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Hawaii Five-O

TV·1968–1980·12 seasons, 284 episodes·CBS·Action, Adventure, Crime·1h·7.2·Created by Leonard Freeman

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Hawaii Five-0 was filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, the show followed Jack Lord as he played Steve McGarrett, head of an elite state police unit investigating "organized crime, murder, assassination attempts, foreign agents, felonies of every type." James MacArthur played his second-in-command Danny ("Danno") Williams, with local actors Kam Fong, Zulu, Al Harrington, and Herman Wedemeyer, among others, playing members of the Five-O team.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Hawaii Five-O S04E17The Ninety-Second War (2)S04E17 · 9.0Several faces from the past reappear as McGarrett must stop Wo Fat from carrying out his plan, a ninety second attack on a missile tracking base.
  2. 02Hawaii Five-O S06E01HookmanS06E01 · 9.0A amputee with no hands sets out to kill every police officer who contributed to his injury, and that includes Steve McGarrett.
  3. 03Hawaii Five-O S03E18F.O.B. Honolulu (1)S03E18 · 8.8Wo Fat and other top international agents converge on Hawaii to place bids on printing plates for twenty dollar bills, which are in the possession of a former friend of McGarrett.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode25Episodes1968–69Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Hawaii Five-O S01E01Season's bestCocoon (1)September 20, 1968 8.5McGarrett investigates the death of a friend when it becomes apparent that the man did not drown as was commonly believed.
  2. S01E02Hawaii Five-O S01E02Cocoon (2)September 20, 1968 8.5McGarrett's investigation of an old friend's drowning points to a foreign ship moored in a Hawaiian harbor.
  3. S01E03Hawaii Five-O S01E03Full Fathom FiveSeptember 26, 1968 8.5The Hawaiian governor assigns McGarrett to break a ring of con artists swindling visiting rich widows; guest Kevin McCarthy.
  4. S01E04Hawaii Five-O S01E04Some Day We Shall Be Strangers in Our Own LandOctober 3, 1968 8.5An official's death involves strange clues, including a woman with a camera and a man with a briefcase; guest Simon Oakland.
  5. S01E05Hawaii Five-O S01E05Tiger by the TailOctober 10, 1968 8.0A publicity stunt by a rock singer (Sal Mineo) to stage his own kidnapping backfires when ransom is offered; guest Sam Melville.
  6. S01E06Hawaii Five-O S01E06SamuraiOctober 17, 1968 8.0McGarrett must protect an underworld kingpin (Ricardo Montalban) he is trying to convict of racketeering activities.
  7. S01E07Hawaii Five-O S01E07... And They Painted Daisies on His CoffinNovember 7, 1968 8.0The Five-0 team works overtime when Danny is indicted for the murder of an apparently unarmed teenage boy; guest Gavin MacLeod.
  8. S01E08Hawaii Five-O S01E08Twenty-Four Karat KillNovember 14, 1968 8.3The owner of a tuna boat uses his craft to smuggle gold bars into the islands; guest Paul Richards, Marj Dusay.
  9. S01E09Hawaii Five-O S01E09The Ways of LoveNovember 21, 1968 8.3McGarrett goes under cover in a California prison to find the connection between a girl's death and the theft of a gem collection.
  10. S01E10Hawaii Five-O S01E10No Blue SkiesDecember 5, 1968 8.3A singer (Tommy Sands) turns to cat burglary when his musical efforts fail to satisfy his mounting gambling debts.
  11. S01E11Hawaii Five-O S01E11By the NumbersDecember 12, 1968 8.5An Army corporal is accused of a crime after a winning ticket in a numbers game turns out to be a loser; guest James McEachin.
  12. S01E12Hawaii Five-O S01E12Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be BornDecember 19, 1968 8.5Danny takes over and starts a desperate search for clues after McGarrett is felled by an unknown assailant.
  13. S01E13Hawaii Five-O S01E13DeathwatchDecember 25, 1968 8.5Five-0 fights to save the life of gangster so that he can testify against his boss; guest Nehemiah Persoff, James Shigeta.
  14. S01E14Hawaii Five-O S01E14Pray Love Remember, Pray Love RememberJanuary 1, 1969 8.0A large footprint and a circular mark made in mud provide Five-0 with the only clues to a lovers' quarrel that turned into murder.
  15. S01E15Hawaii Five-O S01E15King of the HillJanuary 8, 1969 8.5A Marine veteran (Yaphet Kotto) suffers a breakdown and, believing he is back in Vietnam, takes Danny hostage in a hospital ward.
  16. S01E16Hawaii Five-O S01E16Up TightJanuary 15, 1969 8.3A girl dies under the influence of drugs possibly supplied by a self-proclaimed guru; guest Ed Flanders.
  17. S01E17Hawaii Five-O S01E17Face of the DragonJanuary 22, 1969 8.3A man carrying bubonic plague arrives in the islands the same time as plans for a top-secret weapon vanish; guest Jackie Coogan.
  18. S01E18Hawaii Five-O S01E18The BoxJanuary 29, 1969 8.3McGarrett offers himself as a hostage in an attempted prison break by two ``lifers''; guests Gavin MacLeod, Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
  19. S01E19Hawaii Five-O S01E19One for the MoneyFebruary 5, 1969 8.3Employees of a family-owned business are threatened and the company's matriarch vanishes; guests Farley Granger, Jeanette Nolan.
  20. S01E20Hawaii Five-O S01E20Along Came JoeyFebruary 12, 1969 8.0A policeman wants to avenge the murder of his son, a prizefighter paid to fix a bout; guest Jesse White.
  21. S01E21Hawaii Five-O S01E21Once Upon a Time (1)February 19, 1969 8.0McGarrett travels to Los Angeles to investigate a physician who is victimizing his sister and her child.
  22. S01E22Hawaii Five-O S01E22Once Upon a Time (2)February 26, 1969 8.0Despite public sentiment and a lack of damaging evidence, McGarrett takes Dr. Fremont (Joanne Linville) to court.
  23. S01E23Hawaii Five-O S01E23Not That Much DifferentMarch 5, 1969 8.3McGarrett must determine whether the leader of a peace movement who was shot and killed was the assassin's intended target.
  24. S01E24Hawaii Five-O S01E24Six KilosMarch 12, 1969 8.3Chin Ho and Dan Williams are tracking a safecracker but he pulls a gun and Danno ends up shooting him. McGarrett takes the identity of Harry
  25. S01E25Hawaii Five-O S01E25The Big KahunaMarch 19, 1969 8.3Visions of an ancient volcano goddess figure in plans to kill an old man to gain control of his land; guest Sally Kellerman.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode25Episodes1969–70Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Hawaii Five-O S02E01Season's bestA Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!September 24, 1969 8.5Three wives of men killed in Vietnam die after collecting their husbands' G.I. insurance; guests Harry Guardino, Loretta Swit.
  2. S02E02Hawaii Five-O S02E02To Hell with Babe RuthOctober 1, 1969 8.5A deranged Japanese man returns to Hawaii to complete his mission to destroy Pearl Harbor; guest Mark Lenard.
  3. S02E03Hawaii Five-O S02E03Forty Feet High and It Kills!October 8, 1969 8.3Agents of the People's Republic of China use a false tidal-wave forecast to mask the kidnapping of a scientist (Will Geer).
  4. S02E04Hawaii Five-O S02E04Just Lucky, I GuessOctober 15, 1969 8.5A small-town salesman witnesses a prostitute's murder but refuses to testify; guest Elaine Joyce. Directed by Nicholas Colasanto.
  5. S02E05Hawaii Five-O S02E05Savage SundayOctober 22, 1969 8.5Members of a small, foreign guerrilla force burglarize an armory to steal weapons for a revolution in their country.
