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MacGyver
1985–1992
· TV Show
· 48 min episodes
· 7 seasons
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
57–87
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 57, highest is Metacritic users on 87.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Follows the adventures of Angus MacGyver, a secret agent for a national security agency, who solves complicated missions with his resourcefulness and knowledge of applied sciences (oh and his ever-present Swiss Army knife).
Details
- Created by
- Lee David Zlotoff
- Released
- 29 September 1985
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 48 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 139 across 7 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →2 wins from 10 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Emmy Awards 1992 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costuming for a Series | Thomas Welsh, Bernadette O'Brien | Nominee |
| Emmy Awards 1990 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | William H. Angarola, Miguel Rivera, Barbara Issak, George Nemzer, Guy Tsujimoto, David Long, Steve Danforth | Nominee |
| Emmy Awards 1989 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | William H. Angarola, Miguel Rivera, Barbara Issak, Jon Johnson, Keith Bilderbeck, Art Ottinger, Steve Danforth | Nominee |
| Emmy Awards 1987 | Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Rolf John Keppler, Michael Westmore, Robert Norin | Nominee |
| TV Land Awards 2007 | Most Uninsurable Driver | Richard Dean Anderson | Nominee |
| TV Land Awards 2005 | Greatest Gear or Admirable Apparatus | Richard Dean Anderson | Nominee |
| BMI Film & TV Awards 1991 | BMI TV Music Award | Randy Edelman | Winner |
| Genesis Awards 1991 | Best TV - Drama | Paul B. Margolis, Henry Winkler | Winner |
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Emmy Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Rolf John Keppler, Michael Westmore, Robert Norin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costuming for a Series | Thomas Welsh, Bernadette O'Brien | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | William H. Angarola, Miguel Rivera, Barbara Issak, George Nemzer, Guy Tsujimoto, David Long, Steve Danforth | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | William H. Angarola, Miguel Rivera, Barbara Issak, Jon Johnson, Keith Bilderbeck, Art Ottinger, Steve Danforth | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI TV Music Award | Randy Edelman | Winner |
Genesis Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV - Drama | Paul B. Margolis, Henry Winkler | Winner |
TV Land Awards
2 nominations
| Greatest Gear or Admirable Apparatus | Richard Dean Anderson | Nominee |
| Most Uninsurable Driver | Richard Dean Anderson | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations
| Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Series | Holly Fields | Nominee |