Magnum PI season 6 revival hopes: Impact of earlier timeslot

As some of you out there know, there is currently no Magnum PI season 6 planned — at least per reports from earlier this summer. Have we given up hope? Far from it. Remember that this fanbase has saved the series once before; why wouldn’t they find a way to do that again?

We do at least think it is curious that no final season was mentioned in the recently-unveiled key art, especially when NBC has done that for other shows like The Blacklist and This Is Is. Is there a chance they will change this eventually? Maybe, but for now, it’s not there … and even if it was, there is always a chance that the series lands a new home elsewhere. (Remember that this weekend, the first four seasons of the show are going to be up for streaming on Freevee.)

Yesterday, there was a small stroke of good news as we learned that the Jay Hernandez – Perdita Weeks series will be arriving a little bit sooner than expected on Wednesdays — think 9:00 p.m. Eastern as opposed to 10:00. On the surface, this may not feel like much, but we honestly think it is a pretty big deal. Historically shows airing at 9:00 perform significantly better than the following hour, at least when it comes to live+same-day numbers. It also spares the show some competition from cable. Since there isn’t a ton of scripted content on this fall, the only major threats to it are probably Survivor / The Amazing Race on CBS at that time.

It goes without saying, but this timeslot should lead to better ratings … and a possible look to the future? We can’t speak to whether or not NBC is going to change their mind, but strong numbers here could go a long way for a future home elsewhere. We’ll take any bit of good news at this point.

Also remember…

Because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, it will probably take a lot of time for any sort of future news to be announced. Even more so than with the first cancellation, this process is going to require some patience.

Related – Be sure to get some more news when it comes to Magnum PI right away, including how the performance on Freevee could help its future

How much hope do you have for a Magnum PI season 6?

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(Photo: NBC.)