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Paradise (1988)

Drama · Western

The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.

IMDb rating
8.0 (623 votes)
Episode average
8.6 +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

8.45 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.6 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 37 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 23 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 17 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 18 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 18 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 24 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 15 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 18 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 19 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 15 votesEp 15: 8.8 · 16 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 17 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 16 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 20 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 16 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 15 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The News from St. Louis8.337
2The Holstered Gun8.123
3Founders' Day8.817
4The Ghost Dance8.517
5Devil's Canyon8.117
6Stray Bullet8.718
7The Promise8.618
8Childhood's End8.824
9A Private War8.015
10Hard Choices8.615
11Crossroads8.318
12The Traveler8.519
13The Secret8.216
14A House Divided8.315
15The Last Warrior8.816
16Vengeance8.717
17A Matter of Honor8.216
18Honor Bound8.616
19Hour of the Wolf8.320
20Treasure8.216
21Squaring Off8.816
22Long Lost Lawson8.615

Season 2 (1989)

8.87 avg 21 episodes 9.4 → 9.4 60 min avg

Ep 1: 9.4 · 52 votesEp 2: 8.9 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 9 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 10 votesEp 5: 9.0 · 10 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 11 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 12 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 9: 9.0 · 8 votesEp 10: 9.7 · 10 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 8 votesEp 12: 9.2 · 9 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 9 votesEp 14: 8.7 · 13 votesEp 15: 9.2 · 11 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 10 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 11 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 8 votesEp 19: 9.3 · 10 votesEp 20: 8.6 · 8 votesEp 21: 9.4 · 11 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Gathering of Guns9.452
2Home Again8.914
3The Common Good8.39
4Dead Run8.810
5All the Pretty Little Horses9.010
6Orphan Train8.911
7Burial Ground8.712
8A Proper Stranger8.312
9Boom Town9.08
10The Return of Johnny Ryan9.710
11The Plague9.08
12The Gates of Paradise9.29
13Devil's Escort8.89
14Dangerous Cargo8.713
15Till Death Do Us Part9.211
16Avenging Angel8.710
17Crossfire7.711
18Shadow of a Doubt8.68
19The Coward9.310
20The Chase8.68
21Dust on the Wind9.411

Season 3 (1991)

8.57 avg 11 episodes 7.3 → 9.2 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 14 votesEp 2: 9.3 · 15 votesEp 3: 9.0 · 9 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 10 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 12 votesEp 8: 9.4 · 14 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 13 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 8 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 11 votesEp 13: 9.2 · 8 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Out of the Ashes7.314
2The Bounty9.315
3The Women9.09
4Bad Blood8.212
5The Valley of Death7.310
6A Bullet Through the Heart8.812
8Birthright9.414
9A Study in Fear8.413
10The Search for K. C. Cavanaugh8.48
11Shield of Gold9.011
13Unfinished Business9.28
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