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MacGyver
Genre
Developed byPeter M. Lenkov
Starring
ComposerKeith Power
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducersP. Todd Coe
Peter M. Tassler
Production locationMarietta, Georgia
CinematographyGabriel Beristain
EditorMark Manos
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) –
present
Related
MacGyver

MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series and a reboot of the 1985–1992 ABC series of the same name. The series premiered on September 23, 2016, on CBS.[1]

Plot

Angus "Mac" MacGyver is an operative of a secret U.S. government organization where he uses his extraordinary talent for problem solving and his extensive knowledge of science to save lives.[2] "With skills that are only limited by his creativity, Mac saves the day using paperclips instead of pistols, birthday candles instead of bombs, and gum instead of guns."[3]

Cast

Production

Development

In October 2015, the original series' executive producer, Henry Winkler, signed on to produce a reboot series with James Wan and R. Scott Gemmill for CBS,[4] which owns the rights to MacGyver through its acquisition of the original Paramount Television. In February 2016 it was announced that CBS had greenlit production of a pilot episode written by Paul Downs Colaizzo and directed by Wan.[5] Wan pulled out from directing due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by David Von Ancken.[6]

In May 2016, the network picked up the series. Co-creator and executive producer Peter M. Lenkov will serve as the showrunner.[7] On May 18, 2016, CBS released a first video trailer for new series.[8]

In June 2016, the network scrapped the original pilot, and Wan will direct a new pilot episode.[9]

Casting

In March 2016, Lucas Till was announced as the new MacGyver, Joshua Boone as Gunner, MacGyver's best friend from high school, former CSI star George Eads as Jack Dalton, who was originally named Lincoln, a man who could easily be written off as an eccentric conspiracy theorist but is a legitimate government employee with great capability for compassion, Tracy Spiridakos as Nikki Carpenter, an app developer who is aggressively progressive in her political views, with a soft spot for MacGyver and Michelle Krusiec as Agent Croix, Dalton’s sister who works for the Department of Homeland Security.[10][11] However, the original pilot with this casting was scrapped by CBS in June 2016 – a new pilot episode was ordered with only Till and Eads from the original cast continuing on to the revised version of the show.[9]

Around the same time the new pilot was ordered, Justin Hires was cast as Wilt Bozer, MacGyver's roommate.[12] In July 2016, Variety reported that Sandrine Holt had been cast as Patricia Thornton, an ex-field agent who is now director of operations for the Department of External Services.[13] Also that Tristin Mays was cast as Riley Davis, a highly unpredictable computer hacker with a chip on her shoulder.[14]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Rising"James WanStory by : Peter M. Lenkov & Paul Downs Colaizzo
Teleplay by : Peter M. Lenkov		September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)10.90[15]
Angus "Mac" MacGyver, with help from Jack Dalton and Nikki Carpenter, infiltrates a party to steal a biological weapon. However, as Mac and Jack meet up with Nikki, they find her held hostage by John Kendrick. Mac gives up the bioweapon, but Kendrick shoots both him and Nikki. Three months later, Nikki is dead and Mac is on holiday when his boss, Patricia Thornton of the Department of External Services (DXS), arrives. Thornton shows him video of a lab where the bioweapon was used and calls Mac and Jack back in to help. With information stuck on Nikki's hard drive, the two recruit hacker and convict Riley Davis, who tracks Kendrick to San Francisco. The group not only finds Kendrick, but also discovers that Nikki is alive and working with him for another group. After capturing them both, Mac finds out that Nikki has already sold the bioweapon to someone who plans on making it airborne via an IED. Mac finds the bio-weapon and extracts it from the bomb before it explodes. A few days later, Mac is at home burning photos of Nikki when Jack, Riley, and Thornton come to meet him. Thornton tells the group that Nikki's betrayal has caused knowledge of the DXS to become compromised, so they have to shut down and relocate under a new name of their choosing. Mac chooses the name Phoenix, to which the rest of the group agrees. Elsewhere, Nikki is in handcuffs, being transported by car. After the car goes through an overpass, the driver and passenger discover that Nikki has disappeared, leaving the cuffs behind with a hairpin.
2"Metal Saw"Jerry LevineCraig O'NeillSeptember 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)9.07[16]
In the two weeks after Nikki escapes FBI custody, MacGyver has been going to Nikki's apartment, trying to find something that will lead him to her. The team get an assignment to rescue Sarah Adler, Jack's former partner and ex-girlfriend from the CIA, who has been disavowed due to being captured. Sarah has been captured in Venezuela while trying to steal the ledger of an arms dealer. Together, the team rescues Sarah and the ledger, as well as take down the dealer. Sarah is reunited with her fiance. At the end of the episode, Mac finds a secret compartment at Nikki's place, containing passports of Nikki's aliases. Meanwhile, Riley meets with her parole officer, with Bozer portraying her boyfriend. In exchange, Riley will give Bozer a digit of her phone number each week.
3"Awl"Matt Earl BeesleyDavid SlackOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)8.09[17]
A terrorist group known as D-77 is planning an attack somewhere. The group is funded by a guy named Ralph, who is wanted by the FBI for several accounts of security fraud, and lives in Malaysia. The team goes to secretly collect Ralph, who gets shot by D-77. Macgyver, using items found in Ralph's SUV(including parts of the SUV itself), saves Ralph's life. Later on, in order to prevent D-77 from killing Ralph, Macgyver lowers Ralph's heart rate so his pulse can't be felt, giving him the appearance of death. Before D-77 can actually kill him, however, Mac and Jack rescue Ralph, who willing testifies about D-77, and will be put in witness protection. At home, Mac acts as the monster for Bozer's movie, and Riley helps him with the CG software. Jack tells Mac to contact his father, as he hasn't talked to him in a long time. Mac decides to write his father a letter.
4"Wire Cutter"Joe DanteJohn TurmanOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)7.51[18]
5"Toothpick"[19]Bobby RothNancy KiuOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)N/A

