Alex with Dusty at Cocojor Spaw

Alex recently took his cute four-footed friend Dusty to be pampered at Cocojor, the local all-natural doggie spa! The photo with Dusty below was posted last week by the spa’s owner, Monica Shigenaga, who is also in the second image from September 2011 with Alex.

If you love pooches, make sure you check out Cocojor’s Facebook, where there are lots of heart-melting pics of man’s best friend!

Click on the images below to view the bigger version. There is also a larger cropped photo on Twitter.

Many thanks to Monica for the great pics!

   

AOLR Weekly Wrap-up #142

Hawaii Five-0 Updates
  • Daniel Dae Kim joined the panel of judges for an episode of Iron Chef called “Military Grill Battle” that was filmed at the Kane’ohe Bay Marine Corps Base in December 2011. The episode airs on the Food Network on June 2 and 3; of course Mark Dacascos also returns as The Chairman!
  • Like last year, Hawaii Five-0 is once again nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the Action TV Show category! Also repeating last year’s nominations for Action TV Show Actor and Actress are Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park. Voting is open to teens residing in the USA at Teen Choice Awards 2012. You will need to register, and you can vote on a daily basis until July 21. The awards show airs on July 22 at 8 PM ET. A tweet from Daniel:

    Totally surprised by the Teen Choice Award nomination, but psyched about it. Thanks to all those who had something to do with it. ; )

  • Whereas in 2011 it was Daniel Dae Kim who attended the Monte Carlo Television Festival, this year it’s Peter Lenkov and Michelle Borth who will be representing Hawaii Five-0 in the sunny principality of Monaco on June 10-14. Thanks to The Five-0s for the link!
  • For a great way to revisit the season 2 finale, listen to the latest podcast with @WEBSouffle and @WendieJoy as they discuss episode 2.23 and more!
Hawaii Five-0 and Alex O’Loughlin Articles
  • The Hawaii Five-0 Season 2 finale is named as one of TV Guide’s Top TV Moments:
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  • For a heartwarming story, find out how Alex O’Loughlin became Charlie Summers’ hero at Nostalgic Rumblings. :heart:
Gallery, Picture and Video Updates
  • The screencaps of the season finale are now available!
  • I’ve also re-capped Whiteout and The Back-up Plan – the quality of these caps are a significant improvement over the previous ones.  :mrgreen:
  • BTS photos of episodes 2.22 and 2.23 posted to Daniel’s Facebook have been added to the gallery – thanks to DDK and Erika!
  • Photos from a 2005 shoot Alex did can be viewed here.
  • Also added are some candids from 2006.
  • Check out this great video of the filming of the explosion at HPD in the finale!
  • The German Alex O’Loughlin Fan Club kindly shared scans of the German Hawaii Five-0 Season DVD booklet!
  • Thank you to Karine for sharing scans of an article from Swiss TV guide TV8!
  • Thanks to Five-0 Undercover for posting BTS photos of 2.23!
  • CBS Watch! magazine published a gorgeous photo of Grace in their latest issue – view the scan here.

As we’ve moved into a quieter period now the show is on hiatus, the wrap-ups will be posted less frequently. I wish you all a great summer!

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Hawaii Five-0: Ratings Gold That Holds Its Audience


Look back with Mike Gordon on a satisfying Season 2 of Hawaii Five-0!

Note that the viewership numbers in the article don’t take into account the DVR viewings. Click here to view the ratings table including the Live + 7 (DVR) statistics.

Ratings gold

‘Five-0’ ends its sophomore season with a bang and with a large captive audience

By Mike Gordon | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

With a massive explosion at police headquarters, a few murders and a lot of mayhem in the streets of Hono­lulu, the CBS drama “Hawaii Five-0″ ended its second season Monday, and by the time the smoke cleared, it had a ratings victory.

“Five-0″ drew 11.42 million viewers, the third-largest audience of its sophomore season, according to Nielsen ratings information released Tuesday by the network.

The crime drama outpaced ABC’s “Bachelorette,” which drew 7.65 million viewers, and NBC’s “Smash,” which drew 5.96 million viewers.

“Five-0″ gave fans a wild ride during the 23-episode second season, which started with thousands of fans watching a sneak preview at Sunset on the Beach and a season-high draw of 12.19 million viewers a few days later.

The second season featured a steady parade of guest stars — including James Caan, Ed Asner, Jimmy Buffett and Peter Fonda — for added star power.

Semiregular “Five-0″ team members Lauren German and Larisa Oleynik were written out of the show.

And “Five-0″ headliner Alex O’Loughlin took a short break this spring to deal with a problem he had with prescription pain medication.

The show averaged 10.66 million viewers for original episodes.

