Riverboat (1959)

Adventure · Western

Riverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961. It was produced by Revue Studios.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (255 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1959)

7.36 avg 31 episodes 7.1 → 7.5 56 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Payment in Full	7.1	33
2	The Barrier	7.9	24
3	About Roger Mowbray	7.7	23
4	A Race to Cincinnati	7.4	18
5	The Unwilling	7.3	30
6	The Fight Back	7.8	20
7	Escape to Memphis	6.5	27
8	Witness No Evil	7.4	21
9	A Night at Trapper's Landing	7.6	24
10	The Faithless	7.8	21
11	The Boy from Pittsburgh	7.6	23
12	Jessie Quinn	8.0	18
13	Strange Request	7.8	18
14	Guns for Empire	7.7	18
15	The Face of Courage	8.0	14
16	Tampico Raid	6.8	15
17	Landlubbers	7.5	16
18	The Blowup	6.7	16
19	Forbidden Island	7.4	12
20	Salvage Pirates	7.7	12
21	Path of the Eagle	7.1	17
22	The Treasure of Hawk Hill	6.4	12
23	The Fight at New Canal	7.4	15
24	The Wichita Arrows	8.0	13
25	Fort Epitaph	8.0	19
26	Three Graves	6.8	14
27	Hang the Men High	7.3	9
28	The Night of the Faceless Men	6.7	11
29	The Long Trail	6.2	10
30	The Quick Noose	7.2	16
31	The Sellout	7.5	13

Season 2 (1960)

7.04 avg 8 episodes 6.3 → 5.4 55 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	End of a Dream	6.3	10
3	The Two Faces of Grey Holden	7.8	14
6	Trunk Full of Dreams	7.3	13
7	The Water of Gorgeous Springs	8.6	9
8	Devil in Skirts	5.4	16
10	Chicota Landing	7.7	14
12	Zigzag	7.8	16
13	Listen to the Nightingale	5.4	14

Riverboat (1959)

Cast

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