Series
Country
Duration
No. of episodes
Cast
Notes
1883 2021–2022
10
Sam Elliott , Faith Hill , Tim McGraw , Isabel May
Prequel to Yellowstone
1923 2022–present
8
Helen Mirren , Harrison Ford , Brandon Sklenar
Prequel to Yellowstone Montana during the Prohibition and the early stages of the Great Depression
26 Men 1957–1959
78
Tristram Coffin , Kelo Henderson
Action in the Afternoon 1953–1954
Barry Cassell, Harriss Forrest, Jack Valentine, Mary Elaine Watts
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 1993–1994
27
Bruce Campbell , Julius Carry , Christian Clemenson
The Adventures of Champion 1955–1956
26
Barry Curtis , Jim Bannon
The Adventures of Cyclone Malone 1949–1951
65
Ross Jones (voice only)
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1956–1958
76
Scott Forbes
The Adventures of Kit Carson 1951–1955
103
Bill Williams , Don Diamond , Tris Coffin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954–1959
164
Lee Aaker , James Brown , Joe Sawyer , Rand Brooks , Rin Tin Tin
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951–1958
113
Guy Madison , Andy Devine
The Alaskans 1959–1960
37
Roger Moore , Dorothy Provine , Jeff York , Ray Danton
Alias Smith and Jones 1971–1973
50
Pete Duel , Ben Murphy , Roger Davis
The Americans 1961
17
Darryl Hickman , Richard Davalos
Not a traditional western — takes place during 1861–65 American Civil War
An Klondike 2015–2017
8
Owen McDonnell , Dara Devaney, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Julian Black Antelope, Ned Dennehy
Also known as Dominion Creek
Annie Oakley 1954–1957
81
Gail Davis , Brad Johnson , Jimmy Hawkins , Bob Woodward
Barbary Coast 1975–1976
13
William Shatner , Dennis Cole , Doug McClure
Bat Masterson 1958–1961
107
Gene Barry
Bearcats! 1971
14
Rod Taylor , Dennis Cole
Not a traditional western, takes place before the United States' entry into the First World War .
Best of the West 1981–1982
22
Joel Higgins
The Big Valley 1965–1969
112
Barbara Stanwyck , Richard Long , Lee Majors , Linda Evans , Peter Breck
Billy the Kid 2022–present
8
Tom Blyth , Daniel Webber , Eileen O'Higgins , Sean Owen Roberts, Dakota Daulby
Black Saddle 1959–1960
44
Peter Breck , Russell Johnson , Anna-Lisa , J. Pat O'Malley , Walter Burke
Bonanza 1959–1973
430
Lorne Greene , Pernell Roberts , Dan Blocker , Michael Landon
The second longest-running network western series.
Boomtown 1956–1974
Rex Trailer
Children's television series
Boots and Saddles 1957–1958
38
John Pickard , Patrick McVey , Gardner McKay
Bordertown 1989–1991
78
John H. Brennan, Richard Comar, Sophie Barjac
Branded 1965–1966
48
Chuck Connors , William Bryant
Brave Eagle 1955–1956
26
Keith Larsen , Bert Wheeler , Kim Winona , Keena Nomkeena, Pat Hogan
Bret Maverick 1981–1982
18
James Garner , Ed Bruce , Ramon Bieri , Darleen Carr
Broken Arrow 1956–1958
73
John Lupton , Michael Ansara
Based on the film of the same name .
Bronco 1958–1962
68
Ty Hardin
Buckskin 1958–1959
39
Tom Nolan , Sally Brophy , Mike Road
Buffalo Bill, Jr. 1955–1956
42
Dickie Jones , Harry Cheshire , Nancy Gilbert
The Californians 1957–1959
69
Richard Coogan , Art Fleming , Herbert Rudley , Sean McClory , Adam Kennedy , Carole Mathews , Nan Leslie
Casey Jones 1957–1958
32
Alan Hale , Bobby Clark , Dub Taylor , Eddy Waller , Mary Lawrence
Centennial 1978–1979
12
Robert Conrad , Richard Chamberlain
Based on the novel of the same name .