“What do I think?” said Peter Lenkov, the show’s executive producer. “Whew. We made it. I now get to sleep for a week, then start writing again. Very proud of our cast and crew for an outstanding season two.”

CBS said in March it will bring back “Five-0″ for a third season. Filming is expected to start in July. The network hasn’t said whether it will host a Sunset on the Beach preview this year.

Among its key target audience, adults 18 to 49, the “Five-0″ season two finale was respectable, said Robert Thompson, founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. The finale drew 2.7 percent of the total viewing audience and 7 percent of those watching TV at the time, according to the Nielsen numbers.

The 2.7 rating is only a few tenths of a point lower than the season one finale, which means the show has a faithful audience, said Thompson, who keeps an eye on Nielsen ratings.

“It is definitely holding its audience,” he said.

The show would be in jeopardy should that number drop significantly, he said.

“‘Hawaii Five-0′ is by no means getting huge numbers, but at the same time it is beating a lot of stuff out there,” Thompson said. “But it doesn’t have too far to go down before it would start being a marginal show.”

By comparison, the CBS show “Unforgettable” was canceled after a rating that averaged 2.3, he said. The drama, which averaged 11.3 million viewers, was one of the higher-rated shows this season to be canceled, he said.

Donne Dawson, who was recently reinstated as the state’s film industry development manager for the Hawaii Film Office after being gone for two years, said she applied an unscientific “gut level” check to “Five-0,” and the second season came up a winner.

“I know that the industry depends on ratings for survival, but I think you can get carried away to a degree, hovering so closely over them,” Dawson said. “You sometimes need to pan back and say, ‘Does this have the necessary ingredients for a successful show?’ I say it does.”

The show has storytelling and eye candy, she said.

“In my mind that equates to success,” Dawson said. “I think that bodes well for longevity.”

View the article scans in the gallery

No Scheduling Changes for Hawaii Five-0 in 2012-2013 Season

It’s upfront day today, an annual event during which CBS presents its programming for the next fall to the advertisers. Traditionally, it’s a nerve-wracking day for fans because it’s also when the pickups and renewals are announced, but this time around we have been spared the stress of waiting as we already know there will be a Season 3 for Hawaii Five-0!

The biggest news to come from New York City today is that no changes will be made to the scheduling of Hawaii Five-0. The show remains in its current timeslot of 10 PM on Mondays.

The CBS primetime schedule for the new season is posted below. See the full schedule for all networks at The Futon Critic.

Source: CBS

CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

2012-2013 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

(N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT)

 

MONDAY

8:00-8:30 PM  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

8:30-9:00 PM  PARTNERS (N)

9:00-9:30 PM  2 BROKE GIRLS (NT)

9:30-10:00 PM  MIKE & MOLLY

10:00-11:00 PM  HAWAII FIVE-0

 

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM  NCIS

9:00-10:00 PM  NCIS: LOS ANGELES

10:00-11:00 PM  VEGAS (N)

 

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM  SURVIVOR

9:00-10:00 PM  CRIMINAL MINDS

10:00-11:00 PM  CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

 

THURSDAY

8:00-8:30 PM  THE BIG BANG THEORY

8:30-9:00 PM  TWO AND A HALF MEN (NT)

9:00-10:00 PM  PERSON OF INTEREST

10:00-11:00 PM  ELEMENTARY (N)

 

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 PM  CSI: NY (NT)

9:00-10:00 PM  MADE IN JERSEY (N)

10:00-11:00 PM  BLUE BLOODS

 

SATURDAY

8:00-9:00 PM  CRIMETIME SATURDAY

9:00-10:00 PM  CRIMETIME SATURDAY

10:00-11:00 PM  48 HOURS MYSTERY

 

SUNDAY

7:00-8:00 PM  60 MINUTES

8:00-9:00 PM  THE AMAZING RACE

9:00-10:00 PM  THE GOOD WIFE

10:00-11:00 PM  THE MENTALIST (NT)

Hawaii Five-0′s Upcoming Story Arcs

Matt Mitovich at TV|Line gets straight to the point in his version of last week’s interview with Peter Lenkov and Elwood Reid! He not only recaps the important plot developments from the season finale, but also tells us where Hawaii Five-0 will be heading with them come September.

The article is chock-full of spoilers, so here’s a summary:

  • Season 3 will pick up exactly where we left off, so that means the first scene will be the Steve-and-Shelburne confrontation.
  • Chin Ho will be put through hell and back again and DDK is up to the challenge!
  • Danny’s family-related storyline will continue. Something that occurred mid-season in Season 2, will pop up again next season. (Two possible incidents come to mind: the birth of Rachel’s baby and the shooting of Stan.)
  • My wish for Terry O’Quinn to return is also addressed. “Joe is integral to the McGarrett mythology,” states Elwood Reid.   :yesss:
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