Magnum P.I. (2018)

Action · Adventure · Crime

Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and former MI:6 agent, Juliet Higgins.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (19,626 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +1.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.62 avg 20 episodes 6.7 → 7.8 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I Saw the Sun Rise	6.7	1,184
2	From the Head Down	7.0	899
3	The Woman Who Never Died	7.4	809
4	Six Paintings, One Frame	7.4	762
5	Sudden Death	7.2	747
6	Death Is Only Temporary	7.5	716
7	The Cat Who Cried Wolf	7.7	703
8	Die He Said	7.4	667
9	The Ties That Bind	7.9	685
10	Bad Day to Be a Hero	7.6	645
11	Nowhere to Hide	7.5	618
12	Winner Takes All	7.7	616
13	Day of the Viper	7.8	608
14	I, the Deceased	7.7	582
15	Day the Past Came Back	8.1	602
16	Murder Is Never Quiet	8.0	593
17	Black Is the Widow	8.0	587
18	A Kiss Before Dying	8.0	599
19	Blood in the Water	7.9	601
20	The Day It All Came Together	7.8	592

Season 2 (2019)

7.63 avg 20 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 43 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Payback for Beginners	7.7	630
2	Honor Among Thieves	7.8	603
3	Knight Lasts Forever	8.3	601
4	Dead Inside	8.0	555
5	Make It 'til Dawn	7.7	556
6	Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill	7.9	550
7	The Man in the Secret Room	8.0	545
8	He Came by Night	7.6	529
9	A Bullet Named Fate	7.6	533
10	Blood Brothers	6.7	588
11	Day I Met the Devil	7.7	537
12	Desperate Measures	7.6	561
13	Mondays Are for Murder	7.6	506
14	A Game of Cat and Mouse	7.6	502
15	Say Hello to Your Past	7.6	502
16	Farewell to Love	7.6	495
17	The Night Has Eyes	7.5	479
18	A World of Trouble	7.1	478
19	May the Best One Win	7.5	471
20	A Leopard on the Prowl	7.6	492

Season 3 (2020)

7.74 avg 16 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 43 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Double Jeopardy	7.6	553
2	Easy Money	7.7	501
3	No Way Out	8.2	505
4	First the Beatdown, Then the Blowback	7.4	493
5	The Day Danger Walked In	8.0	487
6	Tell No One	7.8	468
7	Killer on the Midnight Watch	7.8	482
8	Someone to Watch Over Me	7.6	461
9	The Big Payback	7.9	472
10	The Long Way Home	7.6	483
11	The Lies We Tell	7.7	459
12	Dark Harvest	7.9	451
13	Cry Murder	7.6	451
14	Whispers of Death	7.7	445
15	Before the Fall	7.6	429
16	Bloodline	7.8	478

Season 4 (2021)

8.02 avg 20 episodes 7.8 → 8.6 43 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Island Vibes	7.8	584
2	The Harder They Fall	7.9	494
3	Texas Wedge	8.0	504
4	Those We Leave Behind	8.2	492
5	Til Death	8.2	494
6	Devil on the Doorstep	7.9	473
7	A New Lease on Death	7.9	493
8	A Fire in the Ashes	8.3	492
9	Better Watch Out	7.9	461
10	Dream Lover	8.0	490
11	If I Should Die Before I Wake	7.8	458
12	Angels Sometimes Kill	7.9	448
13	Judge Me Not	8.1	466
14	Run, Baby, Run	8.0	444
15	Dead Man Walking	8.0	461
16	Evil Walks Softly	7.9	449
17	Remember Me Tomorrow	7.9	480
18	Shallow Grave, Deep Water	8.1	462
19	The Long Sleep	8.1	454
20	Close to Home	8.6	616

Season 5 (2023)

7.89 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 7.8 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Passenger	8.1	500
2	The Breaking Point	8.1	464
3	Number One with a Bullet	8.1	388
4	NSFW	7.3	374
5	Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!	7.8	341
6	Dead Ringer	8.4	354
7	Birthright	7.9	340
8	Dark Skies	8.0	336
9	Out of Sight, Out of Mind	8.2	332
10	Charlie Foxtrot	8.5	373
11	Hit and Run	7.9	276
12	Three Bridges	7.6	246
13	Appetite for Danger	7.9	253
14	Night Has a Thousand Eyes	7.8	232
15	The Retrieval	7.4	230
16	Run with the Devil	7.6	229
17	Consciousness of Guilt	7.9	213
18	Extracurricular Activities	7.6	203
19	Ashes to Ashes	7.8	213
20	The Big Squeeze	7.8	246

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