NBC picks up 'Magnum P.I.' for two seasons (2024)

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NBC picks up 'Magnum P.I.' for two seasons? ›

Initially, it was announced that NBC had picked up the series for two seasons, each consisting of 10 episodes. However, prior to the premiere of the fifth season, plans changed. Reports indicated that Magnum P.I. did not receive a guaranteed renewal for a sixth season.

CBS canceled the series after season 4 due to a negotiation breakdown with Universal Television over the license fee for the reboot. NBC saved Magnum P.I.

Although a promo that aired this week indicated that Magnum P.I. will return from the holiday break on Jan. 3, 2024 with but a singular episode, TVLine can confirm — double-secret officially! — that the island drama will in fact come to an end that Wednesday night, with a double-episode finale airing 9 to 11 pm ET.

Its cancellation was reportedly due to licensing fee disagreements between CBS and Universal Television, per Deadline. Despite the show's popularity, CBS and Universal Television reportedly could not reach an agreement. Universal and CBS's other shows, the FBI franchise and The Equalizer, were renewed.

According to Deadline, NBC had three scenarios: First, to renew Magnum for a sixth season; second, to extend the options on the cast (which was due on June 30); and third, to release the actors and end the show entirely. Ultimately, NBC chose the latter.

Magnum Pi: Ending Next Year; No Season Six for NBC Reboot Series - IMDb. Magnum and Higgins' time on television is coming to a close. NBC has revealed that the Magnum Pi TV series is ending and won't have a sixth year. The fifth season of 20 episodes will conclude in 2024.

Tom Selleck isn't ready to bid farewell to “Blue Bloods” yet. In an interview with CBS News, Selleck said he still believes that “CBS will come to their senses” and reverse its decision to end the police procedural with Season 14.

New Magnum Pi Season 5 January 3, 2024 Finale Episodes 19 & 20 Spoilers Revealed - IMDb. Hey, "Magnum P.I." fans. We're back in your faces to let you know that you're going to get not one, but two new episodes of Magnum Pi tonight, January 3, 2024. That's right, guys.

Season 14 is the last season for the long-running police procedural on CBS, which stars Tom Selleck as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan. The final season will air in two parts: the first began in February and the second will begin in September 2024.

Discussions about NBC picking up the show began “immediately” after CBS' cancellation, the person told us, citing the “pretty loud” fan outcry and subsequent media coverage of the grass roots campaigning as two material reasons the show was saved.

Is NCIS Sydney cancelled? ›

CBS and Paramount+ Australia have renewed “NCIS Sydney” for a second season. The series, which is the first international iteration of “NCIS,” debuted in November of 2023.

Magnum is just making the leap from CBS to NBC starting at 9 p.m. Feb. 19 with back-to-back episodes. CBS launched the new version of the detective series – based on the original starring Tom Selleck that aired in the '80s – in 2018.

However, Tom Selleck, who plays Frank Reagan isn't giving up hope that Blue Bloods will continue past this season. CBS announced in November that Blue Bloods would end after Season 14, airing in two parts. The cast has been more than vocal about wanting to keep the show going, especially Donnie Wahlberg.

After five seasons and countless Hawaii sunsets, Magnum P.I. concluded with a riveting series finale. NBC's new Magnum P.I. has officially come to an end after five seasons. The series finale was full of surprises, including an unexpected proposal.

Watch Magnum P.I. on NBC and Peaco*ck.

Thankfully for fans, NBC stepped in and saved "Magnum P.I.," a remake of the '80s Hawaiian crime-fighting action series originally starring Tom Selleck. The reboot, led by Jay Hernandez aired on CBS for four seasons but was axed in May.

Magnum P.I. cheated death once. After CBS canceled the reboot last year, lead studio Universal Television found a new home for the drama at its sister network NBC.

Starting October 4, watch new Magnum P.I. episodes Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC and next day on Peaco*ck. Season 5 saw Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) finally make their romance official.