Defending Jacob vs Magnum, P.I.

Defending Jacob has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.3/10 for Magnum, P.I.). Magnum, P.I. is the older of the two (1980 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.

Defending Jacob posterDefending Jacob2020 VS Magnum, P.I. posterMagnum, P.I.1980
Defending JacobMagnum, P.I.
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 7.3/10
Year20201980
Seasons18
GenresCrime, Drama, MysteryCrime, Drama, Mystery
Country––
Creator / directorMark Bomback–
Main castMichelle Dockery, Pablo Schreiber, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gabriel, Sakina JaffreyTom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Synopsis

Defending Jacob

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

Magnum, P.I.

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.

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