Maverick (1957)

Name: Maverick
Genre: Western
Rating: 8
Cast: Jack Kelly

Western

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (4,216 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Jack Kelly Bart Maverick

Seasons

Season 1 (1957)

7.91 avg 27 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 58 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	War of the Silver Kings	8.2	313
2	Point Blank	7.8	258
3	According to Hoyle	8.3	231
4	Ghost Rider	7.8	189
5	The Long Hunt	8.1	190
6	Stage West	7.7	196
7	Relic of Fort Tejon	7.9	192
8	Hostage!	7.6	177
9	Stampede	8.1	184
10	The Jeweled Gun	7.6	164
11	The Wrecker	7.6	168
12	The Quick and the Dead	8.5	197
13	The Naked Gallows	7.7	147
14	Comstock Conspiracy	7.8	166
15	The Third Rider	7.7	132
16	Rage for Vengeance	8.2	180
17	Rope of Cards	8.3	196
18	Diamond in the Rough	7.8	139
19	Day of Reckoning	7.6	163
20	The Savage Hills	7.9	145
21	Trail West to Fury	7.6	152
22	The Burning Sky	7.9	133
23	The Seventh Hand	8.0	139
24	Plunder of Paradise	7.1	125
25	Black Fire	8.3	159
26	Burial Ground of the Gods	8.2	118
27	Seed of Deception	8.3	167

Season 2 (1958)

7.96 avg 26 episodes 8.5 → 7.1 59 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Day They Hanged Bret Maverick	8.5	178
2	The Lonesome Reunion	7.8	138
3	Alias Bart Maverick	7.5	146
4	The Belcastle Brand	8.2	157
5	High Card Hangs	7.6	135
6	Escape to Tampico	8.2	157
7	The Judas Mask	7.1	111
8	The Jail at Junction Flats	7.7	134
9	The Thirty-Ninth Star	7.6	105
10	Shady Deal at Sunny Acres	9.4	310
11	Island in the Swamp	8.0	145
12	Prey of the Cat	7.6	126
13	Holiday at Hollow Rock	8.1	135
14	The Spanish Dancer	7.6	127
15	Game of Chance	8.2	122
16	Gun-Shy	8.9	287
17	Two Beggars on Horseback	8.2	146
18	The Rivals	8.4	159
19	Duel at Sundown	7.8	313
20	Yellow River	7.5	118
21	The Saga of Waco Williams	8.8	208
22	Brasada Spur	7.6	124
23	Passage to Fort Doom	7.4	118
24	Two Tickets to Ten Strike	8.2	184
25	Betrayal	7.9	120
26	The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill	7.1	128

Season 3 (1959)

7.82 avg 26 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 60 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pappy	8.4	197
2	Royal Four Flush	7.9	120
3	The Sheriff of Duck 'n' Shoot	8.3	145
4	You Can't Beat the Percentage	7.7	122
5	The Cats of Paradise	7.8	147
6	A Tale of Three Cities	8.2	129
7	Full House	8.4	146
8	The Lass with the Poisonous Air	7.4	98
9	The Ghost Soldiers	7.3	139
10	Easy Mark	8.0	107
11	A Fellow's Brother	8.0	146
12	Trooper Maverick	7.3	118
13	Maverick Springs	8.6	148
14	The Goose-Drownder	7.5	117
15	A Cure for Johnny Rain	7.5	132
16	The Marquesa	7.0	97
17	Cruise of the Cynthia B.	7.7	128
18	Maverick and Juliet	8.0	122
19	The White Widow	7.8	103
20	Guatemala City	7.5	126
21	The People's Friend	7.6	101
22	A Flock of Trouble	7.7	123
23	Iron Hand	7.1	114
24	The Resurrection of Joe November	7.9	129
25	The Misfortune Teller	8.0	117
26	Greenbacks, Unlimited	8.7	135

Season 4 (1960)

7.54 avg 32 episodes 7.4 → 8.0 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Bundle from Britain	7.4	106
2	Hadley's Hunters	8.2	132
3	The Town That Wasn't There	8.0	99
4	Arizona Black Maria	7.2	97
5	Last Wire from Stop Gap	8.2	103
6	Mano Nera	7.4	101
7	A Bullet for the Teacher	7.4	88
8	The Witch of Hound Dog	7.7	105
9	Thunder from the North	6.7	95
10	The Maverick Line	8.1	126
11	Bolt from the Blue	7.3	108
12	Kiz	7.7	95
13	Dodge City or Bust	7.6	93
14	The Bold Fenian Men	7.3	90
15	Destination Devil's Flat	7.9	89
16	A State of Siege	7.4	83
17	Family Pride	7.0	89
18	The Cactus Switch	6.9	77
19	Dutchman's Gold	7.2	84
20	The Ice Man	8.1	87
21	Diamond Flush	7.5	76
22	Last Stop: Oblivion	7.7	103
23	Flood's Folly	7.2	82
24	Maverick at Law	7.5	88
25	Red Dog	7.7	111
26	The Deadly Image	7.3	92
27	Triple Indemnity	7.9	84
28	The Forbidden City	6.8	88
29	Substitute Gun	7.7	78
30	Benefit of the Doubt	7.1	87
31	The Devil's Necklace: Part 1	8.1	97
32	The Devil's Necklace: Part 2	8.0	84

Season 5 (1961)

7.68 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 60 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dade City Dodge	7.5	77
2	The Art Lovers	8.3	86
3	The Golden Fleecing	7.9	79
4	Three Queens Full	8.4	107
5	A Technical Error	7.9	75
6	Poker Face	7.3	72
7	Mr. Muldoon's Partner	6.8	87
8	Epitaph for a Gambler	7.3	83
9	The Maverick Report	7.9	74
10	Marshal Maverick	8.2	88
11	The Troubled Heir	7.5	73
12	The Money Machine	7.1	78
13	One of Our Trains Is Missing	7.7	88