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Burn Notice: Season 6

18 episodes Premiered Jun 14, 2012 Updated Oct 5, 2026
Previously on Burn Notice

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Burn Notice Season 5.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S6·E1 Mytharc

Scorched Earth

Jun 14, 2012 · 45 min

Michael pursues Anson in Miami. Meanwhile, Fiona is taken into custody and interrogated by a former foe.

S6·E2 Core

Mixed Messages

Jun 21, 2012 · 45 min

Michael reconnects with his mentor and offers to help go after a drug cartel in exchange for visitation privileges with Fiona. Meanwhile, Fiona leans on a new friend for help fendi

S6·E3 Core

Last Rites

Jun 28, 2012 · 45 min

Pearce asks Michael to help her track down her fiancee's murderer. Fiona investigates the group that tried to get her killed in prison.

S6·E4 Core

Under the Gun

Jul 12, 2012 · 45 min

Michael, Sam and Jesse head to the Everglades to track the guard trying to kill Fiona in prison. Fiona has to do another favor for Ayn in order to get herself out of trouble.

S6·E5 Core

Split Decision

Jul 19, 2012 · 45 min

Michael takes on a gangster with help from an unlikely ally. Card offers Fiona a deal to become a CIA asset, an arrangement that would prevent her from being extradited.

S6·E6 Core

Shock Wave

Jul 26, 2012 · 45 min

Michael finally gets a solid lead on Anson, but the plan to get Fiona out of prison hits a snag when an MI-6 agent tries to prevent her release. Across town, Sam must protect Barry

S6·E7 Core

Reunion

Aug 2, 2012 · 45 min

Sam agrees to help his girlfriend's son, who is in deep trouble with a loan shark. Michael and Fiona reconnect while searching for the saboteur.

S6·E8 Core

Unchained

Aug 9, 2012 · 45 min

Michael intentionally gets arrested in order to help an FBI agent take down a vicious mobster. Jesse and Pearce follow up on the gun sale that put the weapon in the hands of Nate's

S6·E9 Core

Official Business

Aug 16, 2012 · 45 min

The CIA recruits Fiona to break into a guarded safe after a civilian asset winds up in over her head. Meanwhile, Sam and Jesse visit a mercenary training camp to track the sniper w

S6·E10 Core

Desperate Times

Aug 23, 2012 · 45 min

The team travels to Panama to capture an assassin; Madeline tries to obtain difficult answers.

S6·E11 Filler

Desperate Measures

Nov 8, 2012 · 45 min

After finding themselves stranded in Panama, Michael and the team are forced to hijack a plane in order to get home. Before they can leave, however, Michael must first escape the c

S6·E12 Core

Means & Ends

Nov 8, 2012 · 45 min

Fiona is surprised by a visit from a smuggler she met in prison, who needs her help bringing down a corrupt Miami detective. Meanwhile, Michael teams up with a former adversary in

S6·E13 Core

Over the Line

Nov 15, 2012 · 45 min

Michael is accused of a crime at a local hotel. Elsewhere, Olivia questions Sam in an attempt to get to Michael.

S6·E14 Core

Down & Out

Nov 29, 2012 · 45 min

Michael arranges to be captured by a Syrian intelligence officer in order to rescue an inept smuggler; Riley offers Madeline a deal in hopes of tracking down Michael.

S6·E15 Core

Best Laid Plans

Dec 6, 2012 · 45 min

Michael brokers a deal selling an expensive piece of technology to a ruthless thief, but things become complicated when Sam is dragged in as part of a high stakes robbery. Meanwhil

S6·E16 Core

Odd Man Out

Dec 13, 2012 · 45 min

Michael seeks refuge in a warehouse when he's caught in the middle of a smuggler's attempt to get revenge on his former client. Survival becomes a challenge as supplies run low and

S6·E17 Mytharc

You Can Run

Dec 20, 2012 · 45 min

Michael is nearly killed when a powerful enemy sends a crew of cartel assassins after his entire team. Michael realizes that in order to protect the ones closest to him, he must el

S6·E18 Mytharc

Game Change

Dec 20, 2012 · 45 min

Michael attempts to leave the country, but when the escape is ambushed, Sam and Jesse are taken captive. Racing against the clock to save Sam, Michael must also figure out how to r

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