  6. S02E06Hawaii Five-O S02E06A Bullet for McGarrettOctober 29, 1969 8.3A radical Maoist attending college in Hawaii is found dead as evidence links him with a Chinese intelligence operation.
  7. S02E07Hawaii Five-O S02E07Sweet TerrorNovember 5, 1969 8.3A foreign agent (Theodore Bikel) threatens germ warfare and the end of Hawaii's sugar industry; guests Philip Ahn, Soon-Teck Oh.
  8. S02E08Hawaii Five-O S02E08King Kamehameha BluesNovember 12, 1969 8.3A prank turns serious when university students who stole the cherished robe of King Kamehameha decide not to bring it back.
  9. S02E09Hawaii Five-O S02E09The Singapore FileNovember 19, 1969 8.3A woman, the only witness to a murder by a wanted Hawaiian crime figure, asks McGarrett to come to Singapore and escort her back.
  10. S02E10Hawaii Five-O S02E10All the King's HorsesNovember 26, 1969 8.5McGarrett's investigation of a former mobster implicates a state committee head; guests James Gregory, Keye Luke.
  11. S02E11Hawaii Five-O S02E11Leopard on the RockDecember 3, 1969 8.0McGarrett must protect a dictator whose jet made a forced emergency landing in Hawaii; guest Paul Stevens.
  12. S02E12Hawaii Five-O S02E12The Devil and Mr. FrogDecember 10, 1969 8.3After his kidnapped son escapes, a wealthy man demands McGarrett recover the $300,000 ransom he paid to the boy's abductors.
  13. S02E13Hawaii Five-O S02E13The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!December 17, 1969 8.5A Texas heiress (Beverlee McKinsey) pits a beachboy against a playboy in a bizarre card game in which their lives are the stakes.
  14. S02E14Hawaii Five-O S02E14Which Way Did They Go?December 24, 1969 8.3An adversary (William Windom) of McGarrett's pulls off the perfect heist in front of Five-0; guest Jackie Coogan.
  15. S02E15Hawaii Five-O S02E15Blind TigerDecember 31, 1969 8.5An order from the governor is necessary to stop blinded McGarrett from pursuing the assailant responsible for his loss of sight.
  16. S02E16Hawaii Five-O S02E16Bored, She Hung HerselfJanuary 7, 1970 8.3The girlfriend of a fitness guru dies while attempting a hanging-type exercise.
  17. S02E17Hawaii Five-O S02E17Run, Johnny, RunJanuary 14, 1970 8.3McGarrett clashes with the Navy when he tries to bring in a suspect in a shore patrolman's murder; guest Christopher Walken.
  18. S02E18Hawaii Five-O S02E18Killer BeeJanuary 21, 1970 8.0Someone is deliberately tormenting a disturbed Vietnam veteran guilty of kidnapping.
  19. S02E19Hawaii Five-O S02E19The One with the GunJanuary 28, 1970 8.3An angry man seeks revenge after a crooked poker game costs the life of his honeymooning brother; guests Jack Soo, John Colicos.
  20. S02E20Hawaii Five-O S02E20Cry, LieFebruary 4, 1970 8.3One of McGarrett's most trusted investigators is accused of accepting a bribe from a major narcotics dealer; guest Martin Sheen.
  21. S02E21Hawaii Five-O S02E21Most Likely to MurderFebruary 11, 1970 8.3A grief-stricken policeman takes the law into his own hands after his wife is murdered; guests Tom Skerritt, Sam Melville.
  22. S02E22Hawaii Five-O S02E22Nightmare RoadFebruary 18, 1970 8.3A renowned research scientist, conned into believing he shot and killed a man, disappears from his important government assignment.
  23. S02E23Hawaii Five-O S02E23Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (1)February 25, 1970 8.3A scientist (Ed Flanders) vanishes after discovering a deadly biological mutation.
  24. S02E24Hawaii Five-O S02E24Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (2)March 4, 1970 8.3The Five-0 team has 12 hours to learn where a scientist (Ed Flanders) hid a vial of deadly mutant microbes.
  25. S02E25Hawaii Five-O S02E25Kiss the Queen GoodbyeMarch 11, 1970 8.3A beautiful thief (Joanne Linville) posing as a socialite schemes to steal a Hawaiian royal jewel; guest George Gaynes.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1970–71Aired 8.5Season avg
  1. S03E01Hawaii Five-O S03E01... And a Time to DieSeptember 16, 1970 8.5Five-O must act swiftly when the daughter of a top neurosurgeon is kidnapped by Wo Fat in order to make the surgeon operate on a wounded U.S
  2. S03E02Hawaii Five-O S03E02Trouble in MindSeptember 23, 1970 8.4Singer Eadie Jordan has not only a comeback concert to perform, but also a serious heroin addiction. Poisoned heroin is being peddled on the
  3. S03E03Hawaii Five-O S03E03The Second ShotSeptember 30, 1970 8.6Dr. Lemira, an opposition leader for Greece, is living in exile in Hawaii, but Klaus Marberg is sent to assassinate him. His plan is to get
  4. S03E04Hawaii Five-O S03E04Time and MemoriesOctober 7, 1970 8.3When a lawyer is murdered, his wife becomes the top suspect and McGarrett investigates. However, matters are complicated by the fact that th
  5. S03E05Hawaii Five-O S03E05The Guarnerius CaperOctober 14, 1970 8.5Shortly after giving a recital, the violin of a visiting Russian virtuoso is stolen, and McGarrett must retrieve it before the theft turns i
  6. S03E06Hawaii Five-O S03E06The RansomOctober 21, 1970 8.6Five-O's efforts to rescue a young boy from kidnappers go wrong when Kono is captured and beaten. An angry McGarrett must work out a way to
  7. S03E07Hawaii Five-O S03E07Force of WavesOctober 28, 1970 8.6When a ruthless businessman is blown up in a boat explosion, Five-O has many suspects to choose from, and they use psychological methods to
  8. S03E08Hawaii Five-O S03E08The ReunionNovember 4, 1970 8.6A Japanese computer research company executive is recognized by a veteran as his former captor in a Phillippine prison camp in World War II.
  9. S03E09Hawaii Five-O S03E09The Late John LouisianaNovember 11, 1970 8.4The hitman sent to kill the witness to a two year old murder instead falls in love with her and McGarrett and the team must lead the search
  10. S03E10Hawaii Five-O S03E10The Last EdenNovember 18, 1970 8.2Five-O search for the criminals who have set up Hawaiian singer and ecologist Jimmy Nuanu as the fall guy for a sewage plant bombing.
  11. S03E11Hawaii Five-O S03E11Over Fifty? Steal!November 25, 1970 8.6McGarrett and company must pit their wits against a veteran thief and robber who leaves Monopoly money at the scene of his crimes.
  12. S03E12Hawaii Five-O S03E12Beautiful ScreamerDecember 2, 1970 8.3Dan Williams's fiancée is murdered by a strangler who writes poetry in lipstick on his victims' legs. Danno resolves to catch the culprit wh
  13. S03E13Hawaii Five-O S03E13The PayoffDecember 9, 1970 8.3McGarrett must apprehend two abductors who are on the run with the proceeds of their crime in order to protect the lives of their co-conspir
  14. S03E14Hawaii Five-O S03E14The Double WallDecember 16, 1970 8.3When a convicted murderer, Harry Kellem, hears a dying man say he committed the crime that Kellem was jailed for, he takes a doctor hostage
  15. S03E15Hawaii Five-O S03E15PanioloDecember 30, 1970 8.3A cowboy fears the loss of his land to a crooked estate agent and accidentally kills him by hitting him. McGarrett and his team must track t
  16. S03E16Hawaii Five-O S03E16Ten Thousand Diamonds and a HeartJanuary 6, 1971 8.3An electronics genius is busted out of prison so he can mastermind a massive robbery of diamonds from the Honolulu Diamond Exchange.
