MacGyver (2016)

Action · Adventure · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 5.5 (24,979 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +2.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.25 avg 22 episodes 6.7 → 7.6 42 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Unaired Pilot	6.7	276
1	The Rising	6.1	1,457
2	Metal Saw	6.4	1,056
3	Awl	6.6	930
4	Wire Cutter	7.0	897
5	Toothpick	7.2	867
6	Wrench	7.4	827
7	Can Opener	7.4	811
8	Corkscrew	7.6	829
9	Chisel	7.2	801
10	Pliers	7.4	756
11	Scissors	7.4	758
12	Screwdriver	7.6	765
13	Large Blade	7.3	732
14	Fish Scaler	7.4	692
15	Magnifying Glass	7.6	698
16	Hook	7.4	675
17	Ruler	7.4	684
18	Flashlight	7.5	701
19	Compass	7.6	673
20	Hole Puncher	7.7	667
21	Cigar Cutter	7.6	672

Season 2 (2017)

7.72 avg 23 episodes 7.1 → 7.9 42 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	DIY or DIE	7.1	714
2	Muscle Car + Paper Clips	7.5	623
3	Roulette Wheel + Wire	7.8	646
4	X-Ray + Penny	7.7	629
5	Skull + Electromagnet	7.7	626
6	Jet Engine + Pickup Truck	7.5	608
7	Duct Tape + Jack	7.5	611
8	Packing Peanuts + Fire	7.6	620
9	CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil	7.5	605
10	War Room + Ship	8.1	649
11	Bullet + Pen	8.0	621
12	Mac + Jack	8.1	633
13	CO2 Sensor + Tree Branch	7.6	602
14	Mardi Gras Beads + Chair	7.9	598
15	Murdoc + Handcuffs	8.0	599
16	Hammock + Balcony	7.9	589
17	Bear Trap + Mob Boss	7.6	573
18	Riley + Airplane	7.7	578
19	Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle	7.6	560
20	Skyscraper - Power	7.8	562
21	Wind + Water	7.6	568
22	UFO + Area 51	7.9	557
23	MacGyver + MacGyver	7.9	600

Season 3 (2018)

7.84 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 42 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Improvise	7.6	632
2	Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship	7.9	612
3	Bozer + Booze + Back to School	7.8	592
4	Guts + Fuel + Hope	7.4	601
5	Dia de Muertos + Sicarios + Family	7.8	572
6	Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc	8.0	599
7	Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly	7.8	573
8	Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome	8.0	595
9	Specimen 234 + PAPR + Outbreak	7.8	555
10	Matty + Ethan + Fidelity	7.8	560
11	Mac + Fallout + Jack	7.9	567
12	Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241	7.9	565
13	Wilderness + Training + Survival	8.0	578
14	Father + Bride + Betrayal	8.2	630
15	K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit	7.8	585
16	Lidar + Rogues + Duty	7.8	548
17	Seeds + Permafrost + Feather	7.6	547
18	Murdoc + Helman + Hit	8.1	560
19	Friends + Enemies + Border	7.8	539
20	No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue	7.8	534
21	Treason + Heartbreak + Gum	7.7	532
22	Mason + Cable + Choices	8.0	550

Season 4 (2020)

7.71 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 41 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix	7.6	591
2	Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed	7.8	535
3	Kid + Plane + Cable + Truck	7.6	534
4	Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin	7.5	550
5	Soccer + Desi + Merchant + Titan	7.6	522
6	Right + Wrong + Both + Neither	7.4	510
7	Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey	7.9	540
8	Father + Son + Father + Matriarch	8.0	541
9	Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis	8.0	517
10	Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac	7.5	512
11	Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds	7.8	479
12	Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire	7.8	503
13	Save + The + Dam + World	7.7	504

Season 5 (2020)

7.62 avg 15 episodes 7.7 → 7.5 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Resort + Desi + Riley + Window Cleaner + Witness	7.7	616
2	Thief + Painting + Auction + Viro-486 + Justice	7.7	616
3	Eclipse + USMC-1856707 + Step Potential + Chain Lock + Ma	7.4	631
4	Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason	8.0	638
5	Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO	8.1	650
6	Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance	7.3	683
7	Golden Lancehead + Venom + Pole Vault + Blood + Baggage	7.8	585
8	SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini	7.8	584
9	Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt	7.6	587
10	Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower	7.9	638
11	C8H7CIO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games	7.2	751
12	Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna	7.4	589
13	Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer	7.5	570
14	H2O + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins	7.4	518
15	Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal	7.5	547

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