Cheyenne is an American Western television series which ran on ABC from 1955 to 1962. The show broadcast 108 black-and-white episodes. The show was the first hour-long Western, and was the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season. It was also the first series to be made by a major Hollywood film studio which did not derive from its established film properties, and the first of a long chain of Warner Bros. original series produced by William T. Orr.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Average viewership (in millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 15 | September 20, 1955 | May 29, 1956 | Not in top 30 | N/A | |
| 2 | 20 | September 11, 1956 | June 4, 1957 | Not in top 30 | N/A | |
| 3 | 20 | September 24, 1957 | June 17, 1958 | 13 | 12.7[1] | |
| 4 | 13 | September 21, 1959 | March 14, 1960 | 18 | 12.3[2] | |
| 5 | 13 | October 3, 1960 | May 15, 1961 | 17 | 11.8[3] | |
| 6 | 14 | September 25, 1961 | April 23, 1962 | 28 | 10.4[4] | |
| 7 | 13 | September 24, 1962 | December 17, 1962 | Not in top 30 | N/A | |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (1955–56)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest Stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Mountain Fortress" | James Garner as Lt. Forsythe | September 20, 1955 |
| 2 | 2 | "Julesburg" | Ray Teal as a cattle baron Billy Chapin as Tommy Scott | October 11, 1955 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Argonauts" | Rod Taylor as Clancy Edward Andrews as Duncan | November 1, 1955 |
| 4 | 4 | "Border Showdown" | Adele Mara | November 22, 1955 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Outlander" | Doris Dowling | December 13, 1955 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Travelers" | James Gleason Robert Armstrong | January 3, 1956 |
| 7 | 7 | "Decision" | James Garner as Lt. Rogers Michael Landon as a trooper | January 24, 1956 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Storm Riders" | Beverly Michaels Regis Toomey | February 7, 1956 |
| 9 | 9 | "Rendezvous at Red Rock" | Gerald Mohr as Pat Keogh | February 21, 1956 |
| 10 | 10 | "West of the River" | Lois Collier Trevor Bardette | March 10, 1956 |
| 11 | 11 | "Quicksand" | Dean Fredericks as Yellowknife Dennis Hopper as The Utah Kid | April 1, 1956 |
| 12 | 12 | "Fury at Rio Hondo" | Peggie Castle as Mary "Mississippi" Brown | April 17, 1956 |
| 13 | 13 | "Star in the Dust" | Chris Alcaide as Deputy Hack | May 1, 1956 |
| 14 | 14 | "Johnny Bravo" | Penny Edwards | May 15, 1956 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Last Train West" | James Garner as Rev. Brett Mailer | May 29, 1956 |
Season 2 (1956–57)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest Stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | "The Dark Rider" | Diane Brewster as Samantha Crawford | September 11, 1956 |
| 17 | 2 | "The Long Winter" | Hayden Rorke as Major George Early | September 25, 1956 |
| 18 | 3 | "Death Deals the Hand" | Terry Wilson as a robber | October 9, 1956 |
| 19 | 4 | "The Bounty Killers" | Walter Coy as Sheriff Townley | October 23, 1956 |
| 20 | 5 | "The Law Man" | Andrea King Grant Withers | November 6, 1956 |
| 21 | 6 | "Mustang Trail" | Diane Brewster | November 20, 1956 |
| 22 | 7 | "Lone Gun" | Trevor Bardette as Amarillo Ames | December 4, 1956 |
