‘Magnum P.I.’ Moving to NBC With Two-Season Order | THR News - video Dailymotion

CBS canceled the rebooted action drama after four seasons in May.

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00:00The canceled CBS drama Magnum P.I. has been saved by NBC.

00:04After CBS canceled the show in May,

00:06The Hollywood Reporter has learned that NBC has ordered two more seasons of Magnum P.I.,

00:11with each season containing ten episodes.

00:13The additional two seasons follow four that aired on CBS.

00:17I have feelings for you.

00:20I think I have for a while.

00:23I just didn't know it.

00:26The show is a reboot of the popular 1980s series starring Tom Selleck.

00:31The update debuted in 2018 and stars Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum,

00:36a former Navy SEAL-turned-private investigator.

00:38Hernandez took to Twitter to react to the news of the pickup, writing,

00:41It was a bit circuitous, but we did it.

00:43Your love and support helped us get over the finish line.

00:46Thank you and thanks to NBC for stepping up.

00:48Time to dust off the Aloha shirt.

00:50During its run on CBS, Magnum P.I. was one of the highest-rated series on broadcast television.

00:55At the time of its cancellation, the show was averaging about 7.4 million viewers

01:00and at a .7 rating among adults 18 to 49 for its fourth season.

01:05For more on this story and the latest TV news, go to THR.com.

01:08For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.