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The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958–1963 · TV · 5 seasons · 168 episodes · TV-PG

The series ran 5 seasons across 168 episodes and has ended. Streaming on Prime, Peacock, and Tubi.

Synopsis

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb8.3/1071%
TMDB7.1/1054 votes29%
Balasaur Score80100%

Seasons

1Season 140 ep1958
2Season 236 ep1959
3Season 334 ep1960
4Season 432 ep1961
5Season 526 ep1962

Key crew

Cast

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