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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!

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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 no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 1 - The Passenger
    8.1/10(492 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.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Eric Guggenheim

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  2. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 2 - The Breaking Point
    8.1/10(453 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.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Gene Hong

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  3. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 3 - Number One with a Bullet
    8.1/10(382 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.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writer:David Wolkove

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  4. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 4 - NSFW
    7.3/10(365 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.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writer:David Slack

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  5. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 5 - Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!
    7.8/10(326 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.

    Director:Marcus Stokes
    Writer:Tera Tolentino

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  6. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 6 - Dead Ringer
    8.5/10(340 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.

    Director:Marcus Stokes
    Writer:Barbie Kligman

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  7. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 7 - Birthright
    8.0/10(333 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.

    Director:Doug Hannah
    Writers:Eric Guggenheim, Andre Jackson

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  8. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 8 - Dark Skies
    8.0/10(324 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.

    Director:Doug Hannah
    Writers:Tera Tolentino, Andrew Blazensky

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  9. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 9 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind
    8.2/10(319 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.

    Director:Jay Hernandez
    Writer:David Slack

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  10. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 10 - Charlie Foxtrot
    8.5/10(360 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

    Director:Lisa Robinson
    Writer:David Wolkove

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  11. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 11 - Hit and Run
    7.9/10(270 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.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Gene Hong

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  12. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 12 - Three Bridges
    7.7/10(240 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.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Barbie Kligman

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  13. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 13 - Appetite for Danger
    7.9/10(245 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.

    Director:Ruba Nadda
    Writers:Eric Guggenheim, David Slack

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  14. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 14 - Night Has a Thousand Eyes
    7.8/10(225 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.

    Director:Ruba Nadda
    Writer:Tera Tolentino

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  15. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 15 - The Retrieval
    7.4/10(223 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.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writers:Gene Hong, Katie Varney

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  16. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 16 - Run with the Devil
    7.6/10(221 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.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writer:David Wolkove

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  17. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 17 - Consciousness of Guilt
    8.0/10(202 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.

    Director:Zachary Knighton
    Writers:David Slack, Andre Jackson

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  18. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 18 - Extracurricular Activities
    7.7/10(194 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.

    Director:Perdita Weeks
    Writer:Katie Varney

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  19. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 19 - Ashes to Ashes
    7.8/10(205 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.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writers:Barbie Kligman, Tera Tolentino, Andrew Blazensky

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  20. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 20 - The Big Squeeze
    7.8/10(236 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.

    Director:Avi Youabian
    Writers:Eric Guggenheim, David Wolkove

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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 492 votes. Directed by Bryan Spicer and written by Eric Guggenheim, it aired on 2/19/2023. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Breaking Point".