Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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 (9,234 votes)
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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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	601
1	Full Fathom Five	7.8	480
2	Strangers in Our Own Land	7.2	346
3	Tiger by the Tail	7.4	341
4	Samurai	7.4	328
5	....And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin	7.6	311
6	Twenty-Four Karat Kill	7.2	281
7	The Ways of Love	7.3	273
8	No Blue Skies	6.7	287
9	By the Numbers	7.4	290
10	Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born	7.9	285
11	Deathwatch	7.8	257
12	Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember	7.7	281
13	King of the Hill	7.4	284
14	Up Tight	6.9	273
15	Face of the Dragon	7.6	243
16	The Box	7.3	254
17	One for the Money	7.4	245
18	Along Came Joey	7.1	223
19	Once Upon a Time: Part 1	7.8	262
20	Once Upon a Time: Part 2	8.0	243
21	Not That Much Different	6.2	233
22	Six Kilos	7.6	240
23	The Big Kahuna	6.8	227
24	Cocoon	8.1	207
25	Cocoon	7.9	158

Season 3 (1970)

7.75 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 7.2 51 min avg

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Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	And a Time to Die...	8.1	201
2	Trouble in Mind	8.2	225
3	The Second Shot	7.6	184
4	Time and Memories	7.4	192
5	The Guarnerius Caper	7.3	189
6	The Ransom	8.0	186
7	Force of Waves	7.3	176
8	The Reunion	8.4	213
9	The Late John Louisiana	7.9	196
10	The Last Eden	7.3	166
11	Over Fifty? Steal	9.0	355
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	189
17	To Kill or Be Killed	7.9	193
18	F.O.B. Honolulu: Part I	8.2	181
19	F.O.B. Honolulu: Part II	8.3	171
20	The Gunrunner	7.3	169
21	Dear Enemy	6.8	162
22	The Bomber and Mrs. Moroney	8.1	186
23	The Grandstand Play: Part I	7.2	182
24	The Grandstand Play: Part II	7.2	156

Season 4 (1971)

7.77 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 51 min avg

Rebound
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Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Highest Castle, Deepest Grave	7.7	191
2	No Bottles... No Cans... No People	7.6	154
3	Wednesday, Ladies Free	7.8	174
4	3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu	8.3	210
5	Two Doves and Mr. Heron	7.1	185
6	...And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots	8.0	206
7	Air Cargo - Dial for Murder	7.5	156
8	For a Million... Why Not?	7.9	180
9	The Burning Ice	7.8	161
10	Rest in Peace, Somebody	8.3	196
11	A Matter of Mutual Concern	7.3	147
12	Nine, Ten, You're Dead	6.8	148
13	Is This Any Way to Run a Paradise?	7.0	155
14	Odd Man In	8.3	200
15	Bait Once, Bait Twice	7.7	175
16	The Ninety-Second War: Part I	8.2	163
17	The Ninety-Second War: Part II	7.8	164
18	Skinhead	8.3	213
19	While You're at It, Bring in the Moon	7.6	163
20	Cloth of Gold	8.0	192
21	Good Night, Baby - Time to Die!	8.1	180
22	Didn't We Meet at a Murder?	8.0	166
23	Follow the White Brick Road	7.3	148
24	R & R & R	8.0	180

Season 5 (1972)

7.75 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 7.8 50 min avg

Rollercoaster
Mid-peak

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Death Is a Company Policy	8.1	200
2	Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain	7.2	185
3	You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich - But It Helps.	7.9	216
4	Pig in a Blanket	7.7	154
5	The Jinn Who Clears the Way	8.4	168
6	Fools Die Twice	7.5	154
7	Chain of Events	7.8	150
8	Journey Out of Limbo	7.1	154
9	'V' for Vashon: The Son	8.6	256
10	'V' for Vashon: The Father	8.8	245
11	'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch	8.7	228
12	The Clock Struck Twelve	7.0	136
13	I'm a Family Crook - Don't Shoot!	8.1	216
14	The Child Stealers	7.0	161
15	Thanks for the Honeymoon	7.6	180
16	The Listener	8.4	182
17	Here Today... Gone Tonight	7.9	174
18	The Odd Lot Caper	7.7	151
19	Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?	7.6	160
20	Little Girl Blue	6.5	163
21	Percentage	7.7	150
22	Engaged to Be Buried	7.8	175
23	The Diamond That Nobody Stole	7.2	154
24	Jury of One	7.8	155

Season 6 (1973)

7.82 avg 24 episodes 8.7 → 8.2 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hookman	8.7	248
2	Draw Me a Killer	8.6	210
3	Charter for Death	7.1	160
4	One Big Happy Family	8.5	268
5	The Sunday Torch	8.0	170
6	Murder Is a Taxing Affair	8.3	179
7	Tricks Are Not Treats	7.0	185
8	Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?	7.9	162
9	Flash of Color, Flash of Death	7.8	163
10	A Bullet for El Diablo	7.2	158
11	The Finishing Touch	8.1	163
12	Anybody Can Build a Bomb	7.1	150
13	Try to Die on Time	7.0	147
14	The $100,000 Nickel	7.6	165
15	The Flip Side Is Death	7.5	142
16	The Banzai Pipeline	7.8	166
17	One Born Every Minute	8.2	162
18	Secret Witness	7.8	144
19	Death with Father	8.0	158
20	Murder with a Golden Touch	7.6	141
21	Nightmare in Blue	8.3	176
22	Mother's Deadly Helper	7.9	153
23	Killer at Sea	7.6	149
24	30,000 Rooms and I Have the Key	8.2	155

Season 7 (1974)

7.40 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 7.7 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Young Assassins	7.7	154
2	A Hawaiian Nightmare	7.3	152
3	I'll Kill 'Em Again	8.1	167
4	Steal Now - Pay Later	7.6	160
5	Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got the Bomb?	6.5	125
6	Right Grave - Wrong Body	7.2	117
7	We Hang Our Own	7.8	172
8	The Two-Faced Corpse	7.3	154
9	How to Steal a Masterpiece	7.8	148
10	A Gun for McGarrett	7.8	148
11	Welcome to Our Branch Office	7.6	188
12	Presenting... in the Center Ring... Murder	7.2	141
13	Hara-Kiri: Murder	6.7	115
14	Bones of Contention	7.6	141
15	Computer Killer	7.9	171
16	A Woman's Work Is with a Gun	7.4	134
17	Small Witness, Large Crime	7.1	145
18	Ring of Life	7.1	109
19	Study in Rage	7.0	123
20	And the Horse Jumped Over the Moon	7.5	140
21	Hit Gun for Sale	7.0	107
22	The Hostage	8.0	159
23	Diary of a Gun	6.7	172
24	6,000 Deadly Tickets	7.7	128