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#1 - Close to Home
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2022
Magnum and Higgins are sent on a deadly mission inside a high security correctional center when a ruthless criminal abducts Katsumoto and his ex-wife, Beth.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
- 8.5/10344 votesLoading...
#2 - Charlie Foxtrot
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2023
An armed hit team lays siege to Robin's Nest. TC is badly injured while Rick fights for his life. Mid Season Finale
Director: Lisa Robinson
Writer: David Wolkove
- 8.4/10328 votesLoading...
#3 - Dead Ringer
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/2023
Katsumoto's hearing date has arrived and he will learn if his career in law enforcement is over for good or not. Magnum and Higgins are hired to investigate a man their client believes committed murder. Rick's suspicions grow on their relationship.
Director: Marcus Stokes
Writer: Barbie Kligman
- 8.3/10580 votesLoading...
#4 - Knight Lasts Forever
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2019
Kumu and Higgins are in danger when Robin's Nest is under siege by mercenaries storming the estate in order to find out the true identity of the White Knight, Robin's muse and literary hero. Also, Rick and T.C. helps one of Rick's employees when his car is stolen, and Higgins finally gives Magnum an answer about if she'll become his partner.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Neil Tolkin
- 8.2/10478 votesLoading...
#5 - No Way Out
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/18/2020
As Magnum, Higgins and TC try to pull one over on a customs agent to get Higgins a green card, armed gunmen suddenly storm the federal building and start taking hostages.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Barbie Kligman
- 8.2/10303 votesLoading...
#6 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2023
Magnum and Higgins take on a case that sends Higgins inside a psychiatric hospital. Katsumoto and his son, Dennis, head to the mainland to look at colleges, but their trip takes a harrowing turn when a run-in with a local turns ugly.
Director: Jay Hernandez
Writer: David Slack
- 8.1/10576 votesLoading...
#7 - Day the Past Came Back
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2019
Magnum discovers that his ex, who landed him and his friends in a POW camp, is on the island and planing to steal a fortune in gold.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Peter M. Lenkov, Eric Guggenheim
- 8.1/10472 votesLoading...
#8 - Those We Leave Behind
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2021
Higgins’ therapist hires her to look into why one of her teenage patients died of suicide.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Barbie Kligman
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#9 - Til Death
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2021
When Magnum and Higgins are hired by an anxious groom to look into his bride-to-be on the eve of their wedding, what they think is a simple case of cold feet turns into a web of lies and a life-or-death situation for Higgins. Also, TC makes a touching decision on how to help Cade.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Katie Varney
- 8.1/10467 votesLoading...
#10 - A Fire in the Ashes
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2021
Magnum starts following Higgins to discover what she’s been hiding, as she’s secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6. Rick struggles after an explosion takes the life of someone important to him.
Director: Lisa Robinson
Writer: David Slack
- 8.1/10472 votesLoading...
#11 - The Passenger
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2023
Magnum and Higgins weigh the risks of pursuing a relationship. Rick juggles being a new father and running La Mariana. Katsumoto tries to figure out his next move.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
- 8.1/10361 votesLoading...
#12 - Number One with a Bullet
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2023
Katsumoto takes a job providing security for a chart-topping K-pop star. Higgins and Rick find themselves in peril while trying to help Rick's friend. Magnum harbors suspicions about Capt. Greene's death.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: David Wolkove
- 8.0/10566 votesLoading...
#13 - Murder is Never Quiet
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2019
Magnum is hired by a woman to prove that her son didn't kill his girlfriend and has only 24 hours to do so before the accused accepts a plea deal. Also, Rick and TC try to recover stolen appliances that were donated to a wounded veteran.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Barbie Kligman
- 8.0/10570 votesLoading...
#14 - A Kiss Before Dying
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2019
When the Dobermans dig up what appears to be a human bone, Magnum and Higgins help Katsumoto investigate the murder of his former mentor.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Ashley Charbonnet, Barbie Kligman
- 8.0/10529 votesLoading...
