The Virginian backdrop
Western•Drama

The Worst Episodes of The Virginian

Every episode of The Virginian ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Virginian!

Binge this in 3d 20h•Peaking at 8.8/10

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more

Airs on
NBC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons9

All123456789

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
    Click to reveal
    The Virginian Season 9 Episode 2 - The Best Man
    5.2/10(72 votes)

    #1 - The Best Man

    S9:E2

    Trampas and Pick Lexington visit old friends in Mexico. Trampas is caught between Pick and one of his Mexican friends as both men fall for the same girl. He hopes to stop them from dueling each other while the girl chooses between them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. The Virginian Season 8 Episode 16 - Nightmare
    5.9/10(254 votes)

    #2 - Nightmare

    S8:E16

    The Virginian helps the widow of a local businessman prove her innocence when first her husband is killed in a fire followed by his right hand man who names her as he dies. She has a history of mental illness after her first husband died.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bethel Leslie

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. The Virginian Season 9 Episode 17 - The Legacy of Spencer Flats
    6.1/10(59 votes)

    #3 - The Legacy of Spencer Flats

    S9:E17

    In nearly abandoned Spencer Flats, Trampas is held by Della and Annie Spencer, who accuse him of being outlaw Deke Slaughter, though their handyman is not so convinced. Then the real Slaughter rides into the town, claiming to be a sheriff.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 16 - The Death Wagon
    6.3/10(63 votes)

    #4 - The Death Wagon

    S6:E16

    No description available

    Director:E. Darrell Hallenbeck
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. The Virginian Season 4 Episode 24 - One Spring Like Long Ago
    6.5/10(75 votes)

    #5 - One Spring Like Long Ago

    S4:E24

    Morgan Starr and Randy Benton travel to sell a herd of cattle to an Indian agent to feed the Dakota, but find themselves on a journey of loss and finding, resulting in a change for many lives but especially for Randy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. The Virginian Season 9 Episode 19 - Flight from Memory
    6.6/10(51 votes)

    #6 - Flight from Memory

    S9:E19

    MacKenzie meets a girl in a daze who is thrown off her horse. He takes her to the cabin of the hermit Muley. Initially, the girl doesn't react to them but she slowly recovers some memory. A stranger arrives saying she is wanted for murder.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of The Virginian

    READ
  7. The Virginian Season 2 Episode 26 - The Secret of Brynmar Hall
    6.7/10(115 votes)

    #7 - The Secret of Brynmar Hall

    S2:E26

    Betsy Garth is driven by Randy to Brynmar Hall, a large mansion, where she meets several other old acquaintances and invitees (Brooke Bundy, Tom Skerritt, Mark Goddard). All knew Mildred Brynmar, a young woman who was killed in a fire two years before, and have been invited to the house by Mildred's mother (Jane Wyman). A masked figure spies on the proceedings and several mysterious events occur which culminate in death.

    Director:Robert Totten
    Writer:Herman Groves

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. The Virginian Season 4 Episode 22 - Harvest of Strangers
    6.7/10(85 votes)

    #8 - Harvest of Strangers

    S4:E22

    As Ryker leaves town for a few days, a group of men known as Metis arrive in Medicine Bow. They are a rough group but want no trouble. However, the people are afraid of trouble which comes as Starr tries to stop it - from themselves.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. The Virginian Season 4 Episode 28 - No Drums, No Trumpets
    6.7/10(80 votes)

    #9 - No Drums, No Trumpets

    S4:E28

    Starr with Trampas agrees to go to Mexico to check the security of a town where A US Senator and a Mexican Governor plan to sign a treat. All looks okay so Trampas leaves but Starr soon finds he is in the middle of an assassination plot.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Arthur H. Nadel

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. The Virginian Season 6 Episode 5 - Johnny Moon
    6.7/10(83 votes)

    #10 - Johnny Moon

    S6:E5

    The Virginian rescues a man who has been shot. As he recovers at Shiloh he and the Grainger kids realize the man is a bit different as well as being from England. A private detective looking for him provides a clue to his background.

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. The Virginian Season 8 Episode 14 - Black Jade
    6.7/10(79 votes)

    #11 - Black Jade

    S8:E14

    Trampas decides to track down where Cobey Jade obtained a silver watch that belonged to a friend. While with Jade who lives in an abandoned mining town, they are taken captive by a band of roving outlaws who believes Jade found gold there.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. The Virginian Season 1 Episode 14 - Man from the Sea
    6.8/10(126 votes)

    #12 - Man from the Sea

    S1:E14

    Twin sisters Judith (Carol Lynley) and Susan (Shirley Knight) Morrow, who are the daughters of a deceased friend of Judge Garth, come to Medicine Bow where Susan is to start a pottery. Also arriving on the same train is a sailor, Kevin Doyle (Tom Tryon) who wants to settle down and become a farmer. While Susan is more reserved and practical, Judith dreams of seeing exotic places and is captivated by Kevin's stories of travel to faraway lands. They begin seeing each other but Judith seems to act strangely. Kevin finds himself so in love with Judith that he agrees to give up his dreams of settling down and take her to the places she has always wanted to see...but her problems are such that this will never come to be.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:David Friedkin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. The Virginian Season 4 Episode 16 - Nobody Said Hello
    6.8/10(76 votes)

    #13 - Nobody Said Hello

    S4:E16

    A notorious Civil War criminal defended by Garth arrives in Medicine Bow to join his family. He expects payment from Garth who he believes profited from his case but Garth wants nothing to do with the man but Jennifer befriends the family.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. The Virginian Season 4 Episode 25 - The Return of Golden Tom
    6.8/10(81 votes)

    #14 - The Return of Golden Tom

    S4:E25

    After 35 years in prison Tom Brant returns to Medicine Bow. A newspaper reporter's story about him stirs the interest of people who had various connections to him. People swarm to him for different reasons including the money he hid.

