The BEST episodes of Magnum P.I.

Every episode of Magnum P.I. ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Magnum P.I.!

Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and the former MI:6 agent Higgins.

Last Updated: 11/2/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Close to Home
star
8.01
361 votes

#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. Also, T.C. rushes to help Rick when Suzy experiences serious pregnancy complications.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
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Charlie Foxtrot
star
7.92
299 votes

#2 - Charlie Foxtrot

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2023

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

Directors: Lisa Robinson
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The Passenger
star
7.87
341 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
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Knight Lasts Forever
star
7.83
617 votes

#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. Rick and T.C. help one of Rick’s employees when his car is stolen, and Higgins finally gives Magnum an answer about if she’ll become his partner.

Directors: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Neil Tolkin
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Dead Man Walking
star
7.82
371 votes

#5 - Dead Man Walking

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2022

When Magnum balks at notorious crime boss Osi Shima’s 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.

Directors: David Straiton
Writer: Gene Hong
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No Way Out
star
7.82
451 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Eagle Egilsson
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
star
7.81
290 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Jay Hernandez
Writer: David Slack
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Judge Me Not
star
7.80
356 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Benny Boom
Writer: David Slack
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The Day It All Came Together
star
7.79
565 votes

#9 - The Day It All Came Together

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/2019

Hannah, Magnum’s ex and the fugitive responsible for him and his SEAL team brothers being POWs for years, shows up at his home with a gunshot wound, and wanting his help to find her missing CIA father whose life is in danger. Also, Magnum makes an earnest proposition to Higgins for her to become his private investigations partner.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
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The Breaking Point
star
7.79
322 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Gene Hong
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Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill
star
7.79
578 votes

#11 - Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2019

Magnum must help his defense attorney girlfriend, Abby Miller, when she realizes that the client she successfully defended in a murder trial is actually guilty. Also, TC confronts Kamekona about stealing his helicopter business.

Directors: Ron Underwood
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A New Lease on Death
star
7.79
396 votes

#12 - A New Lease on Death

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2021

When Rick is asked to assist with a federal investigation of his childhood friend, Magnum launches his own investigation to see what the Feds really have on him. Kumu goes undercover in a retirement community when Higgins is hired to investigate the disappearance of a resident’s life savings.

Directors: Ruba Nadda
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Bloodline
star
7.78
385 votes

#13 - Bloodline

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/7/2021

Magnum and Higgins work a stalking case involving a man with a past in espionage. Ethan asks Higgins to join him on an extended trip for Doctors Without Borders just as Magnum starts to open up to other possibilities.

Directors: Avi Youabian
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A Fire in the Ashes
star
7.78
406 votes

#14 - 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. Also, Rick struggles after an explosion takes the life of someone important to him.

Directors: Lisa Robinson
Writer: David Slack
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Day the Past Came Back
star
7.77
609 votes

#15 - 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 planning to steal a fortune in gold.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
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Desperate Measures (2)
star
7.77
539 votes

#16 - Desperate Measures (2)

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/2020

Part 2 of a crossover with Hawaii Five-0. When Junior is kidnapped as leverage to retrieve the stolen list of undercover CIA agents, and most of Five-0 is rounded up by the CIA to prevent them from interfering, Tani and Quinn ask Magnum and Higgins for their help. Part 2 of a crossover with Hawaii Five-0. The crossover starts on Hawaii Five-0 S10E12: Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana? (1).

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Blood in the Water
star
7.77
590 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Gene Hong
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A Leopard on the Prowl
star
7.76
464 votes

#18 - A Leopard on the Prowl

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2020

Magnum and Higgins help Rick when his father figure, Icepick, just out of prison and battling terminal cancer, gets double crossed on one last score. Also, Magnum makes one last bold move to help Higgins stay in the country.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
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Those We Leave Behind
star
7.76
391 votes

#19 - 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.

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Better Watch Out
star
7.76
384 votes

#20 - Better Watch Out

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2021

A Christmas Eve ransomware attack on the Honolulu Police Department forces Lia to reveal a family secret to Magnum and Katsumoto.

Directors: Ruba Nadda
Writer: Katie Varney
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A Kiss Before Dying
star
7.76
608 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
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Black is the Widow
star
7.75
604 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Kristin Windell
Writer: Neil Tolkin
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Dream Lover
star
7.75
389 votes

#23 - 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.

Directors: Avi Youabian
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If I Should Die Before I Wake
star
7.75
365 votes

#24 - If I Should Die Before I Wake

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2022

A nun hires Magnum and Higgins to investigate a mysterious and large cash donation made to a parishioner undergoing medical treatment at the church. Also, Jin's new dog walking business takes a dramatic turn, and Rick nervously prepares to reconnect with Suzy.

Directors: Lin Oeding
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The Long Sleep
star
7.74
371 votes

#25 - 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.

Directors: Eagle Egilsson
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