8.5/10 66 votes#1 - The High Riders
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1968
A rancher and his foreman (apparently) take out after horse thieves leaving the daughter of one of them behind. They ride into an ambush. The foreman is killed and the rancher is seriously injured. Then they cut to Boston (my neck of the woods). A young man and a young woman are seen in evening clothes in a room with the door locked. Just as things seem to be heating up there is a pounding on the door. Apparently the young lady's father knows they're in there, doesn't trust them and wants to get his hands on the young man who now scoops up his cape, hat and cane. He grabs an apple (""I hate to eat and run"") and goes out through her balcony window and drops safely to the ground below. He is then approached by a man claiming to be a Pinkerton Agent representing the young man's father. The young man whom we now know to be Scott Lancer is being offered $1000 plus all expenses to travel to California and speak with his father (whom he claims to have never met) for one hour. In Me
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Writer: Dean Riesner
- 7.7/10 43 votes
#2 - Blood Rock
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1968
No description available
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Jack Turley
- 8.8/10 48 votes
#3 - Chase a Wild Horse
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1968
No description available
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Paul Playdon
- 7.9/10 38 votes
#4 - Foley
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1968
No description available
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10 36 votes
#5 - The Lawman
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1968
An old friend of Murdoch's comes to claim his share of the ranch Murdoch said he could have before the boys came back. He has with him a prisoner who recognizes Johnny and asks him for help. The marshal seeing he no longer has a chance to be part of the ranch decides to help the prisoner escape. Only they are caught and end up killing the guard. Johnny comes in and is knocked out only to be discovered next to the dead guard. He is held for the murder. Scott and Murdoch go after the prisoner to clear Johnny. The marshall is arrested in the end. From Janet Bell.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: Laurence Heath
- 8.8/10 39 votes
#6 - Julie
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1968
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Playdon
- 8.0/10 33 votes
#7 - The Prodigal
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1968
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 33 votes
#8 - Jelly
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1968
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Jack Turley
- 8.6/10 28 votes
#9 - Last Train for Charlie Poe
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1968
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Carey Wilber
- 8.0/10 35 votes
#10 - Glory
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1968
No description available
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Jack Turley
- 8.8/10 37 votes
#11 - The Heart of Pony Alice
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1968
No description available
Director: Christian Nyby
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10 30 votes
#12 - The Escape
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/31/1968
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 34 votes
#13 - The Wedding
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 35 votes
#14 - Death Bait
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1969
No description available
Director: Robert Butler
Writer: Jack Turley
- 7.8/10 40 votes
#15 - The Black McGloins
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Carey Wilber
- 8.2/10 33 votes
#16 - Yesterday's Vengeance
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1969
No description available
Director: Otto Lang
Writer: Don Brinkley
- 8.6/10 38 votes
#17 - Warburton's Edge
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/4/1969
No description available
Director: Don Medford
Writer: Jack Turley
- 8.0/10 29 votes
#18 - The Fix-It Man
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/11/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 37 votes
#19 - Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1969
A saloon entertainer (Cloris Leachman) appears at the Lancer ranch with a court order to claim Teresa, the child she once abandoned. Bolton: Mark Richman. Teresa: Elizabeth Baur. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jack Turley
- 8.0/10 30 votes
#20 - The Great Humbug
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Laurence Heath
- 8.3/10 30 votes
#21 - Juniper's Camp
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/11/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 33 votes
#22 - The Knot
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/18/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Carey Wilber
- 8.4/10 26 votes
#23 - The Man Without a Gun
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/25/1969
Guy Stockwell plays a polished gentleman outlaw who plans to rob the town. Sheriff: Warren Oates. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Johnny: James Stacy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10 34 votes
#24 - Child of Rock and Sunlight
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/1/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/10 34 votes
#25 - The Measure of a Man
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/8/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Lancer Season 1
Every episode of Lancer Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lancer Season 1!
Lancer is an American Western series that aired on CBS from September 1968, to May 1970. The series stars Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder as a father with two half-brother sons, an arrangement similar to the more successful Bonanza on NBC.
Genre:Western
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Lancer" season 1 is "The High Riders", rated 8.5/10 from 66 user votes. It was directed by Sam Wanamaker and written by Dean Riesner. "The High Riders" aired on 9/24/1968 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Blood Rock".