The BEST episodes of Magnum P.I. season 5

Every episode of Magnum P.I. season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Magnum P.I. season 5!

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
Charlie Foxtrot
star
7.92
299 votes

#1 - 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

#2 - 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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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
star
7.81
290 votes

#3 - 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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The Breaking Point
star
7.79
322 votes

#4 - 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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Dead Ringer
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7.73
311 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Marcus Stokes
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Number One With a Bullet
star
7.72
339 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Eagle Egilsson
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Dark Skies
star
7.68
320 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Doug Hannah
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Consciousness of Guilt
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7.68
256 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Zachary Knighton
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Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!
star
7.67
316 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Marcus Stokes
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Ashes to Ashes
star
7.66
250 votes

#10 - Ashes to Ashes

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/3/2024

Magnum and Higgins reexamine 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.

Directors: Eagle Egilsson
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Appetite for Danger
star
7.63
289 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Ruba Nadda
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The Big Squeeze
star
7.62
247 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Avi Youabian
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Birthright
star
7.58
303 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Doug Hannah
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes
star
7.57
272 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.

Directors: Ruba Nadda
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NSFW
star
7.57
318 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: David Slack
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Extracurricular Activities
star
7.56
247 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Perdita Weeks
Writer: Katie Varney
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Three Bridges
star
7.56
275 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: David Straiton
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Hit and Run
star
7.55
295 votes

#18 - 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.

Directors: David Straiton
Writer: Gene Hong
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Run with the Devil
star
7.54
274 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Benny Boom
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The Retrieval
star
7.47
262 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Benny Boom
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