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. The Virginian Season 9 Episode 4 - With Love, Bullets, and Valentines
    6.8/10(56 votes)

    #15 - With Love, Bullets, and Valentines

    S9:E4

    Trampas wins a steamboat in a poker game on a steamboat but the money is confiscated for being stolen. When he tries to collect on the steamboat he won, he finds himself involved with an outlaw gang and a crooked boat owner.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. The Virginian Season 1 Episode 7 - Riff-Raff
    6.9/10(134 votes)

    #16 - Riff-Raff

    S1:E7

    Molly Wood (Pippa Scott) tells Trampas of the outbreak of the Spanish-American war and says she is impressed with a man in uniform, so Trampas rides to San Antonio, Texas to join the Rough Riders being formed by Teddy Roosevelt. Steve Hill and the Virginian follow, intent on persuading Trampas to return but they both end up enlisting as well despite conflicts between the free-sprited westerners and their staid eastern officers led by Lt. Drex (Ray Danton). In Cuba, when Lt. Drex is wounded, the Virginian leads a detail including Steve and Trampas to discover and decommission snipers and a hidden cannon emplacement, which they manage to do successfully. After the three soldiers return to Medicine Bow, they learn a welcome home party is going to be held in the Town Hall in their honor.

    Director:Bernard Girard
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. The Virginian Season 1 Episode 10 - West
    6.9/10(137 votes)

    #17 - West

    S1:E10

    Seeking some excitement in his life, Trampas joins a groups of older cowboys (Steve Cochran, James Brown, Claude Akins) who set off to find adventure in what they still believe is the wild, lawless West. However, their outdated attitudes lead them into trouble and eventually, tragedy.

    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:Douglas Heyes

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. The Virginian Season 9 Episode 11 - Follow the Leader
    6.9/10(47 votes)

    #18 - Follow the Leader

    S9:E11

    At the same time the Colonel's niece is visiting from England, Trampas is one of the suspects in the killing of a fellow ranch hand based on his custom gun. Trampas believes four brothers killed their cousin but how can he prove it.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. The Virginian Season 2 Episode 8 - A Portrait of Marie Valonne
    7.0/10(104 votes)

    #19 - A Portrait of Marie Valonne

    S2:E8

    After delivering a herd of cattle to New Orleans, the Virginian meets and falls for a mysterious woman, Marie Valonne (Madlyn Rhue). He is attacked and the woman disappears. In his attempts to relocate her he comes into conflict with Johnny Madrid (Mark Richman) who controls some corrupt politicians. Despite the assistance of a local police detective, Dan Bohannon (Skip Homeier), the Virginian is unsuccessful in finding Marie and is only left with her picture.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Dean Riesner

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. The Virginian Season 2 Episode 16 - Roar from the Mountain
    7.0/10(102 votes)

    #20 - Roar from the Mountain

    S2:E16

    A cougar kills a Shiloh hand and Steve Hill, experienced in hunting these animals, tracks it into the mountains where he comes upon a homestead owned by Nancy Mayhew (Joyce Bulifant) and her husband Charles (Jack Klugman). The Mayhew's have strained relations and it is learned Charles son was killed by the same cougar. Nancy blames this on Charles' cowardice and indicates a romantic interest in Steve, an interest which eventually endangers Steve's life.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. The Virginian Season 2 Episode 28 - A Bride for Lars
    7.0/10(104 votes)

    #21 - A Bride for Lars

    S2:E28

    Lars Holstrum (Peter Whitney) is a middle-aged and wealthy rancher friend of Judge Garth's who is about to marry a 20 year old girl. Lars injures his back and Trampas is given the job of traveling to Laramie to pick up the girl, Katia Swenson (Katherine Crawford). On the return trip the two have a series of misadventures revolving around encounters with local Indians, a group of cowpokes, and a mysterious man who has been trailing them from Laramie.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. The Virginian Season 3 Episode 30 - We've Lost a Train
    7.0/10(120 votes)

    #22 - We've Lost a Train

    S3:E30

    In this pilot episode for the Laredo TV series, Trampas must pick up a bull for Shiloh Ranch in Mexico, and along the way he runs into Texas Rangers Reese, Joe, and Chad. Trampas ends up helping the Rangers recover stolen gold, and bring in the Bandits that stole it.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. The Virginian Season 4 Episode 29 - A Bald-Faced Boy
    7.0/10(80 votes)

    #23 - A Bald-Faced Boy

    S4:E29

    Randy's family visits from the hills of Bald Knob to protect him from a Claiborne who has been released from prison. Randy's testimony helped send him to prison. His daughter a childhood friend of Randy complicates his desire for revenge.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. The Virginian Season 7 Episode 13 - Big Tiny
    7.0/10(74 votes)

    #24 - Big Tiny

    S7:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. The Virginian Season 7 Episode 17 - Crime Wave at Buffalo Springs
    7.0/10(108 votes)

    #25 - Crime Wave at Buffalo Springs

    S7:E17

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Best Man" is the worst rated episode of "The Virginian". It scored 5.2/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/23/1970. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Nightmare".