R & R	8.0	184

Season 5 (1972)

7.82 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 7.9 50 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Death Is a Company Policy	8.1	204
2	Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain	7.3	191
3	You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich - But It Helps.	7.9	224
4	Pig in a Blanket	7.8	159
5	The Jinn Who Clears the Way	8.4	176
6	Fools Die Twice	7.6	165
7	Chain of Events	7.9	168
8	Journey Out of Limbo	7.2	171
9	'V' for Vashon: The Son	8.6	278
10	'V' for Vashon: The Father	8.8	264
11	'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch	8.7	250
12	The Clock Struck Twelve	7.1	155
13	I'm a Family Crook - Don't Shoot!	8.1	238
14	The Child Stealers	7.1	183
15	Thanks for the Honeymoon	7.8	198
16	The Listener	8.5	201
17	Here Today... Gone Tonight	8.0	196
18	The Odd Lot Caper	7.7	168
19	Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?	7.7	178
20	Little Girl Blue	6.6	186
21	Percentage	7.8	168
22	Engaged to Be Buried	7.9	193
23	The Diamond That Nobody Stole	7.3	171
24	Jury of One	7.9	170

Season 6 (1973)

7.87 avg 24 episodes 8.6 → 8.2 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hookman	8.6	273
2	Draw Me a Killer	8.6	232
3	Charter for Death	7.2	175
4	One Big Happy Family	8.6	290
5	The Sunday Torch	8.0	188
6	Murder Is a Taxing Affair	8.4	198
7	Tricks Are Not Treats	7.0	202
8	Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?	8.0	180
9	Flash of Color, Flash of Death	7.9	184
10	A Bullet for El Diablo	7.3	174
11	The Finishing Touch	8.1	182
12	Anybody Can Build a Bomb	7.2	167
13	Try to Die on Time	7.1	160
14	The $100,000 Nickel	7.6	183
15	The Flip Side Is Death	7.6	157
16	The Banzai Pipeline	7.8	184
17	One Born Every Minute	8.3	178
18	Secret Witness	7.8	163
19	Death with Father	8.1	172
20	Murder with a Golden Touch	7.7	155
21	Nightmare in Blue	8.3	194
22	Mother's Deadly Helper	8.0	170
23	Killer at Sea	7.6	168
24	30,000 Rooms and I Have the Key	8.2	177

Season 7 (1974)

7.50 avg 24 episodes 7.8 → 7.7 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Young Assassins	7.8	172
2	A Hawaiian Nightmare	7.5	170
3	I'll Kill 'Em Again	8.2	190
4	Steal Now - Pay Later	7.7	172
5	Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got the Bomb?	6.6	140
6	Right Grave - Wrong Body	7.2	132
7	We Hang Our Own	7.9	192
8	The Two-Faced Corpse	7.3	171
9	How to Steal a Masterpiece	7.8	167
10	A Gun for McGarrett	7.8	164
11	Welcome to Our Branch Office	7.7	209
12	Presenting... in the Center Ring... Murder	7.3	154
13	Hara-Kiri: Murder	7.1	131
14	Bones of Contention	7.7	154
15	Computer Killer	8.0	186
16	A Woman's Work Is with a Gun	7.5	151
17	Small Witness, Large Crime	7.2	162
18	Ring of Life	7.2	126
19	Study in Rage	7.1	139
20	And the Horse Jumped Over the Moon	7.7	156
21	Hit Gun for Sale	7.1	121
22	The Hostage	8.1	179
23	Diary of a Gun	6.8	195
24	6,000 Deadly Tickets	7.7	141

Season 8 (1975)

7.60 avg 23 episodes 8.3 → 6.8 53 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Murder: Eyes Only	8.3	186
2	McGarrett Is Missing	8.1	150
3	Termination with Extreme Prejudice	7.6	156
4	Target? The Lady	7.5	166
5	Death's Name Is Sam	7.4	128
6	The Case Against McGarrett	7.6	149
7	The Defector	7.8	140
8	Sing a Song of Suspense	7.5	136
9	Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever	8.7	200
10	How to Steal a Submarine	7.2	121
11	The Waterfront Steal	7.7	142
12	Honor Is an Unmarked Grave	7.6	128
13	A Touch of Guilt	8.4	163
14	Wooden Model of a Rat	7.9	142
15	Deadly Persuasion	6.9	121
16	Legacy of Terror	7.9	139
17	Loose Ends Get Hit	7.6	145
18	Anatomy of a Bribe	7.0	119
19	Turkey Shoot at Makapuu	7.8	157
20	A Killer Grows Wings	7.2	115
21	The Capsule Kidnapping	7.2	129
22	Love Thy Neighbor, Take His Wife	7.2	113
23	A Sentence to Steal	6.8	103

