“Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower” – While on a mission to hunt down a Codex lead, Mac and the team discover Murdoc (David Dastmalchian) hacked their comms and has recorded them for months. Now, Mac and the team must stop Murdoc, who is working with Andrews (Joe Pantoliano), as they plot to kill thousands and reveal each Phoenix member’s most-guarded secrets, on MACGYVER, Friday, March 5 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: David Dastmalchian as Murdoc , Lucas Till as Angus "Mac" MacGyver, Joe Pantoliano as Andrews Photo: Mark Hill/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best-bets for March 5: Mac, Murdoc, Murphy, more

1) “MacGyver,” 8 p.m., CBS. Murdoc (shown here) has been Mac’s prime villain forever … and now he’s showing up more often. In the original show (which started in 1985), he did seven episodes in seven year; now, midway through its fifth season, the reboot has its 11th Murdoc episode. He links with Andrews (Joe Pantoliano) to hack devices and steal secrets from Mac and friends. Read more…

1) “MacGyver,” 8 p.m., CBS. Murdoc (shown here) has been Mac’s prime villain forever … and now he’s showing up more often. In the original show (which started in 1985), he did seven episodes in seven year; now, midway through its fifth season, the reboot has its 11th Murdoc episode. He links with Andrews (Joe Pantoliano) to hack devices and steal secrets from Mac and friends.

2) “Coming 2 America,” any time, Amazon Prime. This is a huge week for the streamers. Amazon has Eddie Murphy in this sequel – a mere 33 years later – to his “Coming to America.” Hulu has “Boss Level” (in which the same deadly day keeps repeating) and Disney+ concludes its much-praised “WandaVision.” These come two days after Netflix debuted the Amy Poehler movie “Moxie” … and one day after CBS All Access became Paramount Plus, including a new “SpongeBob” movie.

3) “The Inside Story” debut, 9 p.m., TNT. The network steps back to admire some of its history. For 30 years, its “Inside the NBA” has looked at pro basketball. Here’s the start of a four-part documentary viewing the show, from Ernie Johnson (who’s been there from the start) to Shaquille O’Neal.

4) “Psycho” (1960), 9:45 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies. Alfred Hitchcock’s gem is black-and-white, low-budget and perfectly crafted. That follows “39 Steps” (1935), a Hitchcock mystery, at 8 p.m. ET. For an opposite experience, let AMC sweep you through some broad (and clever) 1980s comedies. It’s “Caddyshack” (1980) at 3:45 p.m., “Police Academy” (1984) at 5:45. “Ghostbusters”(1984) at 8 and “Ghostbusters II” (1989) at 10:30.

5) “Blue Bloods,” 10 p.m., CBS. Erin is not happy. On the day when she must nudge a nervous witness, her boss (the new district attorney) is shadowing her. Also, the serial killer who held her brother Danny hostage has resurfaced.

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