Reception

Critical response

MacGyver has received generally negative reviews from television critics, with many poorly comparing it to the original and some praising and criticizing CBS for making it an updated show. Variety wrote: "Lucas Till’s performance as the title character misses the mark completely; even when MacGyver explains the contraptions he builds on the fly via voiceovers, Till’s delivery is wooden and clunky. The writing doesn’t help — the pilot script is full of silly plot short-cuts and painfully cheesy lines — but there’s no getting around the fact that the new version of the character has very little appeal.... George Eads does what he can to bring a bit of energy to the MacGyver spy crew, but it’s a futile effort. MacGyver may know a lot about chemistry, but this unmemorable team has none."[20]

USA Today wrote: "If ... you’re looking for something approaching the original’s simple DIY charms — or, for that matter, something even marginally original — look elsewhere. What you're getting here is a factory-made retread that is less MacGyver than MacGyver: Impossible, with the title character now just one member of an impossible mission team.... MacGyver may not fully engage you, but at least it won't actively annoy you."[21]

IGN's verdict was: "CBS' MacGyver is an unnecessary, middling reboot that has little to offer - its biggest sin being a bland hero and eye-rolling stakes. Lifting more than a few swerves from the Mission Impossible franchise, this new MacGyver somehow even manages to make the science gimmick dull."[22]

Rotten Tomatoes shows a 25% "rotten" rating with the sites critical consensus reading, "Despite using spare parts from countless successful TV procedurals, the new MacGyver fails to cobble together a compelling show."[23] Similarly, Metacritic shows a score of 38 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[24]

Others[who?] point to the hastily-assembled "second pilot", and hope for better writing and production on subsequent episodes.[citation needed]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of MacGyver
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Rising" September 23, 2016 1.7/8[15] 10.90[15] 0.9 3.38 2.6 14.11[25]
2 "Metal Saw" September 30, 2016 1.3/6[16] 9.07[16] 0.8 2.82 2.1 11.89[26]
3 "Awl" October 7, 2016 1.1/5[17] 8.09[17] — — — —
4 "Wire Cutter" October 14, 2016 1.1/5[18] 7.51[18] — — — —
5 "Toothpick" October 21, 2016 — — — — — —

References

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 21, 2016). "CBS Sets Fall 2016 Premiere Dates, Slates JonBenet Ramsey Limited Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "About MacGyver". CBS.
  3. ^ "The 7 Notorious Tools Of MacGyver's Trade". CBS.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 2, 2016). "'MacGyver' Series Remake Set At CBS, James Wan & Henry Winkler Producing". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 2, 2016). "'MacGyver' Reboot, Dr. Phil Drama 'Bull' Get CBS Pilot Orders". Deadline.com.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 14, 2016). "'MacGyver': What We Know About The Changes On Newly Picked Up CBS Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 13, 2016). "'Training Day', 'Bull', 'MacGyver', 'The Great Indoors', Matt LeBlanc Comedy & Jason Katims Drama Picked Up By CBS". Deadline.com.
  8. ^ "MacGyver First Look". CBS. May 18, 2016.
  9. ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (June 16, 2016). "James Wan to Direct CBS' Rebooted 'MacGyver' Pilot". The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2016). "'X-Men's Lucas Till To Play MacGyver In CBS Reboot Pilot". Deadline.com.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 28, 2016). "'MacGyver': Addison Timlin & Michelle Krusiec Cast In CBS Pilot". Deadline.com.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 13, 2016). "'MacGyver': 'Rush Hour's Justin Hires Cast In CBS Series Reboot". Deadline.com.
  13. ^ Prudom, Laura (July 15, 2016). "'MacGyver' Casts Sandrine Holt as Series Regular". Variety.
  14. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (July 27, 2016). "Tristin Mays Joins 'MacGyver' Completing Cast of CBS Reboot". Variety.
  15. ^ a b c Porter, Rick (September 26, 2016). "Friday final ratings: 'Hawaii Five-0' adjusts up, 'MacGyver' and 'Exorcist' hold". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  16. ^ a b c Porter, Rick (October 3, 2016). "'MacGyver' and 'Exorcist' adjust down, 'Last Man Standing' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  17. ^ a b c Porter, Rick (October 10, 2016). "'Shark Tank', 'Hawaii Five-O' and other unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  18. ^ a b c Welch, Alex (October 15, 2016). "TV Ratings Friday: 'MacGyver' holds steady, 'Blue Bloods' wins the night". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  19. ^ "(#MAC105) "Toothpick"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  20. ^ Ryan, Maureen (September 19, 2016). "TV Review: 'Lethal Weapon' and 'MacGyver'". Variety.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  21. ^ Bianco, Robert (September 22, 2016). "TV Review: New 'MacGyver' has too few tricks up its sleeve". USAToday.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  22. ^ Fowler, Matt (September 21, 2016). "MacGyver: "The Rising" Review". IGN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  23. ^ "MacGyver: Season 1 – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  24. ^ "MacGyver (2016) – Season 1 Reviews – Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  25. ^ Porter, Rick (October 4, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' is your premiere week DVR champion: Broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  26. ^ Porter, Rick (October 11, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' posts more big DVR gains: Broadcast Live +7 ratings for Sept. 26-Oct. 2". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

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