Rawhide (1959)

Western

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (5,288 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1959)

7.66 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 56 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Incident of the Tumbleweed	7.5	356
2	Incident at Alabaster Plain	7.7	261
3	Incident with an Executioner	8.2	291
4	Incident of the Widowed Dove	7.6	216
5	Incident on the Edge of Madness	7.3	224
6	Incident of the Power and the Plow	8.1	210
7	Incident at Barker Springs	7.6	202
8	Incident West of Lano	7.8	205
9	Incident of the Town in Terror	8.1	185
10	Incident of the Golden Calf	7.3	161
11	Incident of the Coyote Weed	7.9	196
12	Incident of the Chubasco	7.5	189
13	Incident of the Curious Street	7.2	193
14	Incident of the Dog Days	7.7	187
15	Incident of the Calico Gun	7.6	182
16	Incident of the Misplaced Indians	7.3	161
17	Incident of Fear in the Streets	7.5	176
18	Incident Below the Brazos	7.9	160
19	Incident of the Dry Drive	8.1	173
20	Incident of the Judas Trap	7.4	141
21	Incident in No Man's Land	7.5	141
22	Incident of a Burst of Evil	7.8	166

Season 2 (1959)

7.76 avg 32 episodes 7.3 → 7.6 60 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Incident of the Day of the Dead	7.3	166
2	Incident of the Roman Candles	7.5	182
3	Incident at Dangerfield Dip	7.9	137
4	Incident of the Shambling Man	7.5	145
5	Incident at Jacob's Well	7.6	137
6	Incident of the 13th Man	7.8	161
7	Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse	8.3	148
8	Incident of the Haunted Hills	7.7	134
9	Incident of the Stalking Death	7.6	132
10	Incident of the Valley in Shadow	7.8	170
11	Incident of the Blue Fire	7.8	133
12	Incident at Spanish Rock	7.2	139
13	Incident of the Druid Curse	7.3	126
14	Incident at Red River Station	8.1	126
15	Incident of the Devil and His Due	8.0	113
16	Incident of the Wanted Painter	7.6	106
17	Incident of the Tinker's Dam	8.1	119
18	Incident of the Night Horse	7.8	117
19	Incident of the Sharpshooter	8.0	110
20	Incident of the Dust Flower	8.5	120
21	Incident at Sulphur Creek	7.4	105
22	Incident of the Champagne Bottles	7.8	117
23	Incident of the Stargazer	7.3	133
24	Incident of the Dancing Death	7.2	112
25	Incident of the Arana Sacar	7.8	112
26	Incident of the Deserter	8.3	107
27	Incident of the 100 Amulets	7.3	102
28	Incident of the Murder Steer	7.8	108
29	Incident of the Music Maker	8.1	108
30	Incident of the Silent Web	8.3	116
31	Incident of the Last Chance	8.0	114
32	Incident in the Garden of Eden	7.6	113

Season 3 (1960)

8.04 avg 30 episodes 8.2 → 7.5 52 min avg

Bad finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Incident at Rojo Canyon	8.2	118
2	Incident of the Challenge	7.7	125
3	Incident at Dragoon Crossing	8.5	128
4	Incident of the Night Visitor	8.0	95
5	Incident of the Slavemaster	7.9	106
6	Incident on the Road to Yesterday	8.5	105
7	Incident at Superstition Prairie	7.8	89
8	Incident at Poco Tiempo	7.8	134
9	Incident of the Captive	8.2	106
10	Incident of the Buffalo Soldier	8.2	108
11	Incident of the Broken Word	8.0	90
12	Incident at the Top of the World	7.9	106
13	Incident Near the Promised Land	8.1	98
14	Incident of the Big Blowout	8.3	112
15	Incident of the Fish Out of Water	8.4	128
16	Incident on the Road Back	8.0	88
17	Incident of the New Start	8.1	124
18	Incident of the Running Iron	8.1	91
19	Incident Near Gloomy River	7.9	130
20	Incident of the Boomerang	8.2	101
21	Incident of His Brother's Keeper	7.5	100
22	Incident in the Middle of Nowhere	8.2	126
23	Incident of the Phantom Bugler	8.3	119
24	Incident of the Lost Idol	8.1	133
25	Incident of the Running Man	7.9	98
26	Incident of the Painted Lady	8.3	119
27	Incident Before Black Pass	7.7	133
28	Incident of the Blackstorms	8.1	95
29	Incident of the Night on the Town	7.9	132
30	Incident of the Wager on Payday	7.5	89

Season 4 (1961)

7.98 avg 29 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 51 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rio Salado	8.1	124
2	The Sendoff	8.6	142
3	The Long Shakedown	8.0	125
4	Judgment at Hondo Seco	8.1	95
5	The Lost Tribe	8.0	117
6	The Inside Man	8.1	121
7	The Black Sheep	8.1	121
8	The Prairie Elephant	7.4	119
9	The Little Fishes	7.5	121
10	The Blue Spy	7.9	121
11	The Gentleman's Gentleman	8.2	129
12	Twenty-Five Santa Clauses	7.7	137
13	The Long Count	8.3	121
14	The Captain's Wife	8.0	144
15	The Peddler	8.5	154
16	The Woman Trap	8.4	132
17	The Boss's Daughters	8.1	138
18	The Deserters' Patrol	8.0	113
19	The Greedy Town	7.7	125
20	Grandma's Money	8.1	119
21	The Pitchwagon	7.7	132
22	Hostage Child	8.1	131
23	The Immigrants	7.4	114
24	The Child-Woman	7.6	117
25	A Woman's Place	8.4	127
26	Reunion	7.8	116
27	House of the Hunter	7.8	131
28	Gold Fever	7.6	125
29	The Devil and the Deep Blue	8.1	109