| 23 | 8 | "The Trap" | Margaret Hayes | December 18, 1956 |
| 24 | 9 | "The Iron Trail" | Dennis Hopper as Abe Larson | January 1, 1957 |
| 25 | 10 | "Land Beyond the Law" | Francis DeSales as Lieutenant Quentin Dan Blocker as Pete Andrew Duggan as Major Ellwood James Griffith appeared as Joe Epic Jennifer Howard as Ellen Ellwood Forrest Lewis as Charlie Miller Rory Mallinson appeared as Tom Andrews Phil Tead appeared as Yound | January 15, 1957 |
| 26 | 11 | "Test of Courage" | Mary Castle as Alice Wilson | January 29, 1957 |
| 27 | 12 | "War Party" | Angie Dickinson as Jeannie Trude James Garner as Peake | February 12, 1957 |
| 28 | 13 | "Deadline" | John Qualen | February 26, 1957 |
| 29 | 14 | "Big Ghost Basin" | Slim Pickens as Gary Owen | March 12, 1957 |
| 30 | 15 | "Born Bad" | Robert F. Simon as Chad Wilcox | March 26, 1957 |
| 31 | 16 | "The Brand" | Edd Byrnes as Clay Rafferty Kelo Henderson as Doc Pardes Francis DeSales as The Sheriff | April 9, 1957 |
| 32 | 17 | "Decision at Gunsight" | John Carradine as Delos Gerrard | April 23, 1957 |
| 33 | 18 | "The Spanish Grant" | Hal Baylor as Jed Rayner Peggie Castle as Amy Gordon Frank Ferguson as Sheriff Allen Anthony George as Sancho Mendariz Douglas Kennedy as Blake Holloway | May 7, 1957 |
| 34 | 19 | "Hard Bargain" | Richard Crenna as Curley Galway | May 21, 1957 |
| 35 | 20 | "The Broken Pledge" | Jean Byron as Fay Kirby Frank de Kova as Chief Sitting Bull Dean Fredericks as Little Chief | June 4, 1957 |
Season 3 (1957–58)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest Stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | "Incident at Indian Springs" | Dan Barton as Jim Ellis Christopher Olsen as Kenny | September 24, 1957 |
| 37 | 2 | "The Conspirators" | Joan Weldon Tom Conway Guinn "Big Boy" Williams | October 8, 1957 |
| 38 | 3 | "The Mutton Puncher" | Gilman Rankin as Ringo | October 22, 1957 |
| 39 | 4 | "Border Affair" | Erin O'Brien Sebastian Cabot | November 5, 1957 |
| 40 | 5 | "Devil's Canyon" | Ainslie Pryor played King Forest | November 19, 1957 |
| 41 | 6 | "Town of Fear" | Ron Hayes as The Durango Kid Walter Coy as Sheriff Townley | December 3, 1957 |
| 42 | 7 | "Hired Gun" | Alan Hale Jr. as Les Bridgeman Don Megowan as Kiley Rand | December 17, 1957 |
| 43 | 8 | "Top Hand" | Peter Brown as Clay Conover Walt Barnes as Chris Barlow Jeanne Cooper appeared as Marie Conover Terry Frost as Dan Naylor Ed Prentiss as Ben Gentry | December 31, 1957 |
| 44 | 9 | "The Last Comanchero" | Edd Byrnes as Benji Danton Harold J. Stone as Rafe Larkin | January 14, 1958 |
| 45 | 10 | "The Gambler" | Evelyn Ankers as Robbie James James Seay appeared as Duke Tavener | January 28, 1958 |
| 46 | 11 | "Renegades" | Peter Brown as Jed Wayne Steve Darrell as Chief Little Elk | February 11, 1958 |
| 47 | 12 | "The Empty Gun" | John Russell as Matt Reardon Tod Griffin as Sheriff Frank Day Sean Garrison as Mike | February 25, 1958 |
| 48 | 13 | "White Warrior" | Michael Landon as White Hawk / Alan Horn Peter Whitney as Eli Henderson | March 11, 1958 |
| 49 | 14 | "Ghost of the Cimarron" | Russ Conway as Marshal Stort Vaughn Taylor as Doc Johnson Wright King as the Kiowa Kid Peter Brown as Billy Younger | March 25, 1958 |
| 50 | 15 | "Wagon-Tongue North" | Ann McCrea as Faith Swain | April 8, 1958 |
