The Rifleman 1958
★ 7.1/10 · 51 votes TV-PG Action & AdventureWesternFamily 5 seasons · 168 eps Ended
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What is The Rifleman?
The Rifleman is an American Western television program that aired on ABC. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1958
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 168
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 30, 1958
- Last aired
- Apr 8, 1963
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Western, Family
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The Rifleman is an American Western television program that aired on ABC. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show starred Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. The series was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes and was a production of Four Star Television. The Rifleman was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child. The show aired from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963. The series had a total of 5 seasons and was classified as a family, action, and adventure TV-PG show. The Rifleman featured a cast and crew that can be found on various online databases, including IMDb, The Movie Database, and TV Guide.
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The Rifleman (TV Series 1958–1963) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
The Rifleman (TV Series 1958-1963) - Cast & Crew - The Movie Database ...
The Rifleman — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Rifleman - Full Cast & Crew - TV Guide
The Rifleman (1958-1963) - Full Cast and Crew | Moviefone
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Should you watch it?
“A widowed rancher raises his young son in the rugged American West of the 1880s.”
Reasons to watch
- focuses on a father-son relationship
- pioneering family-centered storytelling
Keep in mind
- black-and-white cinematography
- older production style
Watch it if you enjoy classic television westerns set in the New Mexico Territory.
The series depicts life in the 1880s and features a father raising his child alone.
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Season 1 · 40 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Sharpshooter Mytharc Sep 30, 1958
- E2 Home Ranch Core Oct 7, 1958
- E3 End of a Young Gun Core Oct 14, 1958
- E4 The Marshal Core Oct 21, 1958
- E5 The Brother-in-Law Core Oct 28, 1958
- E6 Eight Hours to Die Core Nov 4, 1958
- E7 Duel of Honor Core Nov 11, 1958
- E8 The Safe Guard Core Oct 18, 1958
- E9 The Sister Core Nov 25, 1958
- E10 New Orleans Menace Core Dec 26, 1958
- E11 The Apprentice Sheriff Core Dec 9, 1958
- E12 Young Englishman Core Dec 16, 1958
- E13 The Angry Gun Core Dec 23, 1958
- E14 The Gaucho Core Dec 30, 1958
- E15 The Pet Core Jan 6, 1959
- E16 The Sheridan Story Core Jan 13, 1959
- E17 The Retired Gun Core Jan 20, 1959
- E18 The Photographer Core Jan 27, 1959
- E19 Shivaree Core Feb 3, 1959
- E20 The Deadeye Kid Mytharc Feb 10, 1959
- E21 The Indian Core Feb 17, 1959
- E22 The Boarding House Core Feb 24, 1959
- E23 The Second Witness Core Mar 30, 1959
- E24 The Trade Core Mar 10, 1959
- E25 One Went to Denver Core Mar 17, 1959
- E26 The Deadly Wait Core Mar 24, 1959
- E27 The Wrong Man Core Mar 31, 1959
- E28 The Challenge Core Apr 7, 1959
- E29 The Hawk Core Apr 14, 1959
- E30 Three-Legged Terror Core Apr 21, 1959
- E31 The Angry Man Core Apr 28, 1959
- E32 The Woman Core May 5, 1959
- E33 The Money Gun Core May 12, 1959
- E34 A Matter of Faith Core May 19, 1959
- E35 Blood Brothers Core May 26, 1959
- E36 Stranger at Night Core Jun 20, 1959
- E37 The Raid Core Jun 9, 1959
- E38 Outlaw's Inheritance Mytharc Jun 16, 1959
- E39 Boomerang Mytharc Jun 23, 1959
- E40 The Mind Reader Mytharc Jun 30, 1959
Season 2 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Patsy Mytharc Sep 29, 1959
- E2 Bloodlines Core Oct 6, 1959
- E3 The Blowout Core Oct 13, 1959
- E4 Obituary Core Oct 20, 1959
- E5 Tension Core Oct 27, 1959
- E6 Eddie's Daughter Core Nov 3, 1959
- E7 Panic Core Nov 10, 1959
- E8 Ordeal Filler Nov 17, 1959
- E9 The Spiked Rifle Core Nov 24, 1959
- E10 Letter of the Law Core Dec 1, 1959
- E11 The Legacy Core Dec 8, 1959
- E12 The Baby Sitter Core Dec 15, 1959
- E13 The Coward Core Dec 22, 1959
- E14 Surveyors Core Dec 29, 1959
- E15 Day of the Hunter Core Jan 5, 1960
- E16 Mail Order Groom Core Jan 12, 1960
- E17 A Case of Identity Core Jan 19, 1960
- E18 The Visitors Core Jan 26, 1960
- E19 The Hero Core Feb 2, 1960
- E20 The Horse Traders Core Feb 9, 1960
- E21 The Spoiler Core Feb 16, 1960
- E22 Heller Core Feb 23, 1960
- E23 The Grasshopper Core Mar 1, 1960
- E24 A Time for Singing Core Mar 8, 1960
- E25 The Deserter Core Mar 15, 1960
