6.4/109 votes#1 - Seige
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/1980
Ft. Laramie comes under siege from hostile Native Americans as the Chisholm family draw near.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Paul Savage
- 7.7/108 votes
#2 - Betrayal
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/1980
Betsy uses her charms to create a rivalry between Bo and Gideon for her affections. When grazing foe the cattle is destroyed by fire the troops use grain intended for the Indians for feed.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Paul Savage
- 6.4/109 votes
#3 - Endless Desert
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/1980
Hadley decides he can not be in a wagon train with Cooper Hawkins. He leaves the train and takes a new, faster trail to California through the desert. Betsy asks if she can join the Chisholms, but she starts to cause family friction.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/108 votes
#4 - Vengeance
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/1980
As the Chisholms continue across the desert, the come across Betsy's brothers. Soon, Cooper Hawkins arrives and is searching for the brothers. Hadley has to decide who is telling the truth.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/108 votes
#5 - Death in the Sierras
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/1980
The family realizes they don't have enough food to get through the mountains. Will and Keewidinok go on ahead to get supplies and bring them back. Snow starts to fall as the wagons move. Hadley's health does not seem to be improving.
Director: Nicholas Webster
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/107 votes
#6 - The Promised Land
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/1980
The family buries Hadley and finds an empty tavern and bar near by. Min decides she wants to stay. They learn there is a tax lien on the property and they don't have any money. An old friend of Cooper's rides by.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Evan Hunter, David Dortort
- 6.8/107 votes
#7 - The Suitor
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/1980
A friend of Hawkins stops by for a visit. He leaves and then returns with a bullet hole. Min and the girls go into town where Min catches the attention of Mr. Sinclair who is a widower.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/107 votes
#8 - Chains
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/8/1980
While the family is picking up some apple trees they ordered from Cape Horn, Keewidinok's life was saved by a black man who had just arrived from Africa. When they arrived home, the trees were broken and family arguments ensued.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/107 votes
#9 - The Siren Song
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/15/1980
Bo's friendship with a Franciscan padre tries the patience of devoutly Baptist Minerva.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Chisholms Season 2
Every episode of The Chisholms Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Chisholms Season 2!
The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Seige" is the best rated episode of "The Chisholms" season 2. It scored 6.4/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Mel Stuart and written by Paul Savage, it aired on 1/19/1980. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "Betrayal".