CBS Announces the Reboot of the Magnum, P.I. Reboot as a Mid-Season Replacement.....

New York City, NY- CBS has announced the mid-season replacement of it's reboot of the classic crime drama series Magnum, P.I., which originally ran from 1980 to 1988, with a reboot of the reboot which first aired last September to mixed reviews.

"The first Magnum reboot just isn't drawing in the number of viewers we anticipated," Kelly Kahl, President of CBS Entertainment, explained. "But we are determined to get this right, even if it takes a reboot of the reboot of the reboot."

Alison Brie, shown here at the recent SAG Awards with contest winner Dave Franco, is set to star as Thomasina Magnum in the new Magnum P.I. reboot reboot

Over the past several years, television viewers have seen networks try to breathe new life into a number of old programs, sometimes even bringing back original cast members for maximum nostalgia. Most of these attempts at recapturing magic have failed, while some, such as Fuller House on Netflix and the animated Golden Girls prequel on NBC, have done well. According to Kahl, it is very rare for a show to return for a second reboot, however.

"We know we've got the potential for a hit on our hands, we just need to put the pieces together in the right way," Kahl revealed. "In the 2nd reboot, Magnum is a single mother with an adorable kid who is just a whiz with computers, and she helps her solve the crimes...so the stories practically write themselves."

Although Kahl is banking on a better response to the updated update of the original show, which starred the hunky Tom Selleck as private investigator Thomas Magnum, he says that his team is sketching out possible additional reboot ideas. "Maybe Magnum could be transgender, which is something that hasn't been done yet on a prime time show. Or Higgins could be a ghost, or a talking helicopter. I've got a lot of great ideas."