It’s not simple being a Magnum P.I. fan — even after the CBS castoff received saved and renewed for Season 5 on NBC.
For one, followers of the island drama noticed NBC slot Season 5 for Sundays at 9/8c, the place it led out of all method of reruns — which means, no robust lead-in. Viewership in flip fell 30% from its CBS swan music (which in fact aired on Fridays). And now, with the discharge of NBC’s new fall schedule, it appears just like the again half of that season may not see the sunshine of day till midseason, which means early 2024.
Except….
Whereas NBC’s newly launched schedule has been positioned as comparatively “strike-proof,” if the Writers Guild’s work stoppage lasts past a few months, exhibits which have already filmed episodes, like Magnum, may be referred to as off the bench ahead of deliberate.
“We really feel excellent about the place we’re with our fall schedule relative to what may occur if there’s a chronic strike,” Jeff Bader, President of Leisure Program Planning Technique for NBCUniversal Tv and Streaming, instructed TVLine. “Evening Court docket, Prolonged Household, Quantum Leap, Discovered, Irrational… these are all scripted exhibits that may all be on within the fall.”
But when the WGA strike runs lengthy — conserving the likes of, say, Legislation & Order: SVU and the #OneChicago trifecta from resuming manufacturing in time to make fall premieres — “We may pull in La Brea, Magnum P.I., Transplant…,” Bader urged, “and we’ve our unscripted [programs that don’t use writers]. So, we really feel like we’re in good condition.”
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