Cheyenne 1955–1963
108
Clint Walker
The Chisholms 1979–1980
13
Robert Preston , Rosemary Harris , Ben Murphy , Mitchell Ryan
Cimarron City 1958–1959
26
George Montgomery , John Smith , Audrey Totter , Dan Blocker
Cimarron Strip 1967–1968
23
Stuart Whitman , Jill Townsend , Percy Herbert , Randy Boone
Circus Boy 1956–1958
49
Mickey Braddock (Micky Dolenz), Noah Beery Jr. , Robert Lowery , Bimbo the Elephant
The Cisco Kid 1950–1956
156
Duncan Renaldo , Leo Carrillo
One of the first television shows to be produced in color.
Colt .45 1957–1960
67
Wayde Preston , Donald May , Kenneth MacDonald
Based on the film of the same name .
Cowboy G-Men 1952–1953
39
Russell Hayden , Jackie Coogan , Phil Arnold
The Cowboys 1974
13
Jim Davis , Belinda Balaski , Moses Gunn , Walter Brooke , Robert Carradine , A Martinez
Based on the film of the same name .
Custer 1967
17
Wayne Maunder , Slim Pickens , Robert F. Simon , Michael Dante , Peter Palmer
The Dakotas 1963
20
Larry Ward , Jack Elam , Chad Everett , Mike Greene
Daniel Boone 1964–1970
165
Fess Parker , Patricia Blair , Albert Salmi , Ed Ames , Dallas McKennon , Rosey Grier
Davy Crockett 1954–1955
5
Fess Parker , Buddy Ebsen , Jeff York
Aired on Disneyland TV series.
Dead Man's Gun 1997–1999
44
Kris Kristofferson
Dead Man's Walk 1996
3
David Arquette , Jonny Lee Miller
Based on the novel of the same name .
Deadwood 2004–2006
36
Timothy Olyphant , Ian McShane , Molly Parker
Followed by Deadwood: The Movie
Death Valley Days 1952–1970
452
Hosts: Stanley Andrews , Ronald Reagan , Rosemary DeCamp , Robert Taylor , Dale Robertson
The Deputy 1959–1961
76
Henry Fonda , Allen Case , Read Morgan , Wallace Ford , Betty Lou Keim
Destry 1964
13
John Gavin
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956–1961
149
Dick Powell
Dirty Sally 1974
13
Jeanette Nolan , Dack Rambo
Last half-hour western series on U.S. television
Django 2023
10
Matthias Schoenaerts , Nicholas Pinnock , Lisa Vicari , Noomi Rapace
Reimagining of Django
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1993–1998
150
Jane Seymour , Joe Lando , Chad Allen
Dundee and the Culhane 1967
13
John Mills , Sean Garrison
Dusty's Trail 1973–1974
26
Bob Denver , Forrest Tucker , Ivor Francis , Jeannine Riley , Lori Saunders , Lynn Wood, Bill Cort
Syndicated sitcom which reworked the basic premise of Gilligan's Island
Empire 1962–1963
32
Richard Egan , Terry Moore , Ryan O'Neal
Modern-day western about a cattle ranch
The English 2022
6
Emily Blunt , Chaske Spencer
Miniseries
F Troop 1965–1967
65
Forrest Tucker , Larry Storch , Ken Berry , Melody Patterson
Sitcom
Father Murphy 1981–1983
35
Merlin Olsen , Katherine Cannon , Timothy Gibbs , Moses Gunn
Four Feather Falls 1960
39
Voice artists: Nicholas Parsons , Kenneth Connor , David Graham , Denise Bryer
Children's supermarionation series
Frontier 1955–1956
31
Walter Coy
Frontier Circus 1961–1962
26
J. Pat O'Malley , Chill Wills
Frontier Doctor 1958–1959
39
Rex Allen
Frontier Justice 1958–1961
31
Lew Ayres , Melvyn Douglas , Ralph Bellamy
Fury 1955–1960
116
Peter Graves , Bobby Diamond , Jimmy Baird, William Fawcett , Roger Mobley
The Gabby Hayes Show 1950–1956
George "Gabby" Hayes
Children's television series
The Gene Autry Show 1950–1956
91
Gene Autry , Pat Buttram , Bob Woodward , Champion (Gene's Horse)
Godless 2017
7
