Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Wild West Chronicles Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 2022 - 2022
Episode 1
The Bone War
Thu, Jul 28, 202222 mins
In 1877, railroad foreman William Harlow Reed is hunting game to feed his work crew, when he stumbles upon a strange fossil. In short order, his discovery attracts the attention of two scientists who race to the windblown bluffs of Wyoming in search of more dinosaur bones. In what would soon be referred to as the Great Dinosaur Rush, paleontologists E. D. Cope and O. C. Marsh stop at nothing to lay claim to new dinosaur skeletons, and the bitter feud spirals out of control. Reed is caught in the crossfire as the two paleontologists arm their camps and resort to bribery, theft, and even the destruction of bones. Some years later, gunfighter-turned-reporter Bat Masterson tracks down Reed to uncover the real story of the Bone War, which led to unprecedented scientific discoveries in the West as well as the destruction of careers and reputations.
Episode 2
The Texas Fence-Cutting War
Thu, Jul 28, 202222 mins
After Mabel Day's husband dies in a stampede, the young widow must defend her large cattle ranch from homesteaders who keep cutting down the barbed wire fences to access her grazing land and water. With both sides arming up for conflict, famed Texas Ranger Ira Aten is dispatched to prevent all-out war. Although he sympathizes with the local stockmen and farmers who rely on the open range, Aten develops an explosive plan of action to defend the rights of Day and other private landowners. If he can somehow frighten the fence cutters, he just might be able to force them into some sort of compromise. Some years later, legendary gunfighter-turned-newspaperman Bat Masterson interviews Mabel to get the real story of the Texas Fence-Cutting War.
Episode 3
The Legend of Nat Love
Thu, Aug 4, 202222 mins
In 1876, Black cowboy Nat Love stops in Deadwood, South Dakota, while driving 3,000 head of cattle north from Texas. While in town, he hears word that a local business owner is sponsoring a Fourth of July centennial celebration featuring a cowboy competition. Confident in his shooting skills and horsemanship, Nat enters the contest in hopes of winning the $200 prize and earning the title of 'Deadwood Dick.' Despite the skepticism of the other contestants, he is eager to test his mettle against the best cowboys around, and his performance cements his place as a legend of the Old West. Some years later, gunslinger-turned-reporter Bat Masterson tracks down one of Nat's opponents, 'Stormy Jim' Waterson, to get the real story behind the competition that brought fame to Nat Love.
Episode 4
Pinkerton Detectives Track a Killer
Thu, Aug 4, 202222 mins
After a bank is robbed in Union, Missouri, the Pinkerton Detective Agency arrives on scene to track down the thieves. In a flash of insight, agency director William Pinkerton pairs two very different detectives to handle the investigation. On one hand is the young George Dougherty, a bookish office detective who has been studying the latest scientific investigative techniques, and on the other is veteran field detective Charles Schumacher, a hard-charging man of action who's dodged a few bullets in his day. Together, they are a turn-of-the-century odd couple. As George meticulously combs the crime scene for clues, Charles rushes to hunt down the unknown suspect. When they attempt to arrest the Missouri Kid for the robbery, Charles is killed in a gunbattle, and George is left to finish the job and avenge his partner's death. Some years later, gunfighter-turned-reporter Bat Masterson meets up with George, who is now the NYPD Deputy Commissioner, to find out how the Missouri Kid was finally brought to justice.
Episode 5
The Masterson Brothers Part 1
Thu, Aug 11, 202222 mins
With a deadline looming, reporter Bat Masterson and his young copy boy, Edgar, frantically search the office for a misplaced story. When Edgar's wife, Ellie, arrives to help, she stumbles upon an old photograph of Bat and his two brothers, Ed and James. The photo takes Bat back in time to 1878, when Ed is marshal of Dodge City, and Bat is sheriff. When a fight breaks out at a local saloon, Ed is shot in the shoulder and narrowly escapes with his life. In response, Ed hastily bans all firearms within town limits. Most townspeople, including Bat, are opposed to the heavy-handed order, and Ed becomes a target for the town's troublemakers. At the time, Dodge City is known as the 'Wickedest town in the West,' and it is only a matter of time before someone challenges the new ordinance. When gunfire finally erupts, Ed stands his ground and Bat races to his side. As Bat relates the tragic story to Edgar and Ellie, he reveals a surprising twist that never made it into the newspapers of the day.
Episode 6
The Masterson Brothers Part 2
Thu, Aug 11, 202222 mins
After Marshal Ed Masterson is gunned down in Dodge City, his brother Bat moves to Arizona in search of a better life while younger brother James decides to fill his fallen brother's boots and become a lawman. In short order, James rises to the rank of town marshal, the same post Ed manned at the time of his death. But by 1881, James' life is on a downward spiral. Dodge City's newly elected mayor forces James out of office, and his former business partners are conspiring to kill him. When Bat receives word of James' situation, he races back to Dodge City to protect his last living brother. Within moments of Bat's arrival, a gunbattle breaks out on the dusty streets of Dodge City.