  17. S03E17Hawaii Five-O S03E17To Kill or Be KilledJanuary 13, 1971 8.5Five-O investigates the death of Vietnam hero Jack Rigney, who fell from a balcony. His father is a World War II veteran, but his brother Mi
  18. S03E18Hawaii Five-O S03E18Season's bestF.O.B. Honolulu (1)January 27, 1971 8.8Wo Fat and other top international agents converge on Hawaii to place bids on printing plates for twenty dollar bills, which are in the poss
  19. S03E19Hawaii Five-O S03E19F.O.B. Honolulu (2)February 3, 1971 8.8Five-O must deal with treason, murder and double-crosses in order to solve the case and prevent the U.S. from being flooded by fake currency
  20. S03E20Hawaii Five-O S03E20The GunrunnerFebruary 10, 1971 8.3The wife of an arms dealer is kidnapped by revolutionaries who want the guns diverted from their original destination, but the arms dealer h
  21. S03E21Hawaii Five-O S03E21Dear EnemyFebruary 17, 1971 8.3The wife of a convicted man fakes evidence in a new crime so that McGarrett will have to re-open her husband's case.
  22. S03E22Hawaii Five-O S03E22The Bomber and Mrs. MoroneyFebruary 24, 1971 8.5Danno's past comes back to haunt him when the brother of a young boy he shot is released and wants revenge. The brother takes Chin Ho, Jenny
  23. S03E23Hawaii Five-O S03E23The Grandstand Play (1)March 3, 1971 8.5A baseball player, Lon Phillips, brings his backward son to Hawaii to escape threats on his life on the mainland.
  24. S03E24Hawaii Five-O S03E24The Grandstand Play (2)March 10, 1971 8.5The son of the baseball player becomes the vital witness in a murder, but he is reluctant to tell either his father or Five-O of the crime.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1971–72Aired 8.5Season avg
  1. S04E01Hawaii Five-O S04E01Highest Castle, Deepest GraveSeptember 14, 1971 8.3A ten year old case is reopened when an archaeological dig unearths the skeletons of two murder victims.
  2. S04E02Hawaii Five-O S04E02No Bottles... No Cans... No PeopleSeptember 21, 1971 8.5Gangster Johnny Oporta arranges for his enemies to be murdered and then covers up his crimes by incinerating their bodies. McGarrett and the
  3. S04E03Hawaii Five-O S04E03Wednesday, Ladies FreeSeptember 28, 1971 8.0Vic Tanaka is murdering women and painting their faces to resemble a prostitute he once knew, who is now happily married. McGarrett and his
  4. S04E04Hawaii Five-O S04E043,000 Crooked Miles to HonoluluOctober 5, 1971 8.5Five-O is up against a sophisticated gang who have come to Hawaii to cash $750,000 of traveller's cheques.
  5. S04E05Hawaii Five-O S04E05Two Doves and Mr. HeronOctober 12, 1971 8.5A hippie robs an embezzler of the key to a locker containing $250,000. Meanwhile, Danno is trying to contact the daughter of his Berkeley Un
  6. S04E06Hawaii Five-O S04E06...And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That ShootsOctober 19, 1971 8.0Young Vietnam veteran and marksman Billy Shem Jr. buys a rifle under false pretenses and proceeds to a bunker at Diamond Head. He then takes
  7. S04E07Hawaii Five-O S04E07Air Cargo -- Dial for MurderOctober 26, 1971 8.5While investigating the death of a security agent at an airport, McGarrett comes into contact with a gang who hijack cargo.
  8. S04E08Hawaii Five-O S04E08For a Million... Why Not?November 2, 1971 8.3Five seemingly good citizens with different motives band together to steal $6,000,000 while McGarrett is away on Maui at a trial.
  9. S04E09Hawaii Five-O S04E09The Burning IceNovember 9, 1971 8.3McGarrett finds holes in a convict's story and a husband becomes a suspect in the murder of his wife.
  10. S04E10Hawaii Five-O S04E10Rest in Peace, SomebodyNovember 16, 1971 8.3A policeman who was kicked off the force blames McGarrett and Five-O and plans to kill the Governor.
  11. S04E11Hawaii Five-O S04E11A Matter of Mutual ConcernNovember 23, 1971 8.5McGarrett must deal with the conflicts between four gangs of differing ethnic background, and try to uncover illegal activities.
  12. S04E12Hawaii Five-O S04E12Nine, Ten -- You're DeadNovember 30, 1971 8.5A mob boss seeks revenge on a former boxer who smashed the hand of a novice to prevent him from ending up ruining his life in the boxing rin
  13. S04E13Hawaii Five-O S04E13Is This Any Way to Run a Paradise?December 21, 1971 8.5McGarrett and the team must find out who is behind a series of ecological stunts, when it is feared that a company executive will be their n
  14. S04E14Hawaii Five-O S04E14Odd Man InDecember 28, 1971 8.5A veteran criminal who has already had dealings with Five-O escapes, and plans to steal millions of dollars from drug smugglers.
  15. S04E15Hawaii Five-O S04E15Bait Once, Bait TwiceJanuary 4, 1972 8.5A woman attempts suicide in order to get her boyfriend to come out into the open and expose himself to an assassination attempt.
  16. S04E16Hawaii Five-O S04E16The Ninety-Second War (1)January 11, 1972 8.8McGarrett is framed in an elaborate set up by Wo Fat, and has to contend with a foreign double amongst other problems.
  17. S04E17Hawaii Five-O S04E17Season's bestThe Ninety-Second War (2)January 18, 1972 9.0Several faces from the past reappear as McGarrett must stop Wo Fat from carrying out his plan, a ninety second attack on a missile tracking
  18. S04E18Hawaii Five-O S04E18SkinheadJanuary 25, 1972 8.8When a young woman is beaten and raped and a soldier is arrested for the crime, McGarrett begins to have doubts about his guilt.
  19. S04E19Hawaii Five-O S04E19While You're at It, Bring in the MoonFebruary 1, 1972 8.3An eccentric billionaire is accused of murdering a business associate, but will not leave his boat to defend himself against the accusations
  20. S04E20Hawaii Five-O S04E20Cloth of GoldFebruary 8, 1972 8.3Three real estate crooks die horrible and mysterious shellfish related deaths, and McGarrett and the others must establish the link between
  21. S04E21Hawaii Five-O S04E21Good Night, Baby - Time to Die!February 15, 1972 8.3McGarrett sets up a cordon of police around a young woman to capture her boyfriend who has escaped from jail, but all is not as it seems...
  22. S04E22Hawaii Five-O S04E22Didn't We Meet at a Murder?February 22, 1972 8.3A young widow becomes part of a blackmail plot involving the murder of a Chicago mobster.
  23. S04E23Hawaii Five-O S04E23Follow the White Brick RoadFebruary 29, 1972 8.8Danno goes undercover onboard a Navy ship to try and uncover how sailors are smuggling heroin onto the islands.
  24. S04E24Hawaii Five-O S04E24R&R -- &RMarch 7, 1972 8.5A psychotic man named Ralston is killing the wives of members of his army unit, and Five-O, including Kono on his last case, must stop him b

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1972–73Aired 8.4Season avg
  1. S05E01Hawaii Five-O S05E01Death is a Company PolicySeptember 12, 1972 8.3A local thug, Piro Manoa, is trying to create the impression of corruption in the Five-O force, and Duke is implicated in a murder. McGarret
  2. S05E02Hawaii Five-O S05E02Death Wish on Tantalus MountainSeptember 19, 1972 8.5When two of a egotistical racing driver's support staff are murdered, suspicions of sabotage fall upon his attractive girlfriend.
