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My Favorite 50 Western TV series shows

by wildwesttoys • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
This is a list of what I think are the best western TV shows ever produced. My favorite 50 western series. (This list is not necessarily in order of most favorite).
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  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)

    1. The Forsaken Westerns

    2017– 95 epsTV Series
    8.1 (72)
    Rare unsold western TV show pilots, anthology and western series episodes. Neglected for years some never transferred to digital format until now. Hundreds of shows are being rescued for this series.
    CreatorsBob TerryRobert A. CinaderJerry BriskinStarBob Terry
  • The only authorized DVD edition of all episodes in  Season One.

    2. The Rifleman

    1958–1963168 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.3 (5.5K)
    The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
    StarsChuck ConnorsJohnny CrawfordPaul Fix
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)

    3. Maverick

    1957–1962124 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.0 (3.9K)
    Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.
    CreatorRoy HugginsStarsJack KellyJames GarnerRoger Moore
  • Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)

    4. Have Gun - Will Travel

    1957–1963225 epsApprovedTV Series
    8.4 (3.6K)
    The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.
    CreatorsHerb MeadowSam RolfeStarsRichard BooneKam TongHal Needham
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

    5. Gunsmoke

    1955–1975635 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (9.5K)
    Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
    CreatorsCharles Marquis WarrenClyde WareStarsJames ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda Blake
  • Cheyenne (1955)

    6. Cheyenne

    1955–1963107 epsTV-GTV Series
    8.0 (2.2K)
    After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the West looking for fights, bad guys to beat up, and women. His job changed from episode to episode.
    StarsClint WalkerClyde HowdyChuck Hicks
  • Lawman (1958)

    7. Lawman

    1958–1962156 epsTV Series
    8.1 (1.1K)
    This is the story of Marshal Dan Troop of Laramie, Wyoming, and his Deputy Johnny McKay, an orphan Troop took under his wing.
    StarsJohn RussellPeter BrownPeggie Castle
  • Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

    8. Wanted: Dead or Alive

    1958–196194 epsApprovedTV Series
    8.0 (3K)
    A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s.
    StarsSteve McQueenWright KingOlan Soule
  • The Rebel (1959)

    9. The Rebel

    1959–196176 epsApprovedTV Series
    7.8 (720)
    After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various settlers threatened by various bad guys.
    CreatorsNick AdamsAndrew J. FenadyStarsNick AdamsChuck HamiltonSid Troy
  • John Payne in The Restless Gun (1957)

    10. The Restless Gun

    1957–195978 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (319)
    The adventures of Vint Bonner, a cowboy in the post Civil War era.
    StarsJohn PayneLeonard P. GeerDan Blocker
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)

    11. Tales of Wells Fargo

    1957–1962201 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (1.4K)
    Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
    CreatorsFrank GruberJames BrooksGene ReynoldsStarsDale RobertsonArt FelixKit Carson
  • Laramie (1959)

    12. Laramie

    1959–1963124 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.7 (1.6K)
    In the 1870s Wyoming Territory, Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father's death.
    StarsRobert FullerJohn SmithSpring Byington
  • Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1949)

    13. The Lone Ranger

    1949–1957221 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.7 (3.1K)
    The adventures of the masked Texas Ranger and his Native American partner.
    CreatorsGeorge W. TrendleGeorge W. GeorgeStarsJay SilverheelsClayton MooreJohn Hart
  • Shotgun Slade (1959)

    14. Shotgun Slade

    1959–196178 epsTV Series
    6.8 (142)
    Private detective Slade is hired to track criminals, retrieve stolen goods, and solve murder mysteries in the Old West, blending elements of crime shows with the Western genre, relying on compelling characters and storylines over action.
    CreatorFrank GruberStarsScott BradyFrank FergusonMonica Lewis
  • Death Valley Days (1952)

    15. Death Valley Days

    1952–1970452 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (1.2K)
    Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.
    CreatorRuth WoodmanStarsStanley AndrewsRobert TaylorRonald Reagan
  • Sugarfoot (1957)

    16. Sugarfoot

    1957–196169 epsTV Series
    7.4 (492)
    Correspondence-course Eastern law school graduate Tom Brewster travels out West to seek his fortune. Unfortunately, his cowboy fighting skills leave much to be desired and earn him the nickname "Sugarfoot", one step below "Tenderfoot".
    StarsWill HutchinsCharles FredericksGil Perkins
  • Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)

    17. Bronco

    1958–196268 epsTV Series
    7.1 (422)
    A former confederate soldier wanders the old west, and meets such famous characters as Jesse James, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, and Theodore Roosevelt.
    StarsTy HardinRobert ColbertClyde Howdy
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

    18. The Virginian

    1962–1971249 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.6 (3.4K)
    Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
    CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsDoug McClureJames DruryLee J. Cobb
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

    19. Wagon Train

    1957–1965284 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (4K)
    Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.
    StarsFrank McGrathTerry WilsonRobert Horton
  • Bat Masterson (1958)

    20. Bat Masterson

    1958–1961108 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.3 (1.3K)
    Bat Masterson roams The West and defends the innocent.
    StarsGene BarryAllen JaffeAllison Hayes
  • Stories of the Century (1954)

    21. Stories of the Century

    1954–195539 epsApprovedTV Series
    7.0 (218)
    Railroad detective Matt Clark roams the west, tracking down outlaws and bandits who are preying on the railroad.
    StarsJim DavisMary CastleKristine Miller
  • Bonanza (1959)

    22. Bonanza

    1959–1973430 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.3 (12K)
    The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
    CreatorsDavid DortortFred HamiltonStarsLorne GreeneMichael LandonDan Blocker
  • Black Saddle (1959)

    23. Black Saddle

    1959–196044 epsTV Series
    7.5 (132)
    After his brothers are killed in a shootout, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.
    CreatorsHal HudsonJohn McGreeveyStarsPeter BreckRussell JohnsonAnna-Lisa
  • Rex Allen in Frontier Doctor (1956)

    24. Frontier Doctor

    1956– 39 epsTV Series
    7.1 (122)
    The adventures of a small town doctor working in the Arizona territory during the early 1900s.
    StarsRex AllenMason Alan DinehartLouise Beavers
  • Don Durant and Mark Goddard in Johnny Ringo (1959)

    25. Johnny Ringo

    1959–196038 epsTV Series
    6.9 (195)
    Ex-gunfighter Johnny Ringo is now the sheriff of a small Western town, and attempts to keep the peace with the aid of his girl Laura Thomas and his deputy Cully.
    CreatorAaron SpellingStarsDon DurantMark GoddardKaren Sharpe

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