List of MacGyver (1985 TV series) episodes

MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff and Henry Winkler. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992.

The pilot episode was first aired in the US on September 29, 1985. The show's final episode aired on April 25, 1992 on ABC (the network aired a previously unseen episode for the first time on May 21, 1992, but it was originally intended to air before the series finale). Two television movies, MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis and MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday , aired on ABC in 1994.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	22		September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29)	May 7, 1986 (1986-05-07)
2	22		September 22, 1986 (1986-09-22)	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04)
3	20		September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)	May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)
4	19		October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31)	May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15)
5	21		September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)	April 30, 1990 (1990-04-30)
6	21		September 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)	May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)
7	14		September 16, 1991 (1991-09-16)	May 21, 1992 (1992-05-21)
TV Films	2		May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)	November 24, 1994 (1994-11-24)

Episodes

Season 1 (1985–86)

Main article: MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Rating/share (households)
1	1	"Pilot"	Jerrold Freedman (as Alan Smithee)	Thackary Pallor	September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29)	10.9/17 [1]
2	2	"The Golden Triangle"	Donald Petrie (opening gambit) Paul Stanley	Terry Nation (opening gambit) Dennis Foley	October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06)	12.2/19 [2]
3	3	"Thief of Budapest"	Lee H. Katzin (opening gambit) John Patterson	Terry Nation & Stephen Downing (opening gambit) Joe Viola	October 13, 1985 (1985-10-13)	13.0/19 [3]
4	4	"The Gauntlet"	Lee H. Katzin	Judy Burns (opening gambit) Stephen Kandel	October 21, 1985 (1985-10-21) [4]	14.3/22 [5]
5	5	"The Heist"	? (as Alan Smithee)	Story by : Larry Alexander & James Schmerer Teleplay by : James Schmerer	November 3, 1985 (1985-11-03)	14.3/20 [6]
6	6	"Trumbo's World"	Lee H. Katzin (opening gambit) Donald Petrie	Stephen Kandel	November 10, 1985 (1985-11-10)	15.6/22 [7]
7	7	"Last Stand"	John Florea	Judy Burns	November 17, 1985 (1985-11-17)	15.8/22 [8]
8	8	"Hellfire"	Richard Colla	Story by : Douglas Brooks West Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel & James Schmerer & Douglas Brooks West	November 27, 1985 (1985-11-27)	13.1/21 [9]
9	9	"The Prodigal"	Alexander Singer	Story by : David Abramowitz & Paul Savage Teleplay by : David Abramowitz	December 8, 1985 (1985-12-08)	11.6/17 [10]
10	10	"Target MacGyver"	Lee H. Katzin (opening gambit) Ernest Pintoff	Terry Nation (opening gambit) Story by : Mike Marvin Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel & Mike Marvin & James Schmerer	December 22, 1985 (1985-12-22)	13.2/21 [11]
11	11	"Nightmares"	Cliff Bole	James Schmerer	January 15, 1986 (1986-01-15)	15.9/23 [12]
12	12	"Deathlock"	Cliff Bole (opening gambit) Alexander Singer	Jerry Ludwig (opening gambit) Stephen Kandel	January 22, 1986 (1986-01-22)	17.7/26 [13]
13	13	"Flame's End"	Bruce Seth Green	Story by : Hannah Louise Shearer Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel	January 29, 1986 (1986-01-29)	16.0/23 [14]
14	14	"Countdown"	Stan Jolley	Tony DiMarco & David Ketchum	February 5, 1986 (1986-02-05)	15.2/23 [15]
15	15	"The Enemy Within"	Cliff Bole	David Abramowitz	February 12, 1986 (1986-02-12)	14.9/22 [16]
16	16	"Every Time She Smiles"	Charlie Correll	James Schmerer	February 19, 1986 (1986-02-19)	15.3/23 [17]
17	17	"To Be a Man"	Cliff Bole	Don Mankiewicz	March 5, 1986 (1986-03-05)	12.6/19 [18]
18	18	"Ugly Duckling"	Charlie Correll	Larry Gross	March 12, 1986 (1986-03-12)	15.3/23 [19]
19	19	"Slow Death"	Don Weis	Stephen Kandel	April 2, 1986 (1986-04-02)	17.4/27 [20]
20	20	"The Escape"	Don Chaffey	Stephen Kandel	April 16, 1986 (1986-04-16)	15.7/25 [21]
21	21	"A Prisoner of Conscience"	Cliff Bole	Stephen Kandel	April 30, 1986 (1986-04-30)	13.3/22 [22]
22	22	"The Assassin"	Charlie Correll	James Schmerer	May 7, 1986 (1986-05-07)	13.6/24 [23]

