6.8/10158 votes#1 - America Divided
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/11/2016
Jesse James forms a gang in order to ensure his family's survival and Custer looks for glory in the Indian Wars. Meanwhile, Crazy Horse fights back against the U.S. in the series premiere of this docudrama.
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7.2/10119 votes#2 - Two Front War
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/18/2016
Jesse James targets the railroads and Custer is sent on a secret mission into Sioux territory. Meanwhile, Grant deals with growing unrest in the west and south.
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7.2/10112 votes#3 - Blood and Gold
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2016
Allan Pinkerton is hired to bring Jesse James to justice. Meanwhile, settlers flock onto Sioux land to mine gold as Grant desperately tries to keep peace.
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7.3/10112 votes#4 - Showdown
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/2/2016
Custer rides to a showdown with the Sioux at Little Big Horn. Elsewhere, Jesse James targets a bank in the northern territory, hoping to make a big statement.
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7.3/10104 votes#5 - Outlaw Rising
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2016
Billy the Kid uses his talents with a gun to get what he wants; and Wyatt Earp fights for justice. Meanwhile, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse make a big decision.
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7.4/1098 votes#6 - The Big Killing
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/16/2016
Billy the Kid seeks revenge for the death of his friend; and Wyatt Earp questions his future as a lawman. Meanwhile, Jesse James reemerges from years of hiding.
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7.4/1094 votes#7 - Frontier Justice
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/23/2016
Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett's cat-and-mouse game comes to a head. Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone. Sitting Bull returns to America.
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7.3/1079 votes#8 - The Last Vendetta
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2016
In the series finale, Wyatt Earp abandons the law in search of justice; and Jesse James is confronted by the Ford brothers. Meanwhile, Sitting Bull is accused of inciting a rebellion.
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The Best Episodes of The American West Season 1
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From the Executive Producer Robert Redford, THE AMERICAN WEST tells the story of the aftermath of the CIVIL WAR and how the United States transformed...
Genres:DocumentaryWesternAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
Network:AMC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"America Divided" is the best rated episode of "The American West" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 158 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/11/2016. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Two Front War".