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.
Monday, April 20
The Raid
Season 1 • Episode 37
A band of Indians kidnaps Mark and disappears into the hills.
Monday, April 20
Outlaw's Inheritance
Season 1 • Episode 38
An infamous train robber dies and leaves his ill-gotten wealth to Lucas.
Monday, April 20
Quiet Fear
Season 4 • Episode 17
A drifter forces his attentions on a deaf girl.
Monday, April 20
Sporting Chance
Season 4 • Episode 18
A dapper man arrives on the stage and announces that he has come to kill Lucas.
Monday, April 20
The Hawk
Season 1 • Episode 29
Mark meets a stranger whom Lucas suspects of being a wanted man.
Monday, April 20
Three-Legged Terror
Season 1 • Episode 30
A young man wants an education despite his uncle's objection.
Tuesday, April 21
And the Devil Makes Five
Season 5 • Episode 19
A poisonous snake gives a prisoner his chance to escape.
Tuesday, April 21
Boomerang
Season 1 • Episode 39
A man dies after the bank forecloses the mortgage on his ranch; his son blames the banker for this.
Tuesday, April 21
The Mind Reader
Season 1 • Episode 40
A rancher is shot by an unknown killer, and his daughter's lover is jailed.
Tuesday, April 21
Young Man's Fancy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Mark falls head-over-heels into his first puppy love.
Tuesday, April 21
Man From Salinas
Season 4 • Episode 20
A young man arrives in North Fork to claim the body of his dead brother.
Tuesday, April 21
The Angry Man
Season 1 • Episode 31
The young son of a neighboring rancher is seriously hurt in an accident.
Tuesday, April 21
The Woman
Season 1 • Episode 32
The North Fork schoolteacher is pressured to leave town because of her progressive ideas.
Wednesday, April 22
End of the Hunt
Season 5 • Episode 20
Lucas' lust for revenge nearly ruins his life.
Wednesday, April 22
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.
Wednesday, April 22
Bloodlines
Season 2 • Episode 2
After Lucas kills a man in a brawl, his father arrives determined to take revenge on him.
Wednesday, April 22
Two Ounces of Tin
Season 4 • Episode 21
A gunman threatens to kill Micah and Lucas tries to help.
Wednesday, April 22
The Deadly Image
Season 4 • Episode 22
Lucas is accused of murder by a man who claims to be an eyewitness.
Wednesday, April 22
The Money Gun
Season 1 • Episode 33
A hired gunman arrives in town to kill a man Lucas has hated for years.
Wednesday, April 22
A Matter of Faith
Season 1 • Episode 34
A trail bum arrives in North Fork during a drought claiming to be a water witch.
Thursday, April 23
The Bullet
Season 5 • Episode 21
Lucas uses a bullet as evidence to convict a crooked gambler.
Thursday, April 23
The Blowout
Season 2 • Episode 3
A dying gunslinger attracts trouble to North Fork.
Thursday, April 23
Obituary
Season 2 • Episode 4
Newspaperman's stories are responsible for a marshal's death; and his next subject is Lucas.
Thursday, April 23
The Debt
Season 4 • Episode 23
Mark deliberately disobeys his father and a convicted prisoner escapes.
Thursday, April 23
Tinhorn
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lucas' friends label him a tinhorn because of his gambling.
Thursday, April 23
Blood Brothers
Season 1 • Episode 35
Lucas gives his blood to save a dying man.
Thursday, April 23
Stranger at Night
Season 1 • Episode 36
Mark finding a murder victim's body sets Lucas, Artemus and Marshal on a search for the killer.
Friday, April 24
Requiem at Mission Springs
Season 5 • Episode 22
Mark is injured in an accident that leaves his legs paralyzed.
Friday, April 24
Tension
Season 2 • Episode 5
Lucas and Mark lie to protect a dead man's family.
Friday, April 24
Eddie's Daughter
Season 2 • Episode 6
Lucas becomes involved in the family troubles of the hotel clerk.
Friday, April 24
The Raid
Season 1 • Episode 37
A band of Indians kidnaps Mark and disappears into the hills.
Friday, April 24
Outlaw's Inheritance
Season 1 • Episode 38
An infamous train robber dies and leaves his ill-gotten wealth to Lucas.
Saturday, April 25
The Guest
Season 5 • Episode 23
A stranger arrives on the McCain ranch claiming to be a friend of Lucas'.
Saturday, April 25
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, April 25
End of a Young Gun
Season 1 • Episode 3
Lucas is forced to give refuge to a young bank robber.
Saturday, April 25
The Marshal
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lucas gives a once-famous marshal a chance for rehabilitation.
Saturday, April 25
The Brother-in-Law
Season 1 • Episode 5
Lucas has in-law trouble when his late wife's brother arrives in town.
Saturday, April 25
Boomerang
Season 1 • Episode 39
A man dies after the bank forecloses the mortgage on his ranch; his son blames the banker for this.
Saturday, April 25
The Mind Reader
Season 1 • Episode 40
A rancher is shot by an unknown killer, and his daughter's lover is jailed.
Monday, April 27
Panic
Season 2 • Episode 7
Fallen ill, a couple seeks shelter with Lucas.
Monday, April 27
Ordeal
Season 2 • Episode 8
Lucas and Mark travel across the desert, returning from a trip to lay in a supply of salt.
Monday, April 27
None So Blind
Season 4 • Episode 25
A blind banjo-playing wanderer strikes up an acquaintance with Mark.
Monday, April 27
The Jealous Man
Season 4 • Episode 26
The McCains get new neighbors when a couple moves into a nearby ranch.
Monday, April 27
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, April 27
Bloodlines
Season 2 • Episode 2
After Lucas kills a man in a brawl, his father arrives determined to take revenge on him.
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.
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