8.5/1081 votes#1 - The Gunfighter
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/1979
Rancher Henry Coe hires a professional gunman to drive the Macahans off what he considers to be his property. Frank Grayson ingratiates himself with the Macahans, but Josh recognizes him as the gunman once hired to kill Luke.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1085 votes#2 - The Rustler
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/1979
Jessie is blindly in love with a handsome young stranger named Bob, who rescues her from a nasty villain. Together they flee to a small town and finds a priest who agrees to perform the ceremony.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: John Mantley
8.7/1093 votes#3 - The Enemy
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/1979
A by-the-book Army lieutenant clashes with the Macahans when he hunts for an Indian chief suspected of raiding wagon trains.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steve Hayes
7.9/1072 votes#4 - The Innocent
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/12/1979
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1081 votes#5 - Hillary
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/1979
Luke embarks on a double mission: to win back his old flame Hillary and find the man who is suspected of murder as Luke once accused of - and to get him to confess.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: Earl W. Wallace
8.5/1072 votes#6 - L'Affaire Riel
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/5/1979
No description available
Director: Harry Falk
Writer: John Mantley
8.4/1080 votes#7 - The Scavengers
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/1979
No description available
Director: Ralph Senensky
Writer: N/A
8.4/1070 votes#8 - The Forgotten
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/1979
No description available
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Earl W. Wallace
8.3/1066 votes#9 - Luke
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/2/1979
No description available
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: John Mantley
7.7/1065 votes#10 - China Girl
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/1979
No description available
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: N/A
8.3/1068 votes#11 - The Slavers
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/23/1979
No description available
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: Dick Nelson
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The Macahans, a family from Virginia headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the...
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:ABC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Gunfighter" is the best rated episode of "How the West Was Won" season 3. It scored 8.5/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/15/1979. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Rustler".