The Virginian 1962
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What is The Virginian?
The Virginian is an American Western television series that originally aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971. Created by Charles Marquis Warren, the program is recognized as the first 90-minute color Western series in television history.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1962
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 249
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 19, 1962
- Last aired
- Mar 24, 1971
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Western, Drama
- Updated
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The Virginian is an American Western television series that originally aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971. Created by Charles Marquis Warren, the program is recognized as the first 90-minute color Western series in television history. Over the course of its nine-season run, the show produced 249 episodes and was renamed The Men from Shiloh for its final year. The series stars James Drury in the title role, alongside actors including Doug McClure, Lee J. Cobb, and Sara Lane. Set in the Wyoming Territory during the 1890s, the narrative centers on the Shiloh Ranch. Ownership of the ranch passes in sequence from Judge Henry Garth to the Grainger brothers and finally to Colonel Alan MacKenzie. Rather than adhering to standard genre conventions, the series distinguishes itself by focusing on character development and interpersonal relationships. The show remains the third longest-running Western series in television history, featuring a wide variety of stories and guest stars throughout its tenure on the network.
Should you watch it?
“Set at the Shiloh Ranch, this western series explores the lives of those in 1890s Wyoming Territory.”
- focuses on character relationships
- historical setting
- limited scope of provided information
Watch it if you enjoy character-focused stories set in the American West.
The series depicts life on a ranch in the 1890s.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Executioners Mytharc Sep 19, 1962
- E2 Woman from White Wing Core Sep 26, 1962
- E3 Throw a Long Rope Core Oct 3, 1962
- E4 The Big Deal Core Oct 10, 1962
- E5 The Brazen Bell Core Oct 17, 1962
- E6 Big Day, Great Day Core Oct 24, 1962
- E7 Riff-Raff Core Nov 7, 1962
- E8 Impasse Core Nov 14, 1962
- E9 It Tolls for Thee Core Nov 21, 1962
- E10 West Core Nov 28, 1962
- E11 The Devil's Children Core Dec 5, 1962
- E12 Fifty Days to Moose Jaw Core Dec 12, 1962
- E13 The Accomplice Core Dec 19, 1962
- E14 Man from the Sea Core Dec 26, 1962
- E15 Duel at Shiloh Mytharc Jan 2, 1963
- E16 The Exiles Core Jan 9, 1963
- E17 The Judgement Mytharc Jan 16, 1963
- E18 Say Goodbye to All That Core Jan 23, 1963
- E19 The Man Who Couldn't Die Core Jan 30, 1963
- E20 If You Have Tears Core Feb 13, 1963
- E21 The Small Parade Mytharc Feb 20, 1963
- E22 Vengeance is the Spur Core Feb 27, 1963
- E23 The Money Cage Core Mar 6, 1963
- E24 The Golden Door Mytharc Mar 13, 1963
- E25 A Distant Fury Core Mar 20, 1963
- E26 Echo of Another Day Mytharc Mar 27, 1963
- E27 Strangers at Sundown Core Apr 3, 1963
- E28 The Mountain of the Sun Mytharc Apr 17, 1963
- E29 Run Away Home Mytharc Apr 24, 1963
- E30 The Final Hour Mytharc May 1, 1963
Season 2 · 30 episodes
- E1 Ride a Dark Trail Mytharc Sep 18, 1963
- E2 To Make This Place Remember Core Sep 25, 1963
- E3 No Tears for Savannah Core Oct 2, 1963
- E4 A Killer in Town Core Oct 9, 1963
- E5 The Evil That Men Do Core Oct 16, 1963
- E6 It Takes a Big Man Mytharc Oct 23, 1963
- E7 Brother Thaddeus Core Oct 30, 1963
- E8 A Portrait of Marie Valonne Core Nov 6, 1963
- E9 Run Quiet Core Nov 13, 1963
- E10 Stopover in a Western Town Core Nov 27, 1963
- E11 The Fatal Journey Mytharc Dec 4, 1963
- E12 A Time Remembered Core Dec 11, 1963
- E13 Siege Mytharc Dec 18, 1963
- E14 Man of Violence Mytharc Dec 25, 1963
- E15 The Invaders Core Jan 1, 1964
- E16 Roar from the Mountain Core Jan 8, 1964
- E17 The Fortunes of J. Jimerson Jones Core Jan 15, 1964
- E18 The Thirty Days of Gavin Heath Core Jan 22, 1964
- E19 The Drifter Core Jan 29, 1964
- E20 First to Thine Own Self Mytharc Feb 12, 1964
- E21 A Matter of Destiny Core Feb 19, 1964
- E22 Smile of a Dragon Core Feb 26, 1964
- E23 The Intruders Core Mar 4, 1964
- E24 Another's Footsteps Mytharc Mar 11, 1964
- E25 Rope of Lies Core Mar 25, 1964
- E26 The Secret of Brynmar Hall Core Apr 1, 1964
