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MacGyver

MacGyver
★ 7.3/10•2016•TV-14•Drama•Action & Adventure
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No man has done more with less.

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.

Peter M. Lenkov · Creator

StatusCanceled
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 23, 2016

Episodes

Episode 1 - The RisingE142m

The Rising

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.

Sep 23, 2016

Episode 2 - Metal SawE242m

Metal Saw

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.

Sep 30, 2016

Episode 3 - AwlE342m

Awl

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.

Oct 7, 2016

Episode 4 - Wire CutterE442m

Wire Cutter

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.

Oct 14, 2016

Episode 5 - ToothpickE542m

Toothpick

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.

Oct 21, 2016

Episode 6 - WrenchE642m

Wrench

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.

Oct 28, 2016

Episode 7 - Can OpenerE742m

Can Opener

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.

Nov 4, 2016

Episode 8 - CorkscrewE842m

Corkscrew

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.

Nov 11, 2016

Episode 9 - ChiselE942m

Chisel

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.

Nov 18, 2016

Episode 10 - PliersE1042m

Pliers

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.

Dec 9, 2016

Episode 11 - ScissorsE1142m

Scissors

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.

Dec 16, 2016

Episode 12 - ScrewdriverE1242m

Screwdriver

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.

Jan 6, 2017

Episode 13 - Large BladeE1342m

Large Blade

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.

Jan 13, 2017

Episode 14 - Fish ScalerE1442m

Fish Scaler

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.

Feb 3, 2017

Episode 15 - Magnifying GlassE1542m

Magnifying Glass

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.

Feb 10, 2017

Episode 16 - HookE1642m

Hook

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.

Feb 17, 2017

Episode 17 - RulerE1742m

Ruler

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.

Feb 24, 2017

Episode 18 - FlashlightE1842m

Flashlight

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.

Mar 10, 2017

Episode 19 - CompassE1942m

Compass

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.

Mar 31, 2017

Episode 20 - Hole PuncherE2042m

Hole Puncher

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.

Apr 7, 2017

Episode 21 - Cigar CutterE2142m

Cigar Cutter

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.

Apr 14, 2017

Actors

Lucas Till

Lucas Till

Angus 'Mac' MacGyver

Tristin Mays

Tristin Mays

Riley Davis

Henry Ian Cusick

Henry Ian Cusick

Russ Taylor

Meredith Eaton

Meredith Eaton

Matty Webber

Justin Hires

Justin Hires

Wilt Bozer

Levy Tran

Levy Tran

Desiree 'Desi' Nguyen

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