Season 2 (1986–87)

Main article: MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Rating/share (households)
23	1	"The Human Factor"	Charlie Correll	Robin Bernheim	September 22, 1986 (1986-09-22)	15.4/24 [24]
24	2	"The Eraser"	Paul Krasny	Stephen Kronish	September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)	14.0/22 [25]
25	3	"Twice Stung"	Paul Krasny	Story by : Bill Froehlich & Mark Lisson & Phil Combest Teleplay by : Mark Lisson & Bill Froehlich	October 6, 1986 (1986-10-06)	13.9/22 [26]
26	4	"The Wish Child"	Charlie Correll	Story by : Stephen Kronish & Brian Lane & Stephen Kandel Teleplay by : Bill Froehlich & Stephen Kandel	October 20, 1986 (1986-10-20)	13.1/20 [27]
27	5	"Final Approach"	Alexander Singer	Rob Hedden	October 27, 1986 (1986-10-27)	10.3/15 [28]
28	6	"Jack of Lies"	Charlie Correll	Kerry Lenhart & John J. Sakmar	November 3, 1986 (1986-11-03)	14.3/22 [29]
29	7	"The Road Not Taken"	Cliff Bole	Story by : Chuck Bowman Teleplay by : Stephen Kronish	November 10, 1986 (1986-11-10)	14.9/23 [30]
30	8	"Eagles"	Paul Krasny	George Lee Marshall	November 17, 1986 (1986-11-17)	14.6/22 [31]
31	9	"Silent World"	James L. Conway	Stephen Kandel	November 24, 1986 (1986-11-24)	14.4/22 [32]
32	10	"Three for the Road"	Alan Crosland	Story by : Mark Lisson & Rob Hedden Teleplay by : John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart	December 15, 1986 (1986-12-15)	13.7/21 [33]
33	11	"Phoenix Under Siege"	Gilbert M. Shilton	Story by : John I. Koivula Teleplay by : Stephen Kronish	January 5, 1987 (1987-01-05)	12.9/18 [34]
34	12	"Family Matter"	Alexander Singer	Paul Magistretti	January 12, 1987 (1987-01-12)	16.1/23 [35]
35	13	"Soft Touch"	Charlie Correll	Joan Brooker & Nancy Eddo	January 19, 1987 (1987-01-19)	16.7/23 [36]
36	14	"Birth Day"	James L. Conway	Rob Hedden	February 2, 1987 (1987-02-02)	14.8/22 [37]
37	15	"Pirates"	Bruce Kessler	Stephen Kandel	February 9, 1987 (1987-02-09)	16.3/23 [38]
38	16	"Out in the Cold"	Cliff Bole	Stephen Kronish	February 16, 1987 (1987-02-16)	17.5/24 [39]
39	17	"Dalton, Jack of Spies"	Bob Sweeney	John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart	February 23, 1987 (1987-02-23)	15.8/23 [40]
40	18	"Partners"	Cliff Bole	Mark Lisson & Bill Froehlich	March 2, 1987 (1987-03-02)	15.1/22 [41]
41	19	"Bushmaster"	Don Chaffey	Rob Hedden	March 23, 1987 (1987-03-23)	15.5/23 [42]
42	20	"Friends"	Cliff Bole	Stephen Kronish	April 6, 1987 (1987-04-06)	15.4/24 [43]
43	21	"D.O.A.: MacGyver"	Cliff Bole	Jaison Starkes	April 27, 1987 (1987-04-27)	12.6/21 [44]
44	22	"For Love or Money"	James L. Conway	Douglas Heyes, Jr.	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04)	12.3/20 [45]

Season 3 (1987–88)

