It’s been a season of surprises for “Magnum P.I.” fans.
The first surprise – a big one – came when the show (shown here) was cancelled by CBS. The second came this weekend (seven weeks later), when NBC decided to pick the show up.
For now, fans can still catch reruns at 9 p.m. Fridays on CBS. The new episodes will be limited – only 10 a year (not the usual 22) for two seasons, with the first perhaps arriving early in 2023. Read more…
1) “The Challenge: USA” debut, 9:30- 11 p.m., CBS. Here’s CBS’ key newcomer for the summer. It takes 28 previous contestants from four reality shows, giving them super-sized physical challenges. (Shown here, Lee Temory and Tiffany Mitchell descend from a skyscraper.) Some of these people are already winners; that includes three “Survivor” champions (Tyson Apostol, Ben Driebergen and Sarah Lacina) and one apiece from “Amazing Race” (James Wallington), “Love Island” (Justine Ndiba) and “Big Brother” (Xavier Prather). Read more…
