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
The Rifleman - Wikipedia
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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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Episode guide
Season 1 · 40 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 The Sharpshooter Sep 30, 1958
- E2 Home Ranch Oct 7, 1958
- E3 End of a Young Gun Oct 14, 1958
- E4 The Marshal Oct 21, 1958
- E5 The Brother-in-Law Oct 28, 1958
- E6 Eight Hours to Die Nov 4, 1958
- E7 Duel of Honor Nov 11, 1958
- E8 The Safe Guard Oct 18, 1958
- E9 The Sister Nov 25, 1958
- E10 New Orleans Menace Dec 26, 1958
- E11 The Apprentice Sheriff Dec 9, 1958
- E12 Young Englishman Dec 16, 1958
- E13 The Angry Gun Dec 23, 1958
- E14 The Gaucho Dec 30, 1958
- E15 The Pet Jan 6, 1959
- E16 The Sheridan Story Jan 13, 1959
- E17 The Retired Gun Jan 20, 1959
- E18 The Photographer Jan 27, 1959
- E19 Shivaree Feb 3, 1959
- E20 The Deadeye Kid Feb 10, 1959
- E21 The Indian Feb 17, 1959
- E22 The Boarding House Feb 24, 1959
- E23 The Second Witness Mar 30, 1959
- E24 The Trade Mar 10, 1959
- E25 One Went to Denver Mar 17, 1959
- E26 The Deadly Wait Mar 24, 1959
- E27 The Wrong Man Mar 31, 1959
- E28 The Challenge Apr 7, 1959
- E29 The Hawk Apr 14, 1959
- E30 Three-Legged Terror Apr 21, 1959
- E31 The Angry Man Apr 28, 1959
- E32 The Woman May 5, 1959
- E33 The Money Gun May 12, 1959
- E34 A Matter of Faith May 19, 1959
- E35 Blood Brothers May 26, 1959
- E36 Stranger at Night Jun 20, 1959
- E37 The Raid Jun 9, 1959
- E38 Outlaw's Inheritance Jun 16, 1959
- E39 Boomerang Jun 23, 1959
- E40 The Mind Reader Jun 30, 1959
Season 2 · 36 episodes
- E1 The Patsy Sep 29, 1959
- E2 Bloodlines Oct 6, 1959
- E3 The Blowout Oct 13, 1959
- E4 Obituary Oct 20, 1959
- E5 Tension Oct 27, 1959
- E6 Eddie's Daughter Nov 3, 1959
- E7 Panic Nov 10, 1959
- E8 Ordeal Nov 17, 1959
- E9 The Spiked Rifle Nov 24, 1959
- E10 Letter of the Law Dec 1, 1959
- E11 The Legacy Dec 8, 1959
- E12 The Baby Sitter Dec 15, 1959
- E13 The Coward Dec 22, 1959
- E14 Surveyors Dec 29, 1959
- E15 Day of the Hunter Jan 5, 1960
- E16 Mail Order Groom Jan 12, 1960
- E17 A Case of Identity Jan 19, 1960
- E18 The Visitors Jan 26, 1960
- E19 The Hero Feb 2, 1960
- E20 The Horse Traders Feb 9, 1960
- E21 The Spoiler Feb 16, 1960
- E22 Heller Feb 23, 1960
- E23 The Grasshopper Mar 1, 1960
- E24 A Time for Singing Mar 8, 1960
- E25 The Deserter Mar 15, 1960
- E26 The Vision Mar 22, 1960
- E27 The Lariat Mar 29, 1960
- E28 Smoke Screen Apr 5, 1960
- E29 Shotgun Man Apr 12, 1960
- E30 Sins of the Father Apr 19, 1960
- E31 The Prodigal Apr 26, 1960
- E32 The Fourflusher May 3, 1960
- E33 The Jailbird May 10, 1960
- E34 Meeting at Midnight May 17, 1960
- E35 Nora May 24, 1960
- E36 The Hangman May 31, 1960
Season 3 · 34 episodes
- E1 Trail of Hate Sep 27, 1960
- E2 Woman From Hog Ridge Oct 4, 1960
- E3 Seven Oct 11, 1960
- E4 The Pitchman Sep 18, 1960
- E5 Strange Town Oct 25, 1960
- E6 Baranca Nov 1, 1960
- E7 The Martinet Nov 8, 1960
- E8 Miss Milly Nov 15, 1960
