# List of MacGyver (2016 TV series) episodes

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.
In May 2020, CBS renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on December 4, 2020. During the course of the series, 94 episodes of MacGyver aired over five seasons, concluding on April 30, 2021.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) | April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14) |
| 2 | 23 | 23 | September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) | May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04) |
| 3 | 22 | 22 | September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) | May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10) |
| 4 | 13 | 13 | February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07) | May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08) |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) | April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2016–17)

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 release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "The Rising" | James Wan | Story by : Peter M. Lenkov & Paul Downs Colaizzo Teleplay by : Peter M. Lenkov | September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) | MAC101 | 10.90 |
| 2 | 2 | "Metal Saw" | Jerry Levine | Craig O'Neill | September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) | MAC102 | 9.07 |
| 3 | 3 | "Awl" | Matt Earl Beesley | David Slack | October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) | MAC103 | 8.09 |
| 4 | 4 | "Wire Cutter" | Joe Dante | John Turman | October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14) | MAC104 | 7.44 |
| 5 | 5 | "Toothpick" | Bobby Roth | Nancy Kiu | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) | MAC105 | 7.95 |
| 6 | 6 | "Wrench" | Alec Smight | Brian Durkin | October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28) | MAC106 | 7.27 |
| 7 | 7 | "Can Opener" | Omar Madha | Sean Hennen | November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) | MAC107 | 7.59 |
| 8 | 8 | "Corkscrew" | Janice Cooke | Lindsey Allen | November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11) | MAC108 | 7.65 |
| 9 | 9 | "Chisel" | Brad Tanenbaum | Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer | November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) | MAC109 | 8.12 |
| 10 | 10 | "Pliers" | Lee Rose | Brian Durkin | December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09) | MAC110 | 7.42 |
| 11 | 11 | "Scissors" | Stephen Herek | Lindsay Allen and Nancy Kiu | December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16) | MAC111 | 7.67 |
| 12 | 12 | "Screwdriver" | Craig Siebels | Story by : Peter M. Lenkov Teleplay by : Craig O'Neill and David Slack | January 6, 2017 (2017-01-06) | MAC112 | 8.42 |
| 13 | 13 | "Large Blade" | Sylvain White | Andrew Karlsruher | January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13) | MAC113 | 7.64 |
| 14 | 14 | "Fish Scaler" | Eagle Egilsson | Story by : John Turman Teleplay by : Craig O'Neill and David Slack | February 3, 2017 (2017-02-03) | MAC114 | 7.43 |
| 15 | 15 | "Magnifying Glass" | Stephen Herek | Brian Durkin | February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10) | MAC115 | 8.02 |
| 16 | 16 | "Hook" | Tawnia McKiernan | Nancy Kiu | February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17) | MAC116 | 7.24 |
| 17 | 17 | "Ruler" | Antonio Negret | Andrew Karlsruher | February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24) | MAC117 | 6.93 |
| 18 | 18 | "Flashlight" | Jonathan Brown | Lindsay Allen | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | MAC118 | 7.73 |
| 19 | 19 | "Compass" | Christine Moore | Lee David Zlotoff | March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31) | MAC119 | 6.56 |
| 20 | 20 | "Hole Puncher" | Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | Craig O'Neill & David Slack | April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07) | MAC120 | 6.62 |
| 21 | 21 | "Cigar Cutter" | Stephen Herek | Story by : Craig O'Neill & David Slack Teleplay by : Peter M. Lenkov | April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14) | MAC121 | 6.57 |

