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Magnum P.I. (2018)

Summary The reboot of the 1980s series finds ex-Navy SEAL Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) using the skills he used in Afghanistan to become a private investigator in Hawaii with the help of ex-Marine helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin (Stephen Hill) and ex-marine-now-nightclub-owner Orville "Rick" Wright (Zachary Knighton), as well as dealing w...

  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • CBS

Magnum P.I. (2018)

5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 24, 2018
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
48
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 86 User Ratings
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Summary The reboot of the 1980s series finds ex-Navy SEAL Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) using the skills he used in Afghanistan to become a private investigator in Hawaii with the help of ex-Marine helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin (Stephen Hill) and ex-marine-now-nightclub-owner Orville "Rick" Wright (Zachary Knighton), as well as dealing w...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
48
16% Positive
3 Reviews
74% Mixed
14 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
48
16% Positive
3 Reviews
74% Mixed
14 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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70
Sep 24, 2018
Hernandez is fine as Magnum: He pulls off the character’s essential charm as a man of action who’d prefer to come across as a good-natured beach bum. Assiduous fans of the original will note other careful details carried over here. ... The new Magnum P.I. is perfectly fine, but in an era when so much television is first-rate, is “perfectly fine” enough to keep a show on the air?
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
58
Sep 24, 2018
Neo-Magnum overdoes on goofy pyrotechnics, but a cheerfully bland Hernandez can't match Tom Selleck's charms. [28 Sep 2018, p.48]
By Darren Franich FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 9, 2018
In the new reboot (with Jay Hernandez in the title role, and without that starchy appositive comma in the title), Magnum is a generic, chill dude with an aggro streak. ... The series is ungainly in its rush to get Magnum and Higgins together as a fondly squabbling couple, and it’s uncertain whether the stars share the chemistry to sell a Benedick-and-Beatrice routine, but they sail through the fight scenes just fine.
By Troy Patterson FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 24, 2018
The plot is serviceable, which is all it needs to be, but there are car chases and helicopter stunts and banter all the while. That is exactly the sort of thing many people will require of a Monday night.
By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 21, 2018
The premiere hour includes heavy lay-of-the-land narration by Magnum, perhaps in part because the character dialogue can be pretty clunky at times. ... The Hawaiian scenery remains gorgeous and crossover episodes with the Hawaii Five-0 guys are inevitable. This time around, the new Magnum also will have romantic possibilities with Higgins, who’s already sending some signals.
By Ed Bark FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 24, 2018
Magnum P.I. is sleek, loud and possessed of less personality than the expensive vehicles it shoots up and drives off cliffs.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
0
Sep 21, 2018
The pilot for the new Magnum, full of explosions, car chases and frivolous relationships, is kitsch designed for mass appeal. It shares nothing with its predecessor because it has no heart. This show is “Magnum P.I.” in name only, which is a shame.
By Terry Terrones FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 86 User Ratings
4.0
34% Positive
29 Ratings
12% Mixed
10 Ratings
55% Negative
47 Ratings

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34% Positive
29 Ratings
12% Mixed
10 Ratings
55% Negative
47 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • 101st Street Entertainment
  • Davis Entertainment
  • Perfect Storm Entertainment
  • Universal Television
  • CBS Television Studios
Initial Release Date: Sep 24, 2018
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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