Season 9 (1976)

7.32 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 6.7 52 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Nine Dragons	8.2	162
2	Assault on the Palace	7.5	123
3	Oldest Profession - Latest Price	7.5	132
4	Man on Fire	6.9	116
5	Tour De Force, Killer Aboard	7.9	138
6	The Last of the Great Paperhangers	8.5	141
7	Heads, You're Dead	7.4	126
8	Let Death Do Us Part	6.8	133
9	Double Exposure	7.3	127
10	Yes, My Deadly Daughter	6.9	98
11	Target - A Cop	7.6	114
12	The Bells Toll at Noon	8.0	141
13	Man in a Steel Frame	7.4	128
14	Ready, Aim.....	6.6	94
15	Elegy in a Rain Forest	7.6	117
16	Dealer's Choice... Blackmail	7.7	111
17	A Capitol Crime	7.9	116
18	To Die in Paradise	6.5	97
19	Blood Money Is Hard to Wash	7.6	107
20	To Kill a Mind	6.9	91
21	Requiem for a Saddle Bronc Rider	6.2	88
22	See How She Runs	6.7	92
23	Practical Jokes Can Kill You	6.7	86

Season 10 (1977)

7.00 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 50 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Up the Rebels	7.7	134
2	You Don't See Many Pirates These Days	6.9	99
3	The Cop on the Cover	7.2	131
4	The Friends of Joey Kalima	7.7	124
5	The Descent of the Torches	6.3	109
6	The Ninth Step	6.9	97
7	Shake Hands with the Man on the Moon	7.0	111
8	Deadly Doubles	6.8	119
9	Deep Cover	7.5	111
10	Tsunami	7.4	100
11	East Wind - Ill Wind	6.8	107
12	Tread the King's Shadow	6.3	102
13	The Big Aloha	6.5	93
14	A Short Walk on the Longshore	5.5	99
15	The Silk Trap	7.1	92
16	Head to Head	7.7	99
17	Tall on the Wave	6.3	94
18	Angel in Blue	6.7	98
19	When Does a War End?	6.0	98
20	Invitation to Murder	7.5	99
21	Frozen Assets	7.6	109
22	My Friend, the Enemy	7.3	110
23	A Stranger in His Grave	7.3	86
24	A Death in the Family	7.9	125

Season 11 (1978)

6.80 avg 21 episodes 6.8 → 7.7 53 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Sleeper	6.8	96
2	Horoscope for Murder	6.4	100
3	Deadly Courier	6.1	86
4	The Case Against Philip Christie	6.8	92
5	Small Potatoes	5.5	108
6	A Distant Thunder	6.2	105
7	Death Mask	6.4	90
8	The Pagoda Factor	6.6	83
9	A Long Time Ago	7.0	88
10	Why Won't Linda Die?	6.1	89
11	The Miracle Man	6.9	85
12	Number One with a Bullet: Part 1	7.6	127
13	Number One with a Bullet: Part 2	7.6	103
14	The Meighan Conspiracy	7.1	95
15	The Spirit Is Willie	6.7	91
16	The Bark and the Bite	6.0	100
17	Stringer	7.6	106
18	The Execution File	7.3	96
19	A Very Personal Matter	7.3	99
20	The Skyline Killer	7.0	122
21	The Year of the Horse	7.7	134

Season 12 (1979)

6.19 avg 19 episodes 7.4 → 6.9 53 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Lion in the Streets	7.4	121
2	Who Says Cops Don't Cry?	6.6	94
3	Though the Heavens Fall	6.8	87
4	Sign of the Ram	5.2	88
5	Good Help Is Hard to Find	6.4	84
6	Image of Fear	6.3	82
7	Use a Gun, Go to Hell	5.6	99
8	Voice of Terror	6.1	95
9	A Shallow Grave	6.0	86
10	The Kahuna	6.0	77
11	Labyrinth	6.6	94
12	School for Assassins	5.8	89
13	For Old Times Sake	6.7	81
14	The Golden Noose	5.4	86
15	The Flight of the Jewels	6.2	89
16	Clash of Shadows	6.1	78
17	A Bird in Hand...	6.2	86
18	The Moroville Covenant	5.4	88
19	Woe to Wo Fat	6.9	157

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

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