Magnum P.I. (2018): Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 24, 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 withThe 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 with his guesthouse landlord, estate caretaker Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks).… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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S1:E8. Die He Said
Air Date: November 12, 2018

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Ken Tucker

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? Read full review

Kelly Lawler

Sep 21, 2018

[The death of someone close to Magnum is] a decent enough mystery to keep your action sweet tooth satisfied. Advances in special effects and stunt work since the 1980s are on display, and at least in this first episode, CBS spares no expense at highlighting them, from a HALO (high altitude) jump that opens the episode to the explosions that end it. The show's biggest weakness lies in its woefully surface-level characters, especially (and crucially) Magnum and Higgins. Hernandez is charming but bland, and the writers give him few other identifiers. Read full review

Rob Owen

Sep 25, 2018

It’s fine, escapist fare but lacking in much imagination. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Sep 20, 2018

So much less fun than than the original. ... Hernandez gives off the natural charisma needed to carry a procedural, and his cohorts (including “Happy Endings'” Zachary Knighton) are given brief moments to shine (albeit less brightly than the central star). The action scenes are fine, even if their special effects leave a lot to be desired, and the pilot is perfectly serviceable. Read full review

Dan Fienberg

Sep 24, 2018

The pilot script's banter is, at the very least, better than the pervasive voiceover. That's more product of very solid supporting casting than writing, as Hill and Knighton slide easily into TC and Rick's shoes and will probably make a strong case for this becoming more of a true ensemble than a star vehicle. ... Hernandez isn't bad. At all. He just isn't Tom Selleck. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

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. Read full review

Terry Terrones

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. Read full review

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Dragon444

Oct 8, 2018

as long as the show stays clean without that LGBT propaganda cram down your throat which has nothing to do with good television. If they keep it clean from what I've seen so far it will be a huge hit!

Magnum is cool, Higgins is really wonderful Rick and TC excellent support. The filmingas long as the show stays clean without that LGBT propaganda cram down your throat which has nothing to do with good television. If they keep it clean from what I've seen so far it will be a huge hit!

Magnum is cool, Higgins is really wonderful Rick and TC excellent support. The filming and the wit in the writing is already coming through. I'm talking 10 out of 10 just don't blow it whoever is making the show. Please everybody give it good ratings because television is so dark these days. It's so corrupted please allow the show to make it. That's of course if they don't do anything stupid.

I love the show it must succeed. Were running out of decent television and were sick of it
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AlbusQ

Nov 20, 2018

I suspend disbelief when I watch television so I pretty easily started judging this show on it's own merits. Frankly I like it and it's a LOT better than a bunch of junk that gets pumped out of the networks these days. If you can divorce yourself from the original show and just watch it onI suspend disbelief when I watch television so I pretty easily started judging this show on it's own merits. Frankly I like it and it's a LOT better than a bunch of junk that gets pumped out of the networks these days. If you can divorce yourself from the original show and just watch it on it's own I think you'll enjoy it… Expand

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Ay-Wun

Sep 26, 2018

Not bad. I thought they should have made an effort to find an actor resembling Tom Selleck but maybe they wanted someone different. I liked that Selleck played Magnum as often doubting his actions. Hernandez is too cock sure! I really hated the Ferraris being trashed! They should have aNot bad. I thought they should have made an effort to find an actor resembling Tom Selleck but maybe they wanted someone different. I liked that Selleck played Magnum as often doubting his actions. Hernandez is too cock sure! I really hated the Ferraris being trashed! They should have a cross-over of Robin Masters paying for Commissioner Reagan and his Blue Blood' family to vacation in Hawaii and Magnum helping them with one of their enemies who show up. Reagan & Magnum keep saying "You look familiar but I can't think why!"! I always thought Jim Rockford should have visited Magnum. ;)
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rpmotz61

Dec 5, 2018

one can't bring back a show that such as success. Them guys flashing back to Nam. Lost interest in first episode, haven't watch since.

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noonesfo

Oct 2, 2018

We tried really hard but i fell asleep during the first one, found myself doing other things during the second. It's forced, no chemistry, too pat, just not at all interesting. I'm sure it will go away all by itself.

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Appling72

Sep 25, 2018

They need to check on somethings to make it more real. AS a United States Marine I saw that they have a Staff Sergeant as Chopper pilot. Not happening. has be a Officer to be pilot. Very bad acting by all. Maybe they should have got real actores.

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Cazper

Sep 25, 2018

I cant believe how they ruined Magnum P.I. The original is one hundred times better if you are going to remake something dont steer away to much from the original .

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Series Overview
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  Air Date: October 1, 2021
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  Air Date: December 4, 2020
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  Air Date: September 27, 2019
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2018
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  S1:E8. Die He Said
  Air Date: November 12, 2018