| 51 | 16 | "The Long Search" | Claude Akins as Sheriff Bob Walters Gail Kobe as Della Carver Randy Stuart as Margaret "Peg" Ellis | April 22, 1958 |
| 52 | 17 | "Standoff" | Joy Page Rodolfo Acosta | May 6, 1958 |
| 53 | 18 | "Dead to Rights" | Joanna Barnes as Adelaide Marshall Don "Red" Barry appeared as Shorty Jones Mike Conners as Roy Simmons Saundra Edwards as Vardis Coll Don Megowan as Gregg Dewey John Russell as Saylor Hornbrook Karl Swenson as Bruce Coll | May 20, 1958 |
| 54 | 19 | "Noose at Noon" | Dan Blocker as Deputy Sam | June 3, 1958 |
| 55 | 20 | "The Angry Sky" | Andrew Duggan as Black Jack | June 17, 1958 |
Season 4 (1959–60)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest Stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | "Blind Spot" | Robert L. Crawford Jr. Jean Byron Adam West John Litel | September 21, 1959 |
| 57 | 2 | "The Reprieve" | Tim Considine as Billy McQueen Connie Stevens as Clovis | October 5, 1959 |
| 58 | 3 | "The Rebellion" | Rodolfo Acosta Faith Domergue | October 12, 1959 |
| 59 | 4 | "Trial by Conscience" | Jeff York Pat Crowley | October 26, 1959 |
| 60 | 5 | "The Imposter" | James Drury as Bill Magruder | November 2, 1959 |
| 61 | 6 | "Prisoner of Moon Mesa" | Robert F. Simon as Hub Lassiter | November 16, 1959 |
| 62 | 7 | "Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude" | Lorne Greene as Colonel Bell Tyler McVey as Henry Toland Barry Atwater as George Armstrong Custer | January 4, 1960 |
| 63 | 8 | "Gold, Glory and Custer - Requiem" | Lorne Greene as Colonel Bell Tyler McVey as Henry Toland Barry Atwater as George Armstrong Custer | January 11, 1960 |
| 64 | 9 | "Riot at Arroyo Seco" | Whitney Blake as Beth Tobin | February 1, 1960 |
| 65 | 10 | "Apache Blood" | February 8, 1960 | |
| 66 | 11 | "Outcast of Cripple Creek" | Rhodes Reason Lisa Gaye | February 29, 1960 |
| 67 | 12 | "Alibi for the Scalped Man" | Mala Powers R.G. Armstrong | March 7, 1960 |
| 68 | 13 | "Home Is the Brave" | Brad Johnson as Sheriff Dan Blaisdell | March 14, 1960 |
Season 5 (1960–61)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest Stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 1 | "The Long Rope" | Donald May as Fred Baker/Randy Pierce Merry Anders as Ruth Graham/Fay Pierce | October 3, 1960 |
| 70 | 2 | "Counterfeit Gun" | Ron Howard as Timmy | October 10, 1960 |
| 71 | 3 | "Road to Three Graves" | Alan Hale Jr. Jean Byron | October 31, 1960 |
| 72 | 4 | "Two Trails to Santa Fe" | Tony Young as Yellowknife Robert Colbert as Army Corporal Howie Burch | November 28, 1960 |
| 73 | 5 | "Savage Breed" | Walter Coy as Sheriff Townley | December 19, 1960 |
| 74 | 6 | "Incident at Dawson Flats" | Gerald Mohr as Elmer Bostrum Jock Gaynor as Johnny McIntire , Joan O'Brien as Selma Dawson | January 9, 1961 |
| 75 | 7 | "Duel at Judas Basin" | Max Baer Jr. Jacques Aubuchon | January 30, 1961 |
| 76 | 8 | "The Return of Mr. Grimm" | R. G. Armstrong as Nathanael Grimm | February 13, 1961 |
| 77 | 9 | "The Beholden" | Patrice Wymore Max Baer Jr. | February 27, 1961 |
| 78 | 10 | "The Frightened Town" | Gregg Palmer as Dillard | March 20, 1961 |
| 79 | 11 | "Lone Patrol" | Dawn Wells as Sarah Claypool | April 10, 1961 |
| 80 | 12 | "Massacre at Gunsight Pass" | Robert Knapp as Frank Thorne | May 1, 1961 |
| 81 | 13 | "The Greater Glory" | Tod Griffin as Rafe Donovan | May 15, 1961 |