Jack O'Connell , Michelle Dockery , Scoot McNairy , Merritt Wever , Thomas Brodie-Sangster , Tantoo Cardinal , Jeff Daniels
Miniseries
The Gray Ghost 1957–1958
39
Tod Andrews , Phil Chambers
Gun Shy 1983
6
Barry Van Dyke , Tim Thomerson , Geoffrey Lewis
Sitcom
The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967–1969
50
Walter Brennan , Dack Rambo
Gunslinger 1961
12
Tony Young
Gunsmoke 1955–1975
635
James Arness , Milburn Stone , Amanda Blake , Ken Curtis , Buck Taylor , Dennis Weaver, Burt Reynolds
Longest-running prime-time drama of all time until surpassed by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Harts of the West 1993–1994
15
Beau Bridges , Lloyd Bridges , Harley Jane Kozak
Have Gun – Will Travel 1957–1963
225
Richard Boone , Kam Tong
Hawkeye: The First Frontier 1994–1995
22
Lee Horsley , Lynda Carter , Rodney A. Grant
Based on the novel of the same name .
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans 1957
39
John Hart , Lon Chaney Jr.
Based on the novel of the same name .
Hec Ramsey 1972–1974
10
Richard Boone
Hell on Wheels 2011–2016
57
Anson Mount , Colm Meaney , Common , Dominique McElligott
Here Come the Brides 1968–1970
52
Robert Brown , David Soul , Bobby Sherman , Bridget Hanley , Mark Lenard , Joan Blondell
The High Chaparral 1967–1971
98
Leif Erickson , Cameron Mitchell
Hondo 1967
17
Ralph Taeger
Based on the film of the same name .
Hopalong Cassidy 1949–1954
52
William Boyd
Hotel de Paree 1959–1960
33
Earl Holliman , Jeanette Nolan , Judi Meredith , Strother Martin
How the West Was Won 1976–1979
25
James Arness , Bruce Boxleitner , Fionnula Flanagan
Based on the film of the same name .
Hudson's Bay 1959
Barry Nelson , George Tobias
Into the West 2005
6
Matthew Settle , Joseph M. Marshall III
Miniseries
The Iron Horse 1966–1968
47
Dale Robertson , Robert Random , Gary Collins , Ellen Burstyn
Jefferson Drum 1958
26
Jeff Richards , Eugene Mazzola, Cyril Delevanti , Robert J. Stevenson
Joe Pickett 2021–2023
20
Michael Dorman , Julianna Guill , Sharon Lawrence
neo-Western set in modern day Wyoming
Johnny Ringo 1959–1960
38
Don Durant , Mark Goddard , Karen Sharpe , Terence De Marney
Judge Roy Bean 1955–1956
39
Edgar Buchanan , Jack Buetel , Jackie Loughery
Klondike 1960–1961
17
Ralph Taeger , James Coburn , Joi Lansing
Kung Fu 1972–1975
63
David Carradine
Lancer 1968–1970
51
James Stacy , Wayne Maunder , Andrew Duggan , Elizabeth Baur
Laramie 1959–1963
124
John Smith , Robert Fuller
Laredo 1965–1967
56
Neville Brand , William Smith , Peter Brown , Philip Carey
Law of the Plainsman 1959–1960
30
Michael Ansara , Gina Gillespie, Robert Harland , Dayton Lummis , Nora Marlowe
Lawman 1958–1962
156
John Russell , Peter Brown , Peggie Castle
Lawmen: Bass Reeves 2023
8
David Oyelowo , Lauren E. Banks , Demi Singleton , Forrest Goodluck , Dennis Quaid
Miniseries
The Lazarus Man 1996
22
Robert Urich
Legacy 1998–1999
18
Brett Cullen , Jeremy Vincent Garrett, Grayson McCouch , Sharon Leal , Lea Moreno , Steven Williams
Legend 1995
12
Richard Dean Anderson , John de Lancie
The Legend of Jesse James 1965–1966
34
Christopher Jones , Allen Case , Ann Doran , Robert J. Wilke , John Milford
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955–1961
229
Hugh O'Brian , Mason Alan Dinehart , Douglas Fowley
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams 1977–1978
38
Dan Haggerty , Denver Pyle , Don Shanks
Based on the novel of the same name .
