The Rifleman
TVG
Drama
Western
A widowed sharpshooter in the 1880s American West battles desperados while raising his son in a New Mexico territory town.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, April 28
Old Man Running
Season 5 • Episode 24
Lucas refuses help to an old man running from a gang of criminals.
Tuesday, April 28
The Spiked Rifle
Season 2 • Episode 9
Lucas agrees to ride shotgun on the North Fork stage.
Tuesday, April 28
Letter to the Law
Season 2 • Episode 10
Outlaws threaten to kill Micah unless their leader is freed.
Tuesday, April 28
Guilty Conscience
Season 4 • Episode 27
A Southern belle arrives in North Fork claiming that Micah is her husband.
Tuesday, April 28
Day of Reckoning
Season 4 • Episode 28
Lucas regrets his attitude toward a reformed outlaw.
Tuesday, April 28
The Blowout
Season 2 • Episode 3
A dying gunslinger attracts trouble to North Fork.
Tuesday, April 28
Obituary
Season 2 • Episode 4
Newspaperman's stories are responsible for a marshal's death; and his next subject is Lucas.
Wednesday, April 29
Which Way Did They Go?
Season 5 • Episode 25
A group of hill folk is installed as peace officers in a town near North Fork.
Wednesday, April 29
Legacy
Season 2 • Episode 11
The town drunk's son thinks he is heir to Lucas' ranch.
Wednesday, April 29
The Baby Sitter
Season 2 • Episode 12
Lucas and Mark find themselves caring for a 6-month-old baby.
Wednesday, April 29
The Day a Town Slept
Season 4 • Episode 29
The new marshal is friends with a known outlaw.
Wednesday, April 29
Milly's Brother
Season 4 • Episode 30
A gambler moves into North Fork and begins courting a local girl.
Wednesday, April 29
Tension
Season 2 • Episode 5
Lucas and Mark lie to protect a dead man's family.
Wednesday, April 29
Eddie's Daughter
Season 2 • Episode 6
Lucas becomes involved in the family troubles of the hotel clerk.
Thursday, April 30
Old Tony
Season 5 • Episode 26
An elderly recluse with a mean reputation helps Lucas rescue Mark.
Thursday, April 30
The Coward
Season 2 • Episode 13
Lucas becomes involved in a revenge fight when he befriends a young Easterner.
Thursday, April 30
The Surveyors
Season 2 • Episode 14
Mark runs away from home when he thinks that Lucas believes he's lying.
Thursday, April 30
Outlaw Shoes
Season 4 • Episode 31
Lucas develops temporary amnesia while visiting a strange town.
Thursday, April 30
The Executioner
Season 4 • Episode 32
A former friend of Lucas' is released from prison and asks him for a job.
Thursday, April 30
Panic
Season 2 • Episode 7
Fallen ill, a couple seeks shelter with Lucas.
Thursday, April 30
Ordeal
Season 2 • Episode 8
Lucas and Mark travel across the desert, returning from a trip to lay in a supply of salt.
Friday, May 1
The Sharpshooter
Season 1 • Episode 1
Lucas and Mark McCain settle near North Fork.
Friday, May 1
Day of the Hunter
Season 2 • Episode 15
A buffalo hunter tries to force Lucas into a gunfight.
Friday, May 1
Mail-Order Groom
Season 2 • Episode 16
Land-hungry brothers threaten a spinster's fiance.
Friday, May 1
Waste
Season 5 • Episode 1
Lucas, Mark and Micah are taken prisoner by a group of bandits.
Friday, May 1
Waste
Season 5 • Episode 2
Lucas, Mark and Micah escape from bandits and take refuge in a deserted building.
Friday, May 1
The Spiked Rifle
Season 2 • Episode 9
Lucas agrees to ride shotgun on the North Fork stage.
Friday, May 1
Letter to the Law
Season 2 • Episode 10
Outlaws threaten to kill Micah unless their leader is freed.
Saturday, May 2
Home Ranch
Season 1 • Episode 2
Two tough hired hands beat up Lucas and burn his ranch to get him to move off his land.
Saturday, May 2
Eight Hours to Die
Season 1 • Episode 6
Mark is kidnapped by a man who blames Lucas for his own son's death.
Saturday, May 2
Duel of Honor
Season 1 • Episode 7
An Italian count arrives in North Fork and challenges the town bully to a duel.
Saturday, May 2
The Safe Guard
Season 1 • Episode 8
A new bank in North Fork is in danger of being robbed.
Saturday, May 2
The Sister
Season 1 • Episode 9
Mark tries to play Cupid for his father and a pretty young stranger who arrives in town.
Saturday, May 2
Legacy
Season 2 • Episode 11
The town drunk's son thinks he is heir to Lucas' ranch.