- E27 The Long Quest Core Apr 8, 1964
- E28 A Bride for Lars Core Apr 15, 1964
- E29 Dark Destiny Mytharc Apr 29, 1964
- E30 A Man Called Kane Mytharc May 6, 1964
Season 3 · 30 episodes
- E1 Ryker Mytharc Sep 16, 1964
- E2 Dark Challenge Mytharc Sep 23, 1964
- E3 The Stallion Core Sep 30, 1964
- E4 The Hero Core Oct 7, 1964
- E5 Felicity's Spring Core Oct 14, 1964
- E6 The Brazos Kid Core Oct 21, 1964
- E7 Big Image . . . Little Man Core Oct 28, 1964
- E8 A Father for Toby Core Nov 4, 1964
- E9 The Girl from Yesterday Core Nov 11, 1964
- E10 Return a Stranger Core Nov 18, 1964
- E11 All Nice and Legal Core Nov 25, 1964
- E12 A Gallows for Sam Horn Core Dec 2, 1964
- E13 Portrait of a Widow Core Dec 9, 1964
- E14 The Payment Core Dec 16, 1964
- E15 Man of the People Core Dec 23, 1964
- E16 The Hour of the Tiger Core Dec 30, 1964
- E17 Two Men Named Laredo Mytharc Jan 6, 1965
- E18 Hideout Core Jan 13, 1965
- E19 Six Graves at Cripple Creek Core Jan 27, 1965
- E20 Lost Yesterday Mytharc Feb 3, 1965
- E21 A Slight Case of Charity Core Feb 10, 1965
- E22 You Take the High Road Mytharc Feb 17, 1965
- E23 Shadows of the Past Mytharc Feb 24, 1965
- E24 Legend of a Lawman Core Mar 3, 1965
- E25 Timberland Core Mar 10, 1965
- E26 Dangerous Road Core Mar 17, 1965
- E27 Farewell to Honesty Mytharc Mar 24, 1965
- E28 Old Cowboy Core Mar 31, 1965
- E29 Showdown Mytharc Apr 14, 1965
- E30 We've Lost a Train Mytharc Apr 21, 1965
Season 4 · 30 episodes
- E1 The Brothers Mytharc Sep 15, 1965
- E2 Day of the Scorpion Core Sep 22, 1965
- E3 A Little Learning Core Sep 29, 1965
- E4 The Claim Mytharc Oct 6, 1965
- E5 The Awakening Core Oct 13, 1965
- E6 Ring of Silence Core Oct 27, 1965
- E7 Jennifer Core Nov 3, 1965
- E8 Nobility of Kings Core Nov 10, 1965
- E9 Show Me a Hero Core Nov 17, 1965
- E10 Beyond the Border Core Nov 24, 1965
- E11 The Dream of Stavros Karas Core Dec 1, 1965
- E12 The Laramie Road Core Dec 8, 1965
- E13 The Horse Fighter Core Dec 15, 1965
- E14 Letter of the Law Core Dec 22, 1965
- E15 Blaze of Glory Core Dec 29, 1965
- E16 Nobody Said Hello Core Jan 5, 1966
- E17 Men with Guns Core Jan 12, 1966
- E18 Long Ride to Wind River Core Jan 19, 1966
- E19 Chaff in the Wind Core Jan 26, 1966
- E20 The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All Core Feb 2, 1966
- E21 Morgan Starr Core Feb 9, 1966
- E22 Harvest of Strangers Core Feb 16, 1966
- E23 Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross Core Feb 23, 1966
- E24 One Spring Like Long Ago Core Mar 2, 1966
- E25 The Return of Golden Tom Core Mar 9, 1966
- E26 The Wolves Up Front, the Jackals Behind Core Mar 23, 1966
- E27 That Saunders Woman Core Mar 30, 1966
- E28 No Drums, No Trumpets Core Apr 6, 1966
- E29 A Bald-Faced Boy Mytharc Apr 13, 1966
- E30 The Mark of a Man Mytharc Apr 20, 1966
Season 5 · 29 episodes
- E1 Legacy of Hate Mytharc Sep 14, 1966
- E2 Ride to Delphi Core Sep 21, 1966
- E3 The Captive Core Sep 28, 1966
- E4 An Echo of Thunder Core Oct 5, 1966
- E5 Jacob Was a Plain Man Core Oct 12, 1966
- E6 The Challenge Core Oct 19, 1966
- E7 Outcast Core Oct 26, 1966
- E8 Trail to Ashley Mountain Core Nov 2, 1966
- E9 Deadeye Dick Core Nov 9, 1966
- E10 High Stakes Core Nov 16, 1966
- E11 Beloved Outlaw Core Nov 23, 1966
- E12 Linda Core Nov 30, 1966
- E13 Long Journey Home Core Dec 14, 1966
- E14 The Girl on the Glass Mountain Core Dec 28, 1966
- E15 Vengeance Trail Core Jan 4, 1967
- E16 Sue Ann Core Jan 11, 1967
- E17 Yesterday's Timepiece Core Jan 18, 1967
- E18 Requiem for a Country Doctor Mytharc Jan 25, 1967
- E19 The Modoc Kid Core Feb 1, 1967
- E20 The Gauntlet Core Feb 8, 1967
- E21 Without Mercy Core Feb 15, 1967
- E22 Melanie Core Feb 22, 1967
- E23 Doctor Pat Core Mar 1, 1967
- E24 Nightmare at Fort Killman Core Mar 8, 1967
- E25 Bitter Harvest Core Mar 15, 1967
- E26 A Welcoming Town Core Mar 22, 1967
- E27 The Girl on the Pinto Core Mar 29, 1967
- E28 Lady of the House Mytharc Apr 5, 1967
- E29 The Strange Quest of Claire Bingham Mytharc Apr 12, 1967
Frequently asked questions
Where is the show set?
The series is set at the Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory.
When does the show take place?
The story takes place in the 1890s.
Who owns the ranch?
The ranch is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie.
What is the primary focus of the stories?
The stories focus more on character and relationships than typical western tropes.
Is the show a standard western?
It is described as a western that prioritizes character-driven narratives.