Five-0 is ending after Season 10!!

[katlyn520]

According to the Five-0 Facebook page: "#H50 Ohana, be there for the final five episodes and say a last #Aloha. Hawaii Five-0 to conclude its successful 10-season run with a two-hour series finale, Friday, April 3."

I'm surprise because the show is still #1 on Friday and it's consistently showing in TV Guide among the top 25 most watched shows each week, but it sounds like it's being cancelled. Maybe with Alex's and Scott's contracts ending after this season, they just decided to quit together. Or maybe they wanted too much money to stay. I found this on CinemaBlend:

"Hawaii Five-0 is coming to an end on CBS, and the end is unfortunately in sight. The show has run for ten successful seasons and fans had reason to hope that more seasons were in store, but the series finale is officially on the way, and fans likely will feel that it's coming way too soon. As in, within weeks.

Hawaii Five-0 will end for good with its tenth season finale on Friday, April 3 on CBS. While that is still more than a month away from the date of cancellation, the cancellation is coming a lot sooner than anticipated. In fact, showrunner Peter Lenkov (who is also behind MacGyver and Magnum P.I. on CBS) recently said to TVLine that he was "hoping that this show goes a few more seasons."

There is some good news coming out of the end of Hawaii Five-0. Even though the series finale is coming in a matter of weeks rather than multiple months, it won't be just an average-length installment. The grand finale will be a two-hour TV event, running from 8-10 p.m. ET on Friday, April 3. The end is nigh, but at least it will get to end on a high note. Assuming there are some happily-ever-afters, anyway!

Additionally, the two-hour finale will bring back some recurring cast members. James Marsters will be back as Victor Hesse, William Sadler will be back as John McGarrett, and Mark Dacascos will be back as Wo Fat. It will also presumably include the MacGyver alum who seemed destined for a major role on Hawaii Five-0 before news of the ending.

CBS didn't confirm any other cast members who are returning for the series finale, if any. Any fans holding out hope to see Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park back on Five-0 at some point may want to prepare for disappointment on that front. Donnie Wahlberg may also want to prepare for disappointment, given his hopes for a Blue Bloods/Hawaii Five-0 crossover

The Eye Network also didn't give an official explanation for why the series is ending with the April 3 finale, although CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl shared that "It’s never easy to say goodbye to a hit franchise that carried on the legacy of the original with such distinction while establishing its own signature style."

As for the why, Deadline states that original series stars Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan's contracts are up at the end of Season 10. O'Loughlin reportedly felt he could not continue on Five-0 due to lingering effects from a back injury years ago on the series, and CBS allegedly considered carrying on with the show with a new partner for Caan before the decision that it was time to wrap.

Considering CBS ended another long-running show by giving it a final, albeit shortened, season to wrap everything up, the end of Hawaii Five-0 coming at the end of the current season without much advance notice has to come as a shock to longtime viewers. Admittedly, Criminal Minds and Hawaii Five-0 don't have a whole lot in common beyond crime and hitting the 10-year mark on CBS.

For now, you can catch new episodes of the final run of Hawaii Five-0 on CBS Fridays at 9 p.m. ET following new episodes of MacGyver at 8 p.m. ET.

[katlyn520]

Here's a link to the announcement from the CBS website:

www.cbs.com/shows/hawaii_five_0/news/1009709/hawaii-five-0-to-conclude-its-10-season-run-with-two-hour-series-finale-on-apr-3/

It's perplexing how they can talk about it consistently winning its Friday night time slot. And how it was consistently among the top 15 broadcast dramas. But, oh, we're cancelling it. I just have a feeling there's more to it than CBS just making a decision to cancel it.

[Core 4]

Feb 28, 2020 20:37:18 GMT -5 katlyn520 said:

But, oh, we're cancelling it. I just have a feeling there's more to it than CBS just making a decision to cancel it.

I am shocked and heartbroken. I do not expect completely. Because ratings was good, it seemed that Alex wanted to keep playing, and this new character that will appear in the final was perhaps in the regular cast of the season 11. But it turns out that it's Alex's decision because of these past injuries, and initially they wanted to do the season 11 with Danny and new partner (probably this new character) but they decided to end better. If they were to do the show without Steve, it's good that they are now ending. Although I would prefer one shorter final season like Criminal Minds.

Hawaii Five-0 will end its run with its original stars Alex O’Loughlin as McGarrett and Scott Caan as Danno. I hear both of their current contracts are up at the end of this season. O’Loughlin suffered a serious back injury during the early seasons of the show, and has been dealing with effects from it ever since. There was speculation that he may leave the show two years ago but he stayed on after receiving stem cell treatment. I hear this time around, he felt he could not continue. I hear the network explored continuing Hawaii Five-0 with Caan’s Danno and a new partner but, ultimately, everyone felt this was the right time to end the series.

deadline.com/2020/02/hawaii-...le-1202870780/

[mandyblue]

Wow just read about Five 0 ending they had a great run and I hope we will see Alex in something else soon. I might watch or record the final hoping to see Steve with Catherine together with Steve asking Cath to marry him.

[rita162]

I have not been here for awhile. I have continued to watch as it is still my favourite show. When I read the announcement I was shocked and sad. But thinking about this I would sooner see it finish on a high than drag it on. The writing on the wall I think was 2 years ago when Alex mentioned there was a couple ofseasons left in him after he had the stem cell treatment.
Hope Alex has a good rest and see him back on our screens in the near future

[davilarose]

Well---I have been expecting it for a while....but hoping we would get an 11th season. I wonder how long they have known this would be it...or if this was truly a last second thing. The show going on without Alex, and bringing a new partner for Danno would not work. It is well known that Scott does not like being in Hawaii, and he already misses 5 eps per season----so making him the new top dog with a new partner wouldn't work in my opinion. I just hope the writers do the show justice and have a really well done finale that ties it all up. I have read that they are bringing back Victor Hesse, Wo Fat and John McGarrett. They are all dead--guessing they will be doing the flash back thing? Wondering if they will bring back Mary and Joanie, Catherine, Max and anyone else who is still alive and was on the show. Sad about this---but will be interesting to see what Alex does next!

[Core 4]

I have bad feeling about this.. The fact that Hawaii Five-0 will end some day I know for many, many years, since season 4 or season 5 every year there was fear that it would end. It hurts that we find out about it a month before the end of the show and a few days before the end of filming. But it hurt the most that there looks like the finale was not written as the final of the series. It looks like the CBS wanted to continue the show without Alex, but at the last moment they changed their mind, and beacuse of that they could not change much of the plot in the finale. It is a pity, because I wanted PL and the rest to know about the end of the show before the season, or at least in the middle, to finish as he wanted. To end the show properly and close all storylines. I'm afraid of this finale..

[katlyn520]

It's ironic that it comes down to Alex wanting to leave and the possibility of Scott with a new partner because when Scott was supposedly thinking about leaving in the past, it was Alex who convinced him to stay. I find it interesting, as well, that they're doing fewer episodes than they've done in the past nine seasons. Kinda wondering if fewer episodes was the plan for the year or if they're cutting it short for some reason.

[binda23]

I am so sad. There is no show like this one. Loved the Ohana. Loved the views. And of course loved the bromance. I knew it was going to end somewhat soon but not this soon. I am going to miss it greatly...

[maxis]

Sad news. I've been a fan since S1E1, and the show has become part of my life. It's a wonderful, fun show. As much as I dreaded the cast changes a few years ago, in the long run they breathed new life into the show. I will really miss this show!