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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!

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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  1. Background image for The Passenger
    8.1/10(480 votes)

    #1 - The Passenger

    S5:E1

    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.

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    8.0/10(442 votes)

    #2 - The Breaking Point

    S5:E2

    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.

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    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Gene Hong
  3. Background image for Number One with a Bullet
    8.1/10(369 votes)

    #3 - Number One with a Bullet

    S5:E3

    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.

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    7.3/10(352 votes)

    #4 - NSFW

    S5:E4

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

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  5. Background image for Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!
    7.8/10(316 votes)

    #5 - Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!

    S5:E5

    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.

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    8.4/10(332 votes)

    #6 - Dead Ringer

    S5:E6

    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.

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  8. Background image for Birthright
    7.9/10(325 votes)

    #7 - Birthright

    S5:E7

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

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  9. Background image for Dark Skies
    8.0/10(312 votes)

    #8 - Dark Skies

    S5:E8

    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.

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  10. Background image for Out of Sight, Out of Mind
    8.2/10(308 votes)

    #9 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind

    S5:E9

    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.

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    Director:Jay Hernandez
  11. Background image for Charlie Foxtrot
    8.5/10(348 votes)

    #10 - Charlie Foxtrot

    S5:E10

    An armed hit team lays siege to Robin's Nest. TC is badly injured while Rick fights for his life. Mid Season Finale

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    7.8/10(255 votes)

    #11 - Hit and Run

    S5:E11

    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.

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    Writer:Gene Hong
  13. Background image for Three Bridges
    7.6/10(225 votes)

    #12 - Three Bridges

    S5:E12

    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.

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  14. Background image for Appetite for Danger
    7.9/10(227 votes)

    #13 - Appetite for Danger

    S5:E13

    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.

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  15. Background image for Night Has a Thousand Eyes
    7.8/10(210 votes)

    #14 - Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    S5:E14

    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.

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    Director:Ruba Nadda
  16. Background image for The Retrieval
    7.4/10(206 votes)

    #15 - The Retrieval

    S5:E15

    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.

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  17. Background image for Run with the Devil
    7.6/10(203 votes)

    #16 - Run with the Devil

    S5:E16

    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.

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    Director:Benny Boom
  18. Background image for Consciousness of Guilt
    8.0/10(184 votes)

    #17 - Consciousness of Guilt

    S5:E17

    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.

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  19. Background image for Extracurricular Activities
    7.6/10(176 votes)

    #18 - Extracurricular Activities

    S5:E18

    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.

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  20. Background image for Ashes to Ashes
    7.7/10(190 votes)

    #19 - Ashes to Ashes

    S5:E19

    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.

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    7.7/10(219 votes)

    #20 - The Big Squeeze

    S5:E20

    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.

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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 480 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".