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The Best Episodes of Cheyenne

Every episode of Cheyenne ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Cheyenne!

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western,...
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:ABC
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Empty Gun" is the best rated episode of "Cheyenne". It scored 8.8/10 based on 120 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/25/1958. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hired Gun".

  • The Empty Gun
    8.8/10(120)
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    #1 - The Empty Gun

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 2/25/1958

    When Matt Reardon tries to aid the widow of a man he killed, he learns her son is out for vengeance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hired Gun
    8.7/10(90)
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    #2 - Hired Gun

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 12/17/1957

    A rancher who hired Cheyenne fears he's a gunman out to kill him.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Angry Sky
    8.7/10(102)
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    #3 - The Angry Sky

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 6/17/1958

    A woman comes to Cheyenne's aid after he is wounded while trailing a killer.

    Director: Montgomery Pittman

    Writer: N/A

  • White Warrior
    8.6/10(103)
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    #4 - White Warrior

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 3/11/1958

    Cheyenne, leading a wagon train in Apache territory, meets a band of braves and tries to free a teenage captive from them.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • Wagon-Tongue North
    8.6/10(87)
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    #5 - Wagon-Tongue North

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 4/8/1958

    Cheyenne, in disguise, acts as a trail boss for a woman whose husband he killed in self-defense.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • The Imposter
    8.6/10(87)
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    #6 - The Imposter

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 11/2/1959

    Cheyenne hires on as a ranch hand to investigate murder and fraud.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • Lone Gun
    8.5/10(104)
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    #7 - Lone Gun

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 12/4/1956

    Cheyenne is forced into a gunfight with the Laverson brothers, leaving two dead and one out for revenge.

    Director: Richard L. Bare

    Writer: Howard Browne

  • Top Hand
    8.5/10(86)
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    #8 - Top Hand

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 12/31/1957

    Cheyenne turns down the job of top hand for rancher Ben Gentry but finds two more offers awaiting him for the same job.

    Director: Douglas Heyes

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gamble
    8.5/10(88)
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    #9 - The Gamble

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 1/28/1958

    Cheyenne takes over a saloon for a woman whose daughter is coming home after years in the East.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Duel at Judas Basin
    8.5/10(105)
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    #10 - Duel at Judas Basin

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 1/30/1961

    "Duel at Judas Basin" combines the trinity of Cheyenne, Bronco, and Sugarfoot in one episode. This 'summit meeting' provides an exciting episode for young fans knowing that the bad guys didn't have a chance. But one gets framed for murder, jailed and broken out; another is working undercover to infiltrate the bad guys, is almost taken prisoner, gets away, and all the while Cheyenne has to hold it all together as the three fight the local law, Crazy Horse and the bad guys.

    Director: Leslie Goodwins

    Writer: N/A

  • The Return of Mr. Grimm
    8.5/10(79)
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    #11 - The Return of Mr. Grimm

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 2/13/1961

    A hate-filled father arranges a lynching for Cheyenne to avenge the death of his son, killed while resisting arrest.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • The Frightened Town
    8.5/10(84)
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    #12 - The Frightened Town

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 3/20/1961

    Outlaws take over an entire town, but only Cheyenne is willing to help the marshal (Andrew Duggan).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Showdown at Oxbend
    8.5/10(80)
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    #13 - Showdown at Oxbend

    Season 7 Episode 13

    Aired 12/17/1962

    Cheyenne takes on an evil cattleman (Andrew Duggan).

    Director: Richard L. Bare

    Writer: N/A

  • The Spanish Grant
    8.4/10(100)
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    #14 - The Spanish Grant

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 5/7/1957

    The only survivor of a stage coach robbery is an infant boy. He is also the heir to a large land grant and someone else wants the land.

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • The Conspirators
    8.4/10(110)
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    #15 - The Conspirators

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 10/8/1957

    Clint Walker sings and dances as Cheyenne poses as an actor to expose a ring of Southern subversives.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mutton Puncher
    8.4/10(101)
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    #16 - The Mutton Puncher

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 10/22/1957

    Cheyenne serves as the stake in a poker game---and a pretty rancher wins.

    Director: Franklin Adreon

    Writer: N/A

  • Ghost of the Cimarron
    8.4/10(89)
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    #17 - Ghost of the Cimarron

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 3/25/1958

    Forced to aid a wounded gunman, Cheyenne is mistaken for a gang member by lawmen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: James Gunn

  • The Long Search
    8.4/10(83)
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    #18 - The Long Search

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 4/22/1958

    A 10-year-old boy has disappeared, and Cheyenne is aided in the search by a Sioux youth, whose tribe has been accused of kidnapping the boy.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • Trial by Conscience
    8.4/10(83)
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    #19 - Trial by Conscience

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/26/1959

    Taking a cue from "Hamlet," Cheyenne uses an old stage trick to trap a killer.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • Riot at Arroyo Soco
    8.4/10(86)
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    #20 - Riot at Arroyo Soco

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 2/1/1960

    Shooting the son of a prominent citizen wasn't the most popular act of Cheyenne's career---but it was the only way to stop a lynch mob.

    Director: Lew Landers

    Writer: N/A

  • The Long Rope
    8.4/10(94)
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    #21 - The Long Rope

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 10/3/1960

    Cheyenne is reminded of a scene from his boyhood when Fred Baker comes to him for help.

    Director: Robert B. Sinclair

    Writer: N/A

  • The Beholden
    8.4/10(83)
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    #22 - The Beholden

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 2/27/1961

    Cheyenne no sooner brings a robber in than a marshal releases him.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • The Greater Glory
    8.4/10(89)
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    #23 - The Greater Glory

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 5/15/1961

    Cheyenne and Billy the Kid join forces to help a woman in trouble.

    Director: Lee Sholem

    Writer: N/A

  • Trouble Street
    8.4/10(107)
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    #24 - Trouble Street

    Season 6 Episode 2

    Aired 10/2/1961

    Cheyenne stops in Colton City to put up some supplies and a man by the name of Kell provokes him into a fight.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cross Purpose
    8.4/10(82)
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    #25 - Cross Purpose

    Season 6 Episode 3

    Aired 10/9/1961

    A bride is left in the lurch when her groom turns fugitive on their wedding day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A