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Megan Behnke

Magnum P.I. Was Canceled Just Short Of The Coveted 100-Episode Mark, But The Show Had Big Plans For Season 6

Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. Season 5.

Spoilers for the Magnum P.I. series finale lie ahead!

It’s the end of an era following the series finale of Magnum P.I. A reboot of Tom Selleck’s action drama of the same name from the 1980s, the series received a second chance when NBC saved it from cancellation at CBS. However, just 10 episodes into the 20-episode fifth season, the network announced that it, too, would be pulling the plug on the Jay Hernandez-led show. The series finale brings the drama to a close after 96 episodes, which is just four episodes short of the 100-episode milestone. And, apparently, there was still a lot planned.

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