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The Best Episodes of Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1

Every episode of Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1!

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Return" is the best rated episode of "Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/21/1995. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Hanging".

  • The Return
    7.8/1028 votes

    #1 - The Return

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1995

    Newt Call, the bounty hunter, returns to Lonesome Dove to find a town that is nothing like what he left after Hannah died. Everyone he once knew has changed as well as himself. Newt also deals with some angry feelings towards Mosby as he fights with the new town sheriff.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hanging
    7.5/1022 votes

    #2 - The Hanging

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1995

    A young boy is captured and tried for murder, and Call hates to see him hang. Even Austin feels guilty, but knows that in Curtis Wells, the law is the law.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fear
    7.4/1019 votes

    #3 - Fear

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1995

    Mattie gets involved with a man from Mosby's past who has only murder on his mind.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Badlands
    7.1/1021 votes

    #4 - Badlands

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1995

    Mosby finds himself stranded on his way to Curtis Wells, and ends up accompanying three prostitutes on a journey to Twyla's. Meanwhile, Austin takes charge of the town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Alliance
    7.2/1022 votes

    #5 - The Alliance

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/1995

    After Mattie kills the son of a local businessman in self-defense, Mosby has to decide whether his potential profit is more important than Mattie's friendship.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Nature of the Beast
    7.4/1017 votes

    #6 - The Nature of the Beast

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1995

    When Fiona turns up dead, Call has to prove himself innocent of her murder, but when Josiah seems to be the next best suspect, Austin is willing to convict Call to save his father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Providence
    8.3/1022 votes

    #7 - Providence

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/1995

    When it comes time to bidding on the ownership of the Lonesome Dove, Mosby is shocked when he's outbid by Amanda Carpenter, a newcomer in town. Unfortunately, Amanda comes with a past of her own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thicker Than Water
    8.2/1018 votes

    #8 - Thicker Than Water

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/1995

    UnBob's son arrives in town after the death of his mother (Noleen Carmody) and starts trouble, and Call discovers there's been a bounty hunter placed on his head for a crime he didn't commit when he has to kill an old associate, Morgan Dibbs, in self-defense.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Redemption
    8.3/1022 votes

    #9 - Redemption

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/1995

    In order to 'prove himself' to Halcyon mines, Mosby ignores safety regulations in the Curtis Wells mine to make a profit. When an explosion results in numerous injuries and some fatalities, Clay tries to shift the blame, even though he feels guilty.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Day of the Dead
    6.3/1029 votes

    #10 - Day of the Dead

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1995

    A troupe of carnival folk, old friends of Amanda's, come to town, and when the fat lady dies, it looks like the whole town is cursed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bride
    7.8/1018 votes

    #11 - The Bride

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/21/1995

    Call must find an abducted mail order bride, and Mosby has to get a preacher out of town before he can de-corrupt the citizens.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lover's Leap
    8.3/1015 votes

    #12 - Lover's Leap

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/1996

    Mattie falls in love with Tom Andrews, the new teacher in town, but he's hiding some dark secrets.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Angel
    8.1/1024 votes

    #13 - Angel

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/1996

    Call becomes ill when he is bitten by a rattlesnake and ends up being cared for by the beautiful and dangerous Enona, who is looking into her brother's death.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bounty
    7.8/1017 votes

    #14 - Bounty

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/1996

    A series of mystery murders in town has everyone looking at everyone else, but Clay's lover Florie comes under particular suspicion, until she is attacked.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cattle War
    7.8/1020 votes

    #15 - Cattle War

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/7/1996

    Call hires on to be the trail boss for a man who reneged on his deal to sell cattle to Mosby.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Betrayal
    8.3/1019 votes

    #16 - Betrayal

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/1996

    After Call and Mattie stop four men from conning Mattie in a gun deal, their leader Ned approaches Austin and manipulates him into going after Call.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hideout
    7.5/1019 votes

    #17 - The Hideout

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/21/1996

    A mysterious stranger saves Luther's life in a fight, and while Luther is willing to make friends, Call can't help but be suspicious.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Partners
    7.3/1026 votes

    #18 - Partners

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired Unknown

    A pair of teen lovers take Austin hostage and threaten to destroy Curtis Wells with a Gatling gun.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Robbery
    8.1/1019 votes

    #19 - The Robbery

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/18/1996

    Arriving home late one evening, Mosby is beaten and robbed by three men, one of whom he believes lives in Curtis Wells. As the search for the culprit proceeds, the evidence points towards Austin. As Mosby strips Austin of his badge and plans to have him hung, Call takes off after the real guilty party at the urging of Josiah.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When She Was Good
    7.2/1021 votes

    #20 - When She Was Good

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/1996

    When Violet and Abraham Phillips are found dead in their home, their daughter Frances confesses to the crime, but Dr. Cleese isn't quite so sure she's guilty.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Medicine
    7.9/1022 votes

    #21 - Medicine

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/1996

    When respected shaman Little Wolf is murdered, Call has to prove to Red Crow that Enona, a mysterious female bounty hunter, did not do it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and War
    8.5/1017 votes

    #22 - Love and War

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/1996

    After Amanda loses the hotel in a poker game, Clay wins it back for her, but there are strings attached. Mattie says goodbye to the men of Lonesome Dove as she prepares to move on with her life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A