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The Best Episodes of The Westerner

Every episode of The Westerner ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Westerner!

The Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960. Created by Sam Peckinpah, the series was produced by...
Genre:Western
Network:NBC

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Line Camp" is the best rated episode of "The Westerner". It scored 8.2/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Tom Gries and written by Tom Gries, it aired on 12/9/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hand on the Gun".

  • Line Camp
    8.2/1060 votes
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    #1 - Line Camp

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1960

    Dave and Brown find a dead man on the trail. They take him to a cattle camp, where he meets an old friend of his. But when Daves friend gets drunk and picks a fight with Dave, Dave has no choice to shoot his old friend.

    Director: Tom Gries

    Writer: Tom Gries

  • Hand on the Gun
    8.2/1054 votes
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    #2 - Hand on the Gun

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1960

    A young man provokes a gunfight between Dave and another cowhand.

    Director: Sam Peckinpah

    Writer: Bruce Geller

  • Jeff
    8.0/1094 votes
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    #3 - Jeff

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1960

    Dave is out to kill a man named Danny Lipp, who runs a run down bordertown Saloon. In the End, he leaves after only beating up Danny Lipp.

    Director: Sam Peckinpah

    Writer: Sam Peckinpah

  • School Days
    8.0/1076 votes
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    #4 - School Days

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1960

    When a man murders a schoolteacher, Dave finds him, and shoots him. But the man still gets away. When Dave finds him, he is dying, with his two brothers by his side. The brothers try to pin his ""murder"" on Dave.

    Director: André de Toth

    Writer: Sam Peckinpah, Robert Heverly

  • The Old Man
    7.9/1061 votes
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    #5 - The Old Man

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1960

    Dave wants his horse and Rifle back after they are stolen by a bunch of land grabbers

    Director: André de Toth

    Writer: Sam Peckinpah, Jack Curtis

  • Dos Pinos
    7.7/1059 votes
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    #6 - Dos Pinos

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1960

    When Dave looks for room and board in a small town, he gets more than his fair share of fun when he learns of the gun happy Cantina named Puak. He also finds a wounded deputy

    Director: Don McDougall

    Writer: E. Jack Neuman

  • Treasure
    7.4/1054 votes
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    #7 - Treasure

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1960

    Dave and his dog Brown take shelter during a dust storm, and find a bag full of gold coins. But when the prospector who owns the coins comes along, he is anxious to get the gold back from Dave.

    Director: Ted Post

    Writer: Cyril Hume

  • Ghost of a Chance
    7.3/1051 votes
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    #8 - Ghost of a Chance

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1960

    Dave meets up with a ghost

    Director: Bruce Geller

    Writer: Milton S. Gelman

  • The Painting
    7.2/1049 votes
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    #9 - The Painting

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/1960

    When Dave is fired from the ranch, he is hired to track down a very rare and expensive painting. But when Daves friend finds out about it, he tries to snooker it from Dave for considerably less than it is worth.

    Director: Sam Peckinpah

    Writer: Bruce Geller

  • Going Home
    7.1/1049 votes
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    #10 - Going Home

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1960

    On his way home, Dave sees two women pushing a cart with a adly wounded man inside. Dave helps protect the Trio from the bounty hunters after the $2000 reward out for the man's capture.

    Director: Elliot Silverstein

    Writer: Jack Curtis

  • Mrs. Kennedy
    7.0/1066 votes
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    #11 - Mrs. Kennedy

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1960

    Trouble's brewing when Dave is hired to work for a rancher whose wife has eyes for him.

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: Sam Peckinpah, John Dunkel

  • Brown
    6.9/1072 votes
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    #12 - Brown

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1960

    A smooth talker ends up with Dave's dog, Brown

    Director: Sam Peckinpah

    Writer: N/A

  • The Courting of Libby
    6.7/1054 votes
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    #13 - The Courting of Libby

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1960

    Dave courts Libby

    Director: Sam Peckinpah

    Writer: Bruce Geller