  3. S05E03Hawaii Five-O S05E03You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich -- But It Helps.September 26, 1972 8.3A private investigator, Sam Tolliver, arrives from Texas to help an old friend who is being blackmailed and is at risk of being killed if he
  4. S05E04Hawaii Five-O S05E04Pig in a BlanketOctober 3, 1972 8.3Danno shoots an apparently armed teenager but finds that he was mistaken, and public opinion and the teen's brother turn against him. McGarr
  5. S05E05Hawaii Five-O S05E05Season's bestThe Jinn Who Clears the WayOctober 10, 1972 8.8Wo Fat is suspected of being behind the theft of a mobile ICBM device, and McGarrett with other top officials must stop him selling it off t
  6. S05E06Hawaii Five-O S05E06Fools Die TwiceOctober 17, 1972 8.3Army computer technician Jack Gulley kidnaps a scientist and then uses a planned heist by three accomplices on a military base to divert Fiv
  7. S05E07Hawaii Five-O S05E07Chain of EventsOctober 24, 1972 8.3A doctor tracking venereal disease is murdered, and Five-O must track the series of encounters to find out who is a carrier. Their investiga
  8. S05E08Hawaii Five-O S05E08Journey Out of LimboOctober 31, 1972 8.3Danno is found in the back of a truck, dazed and confused, and McGarrett and the others must help him piece together how he came to be in th
  9. S05E09Hawaii Five-O S05E09'V' for Vashon: The Son (1)November 14, 1972 8.5McGarrett becomes involved with the Vashon mafioso family after the youngest member, Chris, is implicated in a daring raid on a hotel.
  10. S05E10Hawaii Five-O S05E10'V' for Vashon: The Father (2)November 21, 1972 8.5McGarrett must contend with Honore Vashon, who wants revenge for his son's death.
  11. S05E11Hawaii Five-O S05E11'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch (3)November 28, 1972 8.5Dominick Vashon, the patriarch of the clan, makes his attempt to bring down McGarrett and Five-O.
  12. S05E12Hawaii Five-O S05E12The Clock Struck TwelveDecember 5, 1972 8.5When McGarrett arrests a group of vigilante nationalists, hidden bombs at the courthouse threaten to destabilize the islands.
  13. S05E13Hawaii Five-O S05E13I'm a Family Crook -- Don't Shoot!December 19, 1972 8.8A husband and wife team of scam merchants get caught between some of Hawaii's most powerful mobs.
  14. S05E14Hawaii Five-O S05E14The Child StealersJanuary 2, 1973 8.3Two drifters, Gar and Nina, steal children and sell them on to a mainland adoption agency in order to raise the cash to buy a boat and go cr
  15. S05E15Hawaii Five-O S05E15Thanks for the HoneymoonJanuary 9, 1973 8.3McGarrett agrees to let Toni, a tough female convict, get married and have a honeymoon in protective custody as long as she will testify aga
  16. S05E16Hawaii Five-O S05E16The ListenerJanuary 16, 1973 8.3A crazed electronics wizard threatens the lives of a psychiatrist and his patients by using electronic devices and gadgets.
  17. S05E17Hawaii Five-O S05E17Here Today, Gone TonightJanuary 23, 1973 8.3Five-O has a suspect for a murder, but they have one problem. How can the suspect have been in two places at the same time?
  18. S05E18Hawaii Five-O S05E18The Odd Lot CaperJanuary 30, 1973 8.0A senior partner in a stock exchange firm comes up with a foolproof plan to rob the Honolulu Stock Exchange.
  19. S05E19Hawaii Five-O S05E19Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?February 6, 1973 8.3McGarrett and company must break through a tissue of lies in order to protect a Russian defector from being killed.
  20. S05E20Hawaii Five-O S05E20Little Girl BlueFebruary 13, 1973 8.3Two simple criminals kidnap a young girl, and hide out in a bunker at Diamond Head. McGarrett must unravel the reason why they are there and
  21. S05E21Hawaii Five-O S05E21PercentageFebruary 20, 1973 8.3A travel agent who operates gambling trips is killed in order to send a warning to others that the syndicates will not tolerate competition.
  22. S05E22Hawaii Five-O S05E22Engaged to be BuriedFebruary 27, 1973 8.8Chin Ho must face the fact that his daughter, Alia, is in love with the son of a local criminal under investigation, and that she plans to g
  23. S05E23Hawaii Five-O S05E23The Diamond That Nobody StoleMarch 6, 1973 8.3A burglary at the home of a well known island family sets off a series of events that ends in murder.
  24. S05E24Hawaii Five-O S05E24Jury of OneMarch 13, 1973 8.8A single person is holding out in a Five-O trial, and McGarrett and the team have to find out who is stalling and why they are doing it.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season06Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1973–74Aired 8.4Season avg
  1. S06E01Hawaii Five-O S06E01Season's bestHookmanSeptember 11, 1973 9.0A amputee with no hands sets out to kill every police officer who contributed to his injury, and that includes Steve McGarrett.
  2. S06E02Hawaii Five-O S06E02Draw Me a KillerSeptember 18, 1973 8.3Murders are being committed seemingly at random every six weeks, and McGarrett is at a loss to understand the motives for these crimes. Howe
  3. S06E03Hawaii Five-O S06E03Charter for DeathSeptember 25, 1973 8.5When a large amount of diseased rats are found on a boat with all the crew dead, Five-O must contend with an outbreak of bubonic plague.
  4. S06E04Hawaii Five-O S06E04One Big Happy FamilyOctober 2, 1973 8.3A family of white-trash mass killers arrive on Hawaii after wreaking a trail of devastation on the mainland, and McGarrett must catch them b
  5. S06E05Hawaii Five-O S06E05The Sunday TorchOctober 9, 1973 8.8Buildings are being set on fire on Sundays, and a known firebug is the top suspect. However, McGarrett begins to think that others may be re
  6. S06E06Hawaii Five-O S06E06Murder is a Taxing AffairOctober 16, 1973 8.3A corrupt federal agent who is tracking a man under indictment for tax evasion kills him for the $600,000 he is carrying, and then loses the
  7. S06E07Hawaii Five-O S06E07Tricks Are Not TreatsOctober 23, 1973 8.0The killing of an important pimp threatens an all out war between two competing vice empires.
  8. S06E08Hawaii Five-O S06E08Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?October 30, 1973 8.3A string of five murders of wealthy men leads McGarrett to a crooked inheritance scheme.
  9. S06E09Hawaii Five-O S06E09Flash of Color, Flash of DeathNovember 6, 1973 8.3A glamorous woman sets up an opal smuggler so her accomplices can rob both the smuggler and a jewelry store at the same time.
  10. S06E10Hawaii Five-O S06E10A Bullet for El DiabloNovember 13, 1973 8.3A dictator must evade a female assassin sent to kill him, one that looks just like his own daughter.
  11. S06E11Hawaii Five-O S06E11The Finishing TouchNovember 20, 1973 8.3McGarrett brings in a document expert to help him crack a case involving forged government securities, but he soon becomes suspicious of the
  12. S06E12Hawaii Five-O S06E12Anybody Can Build a BombNovember 27, 1973 8.5A nuclear scientist becomes involved in an extortion plot when a gang threaten to explode a small nuclear weapon somewhere in Honolulu.
  13. S06E13Hawaii Five-O S06E13Try to Die on TimeDecember 4, 1973 8.3Harry Foxton, a gambler, is himself the subject of huge bets over what hour he will die. McGarrett must work out the gambler's complex relat
  14. S06E14Hawaii Five-O S06E14The $100,000 NickelDecember 11, 1973 8.3A thief known for using sleight-of-hand is hired to steal a valuable nickel, but the coin ends up on a journey across many miles and through
  15. S06E15Hawaii Five-O S06E15The Flip Side is DeathDecember 18, 1973 8.5A mock military emergency leaves a bank open for a robbery, and Five-O must travel to the opposite side of Oahu to find out more in their in
  16. S06E16Hawaii Five-O S06E16The Banzai PipelineJanuary 1, 1974 8.3An exciting surf beach is the location for a filming session, where a man catches a killer on camera.