### Season 2 (2017–18)

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 release 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 (2017-09-29) | MAC201 | 6.69 |
| 23 | 2 | "Muscle Car + Paper Clip" | Ericson Core | Nancy Kiu | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) | MAC203 | 6.38 |
| 24 | 3 | "Roulette Wheel + Wire" | Duane Clark | Justin Lisson | October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) | MAC202 | 6.74 |
| 25 | 4 | "X-Ray + Penny" | Bethany Rooney | Craig O'Neill & David Slack | October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) | MAC204 | 6.77 |
| 26 | 5 | "Skull + Electromagnet" | Liz Allen Rosenbaum | Lindsey Allen | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) | MAC205 | 6.45 |
| 27 | 6 | "Jet Engine + Pickup Truck" | Stephen Herek | Andrew Karlsruher | November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) | MAC206 | 7.09 |
| 28 | 7 | "Duct Tape + Jack" | Gabriel Beristain | Brian Durkin | November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10) | MAC207 | 7.27 |
| 29 | 8 | "Packing Peanuts + Fire" | Stacey K. Black | Lindsey Allen | November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17) | MAC208 | 7.17 |
| 30 | 9 | "CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil" | Bobby Roth | Marqui Jackson & Nancy Kiu | December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01) | MAC209 | 6.61 |
| 31 | 10 | "War Room + Ship" | Tawnia McKiernan | Brian Durkin & Andrew Karlsruher | December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08) | MAC210 | 7.21 |
| 32 | 11 | "Bullet + Pen" | Carlos Bernard | Marqui Jackson | December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15) | MAC211 | 6.87 |
| 33 | 12 | "Mac + Jack" | Ron Underwood | Story by : Peter M. Lenkov Teleplay by : Craig O'Neill & David Slack | January 5, 2018 (2018-01-05) | MAC212 | 7.83 |
| 34 | 13 | "CO2 Sensor + Tree Branch" | Brad Turner | Story by : Timothy J. Lea Teleplay by : Adam Beechen | January 12, 2018 (2018-01-12) | MAC213 | 8.14 |
| 35 | 14 | "Mardi Gras Beads + Chair" | Mike Martinez | Story by : Brian Durkin Teleplay by : Marqui Jackson & Andrew Karlsruher | January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) | MAC214 | 7.68 |
| 36 | 15 | "Murdoc + Handcuffs" | Stephen Herek | Marqui Jackson | February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02) | MAC215 | 7.27 |
| 37 | 16 | "Hammock + Balcony" | Eagle Egilsson | Justin Lisson | March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) | MAC216 | 6.93 |
| 38 | 17 | "Bear Trap + Mob Boss" | Steven A. Adelson | Nancy Kiu | March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09) | MAC217 | 6.61 |
| 39 | 18 | "Riley + Airplane" | Antonio Negret | Lindsey Allen | March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30) | MAC218 | 6.43 |
| 40 | 19 | "Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle" | Sharat Raju | Story by : Andrew Klein Teleplay by : Andrew Karlsruher | April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) | MAC219 | 6.68 |
| 41 | 20 | "Skyscraper – Power" | Peter Weller | Brian Durkin & Joshua Brown | April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13) | MAC220 | 6.38 |
| 42 | 21 | "Wind + Water" | Mark Manos | Lee David Zlotoff | April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) | MAC221 | 6.27 |
| 43 | 22 | "UFO + Area 51" | Ericson Core | Story by : Marqui Jackson Teleplay by : Lindsey Allen & Nancy Kiu | April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27) | MAC222 | 6.26 |
| 44 | 23 | "MacGyver + MacGyver" | Stephen Herek | Craig O'Neill & David Slack | May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04) | MAC223 | 6.10 |

### Season 3 (2018–19)

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 release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 45 | 1 | "Improvise" | Stephen Herek | Peter M. Lenkov & Craig O'Neill | September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) | MAC301 | 5.77 |
| 46 | 2 | "Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship" | Duane Clark | Brian Durkin | October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) | MAC302 | 5.73 |
| 47 | 3 | "Bozer + Booze + Back to School" | Tessa Blake | Nancy Kiu | October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12) | MAC303 | 6.16 |
| 48 | 4 | "Guts + Fuel + Hope" | Peter Weller | Rob Pearlstein | October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) | MAC304 | 6.01 |
| 49 | 5 | "Dia de Muertos + Sicarios + Family" | Eagle Egilsson | Jim Adler & Andrew Karlsruher | October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26) | MAC305 | 5.90 |
| 50 | 6 | "Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc" | Stephen Herek | Craig O'Neill | November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02) | MAC306 | 6.06 |
| 51 | 7 | "Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly" | Gabriel Beristain | Andrew Karlsruher | November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) | MAC307 | 6.43 |
| 52 | 8 | "Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome" | Lily Mariye | Brian Durkin | November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) | MAC308 | 6.20 |
| 53 | 9 | "Specimen 234 + PAPR + Outbreak" | Mike Martinez | Lindsey Allen | November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30) | MAC309 | 6.28 |
| 54 | 10 | "Matty + Ethan + Fidelity" | David Straiton | Andrew Karlsruher | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) | MAC310 | 6.36 |
| 55 | 11 | "Mac + Fallout + Jack" | Carlos Bernard | Jim Adler | January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04) | MAC311 | 6.42 |
| 56 | 12 | "Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241" | Ron Underwood | Brian Durkin | January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) | MAC312 | 6.58 |
| 57 | 13 | "Wilderness + Training + Survival" | Brad Turner | Joshua Brown & Andrew Klein | January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18) | MAC313 | 6.90 |
| 58 | 14 | "Father + Bride + Betrayal" | Avi Youabian | Story by : Sophia Lopez Teleplay by : Lindsey Allen & Nancy Kiu | February 1, 2019 (2019-02-01) | MAC314 | 6.96 |
| 59 | 15 | "K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit" | Gabriel Beristain | Rob Pearlstein | February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15) | MAC315 | 6.38 |
| 60 | 16 | "Lidar + Rogues + Duty" | Stephen Herek | Don Perez | February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22) | MAC316 | 6.57 |
| 61 | 17 | "Seeds + Permafrost + Feather" | Alexandra La Roche | Nancy Kiu and Lindsey Allen | March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15) | MAC317 | 5.62 |
| 62 | 18 | "Murdoc + Helman + Hit" | Roderick Davis | Lee David Zlotoff | April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05) | MAC318 | 5.57 |
| 63 | 19 | "Friends + Enemies + Border" | Andi Armaganian | Justin Lisson | April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12) | MAC319 | 6.08 |
| 64 | 20 | "No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue" | Eagle Egillson | Rob Pearlstein & Andrew Karlsruher | April 26, 2019 (2019-04-26) | MAC320 | 5.54 |
| 65 | 21 | "Treason + Heartbreak + Gum" | Stephen Herek | Nancy Kiu & Lindsey Allen | May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) | MAC322 | 5.33 |
| 66 | 22 | "Mason + Cable + Choices" | Maja Vrvilo | Jim Adler | May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10) | MAC321 | 5.47 |

