The Rifleman on ABC

1958, TV Show

Despite Failures, Networks Attempt More Series Reboots

ABC's Charlie's Angels redux didn't work, and NBC's new take on Wonder Woman never even made it to air. But just like the feature film world — where everything from Footloose to Conan the Barbarian has been recently updated — TV execs continue to mine the vaults in search of more classic titles to reboot.

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Free | Xfinity Aired: 2/26/1962

Season 4, Episode 49
Lucas is accused of a cold-blooded murder by a man who claims to have an eye witness, and also looks identical to Lucas.

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Free | Xfinity Aired: 2/19/1962

Season 4, Episode 48
A young gunman with a killer’s reputation threatens to kill Marshal Torrance unless he dishonors his badge by throwing it on the ground.

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Free | Xfinity Aired: 2/12/1962

Season 4, Episode 47
A young man comes to town to collect the body of his dead brother, but Lucas soon discovers the man that is actually the bounty hunter planning on collecting a reward for the body.

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Free | Xfinity Aired: 12/18/1961

Season 4, Episode 46
While protecting his ranch from thieves, Lucas is accidentally responsible for the death of a young mountain boy.

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Despite Failures, Networks Attempt More Series Reboots

ABC's Charlie's Angels redux didn't work, and NBC's new take on Wonder Woman never even made it to air. But just like the feature film world — where everything from Footloose to Conan the Barbarian has been recently updated — TV execs continue to mine the vaults in search of more classic titles to reboot.

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For Its Next Reboot, CBS Develops New Take on The Rifleman

Classic black-and-white western The Rifleman could be blasting its way back onto primetime, with director Chris Columbus and CSI vet Carol Mendelsohn on board.

CBS is developing a new take on the 1958 series, which famously starred Chuck Connors as 1880s-era sharpshooter Lucas McCain. The updated version will center on Civil War vet McCain as he... read more

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Premiered: September 30, 1958, on ABC
Rating: TV-PG
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Premise: A widowed homesteader raised his son on a New Mexico ranch and helped the local sheriff battle desperadoes using a modified Winchester rifle. The series aired during the heyday of the Western on network television. During the 1958-59 season, this show's first, the genre accounted for seven of the Top 10 shows. `The Rifleman' ranked fourth, below `Gunsmoke,' `Wagon Train' and `Have Gun, Will Travel.'

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