The Best Episodes Written By Brian Durkin

Every TV Episode Written by Brian Durkin Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Pliers
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Pliers

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Can Opener
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Can Opener

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Wrench
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Wrench

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - War Room + Ship
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #4 - War Room + Ship

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship

    S3:E2

    When Jack receives an emergency distress signal from one of his old Delta buddies who is falsely accused of terrorism in a foreign country, MacGyver and Jack quickly recruit the rest of Jack’s old Delta team and stage an unsanctioned rescue op.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome

    S3:E8

    MacGyver and the team set off on a dangerous capture operation after an Irish military intelligence officer approaches them claiming to know the whereabouts of “The Ghost,” a lethal bomb maker whom Mac has been hunting for years.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Duct Tape + Jack
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Duct Tape + Jack

    S2:E7

    MacGyver uses a heater and hot 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.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241

    S3:E12

    The Phoenix teams up with a woman who’s a soccer mom by day but a master thief by night to catch one of her contacts, an underworld criminal, who has hired her to steal a dirty bomb.

    Director:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Mardi Gras Beads + Chair
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Mardi Gras Beads + Chair

    S2:E14

    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.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Magnifying Glass
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Magnifying Glass

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Skyscraper - Power
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Skyscraper - Power

    S2:E20

    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.

    Director:N/A

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Brian Durkin Ratings Summary

"Pliers" is the best rated episode written by Brian Durkin. It scored 8.4/10 based on 7 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/9/2016 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Can Opener".