Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. crossover

The Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. crossover is a two-part crossover event between Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. that aired on CBS. The event aired on January 3, 2020, with the Hawaii Five-0 episode "Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana?" which is Hawaiian for "Where were you when the rain was pouring?", followed by the Magnum P.I. episode "Desperate Measures". Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Meaghan Rath, Katrina Law, and Beulah Koale appeared in both parts of the event as Thomas Magnum, Juliet Higgins, Orville "Rick" Wright, Theodore "TC" Calvin, Tani Rey, Quinn Liu, and Junior Reigns, respectively (Melissa Tang also guest starred in both parts as Erin Hong).[1]

"Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. crossover"
Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. crossover event
Part 1: Hawaii Five-0
Episode title	"Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana?"
Episode no.	Season 10 Episode 12
Directed by	Katie Boyum
Story by	Peter M. Lenkov
Teleplay by	David Wolkove
Production code	1013
Original air date	January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)
Episode chronology
Part 2: Magnum P.I.
Episode title	"Desperate Measures"
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 12
Directed by	Maja Vrvillo
Written by	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim
Production code	MPI212
Original air date	January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)
Episode chronology

Cast and characters

Main articles: List of Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series) characters and Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series) § Cast

Main

The following contains a list of actors receiving main billing in the crossover event:[1][2][3]

Actor	Character	Episode
		Hawaii Five-0	Magnum P.I.
Alex O'Loughlin	Steve McGarrett	Main	Does not appear
Scott Caan	Danny "Danno" Williams	Main[lower-alpha 1]	Does not appear
Ian Anthony Dale	Adam Noshimuri	Main	Does not appear
Meaghan Rath	Tani Rey	Main	Guest
Beulah Koale	Junior Reigns	Main	Guest
Katrina Law	Quinn Liu	Main	Guest
Taylor Wily	Kamekona	Main[lower-alpha 1]	Guest
Dennis Chun	Sgt. Duke Lukela	Main[lower-alpha 1]	Does not appear
Kimee Balmilero	Dr. Noelani Cunha	Main[lower-alpha 1]	Does not appear
Chi McBride	Captain Lou Grover	Main	Does not appear
Jay Hernandez	Thomas Magnum	Guest	Main
Perdita Weeks	Juliet Higgins	Guest	Main
Zachary Knighton	Orville "Rick" Wright	Guest	Main
Stephen Hill	Theodore "TC" Calvin	Guest	Main
Amy Hill	Kumu	Does not appear	Main[lower-alpha 1]
Tim Kang	Det. Gordon Katsumoto	Does not appear	Main

Guests

The following contains a list of notable guests appearing in the crossover event:[1][2][3]

Actor	Character	Episode
		Hawaii Five-0	Magnum P.I.
Melissa Tang	Erin Hong	Guest
Jo Sung	Charlie Fong	Guest	Does not appear
Jason Lee Hoy	Baldy	Guest	Does not appear
Chad X Lerma	Officer Hollis	Guest	Does not appear
Ken Kirby	Eli Sung	Does not appear	Guest
Amy Tsang	Loi Chau	Does not appear	Guest
Terrence Arashi Elliott	CIA Agent	Does not appear	Guest
Lloyd Barachina	Thug #1	Does not appear	Guest

Plot

Part 1: "Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana?"

McGarrett and the task force track down a suspect who might be connected to the stolen list of undercover CIA agents. When the suspect gets away, the task force run into Thomas Magnum and his partner, Higgins and discover that they are looking for the same suspect for a client they are looking after. McGarrett reluctantly begins working with Magnum and his team to try to find the stolen list. Meanwhile, Tani reaches out to Adam concerning about his wellbeing only for Adam to flee Hawaii. Also, after getting advice from Higgins, Tani asks Junior out on a date only to get kidnapped by thugs.

Part 2: "Desperate Measures"

When Hong, a man that Magnum and Higgins are monitoring for a client, gets shot and killed and his killer escapes, the team from Hawaii Five-0 gets involved. Magnum, Higgins, TC and Rick assist as the group recovers a secret list of CIA double-agents. Soon after, Junior Reigns is kidnapped as leverage for the criminals to get the list back, leading to Magnum's team helping Tani Rey and Quinn Liu in a search-and-rescue mission.

Production

Before the crossover, Hawaii Five-0 characters had crossed over to Magnum P.I., such as Kamekona (Taylor Wily), Duke (Dennis Chun), Noelani (Kimee Balmilero), Flippa (Shawn Mokuahi Garnett) and P.I. Harry Brown (William Forsythe).[4] The showrunner for both shows, Peter M. Lenkov, had wanted to include MacGyver (also showrunned by Lenkov) in the crossover, but eventually it was decided to just do a Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. crossover.[5]

Reception

Critical response

Dale McGarrigle with TV Fanatic said "Finally, a crossover that felt genuinely organic." and gave the episode an editorial rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars.[6]

Viewing figures

United States

In the United States the first part of the crossover was watched live by 8.06 million viewers.[7] Within seven days, the episode was watched by a total of 10.56 million viewers.[8] The second part was watched live by 7.83 million viewers.[7] Within seven days, the episode was watched by a total of 10.38 million viewers.[8]

Notes

1. Credited but did not appear in the episode

References

1. "(#HF1013) "Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana? (Where were you when the rain was pouring?)"". Futon Critic.
2. ""Hawaii Five-0" Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana? (TV Episode 2020) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb".
3. ""Magnum P.I." Desperate Measures (TV Episode 2020) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb".
4. Mitovich, Matt (November 15, 2019). "Hawaii Five-0/Magnum P.I. Two-Part Crossover Officially Set for January". TVLine.
5. Bennett, Anita (March 23, 2019). "'Hawaii Five-0' Creator on Possible Crossover With 'Magnum, P.I.' and 'MacGyver' – PaleyFest".
6. McGarrigle, Dale (January 3, 2020). "Hawaii Five-0/Magnum PI Crossover Review: Pack of Spies". TV Fanatic.
7. Welch, Alex (January 7, 2020). "'20/20' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
8. Pucci, Douglas (January 15, 2020). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'Deputy' Series Premiere Places Runner-Up in Raw Viewer Gains/". Programming Insider. Retrieved January 26, 2020.