Main article: MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 3)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Rating/share (households)
45	1	"Lost Love (Part 1)"	Cliff Bole	Jerry Ludwig	September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)	11.9/20 [46]
46	2	"Lost Love (Part 2)"	Cliff Bole	Jerry Ludwig	September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)	12.2/19 [47]
47	3	"Back from the Dead"	James L. Conway	Stephen Kronish	October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)	12.2/20 [48]
48	4	"Ghost Ship"	Mike Vejar	Stephen Kandel	October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19)	13.1/21 [49]
49	5	"Fire and Ice"	Alan Simmonds	Rick Husky	October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26)	13.7/22 [50]
50	6	"GX-1"	Mike Vejar	Calvin Clements, Jr.	November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02)	11.2/17 [51]
51	7	"Jack in the Box"	James L. Conway	David Rich	November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09)	14.3/23 [52]
52	8	"The Widowmaker"	Mike Vejar	Story by : Harv Zimmel Teleplay by : John Whelpley	November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16)	13.7/22 [53]
53	9	"Hell Week"	James L. Conway	Leonard Mlodinow & Scott Rubenstein	November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23)	13.2/21 [54]
54	10	"Blow Out"	Cliff Bole	Reed Moran	December 21, 1987 (1987-12-21)	11.4/19 [55]
55	11	"Kill Zone"	Chuck Bowman	Calvin Clements, Jr.	January 4, 1988 (1988-01-04)	15.4/22 [56]
56	12	"Early Retirement"	Cliff Bole	John Whelpley	January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18)	13.9/20 [57]
57	13	"Thin Ice"	Cliff Bole	Rick Drew	February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)	12.9/19 [58]
58	14	"The Odd Triple"	James L. Conway	Stephen Kandel	February 29, 1988 (1988-02-29)	14.0/21 [59]
59	15	"The Negotiator"	Charlie Correll	Calvin Clements, Jr.	March 7, 1988 (1988-03-07)	13.0/20 [60]
60	16	"The Spoilers"	Mike Vejar	Stephen Kandel	March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14)	15.4/23 [61]
61	17	"Mask of the Wolf"	Cliff Bole	Story by : John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart and Calvin Clements, Jr. & Reed Moran Teleplay by : Calvin Clements & Jr. & Reed Moran	March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28)	13.5/21 [62]
62	18	"Rock the Cradle"	Mike Vejar	John Whelpley	April 18, 1988 (1988-04-18)	13.0/21 [63]
63	19	"The Endangered"	Charlie Correll	Peter Filardi	May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)	13.3/22 [64]
64	20	"Murderers' Sky"	Mike Vejar	Herman Miller	May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)	14.3/23 [65]

Season 4 (1988–89)

Main article: MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (households)
65	1	"The Secret of Parker House"	Mike Vejar	Story by : Gene Hanson Teleplay by : Rick Drew & John Sheppard & Gene Hanson	October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31)	18.1 [66]	12.5/20 [66]
66	2	"Blood Brothers"	Charlie Correll	Rick Drew	November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21)	18.6 [67]	12.2/20 [67]
67	3	"The Outsiders"	Mike Vejar	Michelle Poteet Lisanti	November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28)	18.6 [68]	13.2/20 [68]
68	4	"On a Wing and a Prayer"	Charlie Correll	John Whelpley	December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05)	16.2 [69]	11.7/18 [69]
69	5	"Collision Course"	Chuck Bowman	Paul B. Margolis	December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12)	16.9 [70]	11.7/19 [70]
70	6	"The Survivors"	Michael Caffey	Reed Moran	January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09)	20.3 [71]	13.5/20 [71]
71	7	"Deadly Dreams"	Les Landau	Stephen Downing	January 16, 1989 (1989-01-16)	20.3 [72]	13.2/20 [72]
72	8	"Ma Dalton"	Rob Bowman	John Whelpley	January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23)	21.9 [73]	14.6/22 [73]
73	9	"Cleo Rocks"	Chuck Bowman	John Sheppard & Rick Drew	February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)	20.9 [74]	13.2/19 [74]
74	10	"Fraternity of Thieves"	Michael Preece	Grant Rosenberg	February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)	21.0 [75]	13.9/21 [75]
75	11	"The Battle of Tommy Giordano"	Mike Vejar	Marianne Clarkson	February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20)	22.9 [76]	14.6/22 [76]
76	12	"The Challenge"	Dana Elcar	Chris Haddock	February 27, 1989 (1989-02-27)	22.4 [77]	15.0/22 [77]
77	13	"Runners"	Michael Caffey	Joel Schwartz	March 13, 1989 (1989-03-13)	23.0 [78]	15.2/23 [78]
78	14	"Gold Rush"	William Gereghty	David Engelbach	March 27, 1989 (1989-03-27)	22.3 [79]	15.1/24 [79]
79	15	"The Invisible Killer"	Dana Elcar	Chris Haddock	April 10, 1989 (1989-04-10)	23.3 [80]	15.5/24 [80]
80	16	"Brainwashed"	Michael Caffey	John Sheppard	April 24, 1989 (1989-04-24)	18.1 [81]	12.7/22 [81]
81	17	"Easy Target"	Charlie Correll	Rick Drew	May 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)	20.2 [82]	13.5/22 [82]
82	18	"Renegade"	Michael Caffey	Story by : Robert Bielak & Chris Haddock Teleplay by : Chris Haddock	May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08)	20.8 [83]	13.9/23 [83]
83	19	"Unfinished Business"	Charlie Correll	Marianne Clarkson	May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15)	19.0 [84]	13.2/22 [84]

