Magnum P.I. has had a wild trip over the previous 12 months, going from being cancelled by CBS to rescued by NBC for Season 5 to then cancelled once more by NBC. The axe from NBC got here when there was nonetheless half a season left to air, nevertheless, so followers nonetheless have new episodes to stay up for. Now, the community has launched a fall TV schedule up to date to account for the WGA writers strike, and there’s some nice information for followers of Thomas Magnum and Co. that leads me to marvel if there’s nonetheless an opportunity at a second rescue and renewal for Season 6.
When Magnum P.I. Will Be Again
NBC beforehand introduced that Magnum P.I. would return with the second half of Season 5 in 2024 with a midseason premiere, that means that followers must wait the higher a part of a 12 months after the spring finale to see what would occur subsequent. Regardless that star Jay Hernandez dropped some clues about issues forward for the ohana, there wasn’t a lot of a silver lining to the information of how lengthy we’d have to attend!
The brand new fall TV schedule will convey Magnum P.I. again a lot sooner than midseason 2024, as Magnum, Higgins, and the remaining will return to primetime on Wednesday, October 4 at 10 p.m. ET on NBC. One Chicago followers will discover that this implies Magnum P.I. taking up the time slot historically held by Chicago P.D.. The previous CBS present beforehand aired on Sunday nights after the transfer to NBC.
In contrast to Magnum, not one of the reveals of One Chicago ended the 2022-2023 TV season with episodes already banked for the 2023-2024 season, so Voight and Co. received’t be again on Wednesday nights with new instances till after the WGA and SAG strikes might be resolved. Magnum P.I. will observe new episodes of Quantum Leap, which was capable of begin filming for Season 2 again within the spring.
Is There Hope For Season 6?
Now, Magnum P.I. returning sooner than anticipated on account of NBC having a scarcity of programming usually wouldn’t strike me as an indication that the present could possibly be un-cancelled for the second time. In spite of everything, why wouldn’t the community merely air the whole lot scripted it has left when nothing new is being produced? No, the rationale why I’m speculating once more about Season 6 (and the likelihood to hit the 100-episode milestone) is because of the Magnum P.I. writers on Twitter.
Though the writers after all can’t write any new scripts till the tip of the WGA strike, the Magnum P.I. Writers account on Twitter has left the door open for a sixth season. Is that door open only a crack? Positive, however I’ll take it! In response to the query of whether or not the autumn return date may assist a revival, the account merely posted a “considering” emoji. Then, when one other fan on Twitter adopted up for more information, the writers tweeted:
Something can occur. Exhibits are revived on a regular basis. #WGA #SAGAFTRA #IATSE
This after all isn’t an indication to start out planning viewing events for Season 6 and depend on the present having a future past the Season 5 finale, but it surely additionally doesn’t rule out Magnum P.I. being resurrected for the second time. Throughout a time of ready, hoping, and rewatching the primary half of Season 5 with a Peacock subscription, I’ll take any glimmer of fine information!
So, on the very least, we are able to all plan on trying out the autumn premiere of Magnum P.I. on Wednesday, October 4 in Chicago P.D.’s traditional 10 p.m. ET time slot. The TV pickings are slimmer than traditional within the 2023 TV premiere schedule because of the strikes, however there are nonetheless some choices to be discovered!
