7.8/1014 votesLoading...#1 - The Lost Queue
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1957
Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1015 votesLoading...
#2 - Little Lost Man
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1957
The vigilantes try to handle the problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1018 votesLoading...
#3 - The Search for Lucy Manning
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1957
Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1011 votesLoading...
#4 - The Magic Box
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1957
Martin Donovan plays the deadly game of politics the only way he knows how to.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1026 votesLoading...
#5 - All That Glitters
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1957
A gold prospector is about to be hung for attempting to take back money from a dishonest poker player he thinks cheated him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1019 votesLoading...
#6 - The Noose
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1957
Vigilantes disagree on whether to try to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1012 votesLoading...
#7 - Skeleton in the Closet
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/8/1958
After a blackmailer is found murdered, his victims become prime suspects.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/109 votesLoading...
#8 - Corpus Delicti
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1959
Matt faces a court battle when he tries to have a man convicted on circumstantial evidence.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1018 votesLoading...
#9 - The Avenger
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1957
When a reporter is murdered, Dion sets out to seek vengeance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1012 votesLoading...
#10 - Strange Quarantine
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1957
Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic gets hampered.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1011 votesLoading...
#11 - Panic on Montgomery Street
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/1958
Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.
Director: Felix E. Feist
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1012 votesLoading...
#12 - Death by Proxy
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/18/1958
A Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1011 votesLoading...
#13 - Pipeline
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/22/1958
Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company regarding impure water.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1010 votesLoading...
#14 - Cat's Paw
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1959
Matt deputises Wilma Fansler to help him solve a strange murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1011 votesLoading...
#15 - Deadly Tintype
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 3/31/1959
A defrauded insurance company asks Matt to work on a case of maritime larceny.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1013 votesLoading...
#16 - One Ton of Peppercorns
Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 5/12/1959
Matt Wayne's gullible cousin is victimized by a swindler as soon as he gets to town.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1012 votesLoading...
#17 - The Marshal
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1958
Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1014 votesLoading...
#18 - Overland Mail
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1958
When a series of stage holdups occurs, Matt is sworn in as a US marshal so he can take the case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1012 votesLoading...
#19 - The Fugitive
Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 4/28/1959
The first California extradition case conflicts with Matt's efforts to clear an accused murderer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1010 votesLoading...
#20 - The Barber's Boy
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1957
The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1011 votesLoading...
#21 - The PO 8
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/31/1957
Patrick and McGivern look for a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1014 votesLoading...
#22 - The Coward
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/7/1958
The cowardly justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1011 votesLoading...
#23 - Gentleman from Philadelphia
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1958
Marshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his business partner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1011 votesLoading...
#24 - Mutineers from Hell
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1958
When a crew of alleged mutineers lands in trouble, the responsibility to defend them falls on the shoulders of Jeremy Pitt.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1013 votesLoading...
#25 - The Bell Tolls
Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 5/19/1959
The vigilantes insist on lynching a man accused of murdering the Attorney General.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Californians
Every episode of The Californians ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Californians!
San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then...
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:NBC
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"The Lost Queue" is the best rated episode of "The Californians". It scored 7.8/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/29/1957. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Little Lost Man".