The first season of the police procedural drama series ''

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'' premiered on

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on September 20, 2010, for the 2010–11 television season in the United States. Production began for the

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on February 18, 2010. CBS gave a full series order on May 19, 2010, and later ordered a full 24-episode season on October 21, 2010. The season concluded on May 16, 2011. The series centers on the "Five-0", a specialized task force established by the Hawaiian Governor that investigates a wide series of crimes on the islands, including murder, terrorism and human trafficking. The series stars

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, and Grace Park.

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receives an "Also starring" credit for three episodes before departing the series in the thirteenth episode of the season. The first season ranked number 22 for the 2010–11 United States television season, had an average of 11.96 million viewers, and received mostly positive reviews. " Kai e'e", the fifteenth episode of the season, holds the record for the most watched ''Hawaii Five-0'' episode in the series history with 19.34 million viewers. In addition, the series premiere holds the record for second-most-watched episode with 14.20 million. ''Hawaii Five-0'' received generally positive reviews from critics and became one of CBS' top rated programs. It was renewed for a second season on May 18, 2011, which premiered on September 19, 2011.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Lieutenant Commander Steven "Steve" McGarrett,

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as Detective Sergeant Daniel "Danny" "Danno" Williams,

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as Detective Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly, Honolulu Police Department * Grace Park as Officer Kono Kalakaua, Honolulu Police Department *

as Mary Ann McGarrett

Recurring

* James Marsters as Victor Hesse *

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as Governor Pat Jameson * Teilor Grubbs as Grace Williams *

Taylor Wily Taylor Wily (born Teila Tuli, June 14, 1968) is an American actor, former sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is from Laie, Hawaii and is of American Samoan descent. He is commonly known for his recurring role as Kamekona Tupuola on '' Haw ...

as Kamekona Tupuola *

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as Sang Min Sooh *

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as Lieutenant Catherine Rollins, United States Navy *

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as HPD Sergeant Duke Lukela * Masi Oka as Dr. Max Bergman,

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as Rachel Edwards *

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as Wo Fat *

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as Jenna Kaye

Guest stars

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as Anton Hesse *

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as Amy *

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as Reggie Cole *

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as Matthew Williams *

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as Lisa * Patrick Gallagher as Carlos Bagoyo *

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as Walton Dawkins *

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as Laura Hills * Nasir "Nas" Jones as Gordon Smith *

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as Tyler * Joanna Levesque as Courtney Russell *

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as Ed McKay *

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as Susan *

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as himself * William Sadler as John McGarrett *

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as Detective Kaleo *

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as Carlton Bass *

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as Renny Sinclair * Peter Stormare as Drago Zankovic *

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as Hiro Noshimuri *

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as Ben Bass * Justin David Ross as Swat Guy

Episodes

The number in the "No. overall" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. With the exception of "

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" the titles of each episode are in the Hawaiian language, though its English translations are directly underneath. "Production Code" refers to the order in which the episodes were produced. "U.S. viewers (millions)" refers to the number of viewers in the United States in millions who watched the episode as it was aired.

Production

Development

CBS initially announced that a pilot for a possible ''Hawaii Five-O'' reboot had been ordered into production on February 18, 2010.

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was announced as the director a few days later. Based on the strength of the pilot, the network ordered ''Hawaii Five-0'' to series on May 19, 2010. The series premiered on September 20, 2010, and after five episodes aired, CBS gave the show a full season order on October 21. The first season was

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by the three co-creators Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Peter M. Lenkov, with the latter serving as head writer and day-to-day showrunner. Len Wiseman also executive produced the pilot episode, which he directed. Brad Turner,

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, J. R. Orci, Elwood Reid and

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all served as co-executive producers along with

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, who were consulting producers. The season's twenty-four episodes had thirteen different directors. Brad Turner accumulated the most credits with eight episodes, including the

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directed three episodes while

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and

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directed two each. The remaining eight episodes were directed by Paul Edwards,

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and Steve Boyum. Filming of the season concluded on April 14, 2011. The season concluded on May 16, 2011. A day earlier, on May 15, 2011, CBS announced that the show would be renewed for a second season that premiered on September 19, 2011.

