Hawaii-based ‘Magnum P.I.’ moves to NBC after CBS cancellation

LOS ANGELES — “Magnum P.I.” has been rescued from sequence cancellation. 

NBC has ordered two extra seasons of the Hawaii-based detective drama, in response to The Hollywood Reporter. Every season will comprise 10 episodes, and NBC might go for additional seasons if the present is profitable at its new residence.

The primary 4 seasons of the present aired on CBS, and regardless of being one of many highest-rated exhibits in its Friday evening time slot, the community canceled the drama in Might after negotiations broke down over licensing charges.

“Magnum P.I.” is a co-production of CBS Studios and Common Tv. In June, phrase broke that NBC or its sister cable community USA Community have been in critical negotiations to select up the present. Time was operating out, as choices on the forged would have expired on June 30.

A reboot of the Eighties sequence starring Tom Selleck, “Magnum” stars Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, a non-public investigator in Hawaii. Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill and Tim Kang spherical out the forged. The present employs a number of hundred individuals in Hawaii, together with technicians, movie crew and extras.

The cancellation prompted an outpouring of fan help all over the world to attempt to save the sequence. They held tweet events, despatched letters and postcards to the networks and known as them every day.

Additionally they organized a crowdfunding marketing campaign and despatched greater than 1,000 leis to executives at NBC to induce them to select up a brand new season. However they didn’t cease there. They raised cash to pay for a billboard in Instances Sq. pleading with tv executives to “Save Magnum P.I.”

Dr. Tori Jones, a fan in London, informed Spectrum Information Hawaii she found the present firstly of the pandemic whereas working lengthy shifts as a doctor on a COVID-19 unit.

“This was pre-treatments and pre-vaccinations, and it was a very terrible expertise,” she mentioned. “However the present’s inherent ‘really feel good’ issue gave quite a lot of us a really welcome escape from actuality every week – it definitely helped to maintain me going, and gave me one thing to stay up for at a really bleak time.”

Hernandez reacted on Twitter to the renewal, writing, “It was a bit circuitous however we did it! Your love & help helped get us over the end line, thanks & due to @nbc for stepping up!Time to mud off the Aloha shirt!”

Knighted added, “This one is for the FANS. You guys are AMAZING!”

Jones mentioned the followers are “completely delighted” with the information the sequence has been saved.

“This cancellation was extremely unfair from the start (based mostly on cash, fairly than scores), so the fandom actually feels that an injustice was accomplished to the forged and crew.

“The present means lots to so many individuals, and the themes of friendship and household have actually resonated with viewers, particularly through the previous couple of years,” she mentioned.