Little House on the Prairie 1974–1983
203
Michael Landon , Karen Grassle , Melissa Gilbert , Melissa Sue Anderson , Matthew Laborteaux
Not a traditional western, but a family drama set in frontier Minnesota
The Lone Ranger 1949–1957
221
Clayton Moore , Jay Silverheels
The Loner 1965–1966
26
Lloyd Bridges
Lonesome Dove 1989
4
Robert Duvall , Tommy Lee Jones , Danny Glover , Diane Lane , Anjelica Huston
Miniseries
1995–1996
22
Scott Bairstow , Eric McCormack , Christianne Hirt, Kelly Rowan
Lucky Luke 1992
8
Terence Hill
Western-comedy
Mackenzie's Raiders 1958–1959
39
Richard Carlson
The Magnificent Seven 1998–2000
31
Michael Biehn , Eric Close , Anthony Starke , Ron Perlman , Rick Worthy , Andrew Kavovit , Dale Midkiff
Based on the film of the same name .
A Man Called Shenandoah 1965–1966
34
Robert Horton
The Man from Blackhawk 1959–1960
37
Robert Rockwell
Man Without a Gun 1957–1959
52
Rex Reason , Mort Mills , Harry Harvey, Sr.
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass 1950
22
Russell Hayden , Eddie Dean
Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail 1979
26
Derrick Jones, Megan Follows
Maverick 1957–1962
124
James Garner , Jack Kelly , Roger Moore , Robert Colbert
The Monroes 1966–1967
26
Michael Anderson Jr. , Barbara Hershey , Keith Schultz , Kevin Schultz , Tammy Locke
My Friend Flicka 1956–1957
39
Johnny Washbrook, Gene Evans , Anita Louise , Frank Ferguson
Nichols 1971–1972
24
James Garner , Margot Kidder , Stuart Margolin , Alice Ghostley
The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca 1958–1960
10
Robert Loggia , Robert F. Simon , Lisa Montell
Aired on Disneyland TV series.
Northwest Passage 1958–1959
26
Keith Larsen , Buddy Ebsen , Don Burnett
Based on the novel of the same name .
The Oregon Trail 1977
14
Rod Taylor , Andrew Stevens , Darleen Carr , Charles Napier
The Outcasts 1968–1969
26
Don Murray , Otis Young
Outer Range 2022–present
8
Josh Brolin , Imogen Poots , Lili Taylor , Will Patton , Noah Reid , Tamara Podemski
Scifi neo-Western set in modern day Wyoming
Outlaws 1960–1962
50
Barton MacLane , Don Collier , Bruce Yarnell , Slim Pickens , Judy Lewis , Jock Gaynor
Outlaws 1986–1987
12
Rod Taylor , William Lucking , Patrick Houser, Charles Napier , Richard Roundtree
Crime drama /Science fiction
Overland Trail 1960
17
William Bendix , Doug McClure
Paradise 1988–1991
56
Lee Horsley , Jenny Beck
Peacemakers 2003
9
Tom Berenger
The Pinkertons 2014
22
Martha MacIsaac , Jacob Blair, Angus Macfadyen
Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1966–1967
26
Ann Sheridan , Ruth McDevitt , Carole Wells, Douglas Fowley , Gary Vinson
Sitcom
Ponderosa 2001–2002
20
Daniel Hugh Kelly , Matthew Carmody, Drew Powell , Jared Daperis
Pony Express 1959–1960
35
Grant Sullivan , Don Dorrell
Queen of Swords 2000–2001
22
Tessie Santiago , Paulina Galvez , Valentine Pelka , Anthony Lemke , Peter Wingfield , Elsa Pataky
Nominated for Outstanding lead actress in a syndicated drama seriesTexas Hollywood , Almeria, Spain
The Quest 1976
15
Kurt Russell , Tim Matheson
Quick Draw 2013–2014
18
John Lehr , Nick Brown, Allison Dunbar
Sitcom
The Range Rider 1951–1953
79
Jock Mahoney , Dick Jones
Rango 1967
17
Tim Conway , Guy Marks , Norman Alden
Sitcom
Rawhide 1959–1966
217
Eric Fleming , Clint Eastwood , Paul Brinegar , Sheb Wooley , John Ireland , Raymond St. Jacques
The Rebel 1959–1961
76
Nick Adams
Redigo
1963
15
Richard Egan , Rudy Solari, Roger Davis
Modern-day western continued from Empire
Red Ryder 1951
1
Jim Bannon
Red Ryder 1956
1
Allan Lane
Red Serge 1986–1987
2
The Restless Gun 1957–1959
78
John Payne
The Rifleman 1958–1963
163
Chuck Connors , Johnny Crawford , Paul Fix
Riverboat 1959–1961
44
Darren McGavin , Burt Reynolds , Noah Beery Jr.