Saturday, May 2
The Baby Sitter
Season 2 • Episode 12
Lucas and Mark find themselves caring for a 6-month-old baby.
Monday, May 4
The Patsy
Season 2 • Episode 1
A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so that they can take over North Fork.
Monday, May 4
A Case of Identity
Season 2 • Episode 17
Two tough private detectives appear in North Fork looking for a boy.
Monday, May 4
The Visitor
Season 2 • Episode 18
Two unhappy heirs threaten a young widow.
Monday, May 4
Lou Mallory
Season 5 • Episode 3
Lou Mallory, a stunning redhead, arrives in North Fork and buys the hotel.
Monday, May 4
Quiet Night, Deadly Night
Season 5 • Episode 4
Lucas and several others are trapped in the hotel with a dangerous outlaw.
Monday, May 4
The Coward
Season 2 • Episode 13
Lucas becomes involved in a revenge fight when he befriends a young Easterner.
Monday, May 4
The Surveyors
Season 2 • Episode 14
Mark runs away from home when he thinks that Lucas believes he's lying.
Tuesday, May 5
End of a Young Gun
Season 1 • Episode 3
Lucas is forced to give refuge to a young bank robber.
Tuesday, May 5
The Hero
Season 2 • Episode 19
A boy is accused of shooting an outlaw in the back.
Tuesday, May 5
The Horsetraders
Season 2 • Episode 20
Lucas and Mark help a friend who has been cheated in a horse trade.
Tuesday, May 5
Death Never Rides Alone
Season 5 • Episode 5
A former gunfighter arrives in North Fork with the intention of settling down.
Tuesday, May 5
I Take This Woman
Season 5 • Episode 6
A charming Irishman claims Lou for his bride.
Tuesday, May 5
Day of the Hunter
Season 2 • Episode 15
A buffalo hunter tries to force Lucas into a gunfight.
Tuesday, May 5
Mail-Order Groom
Season 2 • Episode 16
Land-hungry brothers threaten a spinster's fiance.
Wednesday, May 6
The Marshal
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lucas gives a once-famous marshal a chance for rehabilitation.
Wednesday, May 6
The Spoiler
Season 2 • Episode 21
An elderly couple moves to North Fork to hide the fact that they are the parents of a killer.
Wednesday, May 6
Heller
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lucas finds that a girl and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.
Wednesday, May 6
The Assailants
Season 5 • Episode 7
Lucas gets wind of an assassination plot.
Wednesday, May 6
Mark's Rifle
Season 5 • Episode 8
Mark befriends a circus advance-man suspected of robbery.
Wednesday, May 6
A Case of Identity
Season 2 • Episode 17
Two tough private detectives appear in North Fork looking for a boy.
Wednesday, May 6
The Visitor
Season 2 • Episode 18
Two unhappy heirs threaten a young widow.
Thursday, May 7
Grasshopper
Season 2 • Episode 23
On a train trip, Lucas and Mark find themselves held at gunpoint by a killer.
Thursday, May 7
A Time for Singing
Season 2 • Episode 24
Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.
Thursday, May 7
The Most Amazing Man
Season 5 • Episode 9
A dapper little braggart invites challenge with tales of his gunfighting prowess.
Thursday, May 7
Squeeze Play
Season 5 • Episode 10
An unscrupulous land buyer tries to get Lucas to sell his ranch.
Thursday, May 7
The Hero
Season 2 • Episode 19
A boy is accused of shooting an outlaw in the back.
Thursday, May 7
The Horsetraders
Season 2 • Episode 20
Lucas and Mark help a friend who has been cheated in a horse trade.
Friday, May 8
The Deserter
Season 2 • Episode 25
Lucas and Marshal Torrance get into trouble with the Army when they try to help a wounded soldier.
Friday, May 8
The Vision
Season 2 • Episode 26
Mark contracts typhoid fever and has a vision of his dead mother.
Friday, May 8
Gun Shy
Season 5 • Episode 11
Mark takes a sudden aversion to his father's rifle after one of his friends is killed.
Friday, May 8
The Anvil Chorus
Season 5 • Episode 12
The blacksmith volunteers as acting deputy when Micah is out of town.
Friday, May 8
The Spoiler
Season 2 • Episode 21
An elderly couple moves to North Fork to hide the fact that they are the parents of a killer.
Friday, May 8
Heller
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lucas finds that a girl and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.
Saturday, May 9
New Orleans Menace
Season 1 • Episode 10
A criminal threatens to harm Mark unless Lucas sells him the ranch.
Saturday, May 9
The Apprentice Sheriff
Season 1 • Episode 11
A young man takes over the duties of the sheriff, who is out of town.
Saturday, May 9
The Angry Gun
Season 1 • Episode 12
Lucas and Mark are robbed while riding the stage back from a cattle sale.
