List of Cheyenne episodes

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.

Scene from the program, 1956

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankAverage viewership (in millions)
First airedLast aired
115September 20, 1955 (1955-09-20)May 29, 1956 (1956-05-29)Not in top 30N/A
220September 11, 1956 (1956-09-11)June 4, 1957 (1957-06-04)Not in top 30N/A
320September 24, 1957 (1957-09-24)June 17, 1958 (1958-06-17)1312.7[1]
413September 21, 1959 (1959-09-21)March 14, 1960 (1960-03-14)1812.3[2]
513October 3, 1960 (1960-10-03)May 15, 1961 (1961-05-15)1711.8[3]
614September 25, 1961 (1961-09-25)April 23, 1962 (1962-04-23)2810.4[4]
713September 24, 1962 (1962-09-24)December 17, 1962 (1962-12-17)Not in top 30N/A

Episodes

Season 1 (1955–56)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleGuest StarsOriginal air date
11"Mountain Fortress"James Garner as Lt. ForsytheSeptember 20, 1955 (1955-09-20)
22"Julesburg"Ray Teal as a cattle baron
Billy Chapin as Tommy Scott
October 11, 1955 (1955-10-11)
33"The Argonauts"Rod Taylor as Clancy
Edward Andrews as Duncan
November 1, 1955 (1955-11-01)
44"Border Showdown"Adele MaraNovember 22, 1955 (1955-11-22)
55"The Outlander"Doris DowlingDecember 13, 1955 (1955-12-13)
66"The Travelers"James Gleason
Robert Armstrong
January 3, 1956 (1956-01-03)
77"Decision"James Garner as Lt. Rogers
Michael Landon as a trooper
January 24, 1956 (1956-01-24)
88"The Storm Riders"Beverly Michaels
Regis Toomey
February 7, 1956 (1956-02-07)
99"Rendezvous at Red Rock"Gerald Mohr as Pat KeoghFebruary 21, 1956 (1956-02-21)
1010"West of the River"Lois Collier
Trevor Bardette
March 10, 1956 (1956-03-10)
1111"Quicksand"Dean Fredericks as Yellowknife
Dennis Hopper as The Utah Kid
April 1, 1956 (1956-04-01)
1212"Fury at Rio Hondo"Peggie Castle as Mary "Mississippi" BrownApril 17, 1956 (1956-04-17)
1313"Star in the Dust"Chris Alcaide as Deputy Hack
May 1, 1956 (1956-05-01)
1414"Johnny Bravo"Penny EdwardsMay 15, 1956 (1956-05-15)
1515"The Last Train West"James Garner as Rev. Brett MailerMay 29, 1956 (1956-05-29)

Season 2 (1956–57)

In "The Dark Rider," the first episode of season 2, Diane Brewster appears as Samantha Crawford, a character later featured in four episodes of Maverick starring James Garner and Jack Kelly between 1957 and 1959, another Warner Bros.Western series. "Samantha Crawford" was the maiden name of writer/producer Roy Huggins' mother. Huggins produced Cheyenne beginning with season 2 and Maverick for its first two (and most successful) seasons. "The Dark Rider" was filmed again as a Maverick episode starring Jack Kelly titled "Yellow River," but with a different cast (Warner Bros. frequently recycled scripts through their various series during this era, changing only the names and locales). At one point, Kelly's character (Bart Maverick) notes to the new leading lady that she reminds him of Samantha Crawford.

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleGuest StarsOriginal air date
161"The Dark Rider"Diane Brewster as Samantha CrawfordSeptember 11, 1956 (1956-09-11)
172"The Long Winter"Hayden Rorke as Major George EarlySeptember 25, 1956 (1956-09-25)
183"Death Deals the Hand"Terry Wilson as a robberOctober 9, 1956 (1956-10-09)
194"The Bounty Killers"Walter Coy as Sheriff TownleyOctober 23, 1956 (1956-10-23)
205"The Law Man"Andrea King
Grant Withers
November 6, 1956 (1956-11-06)
216"Mustang Trail"Diane BrewsterNovember 20, 1956 (1956-11-20)
227"Lone Gun"Trevor Bardette as Amarillo AmesDecember 4, 1956 (1956-12-04)
238"The Trap"Margaret HayesDecember 18, 1956 (1956-12-18)
249"The Iron Trail"Dennis Hopper as Abe LarsonJanuary 1, 1957 (1957-01-01)
2510"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 (1957-01-15)
2611"Test of Courage"Mary Castle as Alice WilsonJanuary 29, 1957 (1957-01-29)
2712"War Party"Angie Dickinson as Jeannie Trude
James Garner as Peake
February 12, 1957 (1957-02-12)
2813"Deadline"John QualenFebruary 26, 1957 (1957-02-26)
2914"Big Ghost Basin"Slim Pickens as Gary OwenMarch 12, 1957 (1957-03-12)
3015"Born Bad"Robert F. Simon as Chad WilcoxMarch 26, 1957 (1957-03-26)
3116"The Brand"Edd Byrnes as Clay Rafferty
Kelo Henderson as Doc Pardes
Francis DeSales as The Sheriff
April 9, 1957 (1957-04-09)
3217"Decision at Gunsight"John Carradine as Delos GerrardApril 23, 1957 (1957-04-23)
3318"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 (1957-05-07)
3419"Hard Bargain"Richard Crenna as Curley GalwayMay 21, 1957 (1957-05-21)
3520"The Broken Pledge"Jean Byron as Fay Kirby
Frank de Kova as Chief Sitting Bull
Dean Fredericks as Little Chief
June 4, 1957 (1957-06-04)

