As of July 2026, MacGyver Season 1 aired in 2016 with 21 episodes — streaming now on Paramount Plus Premium. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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MacGyver Season 1

2016 21 Episodes Drama · Action & Adventure ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch MacGyver Season 1 on and — and it moves faster than most of the genre's competition. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 971 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Lucas Till anchors the chaos with real screen presence. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

MacGyver Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The choreography in MacGyver Season 1 serves the story instead of interrupting it. Season 1 of MacGyver includes 21 episodes. It aired from September 2016 to April 2017. This season stars Lucas Till, Tristin Mays and Justin Hires. Lucas Till and Tristin Mays lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. The geography of every set piece in MacGyver Season 1 is legible, which is rarer in the genre than it should be. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

MacGyver Season 1 is the kind of thing you put on to unwind and find yourself sitting forward twenty minutes in. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Lucas Till brings a physicality to the role that elevates every set piece. Action that earns its sequences rather than just delivering them.

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🎬 MacGyver Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
The Rising
2016-09-23
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.
E2
Metal Saw
2016-09-30
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.
E3
Awl
2016-10-07
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...
E4
Wire Cutter
2016-10-14
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 t...
E5
Toothpick
2016-10-21
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.
E6
Wrench
2016-10-28
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.
E7
Can Opener
2016-11-04
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.
E8
Corkscrew
2016-11-11
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.
E9
Chisel
2016-11-18
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.
E10
Pliers
2016-12-09
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.
E11
Scissors
2016-12-16
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.
E12
Screwdriver
2017-01-06
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.
E13
Large Blade
2017-01-13
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 ...
E14
Fish Scaler
2017-02-03
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.
E15
Magnifying Glass
2017-02-10
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.
E16
Hook
2017-02-17
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.
E17
Ruler
2017-02-24
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.
E18
Flashlight
2017-03-10
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 s...
E19
Compass
2017-03-31
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.
E20
Hole Puncher
2017-04-07
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.

🎭 Cast of MacGyver Season 1

Lucas Till
Lucas Till
Angus 'Mac' MacGyver
 Tristin Mays
Tristin Mays
Riley Davis
 Justin Hires
Justin Hires
Wilt Bozer
 George Eads
George Eads
Jack Dalton

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