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The Best Episodes of Magnum P.I. Season 5

Every episode of Magnum P.I. Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Magnum P.I. Season 5!

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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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Passenger" is the best rated episode of "Magnum P.I." season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 472 votes. Directed by Bryan Spicer and written by Eric Guggenheim, it aired on 2/19/2023. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Breaking Point".

  • The Passenger
    8.1/10472 votes

    #1 - 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

  • The Breaking Point
    8.0/10436 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Number One with a Bullet
    8.1/10361 votes

    #3 - 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

  • NSFW
    7.3/10347 votes

    #4 - NSFW

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2023

    Magnum and Higgins search for a CEO who has mysteriously vanished. Rick braces for a visit from his wild-child little sister, Ruthie.

    Director: Eagle Egilsson

    Writer: David Slack

  • Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!
    7.8/10311 votes

    #5 - Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2023

    Magnum recruits Katsumoto to help find a missing tourist. Higgins and Kumu attempt to solve the murder of a beloved dog. Rick enlists the aid of TC after he accidentally loses Magnum's pet mouse, Roberto II.

    Director: Marcus Stokes

    Writer: Tera Tolentino

  • Dead Ringer
    8.4/10328 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Birthright
    7.9/10321 votes

    #7 - Birthright

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/26/2023

    Magnum and Higgins investigate the robbery of an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer’s. The ohana tries to help TC overcome a past trauma.

    Director: Doug Hannah

    Writer: Eric Guggenheim, Andre Jackson

  • Dark Skies
    8.0/10308 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind
    8.2/10303 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Charlie Foxtrot
    8.5/10344 votes

    #10 - 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

  • Hit and Run
    7.8/10250 votes

    #11 - Hit and Run

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/4/2023

    Magnum and Higgins go to work for a dangerous and controversial client. Kumu and Shammy help move TC to a veterans' rehab facility. Rick flirts with a woman who works at the marina.

    Director: David Straiton

    Writer: Gene Hong

  • Three Bridges
    7.6/10220 votes

    #12 - Three Bridges

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 10/11/2023

    Magnum and Higgins try to help Zhao, a close friend of Kumu, recover her life savings that was all lost to a scammer. TC becomes increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress in his recovery and pushes everyone away.

    Director: David Straiton

    Writer: Barbie Kligman

  • Appetite for Danger
    7.9/10224 votes

    #13 - Appetite for Danger

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 10/18/2023

    Magnum and Higgins enlist Katsumoto to go undercover when a chef at a high-end restaurant goes missing. Kumu works with Cade at the Cultural Center, confronting one of America's darker chapters - the internment of Japanese Americans in the wake of Pearl Harbor.

    Director: Ruba Nadda

    Writer: Eric Guggenheim, David Slack

  • Night Has a Thousand Eyes
    7.8/10205 votes

    #14 - Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 10/25/2023

    Magnum and Rick race to find a missing witness who can exonerate an innocent man accused of murder. TC tries to repair his relationship with Mahina after being released from the VA.

    Director: Ruba Nadda

    Writer: Tera Tolentino

  • The Retrieval
    7.4/10201 votes

    #15 - The Retrieval

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 11/1/2023

    Magnum and Higgins are hired to find a missing gamer whose online friends believe he might be in trouble. Jin Jeong enlists the help of TC in a treasure hunt after his ex-partner gets out of prison.

    Director: Benny Boom

    Writer: Gene Hong, Katie Varney

  • Run with the Devil
    7.6/10197 votes

    #16 - Run with the Devil

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 11/15/2023

    Magnum and Higgins agree to help a teenage Amish boy who has traveled to Hawaii in search of his runaway sister. Rick sets out to find TC a date to the Marine Corps Ball.

    Director: Benny Boom

    Writer: David Wolkove

  • Consciousness of Guilt
    8.0/10180 votes

    #17 - 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

  • Extracurricular Activities
    7.6/10170 votes

    #18 - Extracurricular Activities

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 12/13/2023

    Magnum and Higgins are hired by a University of Oahu dean to quietly investigate a professor who has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female grad student. TC and Katsumoto take Cade and Dennis on a father-son camping trip.

    Director: Perdita Weeks

    Writer: Katie Varney

  • Ashes to Ashes
    7.7/10185 votes

    #19 - Ashes to Ashes

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/3/2024

    Magnum and Higgins re-examine a fatal arson investigation at the request of TC and Mahina, leading to a sinister discovery. Kumu volunteers with Rick at a veterans’ crisis call center.

    Director: Eagle Egilsson

    Writer: Barbie Kligman, Tera Tolentino, Andrew Blazensky

  • The Big Squeeze
    7.7/10207 votes

    #20 - The Big Squeeze

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/3/2024

    Magnum and Higgins take a major step forward in their relationship. At the same time, the past comes back to haunt them when a previous suspect becomes their client. TC aims to scale up Island Hoppers. Rick gets a new business partner.

    Director: Avi Youabian

    Writer: Eric Guggenheim, David Wolkove