Branded (1965)

Western

Branded is an American Western series which aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in its Sunday night 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time period, and starred Chuck Connors as Jason McCord, a United States Army Cavalry captain who had been drummed out of the service following an unjust accusation of cowardice.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (1,034 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Chuck Connors Captain Jason McCord

Seasons

Season 1 (1965)

7.96 avg 16 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Survival	8.0	75
2	The Vindicators	7.8	65
3	The Test	7.7	56
4	Rules of the Game	7.7	49
5	The Bounty	8.1	47
6	Leap Upon Mountains....	7.8	46
7	Coward Step Aside	8.2	58
8	The Mission: Part 1	7.8	44
9	The Mission: Part 2	7.7	43
10	The Mission: Part 3	8.1	42
11	The First Kill	8.2	42
12	Very Few Heroes	8.4	41
13	One Way Out	7.5	38
14	That the Brave Endure	8.2	47
15	A Taste of Poison	8.2	37
16	Price of a Name	8.0	39

Season 2 (1965)

8.05 avg 32 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Judge Not	7.9	39
2	Now Join the Human Race	8.4	39
3	Mightier Than the Sword	8.3	34
4	I Killed Jason McCord	8.4	35
5	The Bar Sinister	8.2	33
6	Seward's Folly	7.7	33
7	Salute the Soldier Briefly	8.2	32
8	The Richest Man in Boot Hill	8.0	32
9	Fill No Glass for Me: Part 1	8.0	32
10	Fill No Glass for Me: Part 2	8.0	29
11	The Greatest Coward on Earth	7.6	32
12	$10,000 for Durango	8.2	32
13	Romany Roundup: Part 1	8.1	27
14	Romany Roundup: Part 2	8.2	24
15	A Proud Town	8.2	37
16	The Golden Fleece	7.7	35
17	The Wolfers	8.1	37
18	This Stage of Fools	7.6	34
19	A Destiny Which Made Us Brothers	7.5	34
20	McCord's Way	8.3	31
21	Nice Day for a Hanging	8.2	32
22	Barbed Wire	8.3	26
23	Yellow for Courage	7.7	33
24	Call to Glory: Part 1	8.2	29
25	Call to Glory: Part 2	8.2	28
26	Call to Glory: Part 3	8.2	25
27	The Ghost of Murietta	7.7	32
28	The Assassins: Part 1	8.2	30
29	The Assassins: Part 2	7.8	25
30	Headed for Doomsday	8.5	27
31	Cowards Die Many Times	8.1	31
32	Kellie	7.9	42

Branded (1965)

Cast

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