MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series developed by Peter M. Lenkov and starring Lucas Till as the title character. It is a reboot of the ABC series of the same name created by Lee David Zlotoff, which aired from 1985 to 1992. The series premiered on September 23, 2016, on CBS. [1]
In May 2020, CBS renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on December 4, 2020. [2] [3] During the course of the series, 94 episodes of MacGyver aired over five seasons, concluding on April 30, 2021.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 21 | September 23, 2016 | April 14, 2017 | |
2 | 23 | September 29, 2017 | May 4, 2018 | |
3 | 22 | September 28, 2018 | May 10, 2019 | |
4 | 13 | February 7, 2020 | May 8, 2020 | |
5 | 15 | December 4, 2020 | April 30, 2021 |
In Season 1, all episodes, with the exception of the pilot, are named after a tool on MacGyver's Swiss Army Knife.
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | " The Rising" | James Wan | Story by :
Peter M. Lenkov & Paul Downs Colaizzo Teleplay by : Peter M. Lenkov | September 23, 2016 | MAC101 | 10.90 [5] |
2 | 2 | "Metal Saw" | Jerry Levine | Craig O'Neill | September 30, 2016 | MAC102 | 9.07 [6] |
3 | 3 | "Awl" | Matt Earl Beesley | David Slack | October 7, 2016 | MAC103 | 8.09 [7] |
4 | 4 | "Wire Cutter" | Joe Dante | John Turman | October 14, 2016 | MAC104 | 7.44 [8] |
5 | 5 | "Toothpick" | Bobby Roth | Nancy Kiu | October 21, 2016 | MAC105 | 7.95 [9] |
6 | 6 | "Wrench" | Alec Smight | Brian Durkin | October 28, 2016 | MAC106 | 7.27 [10] |
7 | 7 | "Can Opener" | Omar Madha | Sean Hennen | November 4, 2016 | MAC107 | 7.59 [11] |
8 | 8 | "Corkscrew" | Janice Cooke | Lindsey Allen | November 11, 2016 | MAC108 | 7.65 [12] |
9 | 9 | "Chisel" | Brad Tanenbaum | Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer | November 18, 2016 | MAC109 | 8.12 [13] |
10 | 10 | "Pliers" | Lee Rose | Brian Durkin | December 9, 2016 | MAC110 | 7.42 [14] |
11 | 11 | "Scissors" | Stephen Herek | Lindsay Allen and Nancy Kiu | December 16, 2016 | MAC111 | 7.67 [15] |
12 | 12 | "Screwdriver" | Craig Siebels | Story by : Peter M. Lenkov Teleplay by : Craig O'Neill and David Slack | January 6, 2017 | MAC112 | 8.42 [16] |
13 | 13 | "Large Blade" | Sylvain White | Andrew Karlsruher | January 13, 2017 | MAC113 | 7.64 [17] |
14 | 14 | "Fish Scaler" | Eagle Egilsson | Story by : John Turman Teleplay by : Craig O'Neill and David Slack | February 3, 2017 | MAC114 | 7.43 [18] |
15 | 15 | "Magnifying Glass" | Stephen Herek | Brian Durkin | February 10, 2017 | MAC115 | 8.02 [19] |
16 | 16 | "Hook" | Tawnia McKiernan | Nancy Kiu | February 17, 2017 | MAC116 | 7.24 [20] |
17 | 17 | "Ruler" | Antonio Negret | Andrew Karlsruher | February 24, 2017 | MAC117 | 6.93 [21] |
18 | 18 | " Flashlight" | Jonathan Brown | Lindsay Allen | March 10, 2017 | MAC118 | 7.73 [22] |
19 | 19 | "Compass" | Christine Moore | Lee David Zlotoff | March 31, 2017 | MAC119 | 6.56 [23] |
20 | 20 | "Hole Puncher" | Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | Craig O'Neill & David Slack | April 7, 2017 | MAC120 | 6.62 [24] |
21 | 21 | "Cigar Cutter" | Stephen Herek | Story by : Craig O'Neill & David Slack Teleplay by : Peter M. Lenkov | April 14, 2017 | MAC121 | 6.57 [25] |
In Season 2, all episodes, with the exception of the premiere, are two key parts of an invention that MacGyver creates in the episode.