Season 5 (1989–90)

Main article: MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 5)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
84	1	"Legend of the Holy Rose (Part 1)"	Michael Caffey	Stephen Downing	September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)	14.4 [85]
85	2	"Legend of the Holy Rose (Part 2)"	Charlie Correll	Stephen Downing	September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)	18.1 [86]
86	3	"The Black Corsage"	Charlie Correll	Paul B. Margolis	October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02)	18.3 [87]
87	4	"Cease Fire"	William Gereghty	Chris Haddock	October 9, 1989 (1989-10-09)	17.0 [88]
88	5	"Second Chance"	Michael Caffey	Robert Sherman	October 16, 1989 (1989-10-16)	19.9 [89]
89	6	"Halloween Knights"	Charlie Correll	John Sheppard	October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30)	19.2 [90]
90	7	"Children of Light"	Bill Corcoran	Rick Mittleman	November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06)	19.7 [91]
91	8	"Black Rhino"	Michael Caffey	Paul B. Margolis	November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13)	19.2 [92]
92	9	"The Ten Percent Solution"	Michael Preece	Tom Drake & Sally Drake	November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20)	18.2 [93]
93	10	"Two Times Trouble"	Michael Preece	Robert Sherman	December 11, 1989 (1989-12-11)	19.3 [94]
94	11	"The Madonna"	Michael Caffey	Cathleen Young	December 18, 1989 (1989-12-18)	17.2 [95]
95	12	"Serenity"	William Gereghty	Stephen Kandel	January 8, 1990 (1990-01-08)	22.2 [96]
96	13	"Live and Learn"	Harry Harris	Rick Mittleman	January 15, 1990 (1990-01-15)	22.1 [97]
97	14	"Log Jam"	William Gereghty	Lee Maddux	February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05)	21.4 [98]
98	15	"The Treasure of Manco"	Michael Preece	Chris Haddock	February 12, 1990 (1990-02-12)	19.6 [99]
99	16	"Jenny's Chance"	Michael Caffey	Rick Drew & John Sheppard	February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19)	23.0 [100]
100	17	"Deep Cover"	Charlie Correll	Robert Sherman & Paul B. Margolis	February 26, 1990 (1990-02-26)	20.1 [101]
101	18	"The Lost Amadeus"	Michael Caffey	Paul B. Margolis	March 19, 1990 (1990-03-19)	20.6 [102]
102	19	"Hearts of Steel"	Charlie Correll	Rick Mittleman	April 9, 1990 (1990-04-09)	18.8 [103]
103	20	"Rush to Judgement"	Charlie Correll	Robert Sherman	April 16, 1990 (1990-04-16)	18.4 [104]
104	21	"Passages"	William Gereghty	Story by : Anthony Rich Teleplay by : John Sheppard	April 30, 1990 (1990-04-30)	18.4 [105]

Season 6 (1990–91)

