Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 during its first-run broadcast on the American television network CBS. Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs in the Nielsen ratings during the first five years of its original run in the United States, finishing as high as number three, that for the 1982–83 season. A reboot series of the same name was ordered to series on May 11, 2018, and premiered on September 24, 2018 on CBS.
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson |
| Starring | Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti |
| Theme music composer | Ian Freebairn-Smith (pilot, early season 1), Mike Post, Pete Carpenter |
| Composer(s) | Ian Freebairn-Smith (pilot, early season 1), Mike Post, Pete Carpenter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 162 |
| Executive producer(s) | Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson, Tom Selleck |
| Producer(s) | Rick Weaver, Tom Greene, Andrew Schneider, Douglas Weaver |
| Location(s) | O ʻ ahu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Belisarius Productions, Inc, Glen A. Larson Productions, T.W.S. Productions, Inc, Universal Television |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Original network | CBS |
| Audio format | Monaural, Stereo (season 8) |
| Related shows | Magnum P.I. (2018) |
About Magnum, P.I.
Crime drama centered around the Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum. It was narrated by star Tom Selleck and created by Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson.
Achievement of Magnum, P.I.
Tom Selleck won the 1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. John Hillerman won for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1987. The series was rebooted in 2018 by CBS with Jay Hernandez in the title role.
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Latest information about Magnum, P.I. updated on July 28 2021.
