‘Magnum P.I.’: Jay Hernandez & Perdita Weeks React to Cancellation
As CBS looks ahead to the 2022-2023 season, it’s ordering new series and deciding the fates of its current ones. Among the cancellations was Magnum P.I., soon after it wrapped its fourth season on May 6.
The day after the news broke, series star Jay Hernandez, who played Thomas Magnum, shared a message on Twitter. “All good thing must come to an end. We made memories I’ll be forever grateful for and thanks to each & every one of you for going on this wild ride with us. It’s all love. Until next time,” he wrote with a photo of the cast. Check out his posts below.
All good thing must come to an end. We made memories I’ll be forever grateful for and thanks to each & every one of you for going on this wild ride with us. It’s all love. Until next time. 🏎🏝😎🤙🏽❣️🌈 pic.twitter.com/fRJGvizH60
— Jay Hernandez (@jay_hernandez) May 13, 2022
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Hernandez also posted several photos of himself with his castmates to his Instagram stories since the show was canceled. Check them out below.
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Jay Hernandez/Instagram
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Perdita Weeks, who played Juliet Higgins, shared a photo of herself and Hernandez, along with the message, “That’s Aloha from us at Magnum PI. Huge thanks to everyone who made the wheels go round for four years on the wildest ride of my life. Ohana forever. And cheers to the best investigative partner a gal could have asked for.”
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When TV Insider spoke with Hernandez ahead of the finale, he’d been confident of Magnum P.I.‘s renewal chances at the time. “It’s going to happen. You can take that to the bank,” he said.
In addition to Magnum P.I., United States of Al, B Positive, Good Sam, and How We Roll were canceled by CBS on May 12. Meanwhile, CBS has renewed the following for the 2022-2023 season: 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.
CBS has also ordered three new dramas to series for next year: East New York, Fire Country, and So Help Me Todd.
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Nice cast. Wish Universal would have Magnum P.I transferred over to NBC or Peacock if CBS can’t be bothered to save this very entertaining show.
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Amen
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This really stinks! What a great entertaining show and I look forward to watching it every Friday night. Can’t watch the reality shows and way too many singing shows keep popping up. I love Magnum and Higgins and their chemistry. The whole cast is awesome. Too bad the big shots don’t see what the viewers do!!! I guess I just have Blue Bloods on Friday now.
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Tell cbs to uncancell this great show!
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I cant believe that they are canceling Magnum PI. What a great show for Friday night.
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This is horrible. Magnum was a great show and I will miss it
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Keep writing to cvs about the dumb mistake they made
Magnum snd blue bloods were programs to
Look forward to on Friday night, magnum never should have been cancelled stupid idea
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Still tough seeing Hernandez being so confident in getting renewed and then CBS/Universal not rewarding that confidence and loyalty.
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I think it's a shame they cancelled Magnum PI and Good Sam.. we will see how long these new shows they are planning last.
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Love them both as well. I can see why GS was cancelled but do NOT get the reasoning behind Magnum PI.
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Cancel sone of those stupid reality shows - leave a great show like magnum on with great writing snd chemistry
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I hope CBS will change their minds. Magnum is a great show. I am not very happy especially the way it just ended. As viewers we finally see Magnum and Higgins together and a new family being born and now you are going to end it. I think it is TERRIBLE
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Totally agree
Bring magnum back! Keep letting cbs know how you feel about this!
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CBS - Come on! Renew this AWESOME show. It's the ONLY show I watch on CBS.
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Yes, this is the only show I watch on Friday nights!
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They keep all the stupid shows and cancel the good ones
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So sad! One of my favs!
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With so few good programs on prime time tv cbs makes a dumb move
Ratings were good writing and acting great whole crew did a fabulous job every week
So disappointed don’t want to watch cbs anymore
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Can’t believe it…. One of our favorite shows… just love the cast…
Hoping it’s picked up by another broadcaster
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I’m really shocked & sorry to hear that Magnum PI is being cancelled. The cast was great & a well written show. Also, I liked the diversity. I agree that many of the reality shows & other shows should be cancelled instead. I loved seeing the Hawaii scenery. Hopefully another station can pick it up, cuz that wasn’t right that fans & cast just found out at the last minute that the show was cancelled.
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Tell cbs to incancell this great show!!!
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That’s uncancell this great show ! What an idiotic decision
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Deeply disappointed. I understand a series ending when the cast is looking for something new… if that is not the case here, network leadership made a mistake.
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It’s not the case it’s CBS cancelling a great show with over 7 million viewers per week! Get rid of that stupid big brother and leave magnum on
Bring back magnum!!
