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MacGyver Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2016 - 2017
In Season 1 of this action/adventure series, a resourceful former special forces operative is recruited into a clandestine organization to proactively prevent disasters with his unique and resourceful problem-solving abilities.
Episode 1
The Rising
Fri, Sep 23, 2016 60 mins
In the series premiere, Department of External Services (DXS) agents Angus "Mac" MacGyver and Jack Dalton are assigned to recover a dangerous bioweapon that has gone missing.
Episode 2
Metal Saw
Fri, Sep 30, 2016 60 mins
Jack's ex-girlfriend goes missing after securing evidence against an international arms dealer in Venezuela.
Episode 3
Awl
Fri, Oct 7, 2016 60 mins
The team head to Malaysia in search of a man funding a terrorist group, but their plan changes into keeping him alive after he is shot.
Episode 4
Wire Cutter
Fri, Oct 14, 2016 60 mins
The guys try to shut down a warhead in Moscow and need help from a Russian bomb programmer and his estranged handler, but a problem arises when the computer needed to disable the warhead malfunctions.
Episode 5
Toothpick
Fri, Oct 21, 2016 60 mins
MacGyver has to fix a sabotaged train to protect a whistleblower who can prove her boss is selling weapons to enemies of the United States.
Episode 6
Wrench
Fri, Oct 28, 2016 60 mins
MacGyver tries to diffuse a bomb set near the United Nations by an old nemesis who was responsible for the death of MacGyver's mentor.
Episode 7
Can Opener
Fri, Nov 4, 2016 60 mins
MacGyver goes undercover as a prison inmate in a maximum security prison to help a notorious drug kingpin escape so he can track him to his cartel's secret location.
Episode 8
Corkscrew
Fri, Nov 11, 2016 60 mins
An international assassin surfaces and is hired to kill MacGyver, who has to defend himself and Bozer using only a corkscrew and paper towel rolls. Also: Bozer learns of Mac's true identity.
Episode 9
Chisel
Thu, Nov 17, 2016 60 mins
MacGyver faces extremists at a U.S. embassy in Latvia and has to use a chisel and matchbook to fend them off. Also: Bozer faces a big decision now that he knows Mac's identity.
Episode 10
Pliers
Fri, Dec 9, 2016 60 mins
A prodigy is kidnapped in Mac and Bozer's hometown and Mac tries to rescue him with only a set of pliers and a speaker wire.
Episode 11
Scissors
Fri, Dec 16, 2016 60 mins
Riley mysteriously disappears and hacks into the NSA and MacGyver and Jack search for her using a microwave and a power strip. Also: Bozer goes on his first official mission and Jack reveals his history with Riley's mother.
Episode 12
Screwdriver
Fri, Jan 6, 2017 60 mins
A mole leaks secret intel about The Phoenix Foundation and MacGyver goes on the hunt with a screwdriver and bug spray. Also: Sarah returns and Nikki resurfaces, but Mac doesn't know if she's there to help.
Episode 13
Large Blade
Fri, Jan 13, 2017 60 mins
Mac is in a helicopter crash with Jack in a remote area of Kazakhstan and needs to use a large blade and a water bottle to save their pilot and prevent an escaped war criminal from taking them as prisoners.
Episode 14
Fish Scaler
Fri, Feb 3, 2017 60 mins
An FBI agents goes rogue and frames a man for murder. Also: the team get performance reviews from their new boss.
Episode 15
Magnifying Glass
Fri, Feb 10, 2017 60 mins
Matty's family is targeted as his goddaughter and her boyfriend are murdered and the team begin think the infamous 1970s Zodiac Killer has returned.
Episode 16
Hook
Fri, Feb 17, 2017 60 mins
Bounty hunters kidnap a fugitive that Mac and Jack are trying to track down, forcing them to extract their mark using a hook and a car cable. Elsewhere: Bozer and Riley try to hack into Jack's CIA file to learn his history with Matty.
Episode 17
Ruler
Fri, Feb 24, 2017 60 mins
The team are disavowed following a terrorist attack on Bozer's first overseas mission, forcing the team to avoid authorities using a ruler and coconut oil.
Episode 18
Flashlight
Fri, Mar 10, 2017 60 mins
The team head to Hawaii to aid earthquake relief efforts and partner the Five-0 task force to rescue a group of scientists trapped in a building, but group attempting to steal top-secret weaponry puts everyone in danger.
Episode 19
Compass
Fri, Mar 31, 2017 60 mins
Mac and Jack help Mac's close friend after she fakes her own death to prevent someone from killing her in order to suppress her scientific research.
Episode 20
Hole Puncher
Fri, Apr 7, 2017 60 mins
When the team intercepts a terror group's message meant for Murdoc, Mac poses as a terrorist to save the intended target and find out why they want Murdoc to assassinate him.
Episode 21
Cigar Cutter
Fri, Apr 14, 2017 60 mins
In the season finale, Murdoc plans revenge against MacGyver and releases a former cellmate to infiltrate the Phoenix Complex and kill all agents inside.