Season 3 (1957–58)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleGuest StarsOriginal air date
361"Incident at Indian Springs"Dan Barton as Jim Ellis
Christopher Olsen as Kenny
September 24, 1957 (1957-09-24)
372"The Conspirators"Joan Weldon
Tom Conway
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
October 8, 1957 (1957-10-08)
383"The Mutton Puncher"Gilman Rankin as RingoOctober 22, 1957 (1957-10-22)
394"Border Affair"Erin O'Brien
Sebastian Cabot
November 5, 1957 (1957-11-05)
405"Devil's Canyon"Ainslie Pryor played King ForestNovember 19, 1957 (1957-11-19)
416"Town of Fear"Ron Hayes as The Durango Kid
Walter Coy as Sheriff Townley
December 3, 1957 (1957-12-03)
427"Hired Gun"Alan Hale Jr. as Les Bridgeman
Don Megowan as Kiley Rand
December 17, 1957 (1957-12-17)
438"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 (1957-12-31)
449"The Last Comanchero"Edd Byrnes as Benji Danton
Harold J. Stone as Rafe Larkin
January 14, 1958 (1958-01-14)
4510"The Gambler"Evelyn Ankers as Robbie James
James Seay appeared as Duke Tavener
January 28, 1958 (1958-01-28)
4611"Renegades"Peter Brown as Jed Wayne
Steve Darrell as Chief Little Elk
February 11, 1958 (1958-02-11)
4712"The Empty Gun"John Russell as Matt Reardon
Tod Griffin as Sheriff Frank Day
Sean Garrison as Mike
February 25, 1958 (1958-02-25)
4813"White Warrior"Michael Landon as White Hawk / Alan Horn
Peter Whitney as Eli Henderson
March 11, 1958 (1958-03-11)
4914"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 (1958-03-25)
5015"Wagon-Tongue North"Ann McCrea as Faith SwainApril 8, 1958 (1958-04-08)
5116"The Long Search"Claude Akins as Sheriff Bob Walters
Gail Kobe as Della Carver
Randy Stuart as Mararet "Peg" Ellis
April 22, 1958 (1958-04-22)
5217"Standoff"Joy Page
Rodolfo Acosta
May 6, 1958 (1958-05-06)
5318"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 (1958-05-20)
5419"Noose at Noon"Dan Blocker as Deputy SamJune 3, 1958 (1958-06-03)
5520"The Angry Sky"Andrew Duggan as Black JackJune 17, 1958 (1958-06-17)

Season 4 (1959–60)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleGuest StarsOriginal air date
561"Blind Spot"Robert L. Crawford Jr.
Jean Byron
Adam West
John Litel
September 21, 1959 (1959-09-21)
572"The Reprieve"Tim Considine as Billy McQueen
Connie Stevens as Clovis
October 5, 1959 (1959-10-05)
583"The Rebellion"Rodolfo Acosta
Faith Domergue
October 12, 1959 (1959-10-12)
594"Trial by Conscience"Jeff York
Pat Crowley
October 26, 1959 (1959-10-26)
605"The Imposter"James Drury as Bill MagruderNovember 2, 1959 (1959-11-02)
616"Prisoner of Moon Mesa"Robert F. Simon as Hub LassiterNovember 16, 1959 (1959-11-16)
627"Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude"Lorne Greene as Colonel Bell
Tyler McVey as Henry Toland
Barry Atwater as George Armstrong Custer
January 4, 1960 (1960-01-04)
638"Gold, Glory and Custer - Requiem"Lorne Greene as Colonel Bell
Tyler McVey as Henry Toland
Barry Atwater as George Armstrong Custer
January 11, 1960 (1960-01-11)
649"Riot at Arroyo Seco"Whitney Blake as Beth TobinFebruary 1, 1960 (1960-02-01)
6510"Apache Blood"February 8, 1960 (1960-02-08)
6611"Outcast of Cripple Creek"Rhodes Reason
Lisa Gaye
February 29, 1960 (1960-02-29)
6712"Alibi for the Scalped Man"Mala Powers
R.G. Armstrong
March 7, 1960 (1960-03-07)
6813"Home Is the Brave"Brad Johnson as Sheriff Dan BlaisdellMarch 14, 1960 (1960-03-14)