Saturday, May 9
The Young Englishman
Season 1 • Episode 13
Lucas suspects a nobleman, recently arrived from England, of cattle rustling.
Saturday, May 9
Grasshopper
Season 2 • Episode 23
On a train trip, Lucas and Mark find themselves held at gunpoint by a killer.
Saturday, May 9
A Time for Singing
Season 2 • Episode 24
Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.
Monday, May 11
Bloodlines
Season 2 • Episode 2
After Lucas kills a man in a brawl, his father arrives determined to take revenge on him.
Monday, May 11
Lariat
Season 2 • Episode 27
An old friend of Lucas returns to town in the company of a shady gambler.
Monday, May 11
Smoke Screen
Season 2 • Episode 28
When a rancher's daughter is found dead, a man becomes the prime suspect in her murder.
Monday, May 11
The Conflict
Season 5 • Episode 13
While on a cougar hunt, Lucas loses faith in his ability as a rifleman.
Monday, May 11
Incident at Line Shack Six
Season 5 • Episode 14
An Indian is accused of a mining-camp murder.
Monday, May 11
The Deserter
Season 2 • Episode 25
Lucas and Marshal Torrance get into trouble with the Army when they try to help a wounded soldier.
Monday, May 11
The Vision
Season 2 • Episode 26
Mark contracts typhoid fever and has a vision of his dead mother.
Tuesday, May 12
Shotgun Man
Season 2 • Episode 29
Shotgun man John Beaumont, who Lucas sent to prison, returns with vengeance on his mind.
Tuesday, May 12
Sins of the Father
Season 2 • Episode 30
Andy Moon and his young son take shelter at the McCain ranch.
Tuesday, May 12
Suspicion
Season 5 • Episode 15
Mark and Lucas find Winslow Quince stranded in the desert and help him to North Fork.
Tuesday, May 12
Sidewinder
Season 5 • Episode 16
A boy not much older than Mark announces that he intends to kill Lucas.
Tuesday, May 12
Lariat
Season 2 • Episode 27
An old friend of Lucas returns to town in the company of a shady gambler.
Tuesday, May 12
Smoke Screen
Season 2 • Episode 28
When a rancher's daughter is found dead, a man becomes the prime suspect in her murder.
Wednesday, May 13
The Prodigal
Season 2 • Episode 31
A bank-robbing gunman decides to hide out at the McCain ranch.
Wednesday, May 13
The Fourflusher
Season 2 • Episode 32
A sharecropper enters his colt in a horse race; he hopes to win enough money to buy a farm.
Wednesday, May 13
The Sixteenth Cousin
Season 5 • Episode 17
Local bullies ridicule a Japanese royal visitor.
Wednesday, May 13
Hostages to Fortune
Season 5 • Episode 18
Rumors that Mark may be mixed up with thieves shake Lucas.
Wednesday, May 13
Shotgun Man
Season 2 • Episode 29
Shotgun man John Beaumont, who Lucas sent to prison, returns with vengeance on his mind.
Wednesday, May 13
Sins of the Father
Season 2 • Episode 30
Andy Moon and his young son take shelter at the McCain ranch.
Thursday, May 14
The Jailbird
Season 2 • Episode 33
A convict is released from prison and returns home to North Fork.
Thursday, May 14
Meeting at Midnight
Season 2 • Episode 34
Lucas helps an old friend, a federal agent, infiltrate a gang of robbers.
Thursday, May 14
And the Devil Makes Five
Season 5 • Episode 19
A poisonous snake gives a prisoner his chance to escape.
Thursday, May 14
End of the Hunt
Season 5 • Episode 20
Lucas' lust for revenge nearly ruins his life.
Thursday, May 14
The Prodigal
Season 2 • Episode 31
A bank-robbing gunman decides to hide out at the McCain ranch.
Thursday, May 14
The Fourflusher
Season 2 • Episode 32
A sharecropper enters his colt in a horse race; he hopes to win enough money to buy a farm.
Friday, May 15
Nora
Season 2 • Episode 35
Lucas helps a woman who is being harassed by a rough gambler.
Friday, May 15
The Hangman
Season 2 • Episode 36
An ex-convict is accused of robbing and killing his employer.
Friday, May 15
The Bullet
Season 5 • Episode 21
Lucas uses a bullet as evidence to convict a crooked gambler.
Friday, May 15
Requiem at Mission Springs
Season 5 • Episode 22
Mark is injured in an accident that leaves his legs paralyzed.
Friday, May 15
The Jailbird
Season 2 • Episode 33
A convict is released from prison and returns home to North Fork.
Friday, May 15
Meeting at Midnight
Season 2 • Episode 34
Lucas helps an old friend, a federal agent, infiltrate a gang of robbers.
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