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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

Best Episodes Summary

"Hired Gun" is the best rated episode of "Cheyenne". It scored 8.8/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by Leslie H. Martinson and written by N/A, it aired on 12/17/1957. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Empty Gun".

  • Hired Gun
    8.8/1088 votes
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    #1 - 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 Empty Gun
    8.8/10118 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • The Angry Sky
    8.7/1098 votes
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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

  • Top Hand
    8.6/1083 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • White Warrior
    8.6/10100 votes
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    #5 - 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
    8.6/1084 votes
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    #6 - 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
    8.6/1084 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • Duel at Judas Basin
    8.6/10101 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • Lone Gun
    8.5/10103 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • The Iron Trail
    8.5/10111 votes
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    #10 - The Iron Trail

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/1/1957

    Cheyenne takes an old mill train home.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Conspirators
    8.5/10106 votes
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    #11 - 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 Gamble
    8.5/1086 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • The Long Search
    8.5/1080 votes
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    #13 - 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
    8.5/1081 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • The Long Rope
    8.5/1092 votes
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    #15 - 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 Return of Mr. Grimm
    8.5/1078 votes
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    #16 - 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
    8.5/1083 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • The Greater Glory
    8.5/1086 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Showdown at Oxbend
    8.5/1079 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Star in the Dust
    8.4/10128 votes
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    #20 - Star in the Dust

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/1/1956

    A small-town sheriff, whom Cheyenne admires, is hoodwinked by a woman.

    Director: Richard L. Bare

    Writer: N/A

  • War Party
    8.4/10113 votes
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    #21 - War Party

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/1957

    While panning gold, Morgan Trude shoots Cheyenne, thinking he is going to rob him.

    Director: Joseph Kane

    Writer: N/A

  • Decision at Gunsight
    8.4/1096 votes
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    #22 - Decision at Gunsight

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/23/1957

    Cheyenne takes over a livery stable in exchange for money he is owed. Then he finds out why he got it so cheap. A protection racket runs the town and Cheyenne faces a showdown with the leader when he refuses to pay.

    Director: Franklin Adreon

    Writer: N/A

  • The Spanish Grant
    8.4/1096 votes
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    #23 - 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 Mutton Puncher
    8.4/1099 votes
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    #24 - 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
    8.4/1086 votes
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    #25 - 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