Season 5 (1960–61)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleGuest StarsOriginal air date
691"The Long Rope"Donald May as Fred Baker/Randy Pierce
Merry Anders as Ruth Graham/Fay Pierce
October 3, 1960 (1960-10-03)
702"Counterfeit Gun"Ron Howard as TimmyOctober 10, 1960 (1960-10-10)
713"Road to Three Graves"Alan Hale Jr.
Jean Byron
October 31, 1960 (1960-10-31)
724"Two Trails to Santa Fe"Tony Young as Yellowknife
Robert Colbert as Army Corporal Howie Burch
November 28, 1960 (1960-11-28)
735"Savage Breed"Walter Coy as Sheriff TownleyDecember 19, 1960 (1960-12-19)
746"Incident at Dawson Flats"Gerald Mohr as Elmer Bostrum
Jock Gaynor as Johnny McIntire
, Joan O'Brien as Selma Dawson
January 9, 1961 (1961-01-09)
757"Duel at Judas Basin"Max Baer Jr.
Jacques Aubuchon
January 30, 1961 (1961-01-30)
768"The Return of Mr. Grimm"R. G. Armstrong as Nathanael GrimmFebruary 13, 1961 (1961-02-13)
779"The Beholden"Patrice Wymore
Max Baer Jr.
February 27, 1961 (1961-02-27)
7810"The Frightened Town"Gregg Palmer as DillardMarch 20, 1961 (1961-03-20)
7911"Lone Patrol"Dawn Wells as Sarah ClaypoolApril 10, 1961 (1961-04-10)
8012"Massacre at Gunsight Pass"Robert Knapp as Frank ThorneMay 1, 1961 (1961-05-01)
8113"The Greater Glory"Tod Griffin as Rafe DonovanMay 15, 1961 (1961-05-15)

Season 6 (1961–62)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleGuest StarsOriginal air date
821"Winchester Quarantine"Susan Cummings as Helen RansomSeptember 25, 1961 (1961-09-25)
832"Trouble Street"Ahna Capri as Mary Randall
Gilman Rankin as Price
October 2, 1961 (1961-10-02)
843"Cross Purpose"Joyce Meadows as Madaline De VierOctober 9, 1961 (1961-10-09)
854"The Young Fugitives"Dayton Lummis as Frank Collins
Richard Evans as Gilby Collins
Anne Whitfield Nita
October 23, 1961 (1961-10-23)
865"Day's Pay"Ellen Burstyn as Emmy MaeOctober 31, 1961 (1961-10-31)
876"Retaliation"Randy StuartNovember 13, 1961 (1961-11-13)
887"Storm Center"Dorothy GreenNovember 20, 1961 (1961-11-20)
898"Legacy of the Lost"Peter Breck as James Abbot inDecember 4, 1961 (1961-12-04)
909"The Brahma Bull"Suzi CarnellDecember 11, 1961 (1961-12-11)
9110"The Wedding Rings"Margarita CordovaJanuary 8, 1962 (1962-01-08)
9211"The Idol"Roger Mobley as Gabe MorseJanuary 29, 1962 (1962-01-29)
9312"One Way Ticket"Philip Carey as Cole Younger
Ronnie Dapo as Roy Barrington
Philip Carey as Cole Younger
February 12, 1962 (1962-02-12)
9413"The Bad Penny"Susan Seaforth HayesMarch 12, 1962 (1962-03-12)
9514"A Man Called Ragan"Larry Ward as Marshal Frank RaganApril 23, 1962 (1962-04-23)

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)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleGuest StarsOriginal air date
961"The Durango Brothers"Sally Kellerman as Lottie DurangoSeptember 24, 1962 (1962-09-24)
972"Satonka"Susan Seaforth Hayes
James Best
October 1, 1962 (1962-10-01)
983"Sweet Sam"Roger Mobley as BillyOctober 8, 1962 (1962-10-08)
994"Man Alone"Robert Karnes as Matt WalshOctober 15, 1962 (1962-10-15)
1005"The Quick and the Deadly"Chris Alcaide as Deputy Hack
I. Stanford Jolley as Ezra
October 22, 1962 (1962-10-22)
1016"Indian Gold"Peter Breck as Sheriff Matt KilgoreOctober 29, 1962 (1962-10-29)
1027"Dark Decision"John M. Pickard as Ben Cask
Michael Landon as a trooper
Peter Breck as Tony Chance
November 5, 1962 (1962-11-05)
1038"Pocketful of Stars"Lisa Lu
Robert Anderson
Peter Brown
November 12, 1962 (1962-11-12)
1049"The Vanishing Breed"Harry Lauter as Walt TaylorNovember 19, 1962 (1962-11-19)
10510"Vengeance Is Mine"Jean Willes
Denver Pyle
November 26, 1962 (1962-11-26)
10611"Johnny Brassbuttons"Tony Young as Johnny BrassbuttonsDecember 3, 1962 (1962-12-03)
10712"Wanted for the Murder of Cheyenne Bodie"Ruta Lee as Lenore Hanford
Robert Knapp as Deputy Rankin
December 10, 1962 (1962-12-10)
10813"Showdown at Oxbend"James Stacy as Luther James
Joan Caulfield as Darcy Clay
Andrew Duggan Ed Foster
December 17, 1962 (1962-12-17)

References

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