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Submitted by: Bobbi
From: Anchorage, AKMr. Mike - I would guess your assertion is correct. There must have been something in place before Moonves left. This early to renew, they haven't even gone through the February sweeps yet.
Added: January 27 2019 12:52:32 PM
Submitted by: Mr. Mike
From: VancouverMagnum PI reboot is renewed:
https://bit.ly/2FZVi1X
It seems very early in the season to make this kind of announcement.
I wonder if this was some deal left over from when Moonves was still working there?Added: January 26 2019 12:03:33 PM
Submitted by: Bobbi
From: Anchorage, AKMr. Mike, I have to agree with you. There is certainly something else going on for these shows to be renewed.
I discovered a few things hunting around on that link. For one, George Eads is leaving "MacGyver" after this season. May not be a big deal but could this be the first domino to fall in the triad of reboots? All the CBS shows are down overall in their audience draws compared to last year - that's interesting to say the least. So I'm sure that fact isn't helping any of the shows.
There's also the longevity of these programs too. "NCIS" is on Season 16(?) now. I just wonder when the plug will be pulled there. The two spin-offs are aging too and while they stand on their own, how long would they really last after "NCIS" is gone? We already know this is "Big Bang Theory"'s last year. "Criminal Minds" will be done after year 15 - something I found on the webpage.
Another elephant in the room is the entire fallout of Les Moonves. I know the H50 reboot was kind of his pet project, but I have an inkling - no evidence to back it up, just a feeling I have - when CBS does decide on a permanent CEO, we could see any entire revamp of the schedule. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part to a certain degree.Added: January 23 2019 04:09:27 PM
Submitted by: Mr. Mike
From: VancouverThis page discusses whether Magnum PI reboot will be renewed. I think there is a long wait to find this out. In one of the previous H50 seasons, they waited until the very last minute in May to make the announcement.
https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/magnum-pi-season-one-ratings/
I think there is more to renewing Boy Wonder's shows than just ratings, though.
In the case of H50, I'm sure he would like to take the show into its 13th season (a real one) just to break the record that the old one set. That is 4 years in the future, though. That show is going to kill me!
With current season of H50, it is starting to remind me of the Vancouver Canucks, who never make it to the playoffs, so at the end of the season they give people who have been benched a chance to play along with others from the club's farm team.Added: January 23 2019 01:16:45 PM
Submitted by: ringfire211
From: PhiladelphiaRIP Carol Channing. My familiarity with her doesn't extend past the classic SOSF episode "Mask of Death" where John Davidson impersonates her and kills people.
P.S. Apparently she appeared as herself in an episode of the original MAGNUM PI.Added: January 15 2019 05:34:57 PM
Submitted by: ringfire211
From: PhiladelphiaYes Bobbi, I watched it. Another forgettable episode. Another "let's throw it at the wall and see if it sticks" type of deals, similar to Lenkov's Five-Zero. Russians and suitcase nukes in Hawaii. Even a Russian restaurant in the heart of Waikiki, riiiiiight! It's funny how with both shows the higher the stakes are in the story the more forgettable it is. That's because the original shows didn't rely on doomsday scenarios to give us interesting and gripping stories. But with these remakes it's all slam-bang-superhero-fantasy nonsense, and I for one can't connect to any of it.
Added: January 15 2019 05:28:15 PM
Submitted by: Bobbi
From: Anchorage, AKDid I just see an ad for this week's Magnum PI episode and it concerns a nuclear bomb!? Worse yet, we have the obligatory running around like chickens with their heads cut off?
Insert groan here. What is up with these guys?Added: January 14 2019 08:30:36 PM
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