‘Magnum P.I.’ 2-Hour Series Finale Date Set
Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is ready to drive his convertible into the Hawaii sunset. Magnum P.I.will conclude with a two-hour episode in less than a month’s time.
According to TVLine, the double-length series finale will air on NBC on Wednesday, January 3, from 9/8c to 11/10c.
(The site also notes that the final season DVD set will arrive on January 30, instead of January 9, as previously announced.)
Magnum P.I.fans learned in July that the action drama — a reboot of Tom Selleck’s 1980s-era TV show of the same name — would end with its fifth season.
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In better news for fans, the Season 5 finale works as a series finale, as showrunner Eric Guggenheim told TV Insider in October.
“There are certainly a couple of loose ends that would have been picked up in a Season 6, but there’s no major cliffhanger. No one gets shot or blown up. So I do think the finale works as a series finale,” Guggenheim said. “Is it how I would’ve chosen to end the series? No, but I do think it works.”
Of course, January’s series finale might not be the last time we see Jay Hernandez don Magnum’s shades. After all, NBC saved Magnum P.I. and ordered a fifth season in 2022 after CBS canceled the series. And Guggenheim gave us reason to believe we might Magnum and his colleagues again somewhere on TV.
“I think anything is possible,” he said. In recent years, so many shows have gotten canceled and uncanceled, or renewed and then canceled, or canceled and then revived on a different network or on a streaming platform. And we’ve obviously seen countless revivals. … For now, though, I’m just hoping that fans will enjoy these 10 episodes. This season was for them.”
Magnum P.I., 2-Hour Series Finale, Wednesday, January 3, 2024, 9/8c, NBC
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Really sad to see this go. Hard to believe NBC wants to eliminate one of its best programs when all they come up with are silly game shows and iffy "reality" shows to replace good acting and writing!
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Why would you cancel Magnum pi. Its a clean show. No filth. There's nothing to watch. Its a show I look forward to. Great actors, great stories. No not right, so very wrong.
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My husband and I love this show. So disappointing to see it cancelled. One of the few good shows left on TV.
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I think that the numbskulls that pick the shows that stay and that go should be replaced🤬🤬
They have no clue about what is good or bad!!
Some of the crap they put on tv is ridiculous but they are always more than ready to cancel fan favorites!
Oh well I wonder what pile of crap they will replace it with, probably another crap show that lasts less than one season
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I love Magnum PI I don’t know why it’s not being renewed!
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I have loved all the Magnum episodes since their original series it’s a great show for all to see and enjoy the beautiful Islands. I have been to the Islands 53 times and love the Islands and the people that live and work there. Please revive the series for those of us that can no longer travel to the Islands. Mahalo
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I am so sad to see Magnum PI come.to an end!!! I love this show and all its chara6!!!!
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I think whoever is choosing the shows currently doesn't have a clue what they are doing! Magnum P.I. is a great show. I was very happy to hear NBC had picked up this show from CBS!
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Why cancel one of the best shows on TV. Sick of all the reality shows and game shows. Love Hawaii and watching this show. Get it together and keep shows people enjoy instead of all this other crap.
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Was hoping this reboot, which I was originally not so on board with but quickly drawn in with its new direction instead of remake take on Magnum, would in the least last as many seasons as the original. I realize the storyline ideas can fizzle but what really erks me is what the show is replaced with, as many others have commented here. I grew up with tv sitcoms and action hero movies. That’s what I’m attracted to now and this one includes many heroes working as a team with a heartfelt theme. Plus, it’s not just male, Caucasian, masculinity that leads the show so I would have thought it fits perfectly in today’s world. Like another mentioned, Hawaii has suffered lately, I hope they put to use everything and everyone that made this series so great and boosted the Hawaiian economy. 🤟🏼
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I think is is very disheartening that this fantastic show is being cancelled. You cancel the really good shows and then leave the garbage
SO WRONG!!!
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I think they should rethink this in the wake of the horrendous tragedy in Lahaina. My father was born in kahui and my husband's mother was born in Lahaina. The state has lost so much now they take away another source of their income. Just so sad especially when the show has such a tremendous following.
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Nooooooooo!!!!
*sniff *
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I think it sucks that NBC would cancel Magnum PI after only adding one season. This show and the actors, should have at least 4 or 5 more seasons to go. There’s nothing like it on television. There is so much more that can be done with this show. Please don’t cancel it.
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And it didn't preach about global warming & climate change
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I think it is a horrible mistake to end a decent detective show, with a cast that is truly like family. I can on only hope someone will notice and revive the show
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I love this show! PLEASE don’t cancel it! PLEASE have someone pick this up again!
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Magnum P I is a great show and we really hope a network will pick it up!! Not ready for the show to be over.
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I think NBC is crazy to let this great show die? No sense, no logic!
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Sad that you wanted Magnum ended loved this series please have another one all the nice series gets replaced with “shit”
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So pleased to see Ada get love , marriage and a fortune. Wish Luke had lived longer. Robert Sean Leonard is very likeable. Hope there will be more to please us in a third Season.
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I think that is why broadcast TV is dying a slow death, they keep cancelling good content. Now adays, there is less and less to watch, other than sports which is only on cable. Why do you think cable cutting is a thing these days? I know mine is coming soon. I have a few hundred channels and nothings on......
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I can not watch now because AT&T has the channel blacked out since November 30th! We pay for the service and we get screwed!
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