#15 - Dead Inside
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2019
When Katsumoto suspects that one of his fellow cops is dirty and has stolen evidence, he begrudgingly asks Magnum and Higgins for help. Also, Rick and TC help Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald when his tablet, that contains the Rams’ playbook is stolen.
Director: Krishna Rao
Writer: Barbie Kligman
- 8.0/10471 votesLoading...
#16 - Dream Lover
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2022
When a woman hires Magnum and Higgins to locate a man she met briefly at a coffee shop and felt a spark with, they learn that he is hiding a big secret. Also, Higgins keeps a secret of her own after she has a romantic dream about Magnum.
Director: Avi Youabian
Writer: David Wolkove
- 8.0/10447 votesLoading...
#17 - Judge Me Not
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2022
When Hawaii Supreme Court nominee Judge Rachel Park is being blackmailed, she hires Magnum and Higgins who go to extraordinary lengths to help her out. Also, with the pressure of fatherhood looming, Rick suggests changes to make La Mariana more profitable, but TC and Kumo aren’t swayed.
Director: Benny Boom
Writer: David Slack
- 8.0/10441 votesLoading...
#18 - Dead Man Walking
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2022
When Magnum balks at notorious crime boss Osi Shima’s (Eijiro Ozaki) request to find his missing son, Magnum learns he’s been poisoned and has only eight hours to locate Shima’s son to earn the antidote, or else he dies.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Gene Hong
- 8.0/10439 votesLoading...
#19 - Shallow Grave, Deep Water
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/2022
Magnum goes to extreme lengths to uncover the truth about a crime that may have involved his dear deceased friend, Nuzo.
Director: Jay Hernandez
Writer: David Slack
- 8.0/10431 votesLoading...
#20 - The Long Sleep
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2022
A disoriented man hires Magnum and Higgins to investigate a crime he doesn’t remember after he woke up on the beach covered in blood. Also, T.C. is taken aback when Cade’s biological grandmother makes a surprise visit, and Rick’s feelings for Suzy grow stronger as they prepare for the birth of their first child.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: David Wolkove, Mike Diaz, Andre Jackson
- 8.0/10436 votesLoading...
#21 - The Breaking Point
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2023
Magnum and Higgins go undercover as lifeguards in order to solve a murder. Jin Jeong wins a storage unit auction and enlists the help of Rick and TC upon finding a stolen military medal.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Gene Hong
- 8.0/10308 votesLoading...
#22 - Dark Skies
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/2/2023
Magnum and Rick make a shocking discovery in the Capt. Greene case. Higgins and TC head to Maui to help an eccentric billionaire find the owner of a pesky drone that has been harassing him. Shammy helps Kumu after an incident occurs at La Mariana.
Director: Doug Hannah
Writer: Tera Tolentino, Andrew Blazensky
- 8.0/10180 votesLoading...
#23 - Consciousness of Guilt
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 12/6/2023
After a high-stakes homicide case falls apart at trial, Katsumoto asks Magnum to help him stop a killer from walking free. Higgins helps Jin Jeong with a mystery of his own.
Director: Zachary Knighton
Writer: David Slack, Andre Jackson
- 7.9/10563 votesLoading...
#24 - Black is the Widow
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/2019
After a man is murdered, Magnum poses as a doctor on the same dating app the victim was using in order to find the killer who may be praying on wealthy men.
Director: Kristin Windell
Writer: Neil Tolkin
- 7.9/10573 votesLoading...
#25 - Blood in the Water
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/2019
When Magnum and Higgins get “yacht-jacked,” Higgins is shot and she and Magnum are stranded at sea, struggling to reach land before she bleeds out and the culprits return to finish them off.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Gene Hong
The Best Episodes of Magnum P.I.
Every episode of Magnum P.I. ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Magnum P.I.!
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...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Close to Home" is the best rated episode of "Magnum P.I.". It scored 8.5/10 based on 583 votes. Directed by Bryan Spicer and written by Eric Guggenheim, it aired on 5/6/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Charlie Foxtrot".