Season 5 (1962)

7.93 avg 31 episodes 8.3 → 8.3 60 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Incident of El Toro	8.3	110
2	Incident of the Hunter	8.2	120
3	Incident of the Portrait	8.5	142
4	Incident at Cactus Wells	8.1	113
5	Incident of the Prodigal Son	7.7	122
6	Incident of the Four Horsemen	7.8	122
7	Incident of the Lost Woman	7.7	109
8	Incident of the Dogfaces	8.3	114
9	Incident of the Wolvers	7.8	115
10	Incident at Sugar Creek	8.1	128
11	Incident of the Reluctant Bridegroom	8.4	129
12	Incident of the Querencias	7.3	100
13	Incident at Quivira	7.8	115
14	Incident of Decision	8.0	106
15	Incident of the Buryin' Man	7.5	109
16	Incident of the Trail's End	8.0	110
17	Incident at Spider Rock	7.9	128
18	Incident of the Mountain Man	7.7	115
19	Incident at Crooked Hat	7.6	95
20	Incident of Judgment Day	8.0	131
21	Incident of the Gallows Tree	8.2	105
22	Incident of the Married Widow	8.2	129
23	Incident of the Pale Rider	8.1	117
24	Incident of the Comanchero	7.2	107
25	Incident of the Clown	7.8	84
26	Incident of the Black Ace	7.4	79
27	Incident of the Hostages	8.3	86
28	Incident of White Eyes	7.7	107
29	Incident at Rio Doloroso	8.1	100
30	Incident at Alkali Sink	7.8	103
31	Abilene	8.3	113

Season 6 (1963)

7.87 avg 30 episodes 8.2 → 7.1 60 min avg

Bad finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Incident of the Red Wind	8.2	120
2	Incident of Iron Bull	8.5	118
3	Incident at El Crucero	7.8	129
4	Incident of the Travellin' Man	7.5	85
5	Incident at Paradise	8.1	108
6	Incident at Farragut Pass	7.8	111
7	Incident at Two Graves	8.2	115
8	Incident of the Rawhiders	7.8	120
9	Incident of the Prophecy	7.9	113
10	Incident at Confidence Creek	8.0	122
11	Incident of the Death Dancer	7.5	85
12	Incident of the Wild Deuces	7.3	98
13	Incident of the Geisha	7.9	111
14	Incident at Ten Trees	7.5	112
15	Incident of the Rusty Shotgun	7.6	105
16	Incident of Midnight Cave	7.5	91
17	Incident of the Dowery Dundee	7.4	102
18	Incident at Gila Flats	8.2	95
19	Incident of the Pied Piper	7.7	97
20	Incident of the Swindler	8.2	101
21	Incident of the Wanderer	7.9	104
22	Incident at Zebulon	8.2	109
23	Incident at Hourglass	8.2	107
24	Incident of the Odyssey	8.0	79
25	Incident of the Banker	7.8	96
26	Incident at Deadhorse: Part I	8.2	130
27	Incident at Deadhorse: Part II	8.2	136
28	Incident of the Gilded Goddess	7.5	109
29	Incident at Seven Fingers	8.3	115
30	Incident of the Peyote Cup	7.1	103

Season 7 (1964)

7.72 avg 30 episodes 8.4 → 7.4 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Race	8.4	125
2	The Enormous Fist	7.9	133
3	Piney	7.7	106
4	The Lost Herd	8.8	135
5	A Man Called Mushy	7.4	112
6	Canliss	7.6	117
7	Damon's Road: Part I	6.0	114
8	Damon's Road: Part II	5.7	108
9	The Backshooter	8.3	111
10	Corporal Dasovik	7.8	121
11	The Photographer	7.4	77
12	No Dogs or Drovers	8.4	100
13	The Meeting	8.0	82
14	The Book	7.3	73
15	Josh	8.0	96
16	A Time for Waiting	7.4	106
17	Moment in the Sun	7.6	111
18	Texas Fever	8.0	82
19	Blood Harvest	7.9	74
20	The Violent Land	7.8	106
21	The Winter Soldier	7.5	96
22	Prairie Fire	7.9	99
23	Retreat	8.1	97
24	The Empty Sleeve	7.9	95
25	The Last Order	8.0	100
26	Mrs. Harmon	7.8	103
27	The Calf Women	8.4	115
28	The Spanish Camp	7.8	79
29	El Hombre Bravo	7.5	82
30	The Gray Rock Hotel	7.4	120

Season 8 (1965)

7.33 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 59 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Encounter at Boot Hill	7.6	123
2	Ride a Crooked Mile	7.5	100
3	Six Weeks to Bent Fork	8.0	114
4	Walk into Terror	7.2	104
5	Escort to Doom	7.4	95
6	Hostage for Hanging	6.6	128
7	The Vasquez Woman	6.2	97
8	Clash at Broken Bluff	6.7	93
9	The Pursuit	7.3	99
10	Duel at Daybreak	8.0	113
11	Brush War at Buford	7.6	79
12	The Testing Post	7.8	78
13	Crossing at White Feather	7.4	133