- E26 The Vision Core Mar 22, 1960
- E27 The Lariat Core Mar 29, 1960
- E28 Smoke Screen Core Apr 5, 1960
- E29 Shotgun Man Core Apr 12, 1960
- E30 Sins of the Father Core Apr 19, 1960
- E31 The Prodigal Core Apr 26, 1960
- E32 The Fourflusher Core May 3, 1960
- E33 The Jailbird Core May 10, 1960
- E34 Meeting at Midnight Core May 17, 1960
- E35 Nora Mytharc May 24, 1960
- E36 The Hangman Mytharc May 31, 1960
Season 3 · 34 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Trail of Hate Mytharc Sep 27, 1960
- E2 Woman From Hog Ridge Core Oct 4, 1960
- E3 Seven Core Oct 11, 1960
- E4 The Pitchman Core Sep 18, 1960
- E5 Strange Town Core Oct 25, 1960
- E6 Baranca Core Nov 1, 1960
- E7 The Martinet Core Nov 8, 1960
- E8 Miss Milly Core Nov 15, 1960
- E9 Dead Cold Cash Core Nov 22, 1960
- E10 The Schoolmaster Core Nov 29, 1960
- E11 The Promoter Core Dec 6, 1960
- E12 The Illustrator Core Dec 13, 1960
- E13 The Silent Knife Core Dec 20, 1960
- E14 Miss Bertie Core Dec 27, 1960
- E15 Six Years and a Day Core Jan 30, 1961
- E16 Flowers by the Door Core Jan 10, 1961
- E17 Long Trek Core Jan 17, 1961
- E18 The Actress Core Jan 24, 1961
- E19 Face of Yesterday Core Jan 31, 1961
- E20 The Wyoming Story (1) Core Feb 7, 1961
- E21 The Wyoming Story (2) Core Feb 14, 1961
- E22 Closer than a Brother Core Feb 21, 1961
- E23 The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town Core Feb 28, 1961
- E24 Dark Day at North Fork Core Mar 7, 1961
- E25 The Prisoner Core Mar 14, 1961
- E26 Assault Core Mar 21, 1961
- E27 Short Rope for a Tall Man Core Mar 28, 1961
- E28 The Clarence Bibs Story Core Apr 4, 1961
- E29 The Score is Even Core Apr 11, 1961
- E30 The Mescalaro Curse Core Apr 18, 1961
- E31 Stopover Core Apr 25, 1961
- E32 The Lonesome Bride Core May 2, 1961
- E33 Death Trap Mytharc May 9, 1961
- E34 The Queue Mytharc May 16, 1961
Season 4 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Vaqueros Mytharc Oct 2, 1961
- E2 First Wages Core Oct 9, 1961
- E3 Sheer Terror Core Sep 16, 1961
- E4 The Stand-In Core Oct 23, 1961
- E5 The Journey Back Core Oct 30, 1961
- E6 The Decision Core Nov 6, 1961
- E7 Knight Errant Core Nov 13, 1961
- E8 Honest Abe Core Nov 20, 1961
- E9 The Long Goodbye Core Nov 27, 1961
- E10 The Shattered Idol Core Dec 4, 1961
- E11 Long Gun From Tucson Core Dec 11, 1961
- E12 The High Country Core Dec 18, 1961
- E13 A Friend in Need Core Dec 25, 1961
- E14 Skull Core Jan 1, 1962
- E15 The Princess Core Jan 8, 1962
- E16 Gunfire Core Jan 15, 1962
- E17 The Quiet Fear Core Jan 22, 1962
- E18 Sporting Chance Core Jan 29, 1962
- E19 A Young Man's Fancy Core Feb 5, 1962
- E20 The Man from Salinas Core Feb 12, 1962
- E21 Two Ounces of Tin Mytharc Feb 19, 1962
- E22 Deadly Image Core Feb 26, 1962
- E23 The Debt Core Mar 5, 1962
- E24 The Tinhorn Core Mar 12, 1962
- E25 None So Blind Core Mar 19, 1962
- E26 Jealous Man Core Mar 26, 1962
- E27 Guilty Conscience Core Apr 2, 1962
- E28 Day of Reckoning Mytharc Apr 9, 1962
- E29 The Day the Town Slept Core Apr 16, 1962
- E30 Milly's Brother Core Apr 23, 1962
- E31 Outlaw's Shoes Mytharc Apr 30, 1962
- E32 The Executioner Mytharc May 7, 1962
Season 5 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Waste (1) Mytharc Oct 1, 1962
- E2 Waste (2) Core Oct 8, 1962
- E3 Lou Mallory Core Oct 15, 1962
- E4 Quiet Night, Deadly Night Core Oct 22, 1962
- E5 Death Never Rides Alone Core Oct 29, 1962
- E6 I Take This Woman Core Nov 5, 1962
- E7 The Assailants Core Nov 12, 1962
- E8 Mark's Rifle Core Nov 19, 1962
- E9 The Most Amazing Man Core Nov 26, 1962
- E10 Squeeze Play Core Dec 3, 1962
- E11 Gun Shy Core Dec 10, 1962
- E12 The Anvil Chorus Core Dec 17, 1962
- E13 Conflict Core Dec 24, 1962
- E14 Incident at Line Shack Six Core Jan 7, 1963
- E15 Suspicion Core Jan 14, 1963
- E16 The Sidewinder Core Jan 21, 1963
- E17 The Sixteenth Cousin Core Jan 28, 1962
- E18 Hostages to Fortune Core Feb 4, 1963
- E19 And the Devil Makes Five Core Feb 11, 1963
- E20 End of the Hunt Core Feb 18, 1963
- E21 The Bullet Core Feb 25, 1963
- E22 Requiem at Mission Springs Core Mar 4, 1963
- E23 The Guest Core Mar 11, 1963
- E24 Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man) Core Mar 18, 1963
- E25 Which Way'd They Go? Mytharc Apr 1, 1963
- E26 Old Tony Mytharc Apr 8, 1963
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
Who plays Lucas McCain?
Chuck Connors portrays the rancher Lucas McCain.
Who plays Mark McCain?
Johnny Crawford portrays his son, Mark McCain.
When did the show air?
The series aired from September 30, 1958, to April 8, 1963.
Where is the show set?
The story takes place in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory.
Who produced the series?
The show was a production of Four Star Television.
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