Episode 7
Doc Susie Goes Underground
Thu, Aug 18, 202222 mins
When a worker is injured during the construction of the Newhouse Tunnel in Colorado, he is taken to the office of Dr. Susan Anderson. There is little Doc Susie can do to help the dying worker, and she is skeptical of the lead engineer's explanation that the man had been drinking on the job. When the worker's wife confirms that he wasn't a drinker, Doc Susie goes on a covert mission to find out what really happened. Deep underground, she begins to suspect that the engineer has been ignoring safety precautions, and she soon finds her own life in peril when the tunnel collapses, leaving her helpless and trapped in the dark with the engineer. Although the engineer promises to put the workers' safety first if they escape, Doc Susie determines to do everything in her power to prevent more needless deaths, including seeking the help of her friend Bat Masterson, a gunslinger-turned-reporter who can use the power of the press to advocate for change.
Episode 8
The Gold Rush Lawman
Thu, Aug 18, 202222 mins
After a failed stint at prospecting during the California Gold Rush, John Hicks Adams is elected Sheriff of Santa Clara County. Just weeks after he is handed a badge, he must prove that he won't be a bust as a lawman too. A band of Confederate Partisan Rangers, led by Captain Rufus Ingram, holds up a stagecoach and makes off with a small fortune in silver and gold, supposedly to finance their war effort. During the initial pursuit, a sheriff's deputy from a neighboring county is killed, leaving Sheriff Adams and Deputy Sheriff R.B. Hall to rally a second effort to bring the criminals to justice. Using the advanced knowledge of the California terrain that he gained from his days as a prospector, Adams finds their hideout and puts an end to their reign of terror once and for all. Years later, gunslinger-turned-reporter Bat Masterson tracks down former Deputy Sheriff R.B. Hall to get the real story behind one of the Old West's legendary lawmen.
Episode 9
Last Shot at the OK Corral
Thu, Aug 25, 202222 mins
After saving up enough money, C.S. 'Buck' Fly and his wife, Mollie, move to Tombstone, Arizona, to open a photography studio. Though Buck longs to explore the area and document the true American West before it vanishes, the bread-and-butter of their business is taking portraits of the town's citizens inside the studio. In an odd twist of fate, the couple locates their studio next to a dusty corral that soon becomes the site of the most infamous gunbattle of the Old West. On October 26, 1881, gunfire erupts outside the studio windows, and they are pulled into the conflict when one of the men bursts through their door to seek shelter from the onslaught. When the bullets stop flying, the Flys realize that it's up to them to document what happened, or the truth may be lost to history. Years later, Mollie Fly is hired to take the portrait of gunslinger-turned-reporter Bat Masterson, and he gets the real story of the last shot taken at the legendary Shootout at the O.K. Corral.
Episode 10
Jim Roberts Cleans Up Jerome
Thu, Aug 25, 202222 mins
When Jim Roberts is hired as the new constable of the lawless Jerome, Arizona, he knows he has his work cut out for him. In his first week on the job, he gets to work arresting the town's troublemakers and demonstrating his no-nonsense brand of law enforcement to his timid deputy, Tommy Miller. As the jail begins to overflow with prisoners, Miller isn't quite sure if the new constable is solving problems or creating more trouble. But when the deputy's close friend is gunned down in cold blood after a dispute over a card game, he quickly realizes how much the town needs a man like Roberts to keep the peace. Together, they track the killers to their hideout and bring them to justice once and for all. Years later, when gunfighter-turned-reporter Bat Masterson makes a stop in Jerome, Deputy Miller tells him the real story of that violent week when Jim Roberts cleaned up the town.
Episode 11
Battle Beneath the Mountain
Thu, Sep 1, 202222 mins
For months, a thin wall of rock is all that keeps the peace between two rival silver mining companies 300 feet below the Idaho mountains. Above ground, the claims overlap, and the owners of the Ida Elmore Mine and the Golden Chariot Mine both lay claim to any silver in the disputed area. When the rock wall is finally breached, pickaxes give way to pistols and rifles as one hundred miners prepare for battle. When gunfire erupts, the first casualty is John C. Holgate, owner of the Golden Chariot. For the next five days the bloody battle rages on and only comes to end when the territorial governor threatens to dispatch Army troops from Fort Boise to quell the violence. Though the conflict appears to be over, hard feelings spill to the surface, and J. Marion Moore, owner of the Ida Elmore Mine is gunned down in the streets of Silver City. Years later, gunfighter-turned-reporter Bat Masterson tracks down one of the surviving miners to get the real story of the Battle Beneath the Mountain.