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Terrible decision! Great cast, story lines, location - why cancel a show that works? Another reason not watch CBS.
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I don’t watch NBC, ABC and now I am going to add CBS!
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This is a crushing blow for me! They keep renewing the reality shows which are pretty mundane by now. Smart writing, great characters and bam, the show is gone! Seriously?
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Bring magnum back! Excellent show - love the cast
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Really enjoy this show, sorry to hear it’s not being renewed!!
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I hate to see them cancel this show. There aren’t very many good shows on tv now a days and to take this show off is sad. All these reality shows getting renewed is ridiculous. I wished they would reconsider.
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I hope they reconsider you are right very few good shows in and magnums ratings were not bad at all such a dumb decision!
Bring it back!
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WTH......one of the best in the Friday lineup!!! Who the hell is running that station!!!! First they cancelled Hawaii Five-o, now this.
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networks can and do make mistakes- this was an excellent show with an excellent cast & highly entertaining - with viewing audience larger than most seems like there’s more behind the cancellation than meets the eye
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What a crying shame. Yet another misfire from the overpaid executives at CBS. This is a great series with an outstanding cast, what, did the cast ask for more money and that would affect the money of those who decide what gets renewed and what gets the axe. Hopefully another network picks it up. Maybe it's time CBS should be canceled. Change networks and avoid watching them altogether. All they want to air are ridiculous, disgraceful shows like bachelor and Bachelorette.
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You’re right cbs should be cancelled for cancelling a great show - ratings were good
Get rid of those stupid reality shows KEEP MAGNUM!!!
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Will miss them.
I don’t understand the reason .
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I simply don’t understand. I love the show. Don’t think it should be canceled.
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Magnum PI has been getting better and better and now canceled. It just sucks.
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WTF!!! CBS NEEDS TO GET THEIR HEADS ON STRAIGHT!!!
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We are not ready to see Magnum go. We still enjoy it and look forward to watching it each week. REALLY CBS, do not make this mistake!
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100% agree keep magnum on!!
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CBS is going to keep on cancelling shows that people love and then who is going to watch?
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If dumb executives make these decisions yes
Viewers want it to remain on cbs!
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Stupid decision!!
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This news sucks! This is clearly one of my favorite shows. I am so very down in the dumps about hearing this. Damn. So the last episode last week when Magnum and Higgins kissed was their last episode? I guess … this really sucks !
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They lost there minds one of the best shows on TV, really wanted to see them get marryed
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They canceled all t he shows I enjoyed watching. CBS your top brass who cancel shows stinks.
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It should be picked up by another Network!
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I wonder if anyone at CBS watches the shows they put on. Magnum PI was far better than many of the dramas they renewed. It is a great loss to the many fans who enjoyed watching it
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You are do right - need to flood cbs with letters and tweets to leave this great show on the air! Light years better than those stupid reality shows
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I am so upset about Magnum getting canceled! It was my favorite show, and was top quality.
Kudos to all the actors!
Will miss you! I wish the network would re-consider the poor decision about the cancellation!
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Great show - flood cbs with complaints this show needs to stay on the air
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Don't believe the lame explanations. Magnum was doing as well as "blue bloods" the last season. It got cancelled because it was a show about "civilian" PRIVATE detectives solving complex crimes (i.e. "VIGILANTES"). It wasn't full of COPS COPS COPS COPS COPS, and it wasn't another in the increasing bevy of POLICE PROPAGANDA PUBLIC BRAINWASHING programs.
Welcome to the OLD World Order, in a fresh wrapping. Same old s---. Goes back to ancient Babylon.
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How about we keep this one and give up Bob ❤️ Abishola. No good story lines left to use.
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Don't make sense. Magnum PI is the best serie from CBS. Loved all over the world and not only in the US. For me and many others in Portugal (western Europe) was the moment we never miss week after week. Cancelled is a big mistake.
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You are so right excellent show - hit. Enter every year
Dumb dumb executive decision
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On Sky Max in the UK. I grew up with the original in the 80s and was against the remake. But this one was pitched in a different tone and the unlikely choice of Hernandez as Magnum just seemed to work. Higgins re-cast as a female former spy with a curious past was a stroke of genius and gave a great counterpart and alternate leading character (the screen chemistry between Weeks and Hernandez seemed effortless as well as the rest of the cast). It's a quick fire, fun, entertaining watch as stand alone episodes, after finally warming to it I'm disappointed to see it end.
