Patient CBS chief awaits ‘Five-0’ syndication riches

By Mike Gordon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 11, 2012

~~<p>For the last few weeks, as “Hawaii Five-0” introduced its third season, it looked like a ratings train wreck.</p>
<p>The September premiere drew an audience that would become the largest so far this season. But at 9.24 million viewers, that audience ranked as the smallest in the short history of the rebooted version of the show. Until last week, when “Five-0” notched a series low of 7.53 million viewers.</p>
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For the last few weeks, as “Hawaii Five-0” introduced its third season, it looked like a ratings train wreck.

The September premiere drew an audience that would become the largest so far this season. But at 9.24 million viewers, that audience ranked as the smallest in the short history of the rebooted version of the show. Until last week, when “Five-0” notched a series low of 7.53 million viewers. Login for more...