- E9 Dead Cold Cash Nov 22, 1960
- E10 The Schoolmaster Nov 29, 1960
- E11 The Promoter Dec 6, 1960
- E12 The Illustrator Dec 13, 1960
- E13 The Silent Knife Dec 20, 1960
- E14 Miss Bertie Dec 27, 1960
- E15 Six Years and a Day Jan 30, 1961
- E16 Flowers by the Door Jan 10, 1961
- E17 Long Trek Jan 17, 1961
- E18 The Actress Jan 24, 1961
- E19 Face of Yesterday Jan 31, 1961
- E20 The Wyoming Story (1) Feb 7, 1961
- E21 The Wyoming Story (2) Feb 14, 1961
- E22 Closer than a Brother Feb 21, 1961
- E23 The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town Feb 28, 1961
- E24 Dark Day at North Fork Mar 7, 1961
- E25 The Prisoner Mar 14, 1961
- E26 Assault Mar 21, 1961
- E27 Short Rope for a Tall Man Mar 28, 1961
- E28 The Clarence Bibs Story Apr 4, 1961
- E29 The Score is Even Apr 11, 1961
- E30 The Mescalaro Curse Apr 18, 1961
- E31 Stopover Apr 25, 1961
- E32 The Lonesome Bride May 2, 1961
- E33 Death Trap May 9, 1961
- E34 The Queue May 16, 1961
Season 4 · 32 episodes
- E1 The Vaqueros Oct 2, 1961
- E2 First Wages Oct 9, 1961
- E3 Sheer Terror Sep 16, 1961
- E4 The Stand-In Oct 23, 1961
- E5 The Journey Back Oct 30, 1961
- E6 The Decision Nov 6, 1961
- E7 Knight Errant Nov 13, 1961
- E8 Honest Abe Nov 20, 1961
- E9 The Long Goodbye Nov 27, 1961
- E10 The Shattered Idol Dec 4, 1961
- E11 Long Gun From Tucson Dec 11, 1961
- E12 The High Country Dec 18, 1961
- E13 A Friend in Need Dec 25, 1961
- E14 Skull Jan 1, 1962
- E15 The Princess Jan 8, 1962
- E16 Gunfire Jan 15, 1962
- E17 The Quiet Fear Jan 22, 1962
- E18 Sporting Chance Jan 29, 1962
- E19 A Young Man's Fancy Feb 5, 1962
- E20 The Man from Salinas Feb 12, 1962
- E21 Two Ounces of Tin Feb 19, 1962
- E22 Deadly Image Feb 26, 1962
- E23 The Debt Mar 5, 1962
- E24 The Tinhorn Mar 12, 1962
- E25 None So Blind Mar 19, 1962
- E26 Jealous Man Mar 26, 1962
- E27 Guilty Conscience Apr 2, 1962
- E28 Day of Reckoning Apr 9, 1962
- E29 The Day the Town Slept Apr 16, 1962
- E30 Milly's Brother Apr 23, 1962
- E31 Outlaw's Shoes Apr 30, 1962
- E32 The Executioner May 7, 1962
Season 5 · 26 episodes
- E1 Waste (1) Oct 1, 1962
- E2 Waste (2) Oct 8, 1962
- E3 Lou Mallory Oct 15, 1962
- E4 Quiet Night, Deadly Night Oct 22, 1962
- E5 Death Never Rides Alone Oct 29, 1962
- E6 I Take This Woman Nov 5, 1962
- E7 The Assailants Nov 12, 1962
- E8 Mark's Rifle Nov 19, 1962
- E9 The Most Amazing Man Nov 26, 1962
- E10 Squeeze Play Dec 3, 1962
- E11 Gun Shy Dec 10, 1962
- E12 The Anvil Chorus Dec 17, 1962
- E13 Conflict Dec 24, 1962
- E14 Incident at Line Shack Six Jan 7, 1963
- E15 Suspicion Jan 14, 1963
- E16 The Sidewinder Jan 21, 1963
- E17 The Sixteenth Cousin Jan 28, 1962
- E18 Hostages to Fortune Feb 4, 1963
- E19 And the Devil Makes Five Feb 11, 1963
- E20 End of the Hunt Feb 18, 1963
- E21 The Bullet Feb 25, 1963
- E22 Requiem at Mission Springs Mar 4, 1963
- E23 The Guest Mar 11, 1963
- E24 Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man) Mar 18, 1963
- E25 Which Way'd They Go? Apr 1, 1963
- E26 Old Tony Apr 8, 1963
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.