Shows like this require actors, writers, location, various logistics. Networks like to scrape the rubbish from the bottom of the reality TV barrel as it's easy money for low effort (same thing happens in the UK). Can only hope another service picks this up but I wont hold my breath.
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Another poor decision by CBS! One of the best reboots ever.
Hey FOX how about considering picking it up like you did with Last Man Standing…PLEASE!
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Oh, Nooooo! One of my favorite shows. I will miss the whole cast. WHY??? I love the show and the people. Bring it back please.
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This is the only show I wait for all week to watch! They should have canceled NCIS Hawaii instead, I don’t watch that show.
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Totally disappointed Magnum wasn’t renewed . Stupid move CBS.
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Sad to see them go they were all good team gonna miss them
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Screw CBS that take the good shows off the air to put on CRAP show
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Please don’t cancel Magnum. I love that show!
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I'm so disappointed they cancelled this show. I was really enjoying it. Nothing else to watch on a Friday night now.
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It’s a shame that they cancel the shows that are wholesome & keep the ones that are total junk. I’ll be sad to see Magnum PI & B Positive go. I guess, for whatever reason, people seem to like reality shows, which as someone said, are not reality at all. Very very disappointed.
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It’s a shame that the show was canceled. There are so many shows still on CBS that need to be put down. The so called reality shows for one. Absolutely horrid!!
It was fun to watch and the cast was great. Hoping they all find something else real soon.
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I agree all those so called " reality shows" are for the birds. None of those shows are reality.
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True.
And that includes "Shark Tank" / "Dragon's Den".
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Totally agree. We need to keep Magnum P.I.
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One of my favorite shows and my daughter. Dont understand why it got canceled. One of the best shows on tv I enjoy watching. Bring it back please!
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Why does CBS mess up a good thing? Me and my husband love to watch Magnium PI every Friday night. It is a great actionnpacked show and I think they made a huge mistake canceling it. So disappointing.
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This is another perfect example of "We The People" means nothing, the powers that be do not care what we like, they are to busy giving us what they believe to be politically correct television, instead of giving us good entertainment. If we enjoy it consider it gone.
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It sucks big time!!!!they are canceling Magnum. Loved the original and loved the reboot.
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Enjoyed the show hope they come back watched every show wishing all the cast the best .
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Somebody needs to pick this show up!! Quickly!!!!!
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It sucks. Another good show gone!!!! What will happen to Friday night now all I have is blue bloods!!! This is why people are leaving ABC CBS and NBC. They keep canceling good shows:(
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Why do they take off all the good shows. This was a really good one. I sure wish they would change their minds and put it back on. Probably will not watch next show they put in its place.
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I think that it is a mistake! I always looked forward to Friday night. Now there’s nothing that I want to watch!
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I'm so bummed out that Magnum PI was cancelled. I thought it would at least go for one more season. I hope that in some way it is agreed upon the show one more season at least of Magnum P.I. I always looked forward to this show. Some of us watched it later on the DVR. I wonder if the hurts the results? If it does, I hope they come up with a way to know that there are more people who actually watch the shows that seem to have less viewers
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Keep tweeting and writing cbs do they know they made a huge mistake in cancelling a great show !!! Keep magnum on!!!!
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Amid all the hub-bub about Magnum, I didn't even realize that United States of Al was cancelled too. I don't really watch it, so it doesn't affect me, but I like the *idea* of it.
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Am in total disbelief CBS cancelled Magnum PI. The cast had amazing chemistry, especially between Magnum & Higgins. This is one of a few non netflix series I watch.
Fingers crossed it gets picked up by another network.
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I’m hoping the same as you
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Totally agree ! Over 7 million.
Viewers per week ! Fabulous cast such a dumb move by CBS
Friday evenings will not be the same at all / will have to switch stations
Magnum fans / voice your severe disappointment in the cancellation of this great series!!!!
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My favorite show! The chemistry was great for this cast and so hard to believe of all the shows they could cancel. The reason I signed up for CBS was for this show and Blue Bloods. Someone must have really miscalculated here
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Cbs made a stupid mistake
Nothing wrong with magnums ratings, writing better every year, keep sending complaints the show must be “uncancelled”
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Chemistry was fabulous! Writing better every year over 7 million viewers per week!! Watched or taped it every week
Bring Magnum back! Let cbs know how you feel!
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And another great show does not get renewed--does not make sense. I will miss the cast members and the great story lines. Thanks for all the memories--sorry that those in charge do not realize what a success they had.
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Terrific stories - got better each year
Keep writing snd tweeting cbs about their dumb mistake they need to reconsider
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Magnum PI is my favorite show. I hope it is on NBC. If so I will watch it.