Main article: MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 6)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
105	1	"Tough Boys"	Mike Vejar	Art Washington	September 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)	17.7 [106]
106	2	"Humanity"	William Gereghty	Lincoln Kibbee	September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)	16.2 [107]
107	3	"The Gun"	William Gereghty	Robert Sherman	October 1, 1990 (1990-10-01)	18.6 [108]
108	4	"Twenty Questions"	Michael Caffey	Rick Mittleman	October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08)	20.9 [109]
109	5	"The Wall"	Michael Preece	Rick Drew	October 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)	17.2 [110]
110	6	"Lesson in Evil"	William Gereghty	John Sheppard	October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)	18.3 [111]
111	7	"Harry's Will"	William Gereghty	Lincoln Kibbee	November 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)	21.7 [112]
112	8	"MacGyver's Women"	Michael Preece	Lincoln Kibbee & Stephen Kandel	November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12)	18.8 [113]
113	9	"Bitter Harvest"	Mike Vejar	Michael Kane	November 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)	20.0 [114]
114	10	"The Visitor"	William Gereghty	Brad Radnitz	December 3, 1990 (1990-12-03)	22.4 [115]
115	11	"Squeeze Play"	Michael Preece	Art Washington	December 17, 1990 (1990-12-17)	18.3 [116]
116	12	"Jerico Games"	William Gereghty	Robert Sherman	January 7, 1991 (1991-01-07)	20.8 [117]
117	13	"The Wasteland"	Michael Caffey	Story by : Grant Rosenberg & Robert Hamner Teleplay by : Robert Hamner	January 21, 1991 (1991-01-21)	19.7 [118]
118	14	"Eye of Osiris"	Mike Vejar	John Sheppard	February 4, 1991 (1991-02-04)	19.7 [119]
119	15	"High Control"	Michael Caffey	Lincoln Kibbee	February 11, 1991 (1991-02-11)	19.4 [120]
120	16	"There But For the Grace"	William Gereghty	John Considine	February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18)	20.4 [121]
121	17	"Blind Faith"	Michael Caffey	John Considine	March 4, 1991 (1991-03-04)	15.4 [122]
122	18	"Faith, Hope & Charity"	William Gereghty	Brad Radnitz	March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)	19.3 [123]
123	19	"Strictly Business"	Mike Vejar	John Sheppard	April 8, 1991 (1991-04-08)	17.7 [124]
124	20	"Trail of Tears"	Michael Preece	Lincoln Kibbee	April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)	16.2 [125]
125	21	"Hind-Sight"	Michael Preece	Rick Mittleman	May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)	15.5 [126]

Season 7 (1991–92)

Main article: MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 7)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
126	1	"Honest Abe"	Michael Caffey	Lincoln Kibbee	September 16, 1991 (1991-09-16)	12.9 [127]
127	2	"The 'Hood"	Mike Vejar	Rick Mittleman	September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)	12.9 [128]
128	3	"Obsessed"	William Gereghty	John Sheppard	September 30, 1991 (1991-09-30)	14.1 [129]
129	4	"The Prometheus Syndrome"	William Gereghty	Robert Sherman	October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07)	13.4 [130]
130	5	"The Coltons"	William Gereghty	Story by : Michael Greenburg & Stephen Downing Teleplay by : Stephen Downing	October 14, 1991 (1991-10-14)	14.7 [131]
131	6	"Walking Dead"	Michael Preece	Mark Rodgers	October 21, 1991 (1991-10-21)	14.7 [132]
132	7	"Good Knight MacGyver (Part 1)"	Mike Vejar	John Considine	November 4, 1991 (1991-11-04)	14.6 [133]
133	8	"Good Knight MacGyver (Part 2)"	Mike Vejar	John Considine	November 11, 1991 (1991-11-11)	17.0 [134]
134	9	"Deadly Silents"	William Gereghty	Brad Radnitz	November 18, 1991 (1991-11-18)	15.1 [135]
135	10	"Split Decision"	Michael Caffey	David Rich	December 2, 1991 (1991-12-02)	14.8 [136]
136	11	"Gunz 'N Boyz"	William Gereghty	Art Washington	December 16, 1991 (1991-12-16)	15.4 [137]
137	12	"Off the Wall"	Michael Preece	Rick Mittleman	December 30, 1991 (1991-12-30)	17.9 [138]
138	13	"The Stringer"	Mike Vejar	John Sheppard	April 25, 1992 (1992-04-25)	22.3 [139]
139	14	"The Mountain of Youth"	William Gereghty	Brad Radnitz	May 21, 1992 (1992-05-21)	12.3 [140]

TV films (1994)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
Lost Treasure of Atlantis	Mike Vejar	John Sheppard	May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)	14.5 [141]
MacGyver and his former college archeology professor (Brian Blessed) search for the Lost Treasure of Atlantis while at the same time shake off unwanted competition.
Trail to Doomsday	Charlie Correll	John Considine	November 24, 1994 (1994-11-24)	16.4 [142]
After the death of his close friend, MacGyver investigates, and discovers a nuclear processing plant in Great Britain and a plan to sell nuclear weapons. Will MacGyver be able to expose and stop the conspiracy before they carry out the deed?

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