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 1 | "DIY or DIE" | Stephen Herek | Peter M. Lenkov & Craig O'Neill & David Slack | September 29, 2017 | MAC201 | 6.69 [26] |
23 | 2 | "Muscle Car + Paper Clip" | Ericson Core | Nancy Kiu | October 6, 2017 | MAC203 | 6.38 [27] |
24 | 3 | "Roulette Wheel + Wire" | Duane Clark | Justin Lisson | October 13, 2017 | MAC202 | 6.74 [28] |
25 | 4 | "X-Ray + Penny" | Bethany Rooney | Craig O'Neill & David Slack | October 20, 2017 | MAC204 | 6.77 [29] |
26 | 5 | "Skull + Electromagnet" | Liz Allen Rosenbaum | Lindsey Allen | October 27, 2017 | MAC205 | 6.45 [30] |
27 | 6 | "Jet Engine + Pickup Truck" | Stephen Herek | Andrew Karlsruher | November 3, 2017 | MAC206 | 7.09 [31] |
28 | 7 | "Duct Tape + Jack" | Gabriel Beristain | Brian Durkin | November 10, 2017 | MAC207 | 7.27 [32] |
29 | 8 | "Packing Peanuts + Fire" | Stacey K. Black | Lindsey Allen | November 17, 2017 | MAC208 | 7.17 [33] |
30 | 9 | "CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil" | Bobby Roth | Marqui Jackson & Nancy Kiu | December 1, 2017 | MAC209 | 6.61 [34] |
31 | 10 | "War Room + Ship" | Tawnia McKiernan | Brian Durkin & Andrew Karlsruher | December 8, 2017 | MAC210 | 7.21 [35] |
32 | 11 | "Bullet + Pen" | Carlos Bernard | Marqui Jackson | December 15, 2017 | MAC211 | 6.87 [36] |
33 | 12 | "Mac + Jack" | Ron Underwood | Story by : Peter M. Lenkov Teleplay by : Craig O'Neill & David Slack | January 5, 2018 | MAC212 | 7.83 [37] |
34 | 13 | "CO2 Sensor + Tree Branch" | Brad Turner | Story by : Timothy J. Lea Teleplay by : Adam Beechen | January 12, 2018 | MAC213 | 8.14 [38] |
35 | 14 | "Mardi Gras Beads + Chair" | Mike Martinez | Story by : Brian Durkin Teleplay by : Marqui Jackson & Andrew Karlsruher | January 19, 2018 | MAC214 | 7.68 [39] |
36 | 15 | "Murdoc + Handcuffs" | Stephen Herek | Marqui Jackson | February 2, 2018 | MAC215 | 7.27 [40] |
37 | 16 | "Hammock + Balcony" | Eagle Egilsson | Justin Lisson | March 2, 2018 | MAC216 | 6.93 [41] |
38 | 17 | "Bear Trap + Mob Boss" | Steven A. Adelson | Nancy Kiu | March 9, 2018 | MAC217 | 6.61 [42] |
39 | 18 | "Riley + Airplane" | Antonio Negret | Lindsey Allen | March 30, 2018 | MAC218 | 6.43 [43] |
40 | 19 | "Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle" | Sharat Raju | Story by : Andrew Klein Teleplay by : Andrew Karlsruher | April 6, 2018 | MAC219 | 6.68 [44] |
41 | 20 | "Skyscraper – Power" | Peter Weller | Brian Durkin & Joshua Brown | April 13, 2018 | MAC220 | 6.38 [45] |
42 | 21 | "Wind + Water" | Mark Manos | Lee David Zlotoff | April 20, 2018 | MAC221 | 6.27 [46] |
43 | 22 | "UFO + Area 51" | Ericson Core | Story by : Marqui Jackson Teleplay by : Lindsey Allen & Nancy Kiu | April 27, 2018 | MAC222 | 6.26 [47] |
44 | 23 | "MacGyver + MacGyver" | Stephen Herek | Craig O'Neill & David Slack | May 4, 2018 | MAC223 | 6.10 [48] |
In Season 3, all episodes, with the exception of the premiere, are three key people/items/events that MacGyver and his friends find or experience in the episode.