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So disappointing that CBS canceled a good series. Loved the stories and the friendship of the actors they played. Story line was just getting good for everyone and you pull the plug. Can’t tell me it was the ratings, for they were good. Bad choice CBS.
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Why Magnum? Cancel Ghost. Its time to end Survivor and too many so called reality shows.
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I think this is proof that the CBS is run by stupid people who wouldn't know a good show if it flew up their asses! This was a great show. It had at least 3 more seasons in it. CBS you cant be trusted with my time. Bye! I don't need you anymore. I am cancelling you.
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Big mistake to cancel Magnum. I have no interest in the saved shows. Mindless drivel on most of them. Magnum cast was the best and I'll miss them all. Sad.
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Hate it! Magnum was a great way to spend Friday nights. I hope someone sees the error of their way and brings it back.
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CBS...I am liking your network less and less every season.
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CBS cancels the best shows
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Big mistake
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We are so sad. My husband and I loved and looked forward to every episode. Please cancel the reality shows instead.
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bring Magnum back. There are other shows that you could cancel.
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Darlene and Kate summed it up perfectly. On Friday night, Netflix........
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DO NOT CANCEL MAGNUM P.I. - I GUESS I'LL TO MY PARAMOUNBT PLUS SUBSCRIPTION.
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Can’t believe this show was canceled ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Please reconsider
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As a Long Time Trekker I saw what a Letter writing Campaign can do .. Its Time to Contact CBS and let them know of our Displeasure ,We did it for
Star Trek in the 60's we can do it again for Magnum if we put our mind to it
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NOOOOOO! Another favorite gone. Please someone pick it up!
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No! Magnum was the best! It was crap when they canceled MacGyver, now Magnum? They cancel good shows and leave crap like Survivor and The amazing race? Come on!
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The show made Friday nights. Great story lines for all the characters. It should have gotten one more year to wrap all things up. At least they didn’t end with a guessing situation, we all now they hooked up. Tom Selleck’s Magnum PI got to wrap things up in its final year, especially when it looked like the season before he was going to heaven and the show was not going to be returning in the Fall of 88. But he ended up coming out of the coma and in the end, he re-enlisted in the Navy.
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I really like the show and I grew up on oahu,Hawaii iwant this show to stay .
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Best show on tv, what a shame. CBS reality junk channel now.
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I really enjoyed Magnum. Hate to see it go!
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My favorite show. This is a shame and horrible that CBS canceled show. The cast is amazing. There are so many shows still on CBS that need to be canceled but not Magnum PI.
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It makes me so angry. All those reality shows every Eve people competing. Keep Magnum on. Great cast. Mad. I hope another network picks it up.
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With all the crud shows, CBS picks Magnum to cancel?
Well, I guess CBS will just see less of us.
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I truly hate to lose Magnum PI! I loved the show and all the Hawai'i scenery to look at and drool! CBS has made a biiig mistake cancelling this one!
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OMG way at a crock of raahhh CBS! Magnum was getting better every season! Wehave to get this on another network!
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I think it stinks. I really liked this show.
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One of the best shows on TV and it gets canceled. All of the crew actors were very talented and stories around each one of them proved that. The writers were very good at spreading the stories so all the actors would participate. We will miss Magnum P I and all the actors
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Cancelling Magnum PI is a horrible disappointment and a horrible mistake by CBS. I loved the show and all of it's characters and so do so many of my friends and family! Some of the other shows on this station are the ones that need to be cancelled! I sure hope another network will pick them up!
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So bummed. Another good one bites the dust.
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It's sad to see another great show pull out by CBS. Magnum P.I ,was one of my favorite show to watch.
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Typical CBS, cancel a show at it's peak. This show was getting stronger every season. What else is there to view on a Friday night? This and Blue Bloods were the perfect pair on an evening at the end of the week to relax and just enjoy a cast that harmoniously blended together. For shame CBS, you have a history of giving the viewer an FU when it comes to strong shows.
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Glad it's over. This show was horrible compared to the original. As the original Higgins would have said.....Oh.....my... God !
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CBS this is the worst decision ever. Magnum is absolutely the greatest show ever. Why would you cancel it ? Let’s hope another station picks it up.
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No! Please don’t cancel. This is my favorite show. 😞
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Sorry to see the show end. Had a great story each week and the characters were believable and engaging.
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I feel the same as everyone else, disappointed and I’m not fond of being left hanging either! But I’m glad the final episode went out with a bang!
