Burn Notice

2007 • USA

4.8

89 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (12)

1 New Deal

6/27/07

Season-only

Working under deep cover in the Dominican Republic as part of the deal he made with CIA, Michael is recruited by a notorious underground terrorist named BURKE to steal sensitive equipment from a secured defense facility. Back in Miami, Sam and Jesse rush to find answers after a mysterious source reveals that Michael's life may be in danger.

2 Identity

7/5/07

Season-only

Michael's mother has some information on the men who may have ordered his burn notice, but first she wants him to help her friend who was beaten and robbed by a scam artist.

3 Fight or Flight

7/12/07

Season-only

Michael protects a single mom from a drug trafficker who wants to prevent her from testifying against him; and he contacts a former associate who may know who ordered his burn notice.

4 Old Friends

7/19/07

Season-only

Michael dodges assassination attempts by a Czech assassin from his past while trying to rescue a friend's daughter from a prostitution ring.

5 Family Business

7/26/07

Season-only

After they threaten an airport supervisor, Michael infiltrates a family of gunrunners in order to scare them off and the FBI is pressuring Sam to produce more intel on Michael's activities.

6 Unpaid Debts

8/2/07

Season-only

Michael discovers a surprise aboard a boat he repossessed from Jamaican gangsters and a new surveillance team urges Michael to stop his investigation into his burn notice.

7 Broken Rules

8/9/07

Season-only

In order to set up an elaborate scheme to ensnare the government agent sent to handle his case, Michael accepts a job protecting a convenience-store owner from the extortion of a local crime boss.

8 Wanted Man

8/16/07

Season-only

Fiona's new job as a bounty hunter places her in contact with a fugitive who insists he did not steal a 2-million-dollar broach and Michael gains access to the man behind his burn notice.

9 Hard Bargain

8/23/07

Season-only

Michael and his crew help a man whose fiancée is kidnapped from the house he is looking after and Michael considers taking a meeting with someone who may be able to revoke his burn notice.

10 False Flag

9/13/07

Season-only

Michael is hired to track down a woman's estranged husband (who has disappeared with their son); he becomes emotionally involved, impairing his judgment, and he finds out that he has been played by a female assassin.

11 Loose Ends Part 1

9/20/07

Season-only

Sam takes on a case of a woman who is being blackmailed by drug smugglers and becomes a victim himself. Michael meets with Cowan, only to find that the people behind his burn notice have big plans in store for him.

12 Loose Ends Part 2

9/20/07

Season-only

About this show

A sexy, action-packed one-hour series starring Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, a blacklisted spy. When spies get fired, they don't get a letter from "human resources" -- they get BURNED.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

89 reviews

Fraser Hogg

October 26, 2016

I love this show. It's not 100% smart but it generally does its research and puts together a plausible bit of trickery in every plot. It's cheesy and blatantly plays up the Miami sex appeal but frankly it's about competent people working together and putting their bs drama aside when they need to get something done. Way better for my mood than the constant angst of most shows.

Jean-Olivier Gagnon

June 27, 2015

Remember all those spy/vigilante shows from the 70s and 80s? Now imagine if those were plotted and written competently and wrapped up in car chases and practical special effects and you have Burn Notice. Great, fun characters as well as an interesting arc that evolves throughout the seven seasons, Burn Notice satisfies with every episode, season and as a completed work. Michael Weston is a spy who gets fired in the middle of an op. Spy get "burn notices" when they are fired and are here-forth referred to as "burned". No official identity, no cash, no job history. They are dumped is a city until their case is cleared or the country decides what to do with them. Michael gets dumped in Miami and he is resolved and finding out who burned him and why. Every episode is a self-contained story about an op that Mike and his employees/partners/friends/family take on to make ends meat and or get closer to the truth, closer to clearing Michael's name with the CIA. Must watch.

A Google user

August 14, 2014

Just keep that in mind when watching this show. Gritty, funny, explosive, and lots of fun to watch. I can only say good things about this show. If you give it a chance, you will not be disappointed. For example, Wire fans watch out for special guest stars (?????) I have to say though, Bruce Campbell absolutely shines in this series as well. Enjoy Burn Notice, I did!