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 1 | "Improvise" | Stephen Herek | Peter M. Lenkov & Craig O'Neill | September 28, 2018 | MAC301 | 5.77 [49] |
46 | 2 | "Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship" | Duane Clark | Brian Durkin | October 5, 2018 | MAC302 | 5.73 [50] |
47 | 3 | "Bozer + Booze + Back to School" | Tessa Blake | Nancy Kiu | October 12, 2018 | MAC303 | 6.16 [51] |
48 | 4 | "Guts + Fuel + Hope" | Peter Weller | Rob Pearlstein | October 19, 2018 | MAC304 | 6.01 [52] |
49 | 5 | "Dia de Muertos + Sicarios + Family" | Eagle Egilsson | Jim Adler & Andrew Karlsruher | October 26, 2018 | MAC305 | 5.90 [53] |
50 | 6 | "Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc" | Stephen Herek | Craig O'Neill | November 2, 2018 | MAC306 | 6.06 [54] |
51 | 7 | "Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly" | Gabriel Beristain | Andrew Karlsruher | November 9, 2018 | MAC307 | 6.43 [55] |
52 | 8 | "Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome" | Lily Mariye | Brian Durkin | November 16, 2018 | MAC308 | 6.20 [56] |
53 | 9 | "Specimen 234 + PAPR + Outbreak" | Mike Martinez | Lindsey Allen | November 30, 2018 | MAC309 | 6.28 [57] |
54 | 10 | "Matty + Ethan + Fidelity" | David Straiton | Andrew Karlsruher | December 7, 2018 | MAC310 | 6.36 [58] |
55 | 11 | "Mac + Fallout + Jack" | Carlos Bernard | Jim Adler | January 4, 2019 | MAC311 | 6.42 [59] |
56 | 12 | "Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241" | Ron Underwood | Brian Durkin | January 11, 2019 | MAC312 | 6.58 [60] |
57 | 13 | "Wilderness + Training + Survival" | Brad Turner | Joshua Brown & Andrew Klein | January 18, 2019 | MAC313 | 6.90 [61] |
58 | 14 | "Father + Bride + Betrayal" | Avi Youabian | Story by : Sophia Lopez Teleplay by : Lindsey Allen & Nancy Kiu | February 1, 2019 | MAC314 | 6.96 [62] |
59 | 15 | "K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit" | Gabriel Beristain | Rob Pearlstein | February 15, 2019 | MAC315 | 6.38 [63] |
60 | 16 | "Lidar + Rogues + Duty" | Stephen Herek | Don Perez | February 22, 2019 | MAC316 | 6.57 [64] |
61 | 17 | "Seeds + Permafrost + Feather" | Alexandra La Roche | Nancy Kiu and Lindsey Allen | March 15, 2019 | MAC317 | 5.62 [65] |
62 | 18 | "Murdoc + Helman + Hit" | Roderick Davis | Lee David Zlotoff | April 5, 2019 | MAC318 | 5.57 [66] |
63 | 19 | "Friends + Enemies + Border" | Andi Armaganian | Justin Lisson | April 12, 2019 | MAC319 | 6.08 [67] |
64 | 20 | "No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue" | Eagle Egillson | Rob Pearlstein & Andrew Karlsruher | April 26, 2019 | MAC320 | 5.54 [68] |
65 | 21 | "Treason + Heartbreak + Gum" | Stephen Herek | Nancy Kiu & Lindsey Allen | May 3, 2019 | MAC322 | 5.33 [69] |
66 | 22 | "Mason + Cable + Choices" | Maja Vrvilo | Jim Adler | May 10, 2019 | MAC321 | 5.47 [70] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | 1 | "Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix" | David Straiton | Terry Matalas | February 7, 2020 | MAC402 | 5.94 [71] |
68 | 2 | "Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed" | David Straiton | Terry Matalas | February 14, 2020 | MAC401 | 5.77 [72] |
69 | 3 | "Kid + Plane + Cable + Truck" | Lily Mariye | Rob Pearlstein | February 21, 2020 | MAC403 | 5.83 [73] |
70 | 4 | "Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin" | Eagle Egilsson | Andrew Karlsruher | February 28, 2020 | MAC404 | 5.57 [74] |
71 | 5 | "Soccer + Desi + Merchant + Titan" | Duane Clark | Cindy Appel | March 6, 2020 | MAC405 | 5.65 [75] |
72 | 6 | "Right + Wrong + Both + Neither" | Roderick Davis | Andrew Klein | March 13, 2020 | MAC406 | 5.84 [76] |
73 | 7 | "Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey" | Brad Turner | Stephanie Hicks | March 27, 2020 | MAC407 | 6.72 [77] |
74 | 8 | "Father + Son + Father + Matriarch" | David Straiton | Travis Fickett | April 3, 2020 | MAC408 | 7.07 [78] |
75 | 9 | "Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis" | Michael Martinez | Brandon Botta & Casey Tollett Botta | April 10, 2020 | MAC409 | 6.38 [79] |
76 | 10 | "Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac" | Yangzon Brauen | Rob Pearlstein | April 17, 2020 | MAC410 | 6.44 [80] |
