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Hawaii Five-O

"Book 'Em, Danno!"

7.1
12 seasons
284 episodes
Ended
Action & Adventure
Drama

Plot Summary

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".

First Aired:September 20, 1968
Last Aired:April 5, 1980
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
CBS
Created By:
Leonard Freeman

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (13)

Season 1
7.1

Season 1

25 episodes

Aired: 1968

The first season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 20, 1968, and ended on March 19, 1969. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on March 6, 2007.

Season 2

Season 2

25 episodes

Aired: 1969

The second season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 24, 1969, and ended on March 11, 1970. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on July 31, 2007.

Season 3
7.2

Season 3

24 episodes

Aired: 1970

The third season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 16, 1970, and ended on March 10, 1971. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on January 22, 2008.

Season 4
6.4

Season 4

24 episodes

Aired: 1971

The fourth season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 14, 1971, and ended on March 7, 1972. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on June 10, 2008.

Season 5
6.3

Season 5

24 episodes

Aired: 1972

The fifth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 12, 1972 and ended March 13, 1973. 24 episodes aired during this season. The Region 1 DVD was released on November 18, 2008.

Season 6
6.3

Season 6

24 episodes

Aired: 1973

The sixth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 11, 1973 and ended February 26, 1974. 24 episodes aired during this season. The Region 1 DVD was released on April 21, 2009. Creator and executive producer Leonard Freeman died during this season.

Season 7
7.1

Season 7

24 episodes

Aired: 1974

Season 8
7.3

Season 8

24 episodes

Aired: 1975

Season 9
8.0

Season 9

24 episodes

Aired: 1976

Season 10
7.0

Season 10

24 episodes

Aired: 1977

Season 11
5.0

Season 11

22 episodes

Aired: 1978

Season 12

Season 12

20 episodes

Aired: 1979

Production

Leonard Freeman Production

CBS Studios