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MacGyver (2016)
Popularity 56.3
Overview
20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
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Lucas TillAngus 'Mac' MacGyver
Tristin MaysRiley Davis
Henry Ian CusickRuss Taylor
Meredith EatonMatty Webber
Justin HiresWilt Bozer
Levy TranDesiree 'Desi' Nguyen
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Peter M. LenkovCreator
James WanExecutive Producer
Lee David ZlotoffOriginal Series Creator
Michael ClearExecutive Producer
ARTWORK GALLERY
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EPISODE GUIDE
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Specials
10 episodes · First aired 2016-09-23
E01
First Look
2016-09-23 · 42 min
Angus MacGyver and Jack Dalton, special agents for the Department of External Services (DXS), join forces to recover a missing bioweapon that has the ability to destroy hundreds of thousands of people with one single drop.
E02
MacGyver It! The Making of the Pilot
· 6 min
E03
MacGyver in Cuba
· 4 min
E04
Saving the Day, Season 2
· 24 min
E05
MacGyver: Special & Visual Effects
· 4 min
E06
Season 2 Gag Reel
· 4 min
E07
Mac Hacks (S1 & S2)
· 51 min
Explore the science behind season 1 & 2 covering how to build an electromagnet through to building a handpump.
E08
Season 3 Gag Reel
· 2 min
E09
Saving The Day, Season 1
· 16 min
E10
Season 1 Gag Reel
· 4 min
Season 1
21 episodes · First aired 2016-09-23 · ★ 7.7
E01
The Rising
2016-09-23 · 42 min
Angus MacGyver and Jack Dalton, special agents for the Department of External Services (DXS), join forces to recover a missing bioweapon that has the ability to destroy hundreds of thousands of people with one single drop.
E02
Metal Saw
2016-09-30 · 42 min
MacGyver and the team attempt to rescue Sarah, Jack’s former CIA partner/ex-girlfriend who went missing in Venezuela after she obtained evidence to take down an international arms dealer.
E03
Awl
2016-10-07 · 42 min
MacGyver and the team are in Malaysia to extract a terrorist groups’ money man, Ralph, who holds key intel to an impending attack. But the mission goes south when the man is shot, and now, with only a driver’s license and hand sanitizer available, MacGyver must keep Ralph alive in order to learn the terrorists’ plans.
E04
Wire Cutter
2016-10-14 · 42 min
Mac and Jack partner with older versions of themselves, a Russian bomb programmer and his estranged handler, to shut down a Soviet-era warhead in Moscow. But when the antiquated computer needed to disable the warhead becomes inoperable, Mac must find a way to fix it with only duct tape and wire in time to prevent a new Cold War.
E05
Toothpick
2016-10-21 · 42 min
Using only an armrest, a curtain rod, and a toothpick, MacGyver must fix a sabotaged train in order to protect a whistleblower who has proof that her boss is selling weapons to U.S. enemies.
E06
Wrench
2016-10-28 · 42 min
Using only a wrench and rope, MacGyver must diffuse a bomb set near the United Nations by his old nemesis, “The Ghost”, a notorious criminal whose work killed his mentor, and track him down before he strikes again.
E07
Can Opener
2016-11-04 · 42 min
MacGyver is tasked to go undercover as an inmate in a maximum security prison to break out El Noche, a notorious drug kingpin, using only batteries and salt, and track him to his cartel's secret location and dismantle it.
E08
Corkscrew
2016-11-11 · 42 min
When MacGyver comes face to face with Murdoc, an international assassin hired to kill him, Mac must defend both himself and Bozer, armed with only a corkscrew and paper towel rolls. Also, Bozer feels completely betrayed when he finally learns Mac's true identity.
E09
Chisel
2016-11-18 · 42 min
With only a chisel and matchbook, MacGyver and team must defend themselves the U.S. embassy workers in Latvia from extremists who are attempting to retrieve their leader. Also, Bozer faces a big decision now that he knows who Mac really is.
E10
Pliers
2016-12-09 · 42 min
Mac and the team have no time to reminisce while visiting Mac’s and Bozer’s hometown when they immediately start searching for a kidnapped prodigy from Mac’s old middle school, Valerie.
E11
Scissors
2016-12-16 · 42 min
MacGyver and Jack search for Riley, using a microwave and a power strip, after she mysteriously disappears and hacks into the NSA, possibly unleashing World War III. Also, Bozer goes on his first official mission, and Jack opens up about his history with Riley’s mother, Diane.
E12
Screwdriver
2017-01-06 · 42 min
Using a screwdriver and bug spray, MacGyver must find the U.S. government mole who is leaking classified intel to the organization that is trying to take down The Phoenix Foundation. Also, Sarah returns to help with the mission, and Nikki reappears, but Mac can’t tell which side she’s on.
E13
Large Blade
2017-01-13 · 42 min
On the way back from capturing a war criminal, Mac and Jack’s helicopter crashes in a remote area of Kazakhstan, injuring their pilot and allowing their prisoner to escape with Jack’s gun. Using a large blade and a water bottle, MacGyver must get help as the pilot’s condition worsens and before the war criminal takes them as prisoners.
E14
Fish Scaler
2017-02-03 · 42 min
Using a fish scaler and some fishing wire, Mac and Jack must track down a corrupt FBI agent who has framed a man for murder. Also, everyone on the team is terrified to get their first performance review from Matty, their tough new boss.
E15
Magnifying Glass
2017-02-10 · 42 min
When Matty’s goddaughter and her boyfriend are killed in a San Francisco park, Mac and the team investigate the crime and start to suspect that the 1970s Zodiac Killer has returned.
E16
Hook
2017-02-17 · 42 min
While tracking down the dangerous fugitive Aaron Deckard, Mac and Jack face the notorious Colton family of bounty hunters who already kidnapped their mark. Also, Bozer and Riley try to hack into Jack’s CIA file to find out about his history with Matty.
E17
Ruler
2017-02-24 · 42 min
Bozer’s first overseas mission goes terribly wrong when Mac and the team are blamed for a terrorist bombing and the Phoenix Foundation is forced to disavow them.
E18
Flashlight
2017-03-10 · 42 min
When Mac and the team travel to Hawaii to aid in earthquake relief efforts, they team up with Chin and Kono from the Five-0 task force to rescue a group of government scientists trapped in a building. However, as they work on the complicated rescue, a group using the chaos as a distraction aims to steal the top-secret weaponry from the scientists.
E19
Compass
2017-03-31 · 42 min
Mac and Jack help Mac’s close friend from M.I.T. after she fakes her own death to prevent someone from killing her in order to suppress her scientific research.
E20
Hole Puncher
2017-04-07 · 42 min
When the team intercepts a terror group’s message meant for Murdoc, Mac poses as the psychopath to save the intended target and find out why they want Murdoc to assassinate him.
E21
Cigar Cutter
2017-04-14 · 42 min
Murdoc moves forward with his plans for revenge against MacGyver by recruiting his recently released former cellmate to infiltrate the Phoenix Complex as a “lab technician” and kill every agent inside.