The Road West 1966–1967
29
Barry Sullivan , Kathryn Hays , Andrew Prine , Glenn Corbett , Brenda Scott , Kelly Corcoran , Charles Seel
The Rough Riders 1958–1959
39
Kent Taylor , Jan Merlin , Peter Whitney
The Rounders 1966–1967
17
Ron Hayes , Patrick Wayne , Chill Wills , Walker Edmiston , Strother Martin , James Brown
The Roy Rogers Show 1951–1957
100
Roy Rogers , Dale Evans , Pat Brady , Trigger, the Golden Palomino , Bullet, the Wonder Dog
Sara 1976
12
Brenda Vaccaro , Jerry Hardin , Michael LeClair
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon 1955–1958
78
Dick Simmons
Shane 1966
17
David Carradine , Bert Freed , Jill Ireland
Sheriff of Cochise 1956–1958
138
John Bromfield , Stan Jones
Modern-day western also known as "U. S. Marshal" in the second season
Shotgun Slade 1959–1961
78
Scott Brady
Sky King 1951–1959
72
Kirby Grant , Gloria Winters , Ron Hagerthy , Ewing Mitchell , Chubby Johnson
The Son 2017–2019
20
Pierce Brosnan , Jacob Lofland , Henry Garrett , Jess Weixler , David Wilson Barnes , Zahn McClarnon , Paola Núñez , Sydney Lucas
Based on the novel of the same name .
Stagecoach West 1960–1961
38
Wayne Rogers , Robert Bray , Richard Eyer
State Trooper 1956–1959
104
Rod Cameron , Robert Armstrong
Modern-day Western/crime drama set in Nevada
Steve Donovan, Western Marshal 1955–1956
39
Douglas Kennedy , Eddy Waller
Stoney Burke 1962–1963
32
Jack Lord , Warren Oates , Robert Dowdell , Bruce Dern
Stories of the Century 1954–1955
39
Jim Davis
Strange Empire 2014–2015
13
Cara Gee , Melissa Farman , Tattiawna Jones
Sugarfoot 1957–1961
69
Will Hutchins , Jack Elam
Tales of the Texas Rangers 1955–1958
52
Willard Parker , Harry Lauter
Tales of Wells Fargo 1957–1962
200
Dale Robertson , William Demarest , Virginia Christine , Jack Ging
The Tall Man 1960–1962
75
Barry Sullivan , Clu Gulager
Tate 1960
13
David McLean
Temple Houston 1963–1964
26
Jeffrey Hunter , Jack Elam , James Best , Frank Ferguson , Chubby Johnson , Mary Wickes
The Texan 1958–1960
78
Rory Calhoun
Texas John Slaughter 1958–1961
17
Tom Tryon
Aired on Disneyland TV series.
