Episode
MacGyver: Improvise
Overview
Three months after quitting the Phoenix Foundation and moving to Nigeria, Mac puts aside his differences with his father and returns when he hears Jack is the target of a murderous dictator he double-crossed.
Details
- Series
- MacGyver
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2018-09-28
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Improvise is Episode 1 in Season 3 of MacGyver. It aired on 2018-09-28. The runtime is 42 min.
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