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 (9,394 votes)
Seasons: 12
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1968)

7.44 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	604
1	Full Fathom Five	7.8	489
2	Strangers in Our Own Land	7.2	349
3	Tiger by the Tail	7.4	347
4	Samurai	7.4	333
5	....And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin	7.6	317
6	Twenty-Four Karat Kill	7.2	287
7	The Ways of Love	7.3	280
8	No Blue Skies	6.7	291
9	By the Numbers	7.4	295
10	Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born	7.9	290
11	Deathwatch	7.8	262
12	Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember	7.7	286
13	King of the Hill	7.4	288
14	Up Tight	6.9	279
15	Face of the Dragon	7.6	247
16	The Box	7.3	258
17	One for the Money	7.4	248
18	Along Came Joey	7.1	227
19	Once Upon a Time: Part 1	7.8	266
20	Once Upon a Time: Part 2	8.0	246
21	Not That Much Different	6.2	236
22	Six Kilos	7.6	242
23	The Big Kahuna	6.8	229
24	Cocoon	8.1	210
25	Cocoon	7.9	160

Season 2 (1969)

7.27 avg 25 episodes 7.7 → 7.1 51 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Thousand Pardons - You're Dead!	7.7	263
2	To Hell with Babe Ruth	5.8	238
3	Forty Feet High and It Kills!	7.8	236
4	Just Lucky, I Guess	7.6	242
5	Savage Sunday	6.6	201
6	A Bullet for McGarrett	7.1	222
7	Sweet Terror	7.5	207
8	King Kamehameha Blues	6.6	226
9	The Singapore File	7.4	237
10	All the King's Horses	7.7	210
11	Leopard on the Rock	6.8	187
12	The Devil and Mr. Frog	7.4	212
13	The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!	7.7	235
14	Which Way Did They Go?	7.8	205
15	Blind Tiger	7.7	225
16	Bored, She Hung Herself	6.2	90
17	Run, Johnny, Run	7.6	223
18	Killer Bee	6.7	177
19	The One with the Gun	7.8	200
20	Cry, Lie	7.5	203
21	Most Likely to Murder	7.7	185
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	192

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	229
3	The Second Shot	7.6	186
4	Time and Memories	7.4	196
5	The Guarnerius Caper	7.3	193
6	The Ransom	8.0	189
7	Force of Waves	7.3	178
8	The Reunion	8.4	215
9	The Late John Louisiana	7.9	197
10	The Last Eden	7.3	167
11	Over Fifty? Steal	9.0	352
12	Beautiful Screamer	7.6	192
13	The Payoff	7.7	175
14	The Double Wall	7.8	168
15	Paniolo	7.0	168
16	Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart	8.3	190
17	To Kill or Be Killed	7.9	195
18	F.O.B. Honolulu: Part I	8.2	183
19	F.O.B. Honolulu: Part II	8.3	174
20	The Gunrunner	7.3	172
21	Dear Enemy	6.9	162
22	The Bomber and Mrs. Moroney	8.1	187
23	The Grandstand Play: Part I	7.3	184
24	The Grandstand Play: Part II	7.2	156

Season 4 (1971)

7.77 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	194
2	No Bottles... No Cans... No People	7.6	155
3	Wednesday, Ladies Free	7.8	176
4	3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu	8.3	213
5	Two Doves and Mr. Heron	7.1	187
6	...And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots	8.0	212
7	Air Cargo - Dial for Murder	7.5	159
8	For a Million... Why Not?	7.9	184
9	The Burning Ice	7.8	164
10	Rest in Peace, Somebody	8.3	199
11	A Matter of Mutual Concern	7.3	149
12	Nine, Ten, You're Dead	6.8	149
13	Is This Any Way to Run a Paradise?	7.0	156
14	Odd Man In	8.3	202
15	Bait Once, Bait Twice	7.8	178
16	The Ninety-Second War: Part I	8.2	166
17	The Ninety-Second War: Part II	7.8	166
18	Skinhead	8.3	217
19	While You're at It, Bring in the Moon	7.6	163
20	Cloth of Gold	8.0	194
21	Good Night, Baby - Time to Die!	8.1	182
22	Didn't We Meet at a Murder?	8.0	168
23	Follow the White Brick Road	7.3	149
24	R & R & R	8.0	182