  17. S06E17Hawaii Five-O S06E17One Born Every MinuteJanuary 8, 1974 8.8A pair of crooks team up with local criminals and use phony diamonds as bait to prey on wealthy male tourists. McGarrett and Five-O must shu
  18. S06E18Hawaii Five-O S06E18Secret WitnessJanuary 15, 1974 8.3A young man witnesses a murder, and finds himself and his family are now the killer's targets.
  19. S06E19Hawaii Five-O S06E19Death with FatherJanuary 22, 1974 8.3The son of a Federal Narcotics officer becomes involved in a heroin refining operation.
  20. S06E20Hawaii Five-O S06E20Murder with a Golden TouchJanuary 29, 1974 8.3When a man is found dead with gold dust on him, McGarrett and his team must investigate where the stolen gold came from and how it is being
  21. S06E21Hawaii Five-O S06E21Nightmare in BlueFebruary 5, 1974 8.5A series of rapes and murders occur, and the main suspect seems to be a police officer...
  22. S06E22Hawaii Five-O S06E22Mother's Deadly HelperFebruary 12, 1974 8.5A right-wing crackpot, Cord McKenzie, metes out "justice" to people who have been found innocent on technicalities or released early. He thi
  23. S06E23Hawaii Five-O S06E23Killer at SeaFebruary 19, 1974 8.5While investigating a robbery and kidnapping, the trail of clues leads McGarrett and the team to an ocean liner with a deadly passenger.
  24. S06E24Hawaii Five-O S06E2430,000 Rooms and I Have the KeyFebruary 26, 1974 8.8An aging jewel thief steals from rooms at Waikiki hotels, and taunts Five-O by leaving a trail of clues behind.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season07Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1974–75Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S07E01Hawaii Five-O S07E01The Young AssassinsSeptember 10, 1974 8.5Danno and a college professor are kidnapped by a revolutionary group of young radicals led by a hardened criminal.
  2. S07E02Hawaii Five-O S07E02A Hawaiian NightmareSeptember 17, 1974 8.5A geophysics expert, Bernard Brown, is heavily in debt, so he comes up with a plan to cause an explosion in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Pa
  3. S07E03Hawaii Five-O S07E03I'll Kill 'Em AgainSeptember 24, 1974 8.3Eddie Josephs is a paranoid schizophrenic who is carrying out murders based on old Five-O cases. McGarrett must follow his clues and catch h
  4. S07E04Hawaii Five-O S07E04Steal Now -- Pay LaterOctober 1, 1974 8.3A sophisticated thief is selling his goods to legitimate businessmen, and Five-O must find a way of trapping him.
  5. S07E05Hawaii Five-O S07E05Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got the Bomb?October 8, 1974 8.3Senator Harlan Henderson suffers from multiple personalities, and one side of him wants to kill himself. However, he ends up blowing up his
  6. S07E06Hawaii Five-O S07E06Right Grave, Wrong BodyOctober 15, 1974 8.0A criminal, Hobart, is robbing liquor stores using a policeman's former gun, but the officer wants it back as he used it to kill a bankrobbe
  7. S07E07Hawaii Five-O S07E07We Hang Our OwnOctober 22, 1974 8.5When his son is beaten to death, a powerful cattle baron takes matters into his own hands, and McGarrett and Five-O must prevent the rule of
  8. S07E08Hawaii Five-O S07E08The Two-Faced CorpseOctober 29, 1974 8.5A gangland execution investigation takes a turn for the peculiar when it is found that the victim had two identities.
  9. S07E09Hawaii Five-O S07E09How to Steal a MasterpieceNovember 12, 1974 8.3Five-O must investigate why three infallible security systems are failing to prevent the theft of priceless artworks.
  10. S07E10Hawaii Five-O S07E10A Gun for McGarrettNovember 26, 1974 8.5After an attempt is made on Steve McGarrett's life, he is drawn towards a female art dealer, but she too may not be good for his health…
  11. S07E11Hawaii Five-O S07E11Season's bestWelcome to Our Branch OfficeDecember 3, 1974 8.8Two conmen use a gang of Five-O lookalikes and doubles to extort money from Honolulu businessmen.
  12. S07E12Hawaii Five-O S07E12Presenting... in The Center Ring... MurderDecember 10, 1974 8.3Wo Fat returns to Hawaii in order to have a Chinese diplomat whom he classes as a foolish peace-maker assassinated.
  13. S07E13Hawaii Five-O S07E13Hara-Kiri: MurderDecember 31, 1974 8.3McGarrett and Five-O need to find out why a Japanese banker ritually killed himself and catch a true criminal into the bargain.
  14. S07E14Hawaii Five-O S07E14Bones of ContentionJanuary 7, 1975 8.3A Honolulu murder is mysteriously linked to a human fossil smuggled out of China in the Second World War.
  15. S07E15Hawaii Five-O S07E15Computer KillerJanuary 14, 1975 8.3An investigation into a murder is sent off track through the modification of computer information, and Five-O must use the latest technology
  16. S07E16Hawaii Five-O S07E16A Woman's Work is with a GunJanuary 21, 1975 8.3Three women desperately in need of money take to armed robbery of tourist buses as a way to raise some quick cash.
  17. S07E17Hawaii Five-O S07E17Small Witness, Large CrimeJanuary 28, 1975 8.5When a young boy is arrested as a witness to a murder, McGarrett must contend with a fiery deputy public prosecutor.
  18. S07E18Hawaii Five-O S07E18Ring of LifeFebruary 4, 1975 8.3A million dollar reward for the return of five figurines sparks off a trail of murder and theft that leads to Hawaii.
  19. S07E19Hawaii Five-O S07E19Study in RageFebruary 11, 1975 8.0When a psychotic man kills his doctor, Five-O must use a unfinished painting to gather clues to his whereabouts.
  20. S07E20Hawaii Five-O S07E20And the Horse Jumped Over the MoonFebruary 18, 1975 8.3An elaborate sea and air scheme for heroin smuggling goes unnoticed until one of the gang tries to sell out their plan for a fix of heroin.
  21. S07E21Hawaii Five-O S07E21Hit Gun for SaleFebruary 25, 1975 8.3McGarrett must prevent a mob war by tracking down an unknown hitman and his intended target.
  22. S07E22Hawaii Five-O S07E22The HostageMarch 11, 1975 8.3When a deranged ex-Army officer shoots a policeman and takes a young girl hostage, McGarrett disagrees with a police captain over the best w
  23. S07E23Hawaii Five-O S07E23Diary of a GunMarch 18, 1975 8.3A Saturday Night Special passes from person to person and causes Five-O trouble and others misery.
  24. S07E24Hawaii Five-O S07E246,000 Deadly TicketsMarch 25, 1975 8.3Five-O works with a air traffic investigator in order to put a stop to illegal ticket sales which have already cost several lives.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season08Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1975–76Aired 8.4Season avg
  1. S08E01Hawaii Five-O S08E01Season's bestMurder - Eyes Only (1)September 12, 1975 8.8When a letter bomb kills a Naval Officer whilst McGarrett is on Navy Duty, he is called upon to investigate and uncovers a plot involving an
  2. S08E02Hawaii Five-O S08E02Murder - Eyes Only (2)September 12, 1975 8.8McGarrett must try his utmost to foil Wo Fat's plans which include hostages and brainwashing.
