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The Rifleman

  • Action & Adventure
  • Western
  • Family
First aired 1958-09-307.16.8Trakt

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.

The Rifleman is a classic Western series that premiered on ABC in 1958, starring Chuck Connors as a widowed rancher raising his son in 1880s New Mexico Territory. The show ran for five seasons and is considered one of the first prime-time series to center on a single parent raising a child. It ended in 1963 after 168 half-hour episodes of action-packed family entertainment.

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"The Rifleman" circa 1958

YouTube · 2011-10-23

Seasons

5 seasons

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The Rifleman has ended — it concluded its planned run.

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When did The Rifleman originally air?

The series premiered on September 30, 1958 on ABC and concluded on April 8, 1963.

How many seasons of The Rifleman are there?

The show has 5 seasons total, consisting of half-hour black-and-white episodes.

Who starred in The Rifleman?

Chuck Connors played rancher Lucas McCain, and Johnny Crawford played his son Mark McCain.

Where was The Rifleman set?

The series was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork in the New Mexico Territory.

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