Season 5 (1972)

7.80 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	202
2	Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain	7.2	189
3	You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich - But It Helps.	7.9	221
4	Pig in a Blanket	7.7	157
5	The Jinn Who Clears the Way	8.4	174
6	Fools Die Twice	7.6	163
7	Chain of Events	7.9	166
8	Journey Out of Limbo	7.2	168
9	'V' for Vashon: The Son	8.6	274
10	'V' for Vashon: The Father	8.8	260
11	'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch	8.7	246
12	The Clock Struck Twelve	7.0	152
13	I'm a Family Crook - Don't Shoot!	8.1	235
14	The Child Stealers	7.0	179
15	Thanks for the Honeymoon	7.8	195
16	The Listener	8.4	199
17	Here Today... Gone Tonight	7.9	193
18	The Odd Lot Caper	7.7	166
19	Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?	7.7	175
20	Little Girl Blue	6.6	184
21	Percentage	7.8	165
22	Engaged to Be Buried	7.8	191
23	The Diamond That Nobody Stole	7.3	168
24	Jury of One	7.9	169

Season 6 (1973)

7.87 avg 24 episodes 8.7 → 8.2 50 min avg

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Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hookman	8.7	269
2	Draw Me a Killer	8.6	229
3	Charter for Death	7.2	174
4	One Big Happy Family	8.6	288
5	The Sunday Torch	8.0	187
6	Murder Is a Taxing Affair	8.3	195
7	Tricks Are Not Treats	7.0	200
8	Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?	8.0	178
9	Flash of Color, Flash of Death	7.9	183
10	A Bullet for El Diablo	7.3	172
11	The Finishing Touch	8.1	179
12	Anybody Can Build a Bomb	7.2	165
13	Try to Die on Time	7.1	159
14	The $100,000 Nickel	7.6	182
15	The Flip Side Is Death	7.6	156
16	The Banzai Pipeline	7.8	183
17	One Born Every Minute	8.3	176
18	Secret Witness	7.8	162
19	Death with Father	8.1	171
20	Murder with a Golden Touch	7.7	154
21	Nightmare in Blue	8.3	192
22	Mother's Deadly Helper	7.9	168
23	Killer at Sea	7.6	166
24	30,000 Rooms and I Have the Key	8.2	173

Season 7 (1974)

7.48 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	170
2	A Hawaiian Nightmare	7.5	169
3	I'll Kill 'Em Again	8.2	186
4	Steal Now - Pay Later	7.7	170
5	Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got the Bomb?	6.6	138
6	Right Grave - Wrong Body	7.2	131
7	We Hang Our Own	7.9	191
8	The Two-Faced Corpse	7.3	170
9	How to Steal a Masterpiece	7.9	164
10	A Gun for McGarrett	7.8	164
11	Welcome to Our Branch Office	7.7	208
12	Presenting... in the Center Ring... Murder	7.3	154
13	Hara-Kiri: Murder	7.0	131
14	Bones of Contention	7.7	154
15	Computer Killer	7.9	183
16	A Woman's Work Is with a Gun	7.4	149
17	Small Witness, Large Crime	7.2	161
18	Ring of Life	7.2	123
19	Study in Rage	7.1	137
20	And the Horse Jumped Over the Moon	7.6	155
21	Hit Gun for Sale	7.1	119
22	The Hostage	8.1	172
23	Diary of a Gun	6.7	183
24	6,000 Deadly Tickets	7.7	130

Season 8 (1975)