  3. S08E03Hawaii Five-O S08E03McGarrett is MissingSeptember 19, 1975 8.5McGarrett must again face mobster Charlie Bombay when a plane carrying them to Honolulu crashes in the forests.
  4. S08E04Hawaii Five-O S08E04Termination with Extreme PrejudiceSeptember 26, 1975 8.3A British agent, Harry Wells, arrives in Hawaii in pursuit of a turncoat, but not all is what it seems for Five-O...
  5. S08E05Hawaii Five-O S08E05Target: the LadyOctober 3, 1975 8.3Five-O must find a female courier who witnessed a murder before a hitman can...
  6. S08E06Hawaii Five-O S08E06Death's Name is SamOctober 10, 1975 8.3A road accident starts the trail towards a plot to use SAM missiles to bring down a VIP jet plane.
  7. S08E07Hawaii Five-O S08E07The Case Against McGarrettOctober 17, 1975 8.8McGarrett offers himself as a hostage exchange, but is then put on 'trial' by Honore Vashon.
  8. S08E08Hawaii Five-O S08E08The DefectorOctober 24, 1975 8.3McGarrett meets his match in Dr. Grant Ormsbee, a grumpy and aggravating scientist who is sheltering a suspected Chinese defector.
  9. S08E09Hawaii Five-O S08E09Sing a Song of SuspenseOctober 31, 1975 8.3When a singer witnesses a murder committed by a racketeer, Five-O has to protect her until she can give evidence, but this is not an easy jo
  10. S08E10Hawaii Five-O S08E10Retire in Sunny Hawaii -- ForeverNovember 7, 1975 8.3Danno's Aunt Clara becomes acquainted with a man on the plane to Honolulu, but becomes concerned about him afterwards. Dan, Steve and the ot
  11. S08E11Hawaii Five-O S08E11How to Steal a SubmarineNovember 14, 1975 8.5A vice-principal enlists the help of his students and a submarine to smuggle drugs.
  12. S08E12Hawaii Five-O S08E12The Waterfront StealNovember 21, 1975 8.3When Five-O fail to prevent a series of thefts at dockside warehouses, an influential owner creates trouble for McGarrett.
  13. S08E13Hawaii Five-O S08E13Honor is an Unmarked GraveNovember 28, 1975 8.0A writer who specializes in solving mysteries uncovers the body in a seven year old case, but it raises more questions than it answers...
  14. S08E14Hawaii Five-O S08E14A Touch of GuiltDecember 4, 1975 8.3Three boys commit a gang rape on a waitress, but one is the son of a Senator and the crime is covered up...
  15. S08E15Hawaii Five-O S08E15Wooden Model of a RatDecember 11, 1975 8.5When McGarrett suspects respected businessman and collector August March as working in a smuggling operation, he decides to set a trap to ca
  16. S08E16Hawaii Five-O S08E16Deadly PersuasionDecember 18, 1975 8.3A disturbed young man steals nerve gas to use against a visiting royal family as revenge for the death of his father.
  17. S08E17Hawaii Five-O S08E17Legacy of TerrorJanuary 1, 1976 8.3When an elderly importer who was a World War II Japanese spy is killed, Five-O seeks his killer.
  18. S08E18Hawaii Five-O S08E18Loose Ends Get HitJanuary 8, 1976 8.3A clear cut murder case against an island mobster is derailed due to McGarrett.
  19. S08E19Hawaii Five-O S08E19Anatomy of a BribeJanuary 15, 1976 8.3A crooked contractor and a buildings inspector are under suspicion after the new Global Trade Center in Honolulu goes up in flames.
  20. S08E20Hawaii Five-O S08E20Turkey Shoot at MakapuuJanuary 29, 1976 8.3When an airline stewardess and a hang-gliding instructor are murdered, Five-O must find the killers.
  21. S08E21Hawaii Five-O S08E21A Killer Grows WingsFebruary 5, 1976 8.3Criminals threaten to use a special type of moth to wipe out the sugar cane on Hawaii and destroy the industry.
  22. S08E22Hawaii Five-O S08E22The Capsule KidnappingFebruary 12, 1976 8.3The son of a Japanese businessman is kidnapped and held in a capsule underwater until a $1.5 million dollar ransom is paid...
  23. S08E23Hawaii Five-O S08E23Love Thy Neighbor -- Take His WifeFebruary 26, 1976 8.3Ben Tanaka, a well-known ecologist, seems to be behind the kidnapping of a wealthy land developer's wife, but all is not as it seems and a c
  24. S08E24Hawaii Five-O S08E24A Sentence to StealMarch 4, 1976 8.3McGarrett sends an undercover agent into a rehabilitation home for juvenile offenders to find out who is behind the theft of gold from denta

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season09Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1976–77Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S09E01Hawaii Five-O S09E01Season's bestNine Dragons (1)September 30, 1976 8.8When Wo Fat steals toxins in an attempt to take out the leaders of Communist China, McGarrett must track him to Hong Kong.
  2. S09E02Hawaii Five-O S09E02Nine Dragons (2)September 30, 1976 8.8In Hong Kong, Steve is caught by Wo Fat and mentally and physically tortured by being 'reconditioned'. He must beat these problems to save t
  3. S09E03Hawaii Five-O S09E03Assault on the PalaceOctober 7, 1976 8.5McGarrett must solve a daring bank robbery committed during the King Kamehameha Day Parade under the cover of a historic re-enactment.
  4. S09E04Hawaii Five-O S09E04Oldest Profession -- Latest PriceOctober 14, 1976 8.5The murder of island prostitutes seems to be linked to an extortion racketeer who is determined to make a return...
  5. S09E05Hawaii Five-O S09E05Man on FireOctober 21, 1976 8.3Five bodies are found in the crater of Mauna Loa contaminated by radiation from illegal plutonium, and Five-O must find and confiscate this
  6. S09E06Hawaii Five-O S09E06Tour de Force, Killer AboardOctober 28, 1976 8.5Two seemingly unconnected deaths lead McGarrett into a desperate race to prevent the assassination of a visiting Sheikh.
  7. S09E07Hawaii Five-O S09E07The Last of The Great PaperhangersNovember 4, 1976 8.5A masterful forger plans a massive robbery of Navy funds, and McGarrett is made to look rather inept...
  8. S09E08Hawaii Five-O S09E08Heads, You're DeadNovember 11, 1976 8.7When yacht racers are found dead on their craft, Five-O launches a desperate search for high-seas buccaneers.
  9. S09E09Hawaii Five-O S09E09Let Death Do Us PartNovember 18, 1976 8.7A escaped convict may well have a strong case of innocence, when Five-O become involved in the paranormal...
  10. S09E10Hawaii Five-O S09E10Double ExposureDecember 2, 1976 8.3A press photographer is pursued relentlessly after she takes a photo of a supposedly dead gangster who has returned to the islands to take c
  11. S09E11Hawaii Five-O S09E11Yes, My Deadly DaughterDecember 16, 1976 8.7When $10 million goes missing from a crimelord, the culprit seems to be dangerously close to home...
  12. S09E12Hawaii Five-O S09E12Target -- a CopDecember 23, 1976 8.7Police are being lured into traps and shot, and Five-O have difficulty nailing a suspect when their primary lead turns out to be a paraplegi
  13. S09E13Hawaii Five-O S09E13The Bells Toll at NoonJanuary 6, 1977 8.7The boyfriend of an overdose victim re-enacts famous film murders in a revenge on all the people he sees as responsible.
  14. S09E14Hawaii Five-O S09E14Man in a Steel FrameJanuary 13, 1977 8.7McGarrett is the top suspect in the murder of his girlfriend, and the evidence against him is seemingly overwhelming...
