The series premiere of Manifest on NBC got an excellent start in the Monday overnight ratings, while CBS’ reboot of Magnum P.I. enjoyed a respectable launch. Airing at 10 p.m., “Manifest” drew a 2.2 rating in adults 18-49 and 10.3 million viewers. That built on the lead in it got from the season premiere of […]
When the new Magnum P.I. debuts on CBS September 24 with Scandal’s Jay Hernandez taking over as an unmustachioed version of Thomas Magnum. The show’s latest round of casting brings us Carl Weathers as one of Magnum’s fellow P.I.s and poker buddies and Ken Jeong as one of his clients. Jeong is a comedy star […]
Deadline reports that Zachary Knighton (Happy Endings) will play Rick Wright in CBS’ Magnum P.I. reboot opposite star Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks. The reboot of the classic 1980s Tom Selleck series follows Thomas Magnum (Hernandez), a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. With help from fellow vets Theodore […]
Justin Lin (“Fast Five”) will direct the pilot for CBS’ “Magnum P.I.” reboot from CBS TV Studios and Universal TV Studios. Co-written by Hawaii Five-0 showrunners Peter Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim, the reboot of the classic 1980s Tom Selleck series features the same central quartet of characters as the original but disavowed MI6 agent Higgins has […]
CBS has handed out TV pilot orders for reboots of iconic 1980s franchises Magnum P.I. and Cagney and Lacey, two of six new pilots ordered by the CBS network for the Fall 2018 TV season. The new Magnum P.I. changes the character of Higgins, played by John Hillerman in the original, into a disavowed female MI6 agent. […]
According to Deadline, ABC is developing a sequel series to the 1980’s CBS classic Magnum P.I., which starred Tom Selleck as the title Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV. Titled Magnum, the sequel/reboot shot will revolve around his daughter Lily “Tommy” Magnum as she travels to the aloha state to take charge of her dad’s […]
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