‘Magnum P.I.’ ‘Good Sam’ & ‘How We Roll’ Canceled at CBS
One of CBS’ more established dramas as well as two freshman series won’t be returning next season.
CBS has canceled Magnum P.I. after four seasons and Good Sam and How We Roll after one each. Magnum‘s fourth season finale aired on May 6, while Good Sam‘s first season finale aired on May 4, and both left off with some big cliffhangers. Meanwhile, How We Roll‘s season is still currently airing, with two new episodes set to air on May 12.
This news comes after United States of Al and B Positive‘s cancellations last night and this afternoon, respectively. Bull is ending with its current sixth season, as announced in January, with the series finale set for May 26. With these announcements, we now know the fates of all of the scripted shows that are currently airing or have wrapped seasons on CBS. (Blood & Treasure is a summer series.)
Meanwhile, returning to CBS’ lineup for the 2022-2023 season are: The Amazing Race, Blue Bloods, Bob ♥ Abishola, CSI: Vegas, FBI (picked up for two more seasons), FBI: International (picked up for two more seasons), FBI: Most Wanted (picked up for two more seasons), Ghosts, NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Neighborhood, Secret Celebrity Renovation, Survivor, S.W.A.T., The Equalizer (picked up for two more seasons), Tough as Nails, and Young Sheldon.
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I CANNOT believe they cancelled Magnum PI. It has consistently shown up in TV Guide’s top 20. It is one of my favorite shows! Great cast and excellent stories. Very disappointed in CBS.
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CBS is terrible to cancel Magnum PI. Great show.
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WHY IS MAGNUM P.I.CANCELED?! This is a great show! I hope it is picked up by anther network!
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I would like to know why Magnum P I is being cancelled. It is a great show and in the top 20's. I am not really happy. Deborah K.
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From what I've read elsewhere, CBS and the company that produces Magnum couldn't come to an agreement on license fees.
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Same here ! Big mistake to cancel such a wonderful show !
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CBS is so wrong canceling Magnum P.I. Rated high every week. This one is even better than the old Magnum. Great cast. Great episodes. The chemistry with this cast is exciting. CBS always cancels the good shows with great ratings. Look at Hawaii Five O with Alex McLoughlin. It was also great and they dumped it too. Then they make shows like Beyond the Edge with the worse host choice. So boring.
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At least that other "Hawaii Five-0" lasted almost as long as the original!
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Hawaii Five-0 ended, because Alex O'Loughlin walked away. He wanted to spend time with his family and take a break after 10 years. Scott Caan said he was done when Alex was done. CBS was smart enough to realize that the show wouldn't last without both of them, nor would it be Hawaii Five-0 since none of the original characters were left. It would just be another generic police procedural in Hawaii. It was the right call to end it.
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Also the writers made the mistake of getting rid of both Steve and Danny's girlfriends, and doing another stupid "will they won't they" thing with Danny and Rachel, who btw only appeared 3 or 4 times in the whole S10. The only highlight I can think about from that season was Junior and Tani getting together.
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Not happy about Magnum being canceled. Wonder why?
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Oh come on! Magnum PI is much better than many of the shows that are continued for 2 more seasons! I hope it is reconsidered! It is one of the better shows out there,
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I agree 💯!! The whole cast is great & seem to have good chemistry together. I hope they reconsider. I'd prefer it to stay on a regular channel & not be put on streaming. That's too expensive when you add it with the cable bill
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Why cancel a Great show like Magnum PI. Very disappointed and MAD!!!!!!!
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Magnum PI is one of the best show out there. I cannot believe they cancelled it. I'm disappointed with CBS. Hopefully Netflix or some other network picks it up.
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I bet the greedy network moguls (trying to be polite here) are moving Magnum PI to Paramount just like they did with SEAL Team; makes people pay extra to watch a show once they have a large following.
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I totally agree with you. I LOVED Seal Team!! They gave us the first 4 episodes then they put it on Paramount+!!! And that's probably were Magnum will end up. PLUS, they left us with that CLIFFHANGER!! Just what are we suppose to do - not knowing!!!!!!! Well, I'm a widow on a very limited income & I can't afford getting anything extra like that!!
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It's about the licensing fee. They SHOULD move it to Paramount Plus though, like they did with SEAL Team.