Season 6 (1961–62)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest Stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 1 | "Winchester Quarantine" | Susan Cummings as Helen Ransom | September 25, 1961 |
| 83 | 2 | "Trouble Street" | Ahna Capri as Mary Randall Gilman Rankin as Price | October 2, 1961 |
| 84 | 3 | "Cross Purpose" | Joyce Meadows as Madaline De Vier | October 9, 1961 |
| 85 | 4 | "The Young Fugitives" | Dayton Lummis as Frank Collins Richard Evans as Gilby Collins Anne Whitfield Nita | October 23, 1961 |
| 86 | 5 | "Day's Pay" | Ellen Burstyn as Emmy Mae | October 31, 1961 |
| 87 | 6 | "Retaliation" | Randy Stuart | November 13, 1961 |
| 88 | 7 | "Storm Center" | Dorothy Green | November 20, 1961 |
| 89 | 8 | "Legacy of the Lost" | Peter Breck as James Abbot in | December 4, 1961 |
| 90 | 9 | "The Brahma Bull" | Suzi Carnell | December 11, 1961 |
| 91 | 10 | "The Wedding Rings" | Margarita Cordova | January 8, 1962 |
| 92 | 11 | "The Idol" | Roger Mobley as Gabe Morse | January 29, 1962 |
| 93 | 12 | "One Way Ticket" | Philip Carey as Cole Younger Ronnie Dapo as Roy Barrington Philip Carey as Cole Younger | February 12, 1962 |
| 94 | 13 | "The Bad Penny" | Susan Seaforth Hayes | March 12, 1962 |
| 95 | 14 | "A Man Called Ragan" | Larry Ward as Marshal Frank Ragan | April 23, 1962 |
In "A Man Called Ragan", the titular character of Cheyenne Bodie never appears. That episode was a pilot for The Dakotas (a spin-off of Cheyenne). It was presented as an episode of Cheyenne in 1962; The Dakotas would be on the air until 1963.
Season 7 (1962)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest Stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 1 | "The Durango Brothers" | Sally Kellerman as Lottie Durango | September 24, 1962 |
| 97 | 2 | "Satonka" | Susan Seaforth Hayes James Best | October 1, 1962 |
| 98 | 3 | "Sweet Sam" | Roger Mobley as Billy | October 8, 1962 |
| 99 | 4 | "Man Alone" | Robert Karnes as Matt Walsh | October 15, 1962 |
| 100 | 5 | "The Quick and the Deadly" | Chris Alcaide as Deputy Hack I. Stanford Jolley as Ezra | October 22, 1962 |
| 101 | 6 | "Indian Gold" | Peter Breck as Sheriff Matt Kilgore | October 29, 1962 |
| 102 | 7 | "Dark Decision" | John M. Pickard as Ben Cask Michael Landon as a trooper Peter Breck as Tony Chance | November 5, 1962 |
| 103 | 8 | "Pocketful of Stars" | Lisa Lu Robert Anderson Peter Brown | November 12, 1962 |
| 104 | 9 | "The Vanishing Breed" | Harry Lauter as Walt Taylor | November 19, 1962 |
| 105 | 10 | "Vengeance Is Mine" | Jean Willes Denver Pyle | November 26, 1962 |
| 106 | 11 | "Johnny Brassbuttons" | Tony Young as Johnny Brassbuttons | December 3, 1962 |
| 107 | 12 | "Wanted for the Murder of Cheyenne Bodie" | Ruta Lee as Lenore Hanford Robert Knapp as Deputy Rankin | December 10, 1962 |
| 108 | 13 | "Showdown at Oxbend" | James Stacy as Luther James Joan Caulfield as Darcy Clay Andrew Duggan Ed Foster | December 17, 1962 |
References
edit- ^ "TV Ratings: 1957–1958". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1958–1959". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1959–1960". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1960–1961". ClassicTVguide.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
External links
edit- Cheyenne at epguides.com
- Cheyenne at IMDb