77 | 11 | "Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds" | Ericson Core | Story by : Stephanie Hicks & Andrew Klein Teleplay by : Cindy Appel & Andrew Karlsruher | April 24, 2020 | MAC411 | 6.19 [81] |
78 | 12 | "Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire" | Geoff Shotz | Jim Adler | May 1, 2020 | MAC412 | 5.89 [82] |
79 | 13 | "Save + The + Dam + World" | Carlos Bernard | Story by : Terry Matalas Teleplay by : Cindy Appel | May 8, 2020 | MAC413 | 5.77 [83] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | 1 | "Resort + Desi + Riley + Window Cleaner + Witness" | Avi Youabian | Stephanie Hicks | December 4, 2020 | MAC511 MAC415 [a] | 4.90 [85] |
81 | 2 | "Thief + Painting + Auction + Viro-486 + Justice" | Duane Clark | Peter M. Lenkov & Andrew Klein | December 11, 2020 | MAC510 MAC414 [a] | 4.79 [86] |
82 | 3 | "Eclipse + USMC-1856707 + Step Potential + Chain Lock + Ma" | David Straiton | Jim Adler & Stephanie Hicks | December 18, 2020 | MAC501 | 4.72 [87] |
83 | 4 | "Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason" | Peter Weller | Justin Lisson & Sophia Lopez | January 8, 2021 | MAC515 MAC419 [a] | 5.17 [88] |
84 | 5 | "Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO" | Ericson Core | Jim Adler | January 15, 2021 | MAC512 MAC416 [a] | 4.99 [89] |
85 | 6 | "Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance" | Andrew Ahn | Stephanie Hicks & Andrew Karlsruher | January 22, 2021 | MAC502 | 4.99 [90] |
86 | 7 | "Golden Lancehead + Venom + Pole Vault + Blood + Baggage" | David Straiton | Joshua Brown & Andrew Karlsruher | February 5, 2021 | MAC513 MAC417 [a] | 5.16 [91] |
87 | 8 | "SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini" | Yangzom Brauen | Cindy Appel | February 12, 2021 | MAC514 MAC418 [a] | 4.73 [92] |
88 | 9 | "Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt" | Christine Moore | Rob Pearlstein | February 19, 2021 | MAC504 MAC420 [a] | 4.96 [93] |
89 | 10 | "Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower" | Michael Martinez | Andrew Karlsruher & Andrew Klein | March 5, 2021 | MAC503 | 4.50 [94] |
90 | 11 | "C8H7ClO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games" | David Straiton | Joshua Brown & Teresa Huang | March 26, 2021 | MAC505 | 4.31 [95] |
91 | 12 | "Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna" | Anne Renton | Monica Macer & Andrew Klein | April 2, 2021 | MAC506 | 4.34 [96] |
92 | 13 | "Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer" | Katie Eastridge | Alessia Costantini & Andrew Karlsruher | April 9, 2021 | MAC507 | 4.73 [97] |
93 | 14 | "H2O + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins" | Christine Swanson | Teresa Huang & Joshua Brown | April 16, 2021 | MAC508 | 4.33 [98] |
94 | 15 | "Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal" | David Straiton | Monica Macer & Alessia Costantini & Andrew Klein & Stephanie Hicks | April 30, 2021 | MAC509 | 4.48 [99] |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ||
1 | 10.90 | 9.07 | 8.09 | 7.44 | 7.95 | 7.27 | 7.59 | 7.65 | 8.12 | 7.42 | 7.67 | 8.42 | 7.64 | 7.43 | 8.02 | 7.24 | 6.93 | 7.73 | 6.56 | 6.62 | 6.57 | – | ||
2 | 6.69 | 6.38 | 6.74 | 6.77 | 6.45 | 7.09 | 7.27 | 7.17 | 6.61 | 7.21 | 6.87 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 7.68 | 7.27 | 6.93 | 6.61 | 6.43 | 6.68 | 6.38 | 6.27 | 6.26 | 6.10 | |
3 | 5.77 | 5.73 | 6.16 | 6.01 | 5.90 | 6.06 | 6.43 | 6.20 | 6.28 | 6.36 | 6.42 | 6.58 | 6.90 | 6.96 | 6.38 | 6.57 | 5.62 | 5.57 | 6.08 | 5.54 | 5.33 | 5.47 | – | |
4 | 5.94 | 5.77 | 5.83 | 5.57 | 5.65 | 5.84 | 6.72 | 7.07 | 6.38 | 6.44 | 6.20 | 5.89 | 5.77 | – | ||||||||||
5 | 4.90 | 4.79 | 4.72 | 5.17 | 4.99 | 4.99 | 5.16 | 4.73 | 4.96 | 4.50 | 4.31 | 4.34 | 4.73 | 4.33 | 4.48 | – |
For the second season, see "MacGyver: Season Two Ratings". TV Series Finale. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
For the third season, see "MacGyver: Season Three Ratings". TV Series Finale. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
For the fourth season, see "MacGyver: Season Four Ratings". TV Series Finale. February 15, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
For the fifth season, see "MacGyver: Season Five Ratings". TV Series Finale. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.