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We love watching Magnum/don’t understand
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Very disappointed that Magnum PI cancelled a great show and cast. But they leave other stupid shows on. Boo CBS
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Cancelled Magnum ! CBS what is wrong with you people ? Big mistake… CBS you’ve lost a viewer
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I am furious with CBS done with this nonsense from them I will watch the few shows left but they got rid of Evil and other shows to Paramount which is perfect but now Magnum is gone too… I am just so disappointed
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I AM BEYOND USPSET OVER THE CANCELLATION OF MAGNUM PI !!! I could not wait for Friday night!! VERY poor decision by CBS!!
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I agree. I loved watching it. There were very shows left on tv that I like and Magnum was at the top!!
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2 of the Best shows they had Magnum PI and Good Sam Cancelled. Very Disappointed! Hope another network picks them up.. crazy!
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Good Sam; was crap with totally implausible plot. Sophia Bush was not sympathetic at all, either.
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Yeah, nobody on there was sympathetic AT ALL. They were all awful people.
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Magnum, yes. Good Sam, no. That show was awful and the ratings proved it. It couldn't even beat Chicago P.D. RERUNS. That's bad.
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Why Magnum? I always looked forward to seeing it every Friday. CBS sucks !!!
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Interesting that the two Chuck Lorre series that are cancelled are shows NOT created by him...
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Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap. It was bad enough when they cancelled MacGyver a few seasons ago, but Magnum is (was) on a different level.
Boo-hiss to CBS for cancelling this show.
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UNBELIEVABLE! Why in the world would CBS cancel Magnum. There are so few good shows on TV and this was one of them!
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Very disappointed that magnum pi has been canceled. This goes to show that the people in charge of CBS isn’t in touch with what the viewer’s are wanting to watch. Personally I would rather CBS drop both survivor and the amazing race before they dropped magnum.
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ANOTHER BIG MISTAKE CBS is making. Magnum PI was a good show that at least had a meaning to it's stories. Excellent cast. Rating was high, so it can't be that is the reason you have cancelled it. Poor choice CBS Exct's.
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Cancel some of your stupid shows leave magnum alone. It is a great story.
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So disappointed!!! Especially after a great season finale. CBS needs its collective heads examined. If Magnum goes to another network I’m going too!!!
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I cannot believe that they cancelled Magnum PI. One of the better shows. Was disappointed that survivor was renewed. It is so uninteresting with the new format. Quit watching
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I am so tired of shows I started and liked are always cancelled. Good grief NCIS is a show I cannot stand yet it just keeps rolling on
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That's how I feel about Blue Bloods. I can't believe it's still on the air and keeps getting renewed.
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I do like Blue Bloods but I understand what you mean too
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Ratings and money. This is a business, not a charity.
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Ratings and money. People watch it.
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Canceling Magnum P.I makes no sense. One of the most entertaining shows this season.
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I think they are out of their minds that's one of my favorite shows especially now that Magnum and Higgins are becoming an item.it socks
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Want Magnum PI back.
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I am really disappointed that Magnum PI has been canceled by CBS. I have watched every episode, looking forward every week to the next. They could have canceled another show that isn’t nearly as entertaining. CBS got it wrong this time! Guess I will have to tune in to another station!
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Magnum P.I. was consistently in the top 20. This is like MacGyver. It was always in the top 25 along with BLUE BLOODS & MAGNUM P.I. It was cancelled & it's replacement never made it into the top 50. What is wrong at CBS? They are making yet another HUGE MISTAKE! I hoped they would bring MACGYVER back to the Friday night line up!!
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I think cbs sucks for cancelling magnum p.i. love that show. What idiot makes this decision
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Cancel Magnum PI??? CBS is getting to be like ABC; they cancel good shows and replace with game shows. No wonder people are going to streaming. Hope Magnum gets picked up bey another network. Paramount, are trying to force all CBS viewers to stream you?
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And Magnum ended this season on such a great note too...... i want more
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that stinks really B positive was great so was magnum PI. How can they get together and then just cancel it
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Tired of all the GOOD shows being cancelled. Get rid of all the dance , idol and naked etc shows and bring back the good detective shows.
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I never missed Magnum P.I. either and looked forward to every episode. PLEASE another network pick it up and clobber CBS!
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I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THE CANCELATION OF MAGNUM P.I.
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I love Magnum PII that is one of the best shows it does make you feel good. I don't know what they are thinking. Even Good Sam was growing on me. I looked forward to every Friday night watching it. CBS please reconsider or maybe a streaming will pick it up!
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Why would you cancel one of the best shows on TV. Very bad move cbs.
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Very upset about Good Same. Love that show
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Liked all 3 shows. Hard to find good shows on TV these days and you just made it worst. At one time you (CBS) had most of the better like ups on TV, NO MORE! Hope someone else picks up Magnum P.I. Bad Call CBS!