Texas Rising 2015
5
Bill Paxton , Jeffrey Dean Morgan , Ray Liotta , Brendan Fraser , Olivier Martinez , Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Miniseries
That Dirty Black Bag 2022
8
Douglas Booth , Dominic Cooper , Niv Sultan , Guido Caprino , Christian Cooke
Spaghetti Western
Tombstone Territory 1957–1960
93
Pat Conway , Richard Eastham , Gilman Rankin
Trackdown 1957–1959
70
Robert Culp , Ellen Corby , Peter Leeds
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 1963–1964
26
Kurt Russell , Dan O'Herlihy , Charles Bronson , Donna Anderson , Michael Witney , Meg Wyllie
Based on the novel of the same name .
Two Faces West 1960–1961
39
Charles Bateman , Francis De Sales , Joyce Meadows , Paul Comi
Union Pacific 1958–1959
38
Jeff Morrow , Judson Pratt , Susan Cummings
The Virginian 1962–1971
249
James Drury , Doug McClure
Wagon Train 1957–1965
284
Ward Bond , Robert Horton , John McIntire , Robert Fuller
Walker: Independence 2022–2023
13
Katherine McNamara , Matt Barr , Katie Findlay , Greg Hovanessian, Philemon Chambers, Justin Johnson, Lawrence Kao , Gabriela Quezada
Prequel to Walker
Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958–1961
94
Steve McQueen
The Westerner 1960
13
Brian Keith , John Dehner
Whiplash 1960–1961
34
Peter Graves , Anthony Wickert
Whispering Smith 1961
26
Audie Murphy , Guy Mitchell , Sam Buffington
Based on the film of the same name .
Wichita Town 1959–1960
26
Joel McCrea , Jody McCrea , Carlos Romero , George Neise, Robert Foulk
Adapted from the Joel McCrea film Wichita
Wide Country 1962–1963
28
Earl Holliman , Andrew Prine , Slim Pickens
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa 1992–1994
26
Voices: Pat Fraley , Jim Cummings , Jeff Bennett , Joe Piscopo , Kay Lenz , Troy Davidson
Animated television series
The Wild Wild West 1965–1969
104
Robert Conrad , Ross Martin
Wildside 1985
6
Howard Rollins , William Smith , Sandy McPeak , J. Eddie Peck , Terry Funk , John D'Aquino , Meg Ryan
WinneToons 2002
26
Sascha Draeger, Michael Lott, Marco Kroeger, Wolf Rahtjen, Ralf Wolter , Celine Fontanges, Günter Lüdke, Beate Hasenau
Cartoon based on characters from the novel Winnetou I Karl May
Wrangler 1960
6
Jason Evers
Yancy Derringer 1958–1959
34
Jock Mahoney , X Brands , Frances Bergen
The Yellow Rose 1983–84
22
Sam Elliott , David Soul , Edward Albert , Cybill Shepherd , Chuck Connors , Noah Beery Jr. , Ken Curtis , Robin Wright , Jane Russell
Not a traditional western, but a serial set in modern-day Texas
Yellowstone 2018–present
39
Kevin Costner , Luke Grimes , Kelly Reilly , Wes Bentley , Cole Hauser , Kelsey Asbille , Danny Huston , Gil Birmingham
neo-Western set in modern-day Montana
Young Dan'l Boone 1977
4
Rick Moses
Young Maverick 1979
8
Charles Frank , Susan Blanchard , John Dehner , Howard Duff , John McIntire , Donna Mills , Harry Dean Stanton , James Woods
The Young Pioneers 1978
3
Linda Purl , Roger Kern, Mare Winningham , Robert Donner , Robert Hays , Jeff Cotler
The Young Riders 1989–1992
68
Stephen Baldwin , Josh Brolin , Brett Cullen , Travis Fine , Don Franklin , Melissa Leo , Ty Miller, Christopher Pettiet , Gregg Rainwater , Yvonne Suhor , Clare Wren , Anthony Zerbe
Zorro 1957–1961
78
Guy Williams , Gene Sheldon , Henry Calvin , George J. Lewis
Four specials aired on Disneyland TV series, after series original run.
Zorro 1990–1993
88
Duncan Regehr , Patrice Martinez , James Victor , Juan Diego Botto
Nominated for 1 Young Artist AwardTexas Hollywood , Spain
Zorro and Son 1983
5
Henry Darrow , Paul Regina , Bill Dana
Sitcom
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