Tuesday, May 26, 2026

More TV Shifts: CBS Cancels “Magnum P.I.” Reboot, CW Scuttles 6 Shows Including “Dynasty” Reboot

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Here’s more from the TV cancellation folder.

CBS has cancelled the reboot of “Magnum P.I.” after four seasons. I guess even having studios in Hawaii wasn’t enough to keep this one going. “Magnum P.I. 2.0” joins the previously cancelled “Hawaii Five-O” on the heap. That leaves “NCIS: Hawai’i” as CBS’s last show on the island.

CBS also cancelled two shows that had no chance: “Good Sam,” which sounded like “The Good Doctor” meets “The Good Fight.” And “How We Roll,” which no one ever looked at.

The CW Network, which is going to be sold soon anyway, killed a bunch of shows today including their “Dynasty” reboot (which was laughably bad), plus “Roswell, New Mexico” and “In the Dark,” the “Charmed” reboot, “4400,” and “Naomi.” Already announnced as gone were “Batwoman” and “Legends of Tomorrow.”

The CW will replace the cancelled shows with prequels to “Supernatural” and “Walker,” as a well as a “Batman” related show called “Gotham Nights” in which Bruce Wayne’s adopted son avenges his father’s death. (I won’t watch that for a million dollars.)

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