7.50 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 6.8 53 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Murder: Eyes Only	8.2	163
2	McGarrett Is Missing	8.0	134
3	Termination with Extreme Prejudice	7.5	136
4	Target? The Lady	7.3	146
5	Death's Name Is Sam	7.0	111
6	The Case Against McGarrett	7.6	134
7	The Defector	7.8	123
8	Sing a Song of Suspense	7.2	116
9	Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever	8.6	179
10	How to Steal a Submarine	6.9	104
11	The Waterfront Steal	7.6	126
12	Honor Is an Unmarked Grave	7.5	111
13	A Touch of Guilt	8.4	149
14	Wooden Model of a Rat	7.8	128
15	Deadly Persuasion	6.8	108
16	Legacy of Terror	7.9	125
17	Loose Ends Get Hit	7.4	126
18	Anatomy of a Bribe	6.9	101
19	Turkey Shoot at Makapuu	7.8	137
20	A Killer Grows Wings	7.1	98
21	The Capsule Kidnapping	7.2	115
22	Love Thy Neighbor, Take His Wife	7.3	99
23	A Sentence to Steal	6.8	94

Season 9 (1976)

7.29 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 6.7 52 min avg

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Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Nine Dragons	8.2	147
2	Assault on the Palace	7.3	109
3	Oldest Profession - Latest Price	7.2	111
4	Man on Fire	6.8	103
5	Tour De Force, Killer Aboard	7.9	127
6	The Last of the Great Paperhangers	8.5	128
7	Heads, You're Dead	7.4	119
8	Let Death Do Us Part	6.7	132
9	Double Exposure	7.3	125
10	Yes, My Deadly Daughter	6.9	98
11	Target - A Cop	7.6	114
12	The Bells Toll at Noon	8.0	140
13	Man in a Steel Frame	7.4	127
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	115
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	85

Season 10 (1977)

6.99 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 50 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Up the Rebels	7.7	130
2	You Don't See Many Pirates These Days	6.9	97
3	The Cop on the Cover	7.2	130
4	The Friends of Joey Kalima	7.7	122
5	The Descent of the Torches	6.3	109
6	The Ninth Step	6.9	96
7	Shake Hands with the Man on the Moon	7.0	109
8	Deadly Doubles	6.8	118
9	Deep Cover	7.5	109
10	Tsunami	7.3	98
11	East Wind - Ill Wind	6.8	107
12	Tread the King's Shadow	6.3	101
13	The Big Aloha	6.5	92
14	A Short Walk on the Longshore	5.5	98
15	The Silk Trap	7.1	91
16	Head to Head	7.7	98
17	Tall on the Wave	6.3	93
18	Angel in Blue	6.7	96
19	When Does a War End?	6.0	98
20	Invitation to Murder	7.5	98
21	Frozen Assets	7.6	107
22	My Friend, the Enemy	7.3	109
23	A Stranger in His Grave	7.3	85
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	95
2	Horoscope for Murder	6.4	99
3	Deadly Courier	6.1	86
4	The Case Against Philip Christie	6.8	92
5	Small Potatoes	5.5	106
6	A Distant Thunder	6.3	104
7	Death Mask	6.4	89
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	94
15	The Spirit Is Willie	6.7	90
16	The Bark and the Bite	6.0	98
17	Stringer	7.6	105
18	The Execution File	7.3	95
19	A Very Personal Matter	7.3	99
20	The Skyline Killer	7.0	121
21	The Year of the Horse	7.7	132

Season 12 (1979)

6.18 avg 19 episodes 7.5 → 6.9 53 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Lion in the Streets	7.5	118
2	Who Says Cops Don't Cry?	6.7	91
3	Though the Heavens Fall	6.8	86
4	Sign of the Ram	5.2	88
5	Good Help Is Hard to Find	6.4	82
6	Image of Fear	6.2	80
7	Use a Gun, Go to Hell	5.6	98
8	Voice of Terror	6.1	93
9	A Shallow Grave	6.0	85
10	The Kahuna	6.0	77
11	Labyrinth	6.6	94
12	School for Assassins	5.7	88
13	For Old Times Sake	6.6	80
14	The Golden Noose	5.3	85
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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