### Season 4 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 67 | 1 | "Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix" | David Straiton | Terry Matalas | February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07) | MAC402 | 5.94 |
| 68 | 2 | "Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed" | David Straiton | Terry Matalas | February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14) | MAC401 | 5.77 |
| 69 | 3 | "Kid + Plane + Cable + Truck" | Lily Mariye | Rob Pearlstein | February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21) | MAC403 | 5.83 |
| 70 | 4 | "Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin" | Eagle Egilsson | Andrew Karlsruher | February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) | MAC404 | 5.57 |
| 71 | 5 | "Soccer + Desi + Merchant + Titan" | Duane Clark | Cindy Appel | March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06) | MAC405 | 5.65 |
| 72 | 6 | "Right + Wrong + Both + Neither" | Roderick Davis | Andrew Klein | March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13) | MAC406 | 5.84 |
| 73 | 7 | "Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey" | Brad Turner | Stephanie Hicks | March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) | MAC407 | 6.72 |
| 74 | 8 | "Father + Son + Father + Matriarch" | David Straiton | Travis Fickett | April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) | MAC408 | 7.07 |
| 75 | 9 | "Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis" | Michael Martinez | Brandon Botta & Casey Tollett Botta | April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) | MAC409 | 6.38 |
| 76 | 10 | "Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac" | Yangzon Brauen | Rob Pearlstein | April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17) | MAC410 | 6.44 |
| 77 | 11 | "Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds" | Ericson Core | Story by : Stephanie Hicks & Andrew Klein Teleplay by : Cindy Appel & Andrew Karlsruher | April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24) | MAC411 | 6.19 |
| 78 | 12 | "Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire" | Geoff Shotz | Jim Adler | May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01) | MAC412 | 5.89 |
| 79 | 13 | "Save + The + Dam + World" | Carlos Bernard | Story by : Terry Matalas Teleplay by : Cindy Appel | May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08) | MAC413 | 5.77 |

### Season 5 (2020–21)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 80 | 1 | "Resort + Desi + Riley + Window Cleaner + Witness" | Avi Youabian | Stephanie Hicks | December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) | MAC511 MAC415 | 4.90 |
| 81 | 2 | "Thief + Painting + Auction + Viro-486 + Justice" | Duane Clark | Peter M. Lenkov & Andrew Klein | December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11) | MAC510 MAC414 | 4.79 |
| 82 | 3 | "Eclipse + USMC-1856707 + Step Potential + Chain Lock + Ma" | David Straiton | Jim Adler & Stephanie Hicks | December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18) | MAC501 | 4.72 |
| 83 | 4 | "Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason" | Peter Weller | Justin Lisson & Sophia Lopez | January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08) | MAC515 MAC419 | 5.17 |
| 84 | 5 | "Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO" | Ericson Core | Jim Adler | January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15) | MAC512 MAC416 | 4.99 |
| 85 | 6 | "Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance" | Andrew Ahn | Stephanie Hicks & Andrew Karlsruher | January 22, 2021 (2021-01-22) | MAC502 | 4.99 |
| 86 | 7 | "Golden Lancehead + Venom + Pole Vault + Blood + Baggage" | David Straiton | Joshua Brown & Andrew Karlsruher | February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05) | MAC513 MAC417 | 5.16 |
| 87 | 8 | "SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini" | Yangzom Brauen | Cindy Appel | February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12) | MAC514 MAC418 | 4.73 |
| 88 | 9 | "Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt" | Christine Moore | Rob Pearlstein | February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19) | MAC504 MAC420 | 4.96 |
| 89 | 10 | "Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower" | Michael Martinez | Andrew Karlsruher & Andrew Klein | March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05) | MAC503 | 4.50 |
| 90 | 11 | "C8H7ClO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games" | David Straiton | Joshua Brown & Teresa Huang | March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26) | MAC505 | 4.31 |
| 91 | 12 | "Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna" | Anne Renton | Monica Macer & Andrew Klein | April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02) | MAC506 | 4.34 |
| 92 | 13 | "Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer" | Katie Eastridge | Alessia Costantini & Andrew Karlsruher | April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09) | MAC507 | 4.73 |
| 93 | 14 | "H2O + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins" | Christine Swanson | Teresa Huang & Joshua Brown | April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16) | MAC508 | 4.33 |
| 94 | 15 | "Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal" | David Straiton | Monica Macer & Alessia Costantini & Andrew Klein & Stephanie Hicks | April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30) | MAC509 | 4.48 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 These episodes were originally written as part of the fourth season and initially received season four production codes. After filming of the fourth season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the episodes were then completed as part of the fifth season and also received season five production codes. The first code indicates the production code of the fifth season, while the second code is the initial fourth season production code.

## Ratings
### Overview

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Season | Season | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |