MacGyver (2016)/Season Two

Season Two
MacGyver (2016)
Season Premiere	September 29, 2017
Season Finale	May 4, 2018
Episode Count	23
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Season Two of MacGyver premiered on September 29, 2017.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating	Prod.
22	1	DIY or DIE	Peter Lenkov & Craig O'Neill & David Slack	Stephen Herek	September 29, 2017	6.692	0.8%	201
Using a cell phone and soccer ball, MacGyver and the team search for a Navy SEAL who is believed to be alive in captivity in the Middle East.
23	2	Muscle Car + Paper Clips	Nancy Kiu	Ericson Core	October 6, 2017	6.384M	0.8%	203
Using a necklace and a microwave transmitter, Mac and the team attempt to locate Riley after her first solo mission with a group of dangerous hackers goes off the rails.
24	3	Roulette Wheel + Wire	Justin Lisson	Duane Clark	October 13, 2017	6.739M	0.8%	202
Using cuff links and wire, MacGyver and the team go undercover in a high stakes casino to steal diamonds from a vault before a terrorist group gets there first and trades the jewels for a weapon of mass destruction.
25	4	X-Ray + Penny	Craig O'Neill & David Slack	Bethany Rooney	October 20, 2017	6.774M	0.8%	204
When Murdoc drugs and kidnaps MacGyver, Mac uses a needle and his teeth to escape and join the team to save Murdoc's next victim.
26	5	Skull + Electromagnet	Lindsey Allen	Liz Allen Rosenbaum	October 27, 2017	6.454M	0.9%	205
The team is pulled away from their Halloween plans when they head into the dreaded Bermuda Triangle to retrieve the Vice President's son after his plane goes down with a mysterious prisoner on board.
27	6	Jet Engine + Pickup Truck	Andrew Karlsruher	Stephen Herek	November 3, 2017	7.091M	0.8%	206
Using a cassette player and a plastic bucket, Mac and the team attempt to extinguish a massive oil wellhead fire in a Nigerian village, set by a rebel group, which is trying to topple its government by destroying their most valuable resource.
28	7	Duct Tape + Jack	Brian Durkin	Gabriel Beristain	November 10, 2017	7.267M	0.9%	207
MacGyver uses a heater and tabasco sauce to help a key presidential candidate in Ecuador receive a heart transplant he desperately needs after a rebel group tries to sabotage delivery of the organ.
29	8	Packing Peanuts + Fire	Lindsey Allen	Stacey Black	November 17, 2017	7.168M	0.9%	208
When MacGyver and Jack "steal" a priceless painting, using a table cloth and a shoe lace, in order to draw an infamous stolen art dealer out of hiding, they wind up getting conned out of the painting by the dealer's team. Also, Riley's estranged father, Elwood, asks to be part of her life, and Matty sends Bozer to a spy training camp.
30	9	CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil	Marqui Jackson & Nancy Kiu	Bobby Roth	December 1, 2017	6.609M	0.8%	209
Mac and the team follow a group of Indonesian mercenaries who are transporting a lethal amount of stolen nerve gas in the hopes of tracking them to their dangerous leader. Also, Jack confronts Elwood about Riley, and Bozer is pushed to his limit in spy school.
31	10	War Room + Ship	Brian Durkin & Andrew Karlsruher	Tawnia McKiernan	December 8, 2017	7.206M	0.9%	210
When 32 college students are stranded on a research ship in the Arctic Ocean with no heat and erupting fires, Mac develops an emotional connection to the group leader, via video chat, as he relays how to stay alive as they await a rescue ship. Also, Jack kidnaps Elwood to find out what scam he's up to next, and Bozer's feelings toward Leanna grow stronger.
32	11	Bullet + Pen	Marqui Jackson	Carlos Bernard	December 15, 2017	6.867M	0.8%	211
The LAPD interrupts the team's Christmas celebration to arrest Mac for terrorism when they find a body in a building destroyed by a bomb Mac built.
33	12	Mac + Jack	Peter Lenkov	Ron Underwood	January 5, 2018	7.834M	0.9%	212
When Mac and Jack are trapped inside Mac's house, which his nemesis, The Ghost, has rigged with explosives, Mac uses a karaoke mic and an audio transformer to let the team know that this bomb is a distraction for a bigger one. Also, through flashbacks, Mac and Jack's contentious first meeting unfolds. Teleplay by Craig O'Neill & David Slack
34	13	CO2 Sensor + Tree Branch	Timothy J. Lea	Brad Turner	January 12, 2018	8.141M	1%	213
While Mac participates in a challenge for government operatives to create robotic combat machines, Mac must help his biggest competitor, Allie, when her vehicle is hacked and heads to the Pentagon. Also, Jack attends his high school reunion, hoping for a showdown with his old rival who beat him out for homecoming king. Teleplay by Adam Beechen
35	14	Mardi Gras Beads + Chair	Brian Durkin	Mike Martinez	January 19, 2018	7.681M	1%	214
When the team heads to New Orleans to track down the con artist who is posing as the wife of "Duke Jacoby," one of Jack's old CIA aliases, Jack finds himself in jeopardy when "Duke's" old enemies resurface looking for revenge. Teleplay by Marqui Jackson & Andrew Karlsruher
36	15	Murdoc + Handcuffs	Marqui Jackson	Stephen Herek	February 2, 2018	7.267M	0.9%	215
After one of Murdoc's go-to assassins agrees to hand over Murdoc to MacGyver in exchange for $10 million, the team finds itself protecting Murdoc from his former mentor, Nicholas Helman, who wants him dead. Also, Jack realizes he may still have feelings for Riley's mother, Diane.
37	16	Hammock + Balcony	Justin Lisson	Eagle Egilsson	March 2, 2018	6.927M	0.8%	216
MacGyver, Leanna, Riley and Bozer pose as honeymoon couples at a resort in order to gain information about a Serbian war criminal from his newly married son. Also, Bozer wonders if Matty knows about his relationship with Leanna, and Jack recruits Elwood to help him break into Matty's home.
38	17	Bear Trap + Mob Boss	Nancy Kiu	Steve Adelson	March 9, 2018	6.607M	0.9%	217
Mac, Jack and Riley set out to find a mobster-turned-informant after he's kidnapped and taken to Chernobyl by an international crime boss who's worried he will deliver incriminating information to the CIA. Also, Bozer struggles to keep a secret from Matty.
39	18	Riley + Airplane	Lindsey Allen	Antonio Negret	March 30, 2018	6.427M	0.8%	218
When Matty and the team search for a former government tech who stole classified intel and has been evading capture, they reunite with the Coltons, the family of bounty hunters, who are pursuing the same man for different reasons.
40	19	Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle	Andrew Klein	Sharat Raju	April 6, 2018	6.676M	0.8%	219
As Mac and the team investigate the suspicious death of Dawn's CIA supervisor, the evidence leads to a dirty CIA agent and a massive counterfeiting ring. Teleplay by Andrew Karlsruher
41	20	Skyscraper - Power	Brian Durkin & Joshua Brown	Peter Weller	April 13, 2018	6.382M	0.8%	220
Mac and Jack attempt to rescue a billionaire's son after he is kidnapped by a former Navy SEAL who uses an EMP weapon to cut off power and communication lines to the Shanghai skyscraper where the boy lives.
42	21	Wind + Water	Lee David Zlotoff	Mark Manos	April 20, 2018	6.272M	0.8%	221
While MacGyver is in Puerto Rico helping his friend rebuild his hurricane-damaged home, he is taken hostage in the bank his friend manages when robbers attempt to steal $2 million.
43	22	UFO + Area 51	Marqui Jackson	Ericson Core	April 27, 2018	6.257M	0.7%	222
Mac and Riley are attacked by a group of masked men after the government calls them in to examine a mysterious object that crash-landed in the Nevada desert. Also, Riley uncovers new information about Mac's father but questions whether to deliver it to him after he says he needs to move on. Teleplay by Lindsey Allen and Nancy Kiu
44	23	MacGyver + MacGyver	Craig O'Neill & David Slack	Stephen Herek	May 4, 2018	6.096M	0.6%	223
MacGyver gets a shocking surprise when he tries to tell Matty that he's quitting the Phoenix Foundation.