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Why do they always cancel the good shows and keep the ones that are not so good!?! I am sick of the evening soaps and like something closer to real life. Bring back Magnum PI
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The decision makers at CBS are stupid. Canceling Magnum PI???? One of the few good shows on TV period!
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Sorry Magnum cancelled. Liked the series very much will miss it. Too bad somebody did not realize what a good program they are cancelling.
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Im glad Good Sam was cancelled
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Very surprised, only one of the few shows I watched. As a Vet, I thought the show did a nice job honoring Vets. CBS is out of touch. Think I’ll go out if my way not to watch anymore CBS and their ads.
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So sad to hear this. Loved the interplay of the male characters. Should have cancelled NCIS HAWAII.
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I though this was a joke I'm literally so sad. This show is so good. Please say this is a joke.
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I'm so mad this was my favorite detective show. Magnum and Higgins better get a love story, they still need more time😭😭. We've been waiting so long for there love story and now it finally might happen and there ending it so stupid.
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Every time you hook us on something good you cancell I give up I am done with this game your a joke!!
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I don't watch much of CBS now. Keep cancelling the good shows and I won't watch CBS period.
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I think it is time CBS knew who really pays their paycheck. They have probably the best programing of any network but one by one they either destroy them by their story line or infiltrating trash that does not need to be in the story line. They portrayed Pride in NCIS New Orleans as an emotional basket with flashbacks and crazy behavior and then they bring a lesbian into an already established program and they started losing people and said the program went down in ratings and was cancelled. Order why? People watch the programs as an escape from everyday life and when it becomes what is going on in their life they tire of it. They had begun doing the same with Gibbs on NCIS which could have attributed to the reason he left. I watch NCIS Los Angeles as a romance blossomed between two characters and never saw them kiss or get romantic on screen. They are married now and still don’t do it yet they start new programs and place lesbians in it in the beginning in which they hold hands, hug romantically and kiss onscreen. I don’t know what you are trying to prove except that we can live without CBS. The last straw was Magnum. Couldn’t understand why they would cancel. When I saw the last show, I said they have set it up to end. Is it a political thing are these programs done by conservatives? I, too wish another network would pick up all the good ones and make a bundle off them. Give gays & lesbian their own programs & advertise them as such -not sneak them in.
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Thanks alot cbs i now only can watch swat and fbi.this sucks👎🤬
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I think it SUCKS That Magnum was canceled‼️
WHY… EVERYONE I know LOVE this show!!!!
You’ll probably replace it with something STUPID!!
You ALWAYS take the good ones off the air… I hope another Network picks them up!!!
CBS maybe you should think about it!!
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About the only "good" thing about this is at least it didn't end on a cliffhanger.
It's not a perfect ending but it's better then nothing.
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SAD THAT THEY CANCELED MAGNUM P.I. WILL MISS IT TERRIBLY.AMAZING CAST & CREW. HOPE TO SEE THEM ALL ON ANOTHER SHOW SOON. CAN'T LET GOOD TALENT GO AWAY.
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Noooo! Another decent show bites the dust!!?
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So CBS renewed “Secret Celebrity Renovation, but canceled “Good Sam” & “Magnum P.I.??
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I think it’s total crap!!!! I also loved B POSITIVE ! This world needs laughter not all these killing people ! Shoot everything up ! Drugs. ! Shows you keep putting on. Total crap CBS. !!
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CBS sucks
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Magnum P.I and Good Sam where good shows. I agree get rid of the reality shows. They are getting boring!
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CBS sucks! Canceled Hawaii Five-O, McGyver, and now Magnum PI.
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Problem with Magnum is that it wasn't wall-to-wall cops.
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BABYLON SYSTEM
Don't believe the lame explanations. Magnum was doing as well as "blue bloods" the last season. It got cancelled because it was a show about "civilian" PRIVATE detectives solving complex crimes (i.e. "VIGILANTES"). It wasn't full of COPS COPS COPS COPS COPS, and it wasn't another in the increasing bevy of POLICE PROPAGANDA PUBLIC BRAINWASHING programs.
Welcome to the OLD World Order, in a fresh wrapping. Same old s---. Goes back to ancient Babylon.
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The question is what do I think. I think CBS has serious issues with understanding what is good and what isn’t. They cancel all good and entertaining shows. Shows that have great story lines and put in crap that they are just gambling on and end up canceling after the first season, instead they could have kept shows like Magnum P.I. It’s really is a shame all they see are numbers instead of the joy this show would bring to its viewers. I really wish CBS would stop messing with what doesn’t need to be messed with.
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