  15. S09E15Hawaii Five-O S09E15Ready... Aim...January 20, 1977 8.7Five-O must work with a Japanese officer to find the source of handsguns that are flooding the black market in Tokyo.
  16. S09E16Hawaii Five-O S09E16Elegy in a Rain ForestJanuary 27, 1977 8.7The daughter of Attorney General John Manicote is kidnapped by a deranged rapist and murderer, and Steve must not only contend with the crim
  17. S09E17Hawaii Five-O S09E17Dealer's Choice -- BlackmailFebruary 3, 1977 8.3A hit and run incident leads Five-O to a gambling syndicate and Officer Welles's brother.
  18. S09E18Hawaii Five-O S09E18A Capitol CrimeFebruary 17, 1977 8.7A pensioner threatens to blow himself and his hostages up if he doesn't stop the demolition of his home.
  19. S09E19Hawaii Five-O S09E19To Die in ParadiseFebruary 24, 1977 8.3A lady singer is kidnapped and it looks as if her and her captors have died at sea...
  20. S09E20Hawaii Five-O S09E20Blood Money is Hard to WashMarch 3, 1977 8.7A gangster attempts to buy an interest in a football club so that he can launder money through it.
  21. S09E21Hawaii Five-O S09E21To Kill a MindMarch 17, 1977 8.7While searching for parts from a sunken Soviet submarine, McGarrett become suspicious about the particular parts that are being recovered.
  22. S09E22Hawaii Five-O S09E22Requiem for a Saddle-Bronc RiderMarch 24, 1977 8.3A missing rodeo cowboy and the murder of a young couple pose a puzzling mystery for Five-O.
  23. S09E23Hawaii Five-O S09E23See How She RunsMarch 31, 1977 8.7The daughter of a LA detective and friend of McGarrett is framed for murder and then joins a cult.
  24. S09E24Hawaii Five-O S09E24Practical Jokes Can Kill YouMay 5, 1977 8.7A gang of thieves steal army rifles by peculiar means - hang-gliding into the armoury!

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season10Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1977–78Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S10E01Hawaii Five-O S10E01Up the RebelsSeptember 15, 1977 8.3An Irish terrorist uses disguise and deception in order to be able to smuggle explosives for the Troubles.
  2. S10E02Hawaii Five-O S10E02Season's bestYou Don't See Many Pirates These DaysSeptember 22, 1977 8.7When a sea-freighter is hijacked, the wealthy millionaire owner calls in Five-O, but all is not how it seems...
  3. S10E03Hawaii Five-O S10E03The Cop on the CoverSeptember 29, 1977 8.7McGarrett must solve both a mysterious kidnapping and the problem of having a nosy reporter analyzing his every move.
  4. S10E04Hawaii Five-O S10E04The Friends of Joey KalimaOctober 13, 1977 8.7McGarrett engages in a personal struggle to clear the record of an officer and close friend accused of criminal activity.
  5. S10E05Hawaii Five-O S10E05The Descent of the TorchesOctober 20, 1977 8.7Five-O must find out whether the death of an archaeologist is linked to his supposed desecration of tomb of King Kamehameha.
  6. S10E06Hawaii Five-O S10E06The Ninth StepOctober 27, 1977 8.7The return of a disgraced alcoholic policeman causes extra problems in the pursuit of a pair of armored truck robbers.
  7. S10E07Hawaii Five-O S10E07Shake Hands with the Man on the MoonNovember 10, 1977 8.3McGarrett must deal with an astronaut turned real-estate salesman in order to crack the case of a murdered reporter.
  8. S10E08Hawaii Five-O S10E08Deadly DoublesNovember 17, 1977 8.7When a Russian tennis star wants to defect, McGarrett must work to prevent an international incident.
  9. S10E09Hawaii Five-O S10E09Deep CoverDecember 8, 1977 8.7A secret submarine, the murder of a Navy officer and strange amnesia create a puzzling case for Steve McGarrett.
  10. S10E10Hawaii Five-O S10E10TsunamiDecember 22, 1977 8.3A gang of university students plan a hoax tidal wave in order to steal priceless jewelry.
  11. S10E11Hawaii Five-O S10E11East Wind -- Ill WindDecember 29, 1977 8.7When an Asian ex-leader dies in a seemingly accidental swimming incident, his wife is convinced that he was murdered by forces from their ho
  12. S10E12Hawaii Five-O S10E12Tread the King's ShadowJanuary 5, 1978 8.7McGarrett becomes involved in a love triangle between a young local man, a rich girl and her father who hates the Hawaiian origins of the bo
  13. S10E13Hawaii Five-O S10E13The Big AlohaJanuary 12, 1978 8.7A young doctor is suspected of having been involved in the murder of his mentor.
  14. S10E14Hawaii Five-O S10E14A Short Walk on the LongshoreFebruary 2, 1978 8.7In order to find out the identity of the murderer of a union leader, McGarrett goes undercover as a longshoreman.
  15. S10E15Hawaii Five-O S10E15The Silk TrapFebruary 9, 1978 8.7An up-and-coming young politician is blackmailed in order to affect his leadership of an congressional investigation.
  16. S10E16Hawaii Five-O S10E16Head to HeadFebruary 16, 1978 8.7While pursuing a drug dealer, McGarrett also has to contend with a federal agent.
  17. S10E17Hawaii Five-O S10E17Tall on the WaveMarch 2, 1978 8.7Danno must deal with a surfer, one of his friends, who is suspected of the murder of a girl.
  18. S10E18Hawaii Five-O S10E18Angel in BlueMarch 9, 1978 8.7A female undercover cop threatens the progress of an investigation when she starts a relationship with a man connected to the case.
  19. S10E19Hawaii Five-O S10E19When Does a War End?March 16, 1978 8.7A Japanese businessman comes under attack from a young man whose father suffered in an Japanese Prisoner of War camp.
  20. S10E20Hawaii Five-O S10E20Invitation to MurderMarch 23, 1978 8.3McGarrett must deal with an apparent mass murderer when a will creates a fortune for the last family member left alive.
  21. S10E21Hawaii Five-O S10E21Frozen AssetsMarch 30, 1978 8.7A cryogenics institute comes under suspicion when an investigative writer becomes involved.
  22. S10E22Hawaii Five-O S10E22My Friend, the EnemyApril 13, 1978 8.3Five-O must deal with the kidnapping of an Arab princess, and Steve must also deal with an Italian female journalist's constant interruption
  23. S10E23Hawaii Five-O S10E23A Stranger in His GraveApril 27, 1978 8.7Five-O become involved in a complex case of body-switching, mystery investments and suitcases full of money.
  24. S10E24Hawaii Five-O S10E24A Death in the FamilyMay 4, 1978 8.3Five-O's world is shattered when mobsters catch Chin Ho undercover and order him to be killed.

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

Season11Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes1978–79Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S11E01Hawaii Five-O S11E01The SleeperSeptember 28, 1978 8.5After a government agent is murdered, McGarrett must identify the traitor in a scientific facility.
  2. S11E02Hawaii Five-O S11E02Season's bestHoroscope for MurderOctober 5, 1978 8.7When an astrologer visits McGarrett to inform him of a murderer with a terrible temper, his antagonism lessens when her assumptions seem to
  3. S11E03Hawaii Five-O S11E03Deadly CourierOctober 12, 1978 8.7While McGarrett follows a false lead, an undercover Danno is discovered and brainwashed to carry out the assassination of Steve...
  4. S11E04Hawaii Five-O S11E04The Case Against Philip ChristieOctober 19, 1978 8.3McGarrett is the lone hold-out in a trial where the guilt of the accused seems certain.
  5. S11E05Hawaii Five-O S11E05Small PotatoesOctober 26, 1978 8.3Steve is framed on the orders of a gambling syndicate, and becomes involved with a woman who is part of the case.
