Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

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1968-09-20

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".

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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".

First Aired

1968-09-20

Last Aired

1980-04-05

Seasons

12

Episodes

284

Director

Leonard Freeman

Status

Ended

Genres

Action & Adventure

Drama

Language

English

Network

CBS

Production

Leonard Freeman Production

CBS Studios

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    Jack Lord

    Jack Lord
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    Herman Wedemeyer

    Herman Wedemeyer
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    William Smith

    William Smith
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    Richard Denning

    Richard Denning
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    Sharon Farrell

    Sharon Farrell