Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.
Series' logo used in seasons 3–8
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Donald P. Bellisario Glen A. Larson
Starring	Tom Selleck John Hillerman Roger E. Mosley Larry Manetti
Narrated by	Tom Selleck
Theme music composer	Ian Freebairn-Smith (pilot, early season 1) Mike Post Pete Carpenter
Composers	Ian Freebairn-Smith (pilot, early season 1) Mike Post Pete Carpenter
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	162 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Donald P. Bellisario Glen A. Larson Tom Selleck
Producers	Rick Weaver Tom Greene Andrew Schneider Douglas Weaver
Production locations	Oʻahu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii
Running time	46—49 minutes
Production companies	Belisarius Productions, Inc. Glen A. Larson Productions T.W.S. Productions, Inc. Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	December 11, 1980 (1980-12-11) – May 1, 1988 (1988-05-01)
Related
Magnum P.I. (remake series)
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Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980, to May 1, 1988, during its first-run broadcast on the American television network CBS. Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in the top 20 U.S. television programs in the Nielsen ratings during the first five years of its original run, finishing as high as number three for the 1982–83 season.^[1] The series entered syndication in 1986 under the title Magnum in order to differentiate reruns from new episodes still airing under the original title on CBS.

A remake series of the same name was ordered to series on May 11, 2018,^[2] and premiered on September 24, 2018, on CBS.^[3]