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EXCLUSIVE:  Lance Lim (School of Rock) is set for a recurring role in the current third season of CBS’ action crime drama Magnum P.I. Lim will portray Dennis, the son of Det. Gordon Katsumoto (Tim Kang). Starring Jay Hernandez, Magnum P.I. follows Thomas Magnum, a private investigator and former Navy SEAL, who solves…

CBS has filled in the last big missing piece for its fall schedule — its Friday night lineup. The network has set Friday, December 4 for the season premieres of MacGyver (Season 5), Magnum P.I. (Season 3) and Blue Bloods (Season 11),  at 8 PM, 9 PM and 10 PM, respectively. The dramas join upcoming season premieres of N…

EXCLUSIVE: Several more CBS series from CBS TV Studios have been assigned tentative dates for return to production. NCIS: New Orleans is eyeing a September 21 start for its seventh season, The Unicorn is looking to start filming Season 2 on October 12, while The Neighborhood is on track to have its first Season 3…

EXCLUSIVE: Broadcast TV series are very slowly and cautiously heading back to production amid the coronavirus pandemic. I have learned that CBS drama stalwart NCIS and spinoff NCIS: Los Angeles have been assigned tentative dates to start production on their upcoming seasons under strict COVID-19 protocols — Sept. 9…

CBS’ action crime drama Magnum P.I., starring Jay Hernandez, is targeting a mid-August tentative production start date for its upcoming third season, I have learned. The reboot of the classic CBS series films in Hawaii where the show is set. While a spike in coronavirus infections throughout the continental U.S. is…

The season finale of Magnum P.I. on CBS beat ABC’s Shark Tank for top honors in the Friday early ratings. Although both sported an 0.7, Magnum P.I. had a larger P2+ audience, topping out at 6685 to Shark Tank’s 4557. Magnum P.I. aired back-to-back episodes for its season finale (it was recently renewed for a third…

CBS has renewed 18 more series for 2020-21 including the majority of its drama lineup and a trio of comedies. The broadcaster has picked up dramas All Rise, Blue Bloods, Bull, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, MacGyver, Magnum P.I., NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, Seal Team and S.W.A.T., comedies Bob ♥ Abishola, The N…

Veteran writer-producer Joel Rogosin, who was nominated for three Primetime Emmys in a TV career that spanned more than 30 years, has died. He becomes the the fifth resident at the MPTF's Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills to succumb to the coronavirus. He was 87. Rogosin's first job in the industry in 1957 was as…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of tonight's Blue Bloods Season 9 finale. "It's a wonderful experience to have a long run at a character where you're allowed to do a character-driven show, and I think that's why we're all so hooked into it," says Tom Selleck on why he thinks that Blue Bloods is so…

With fans clamoring for a crossover episode between CBS procedurals Hawaii Five-0, Magnum, P.I., and MacGyver, the co-creator of the three series says it may just happen. Peter M. Lenkov, the creative mind behind the reboots, sat down with the casts of the shows Saturday afternoon at PaleyFest in Los Angeles. After…

We have the first freshmen of the 2018-19 season to score pickups for next season. CBS has given early renewals to dramas FBI and Magnum P.I. and comedy The Neighborhood. The moves hardly are unexpected as CBS brass have been happy with the performance of the three newbies; the only surprise in today’s announcement is…

CBS this morning unveiled  plans to promote its late-night shows and new series in plum timeslots following the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl LII. Stephen Colbert’s Late Show won the Super Bowl Sunday derby, nabbing a special episode to air on February 3. Colbert’s show will air after the post-game premiere of…