Casting

was the first to be cast in the series on February 8, 2010, to play Chin Ho Kelly, an ex-cop trained by Steve McGarrett's father. Several days later on February 10 it was announced that

joined as Steve McGarrett.

also joined the cast as Mary Ann McGarrett, Steve's sister. Actress Grace Park was announced to be starring on March 1, 2010, as rookie detective Kona "Kono" Kalakaua. Although in the original series, the character of Kono was male, the reboot series swapped the cop's gender in order to steer clear of a task force void of women.

was the final member join the series on March 5, 2010, cast as Danny "Danno" Williams. On December 22, 2010, it was announced that Taryn Manning would be departing the series. She was originally expected to appear in the first four episodes and then recur throughout the season however, her only appearance in "Pilot" ended up being a

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and her first appearance broadcast on television did not come until episode four. Manning's third and final episode as a main cast member was " Ke Kinohi" but she makes guest appearances in subsequent seasons. On September 3, 2010, it was reported that

had been cast as Governor Pat Jameson Masi Oka appeared as guest star playing the chief medical examiner Max Bergman. It was reported that

would be starring as Wo Fat on November 3, 2010.

had a recurring role in the season as Lieutenant Rollins, Steve McGarrett's girlfriend.

was cast in a recurring role, as ex-CIA analyst Jenna Kaye, with the option to become a series regular in the second season.

appeared in a recurring role as Rachel Edwards, Danny's ex-wife.

, son of Kam Fong Chun who played Chin Ho Kelly on the

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, guest starred in multiple episodes as Honolulu Police Department Sergeant Duke Lukela.

Release and marketing

The pilot episode was originally released as an advance screening at Queen's Surf Beach in

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on September 13, 2010. One week later, the season began airing on television on September 20, in the 10 p.m. ( ET) timeslot on Mondays, on the 42nd anniversary the original show premiered. The fifteenth episode, "Kai eʻe", aired as a special episode following an AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 23, 2011. The season finale, "Oiaʻiʻo", aired on May 16, 2011, at the same Monday timeslot.

Reception

Awards and nominations

The first season was nominated for seven awards, two of which were won. The season was voted "Favourite New TV Drama" at the

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. Keith Power and Brian Tyler also won the series a

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(BMI) award. Scott Cann was nominated for a

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for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film; ''

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'' actor

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became the winner of the award. Series stunt coordinator Jeff David Cadiente was nominated for a

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for Outstanding Stunt Coordination in the episode "Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau", but lost to cable crime drama ''

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''. The first season was also nominated for three 2011 Teen Choice Awards; the season for Choice TV Show: Action, Daniel Dae Kim for Choice TV Actor: Action, and Grace Park for Choice TV Actress: Action. They lost to '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''

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'' actor Shane West, and ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' actress

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, respectively.

Critical response

The season was met with generally positive reviews from critics. R. L. Shaffer of

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rated the season eight out of ten, signifying a "great" season. Shaffer stated that although it was not "particularly refreshing," the season was "damn good, with great cinematography, solid performances and slick, stylized action and drama." Dave Trumbore of Collider stated "The new ''Five-O'' plays like an action-packed combination of ''

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's'' antics with the realism of ''

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''. Though season one doesn't choose to go nearly as dark as many episodes of ''The Shield'' did, Alex O'Loughlin brings his physical presence and stunt training from that series into ''Five-O''." Trumbore was also receptive towards the action sequences, which he felt was "one main sell of the show." Stuart Galbraith of

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had "many criticisms" with the season, but liked some aspects of the show because "clearly there's an attempt to draw from the best elements of the original series."

Ratings

The season premiered with 14.2 million viewers and a 3.9/11

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among adults 18–49. Although the show was a highly rated new show, ratings were down from the premiere of ''

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'' season eight, which occupied the same time slot the previous year. Ratings hit an all-time high with its fifteenth episode, "Kai ee", which was watched by 19.34 million viewers and garnered a 5.6 ratings share with adults 18–49. A ratings low came with the penultimate episode, "Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau", which earned 9.45 million viewers. The finale jumped by almost a million viewers and was seen by 10.41 million people. The season included the second largest gains in Digital video recorder (DVR) viewership from the 2010–11 season, behind ''

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''. It gained an average of 3.3 million more from live viewing. For the first season, ''Hawaii Five-0'' was the 22nd most seen show in total viewership, averaging 11.96 million viewers. It was also the 33rd most seen show in the 18–49 demographic, with a 3.3 rating.

Home video release

The

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box set of the first season was first released by

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and

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in the United States ( Region 1) on September 20, 2011, the United Kingdom (Region 2) on September 26, 2011, and Australia (Region 4) on December 1, 2011. The season was also released on

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in the US and UK on the same day as their DVD counterparts. The season box set consists of six discs, featuring all 24 episodes as well as bonus material including behind the scenes footage,

s, and audio commentaries on two episodes.

References

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