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CBS totally Sucks cancelling Magnum PI.....I wonder which mogul got ticked off by someone in the cast...Really BIG MISTAKE by CBS!!
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I think CBS is out of their mind canceling magnum pi
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I can’t believe they’re canceling Magnum!! It’s the one thing as a teacher I can look forward to on Friday nights! S good show to watch and relax with!
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Very upset with CBS for canceling Magnu PI. This was one of the best shows on TV. CBS has always had the best shows and cancelling Magnum was a big mistake. Please bring it back!!!!!!!!!!
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Really upset and disappointed Magnum was cancelled - one of my favorite shows.
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They need to reconsider Magnum PI and bring it back . I am disappointed it was on the list to be cancelled. Hope there is a petition or something to sign to bring it back. Its a feel-good , action, entertaining show.
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Upset about Magnum PI. What are they thinking??? Love that show. Move it to a new night maybe. CBS making a mistake!
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I find it hard to believe this show was canceled. On a cliffhanger no less! Really guys!? Please, please reconsider!!! This is a great show, one of the best out there. There are way to many Reality shows out there, that are terrible. But get picked up again and again. And you drop a great one??? Well,
I'm hoping that another station will see an opportunity to air Magnum PI. Even if Netflix picks it up, I can still enjoy this terrific show.
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For all those wanting to know why their favorite show was cancelled, the short answer is MONEY. It's always about money. In the case of Magnum the network and the studio that makes the show and sells it to the netrk couldn't agree to a new deal.
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Yep.
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Very upset Magnum is being canceled. One of my favorite shows. Always makes me feel good at the end of the episode . Don’t we all need a little more of that?
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My Friday wasn't complete without Magnum and Blue Bloods. CBS get a grip but you keep the burned out Survivor and great show like Magnum gets cancelled.
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It's all about money..... CBS did not own M-PI so had to pay rights fees to Universal that did own.. They asked for too much so there it goes... my guess is it did not sell well overseas as people might have thought to cover their costs.. So they needed more from CBS and CBS had other things they wanted to try that might appeal to younger and more diverse audience... too bad.. I enjoyed...
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This Magnum P.I. lasted Only 4 YEARS Where Tom Selleck's Magnum P.I, Lasted 8 Years. Personally I Liked The Original Magnum.
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Love Magnum very disappointed that they cancelled him!!!
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I liked Magnum (Hernandez is so nice to look at) for the most part. But some characters just didn't gel with me. Rick is a huge doofus, Higgens was so wishy-washy most of the time. I will miss it. But I am thrilled to hear that The Equalizer was renewed for two more seasons. BB should have ended a couple of seasons ago, same with NCIS: LA (isn't the same without Hetty).
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I was just starting to watch how we roll, and I liked it. Sorry to see it go too soon!
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I’m not sorry to see magnum go. I thought all the actors were terrible. How we roll seemed dumb. But Good Sam is a really good show and I don’t understand why it’s being canceled. Dumb move cbs!!
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so i think CBS is giving a chance for all the good shows and we hope that CSI Vegas will have also 4 seasons
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No!!! Not Magnum!!!
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Wth are they canceling Magnun PI? It is the only show I look forward to watching! I am very disappointed cbs really bad decision! 😡
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I cannot believe the cancelled Magnum PI and Good Sam! I really enjoyed both of them! And renewed a show like Ghost???
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This is a huge huge huge mistake!!! Just when things were getting good !!! Why??? Just because they can ???
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Good Sam's cancellation isn't surprising. I've been saying this since the series premiere. The ratings decreased more and more every week. When they had a chance to build momentum and increase ratings (while One Chicago was on hiatus/airing repeats), they didn't. All season, they were beaten by Chicago P.D. in both new episodes and repeats. When Chicago P.D. reruns from THIS season are beating new episodes of Good Sam 5-6 months after their original broadcasts, that's not good.
Jason Isaacs was the only good part of the show. He deserved better. The show was just bad. It was terribly written, with horrible storylines and poor execution.
Magnum PI's cancellation is a surprise, but I believe that has to do with the inability of the network to reach a deal with Universal over the licensing fee.
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Then they will put on some crappy show in it's place
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Sam's father should have never come out of his coma. Maybe then the show would have been better... I quit after the 2nd episode. I will miss Magnuim. It was a good show.
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Magnum cancel is a big mistake. I also really like B Positive since it moved away from the organ donation story line to operating a senior citizen home.
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They kind of ruined it with Magnum and Higgins getting together. The nail in the coffin. Good Sam was brutal to watch I didn't even bother with the bowling show
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