  6. S11E06Hawaii Five-O S11E06A Distant ThunderNovember 9, 1978 8.7Five-O must deal with the plans of a Neo Nazi organization to kill Bobby Tamara, the "Hawaiian Kennedy".
  7. S11E07Hawaii Five-O S11E07Death MaskNovember 16, 1978 8.7When a street robber claims that he stole King Tutankhamun's mask for fun, McGarrett suspects there is more to the case than simple robbery.
  8. S11E08Hawaii Five-O S11E08The Pagoda FactorNovember 23, 1978 8.3McGarrett assists a convict in his escape, so that he can go back to his gang and provide Five-O with inside information.
  9. S11E09Hawaii Five-O S11E09A Long Time AgoNovember 30, 1978 8.7Danno is surprised when he bumps into a former flame and even more concerned when she seems to be involved in criminal activities.
  10. S11E10Hawaii Five-O S11E10Why Won't Linda Die?December 14, 1978 8.7The death of a prominent politician reveals a strange love triangle.
  11. S11E11Hawaii Five-O S11E11The Miracle ManDecember 21, 1978 8.7When a preacher is attacked by a man convinced that he is responsible for his wife's death, Five-O investigate more closely and discover som
  12. S11E12Hawaii Five-O S11E12Number One with a Bullet (1)December 28, 1978 8.7Two rival mobs attempt to take control of the disco scene in Honolulu.
  13. S11E13Hawaii Five-O S11E13Number One with a Bullet (2)January 4, 1979 8.7The rival gangs are on the brink of all out war, and Five-O must struggle to stop them.
  14. S11E14Hawaii Five-O S11E14The Meighan ConspiracyJanuary 18, 1979 8.3When a robbed bank vault shows no signs of break-in, an inside job seems the likely solution. McGarrett's trail of clues leads him back to t
  15. S11E15Hawaii Five-O S11E15The Spirit is WillieJanuary 25, 1979 8.7Millicent Shand returns and claims that her niece's husband has faked his own death in order to get his hands on $500,000.
  16. S11E16Hawaii Five-O S11E16The Bark and the BiteFebruary 8, 1979 8.3A vacationing heiress seems unconcerned when McGarrett warns her that someone is after her ruby.
  17. S11E17Hawaii Five-O S11E17StringerFebruary 22, 1979 8.7When a photographer takes a picture of a politician making a deal with an underworld figure, he tries blackmail. However, he is not prepared
  18. S11E18Hawaii Five-O S11E18The Execution FileMarch 1, 1979 8.7A private detective is rescuing girls from prostitution, and using the opportunity to kill the pimps as well.
  19. S11E19Hawaii Five-O S11E19A Very Personal MatterMarch 15, 1979 8.7When the son of one of Steve's friends dies of an overdose, he goes after a doctor that he suspects of over-prescribing drugs.
  20. S11E20Hawaii Five-O S11E20The Skyline KillerMarch 22, 1979 8.7The hunt for a high-rise killer is made more difficult for Five-O when a journalist offers to share his profits in exchange for the killer's
  21. S11E21Hawaii Five-O S11E21The Year of the Horse (1)April 5, 1979 8.7When a woman dies due to heroin packets bursting inside her and the Governor is implicated, McGarrett and Danno head off to Singapore to dis
  22. S11E22Hawaii Five-O S11E22The Year of the Horse (2)April 5, 1979 8.7Five-O must close the heroin smuggling operation to exonerate the Governor and catch the figures behind the scheme.

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

Season12Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode20Episodes1979–80Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S12E01Hawaii Five-O S12E01Season's bestA Lion in the Streets (1)October 4, 1979 8.7The Hawaiian kumu mob attempts to take over a resort-workers union, to the fury of native Hawaiians who vengefully infiltrate and smash unde
  2. S12E02Hawaii Five-O S12E02A Lion in the Streets (2)October 4, 1979 8.7The Hawaiian kumu mob attempts to take over a resort-workers union, to the fury of native Hawaiians who vengefully infiltrate and smash unde
  3. S12E03Hawaii Five-O S12E03Who Says Cops Don't Cry?October 11, 1979 8.7When the husband of a policewoman is gunned down by opportunist robbers, she resolves to catch them any way she can.
  4. S12E04Hawaii Five-O S12E04Though the Heavens FallOctober 18, 1979 8.7A group of high society men set out to see that justice is done - the catch being that it is justice on their terms only...
  5. S12E05Hawaii Five-O S12E05Sign of the RamOctober 25, 1979 8.7Jessica Humboldt, an astrologer and friend of Agnes DuBois, comes to McGarrett with news that a forthcoming match will be disastrous for a b
  6. S12E06Hawaii Five-O S12E06Good Help is Hard to FindNovember 1, 1979 8.7Tony Alika and Guido Marioni, killer of Kimo's family, together hatch a plot to frame and embarrass the Five-O team by making them look stup
  7. S12E07Hawaii Five-O S12E07Image of FearNovember 8, 1979 8.7When a woman is stalked by a strange figure, she seems to be seeing things and her friends are worried as to her mental health. However, eve
  8. S12E08Hawaii Five-O S12E08Use a Gun, Go to HellNovember 29, 1979 8.7When two surfer bums use a gun to rob a shop, it starts off a trail of death and misery involving children, politics and blackmail.
  9. S12E09Hawaii Five-O S12E09Voice of TerrorDecember 4, 1979 8.7A group of terrorists capture a female officer and use her to further their aims, and McGarrett and the team must find a way to take them ou
  10. S12E10Hawaii Five-O S12E10A Shallow GraveDecember 11, 1979 8.7A young man on vacation has strange visions that lead him to the site of an old murder and help him discover a lost family.
  11. S12E11Hawaii Five-O S12E11The KahunaDecember 18, 1979 8.7When two healthy young people die mysteriously, local traditions prevent post mortems, and a strange conspiracy is gradually uncovered when
  12. S12E12Hawaii Five-O S12E12LabyrinthDecember 25, 1979 8.7When a rich socialite is kidnapped, her husband insists that Five-O stay out of the case. However, his reasons may not all be on the level a
  13. S12E13Hawaii Five-O S12E13School for AssassinsJanuary 1, 1980 8.0McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers.
  14. S12E14Hawaii Five-O S12E14For Old Times SakeJanuary 8, 1980 8.3A school for wayward girls, run by a friend of Steve McGarrett's, needs $15,000 for overdue taxes or the school will be closed. Former count
  15. S12E15Hawaii Five-O S12E15The Golden NooseJanuary 15, 1980 8.3The next-to-last show to be filmed features an escaped convict posing as a diplomat from a Far Eastern country in order to get at the countr
  16. S12E16Hawaii Five-O S12E16The Flight of the JewelsMarch 1, 1980 8.3Using radio-controlled model airplanes, three college students engineer the theft of the Hawaiian crown jewels.
  17. S12E17Hawaii Five-O S12E17Clash of ShadowsMarch 8, 1980 8.3Israel's celebrated Nazi-hunter Yuri Bloch has apparently been killed in Honolulu while trying to gather information about a war criminal na
  18. S12E18Hawaii Five-O S12E18A Bird in Hand...March 22, 1980 8.3During a stop off on a bird-watching expedition, tourists photograph an old sugar mill. They don't know that the mill is a front for a gold-
  19. S12E19Hawaii Five-O S12E19The Moroville CovenantMarch 29, 1980 8.7Paul Burke guest stars as attorney David Lawrence, a political candidate whose promising bid for the U.S. Senate is endangered by the murder
  20. S12E20Hawaii Five-O S12E20Woe to Wo FatApril 5, 1980 8.7The series concludes with the final showdown between McGarrett and Wo Fat. Three scientists who have disappeared have one thing in common, t

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