The Big Valley (1965)

Name: The Big Valley
Genre: Western
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Western

The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (4,085 votes)
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Philo
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1965)

7.85 avg 30 episodes 8.3 → 8.3 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Palms of Glory	8.3	285
2	Forty Rifles	7.8	176
3	Boots with My Father's Name	8.3	214
4	The Young Marauders	7.7	170
5	The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner	7.4	166
6	Heritage	7.6	150
7	Winner Lose All	7.5	163
8	My Son, My Son	8.2	190
9	Earthquake	7.7	180
10	The Murdered Party	8.2	151
11	The Way to Kill a Killer	7.1	142
12	Night of the Wolf	8.3	174
13	The Guilt of Matt Bentell	7.6	145
14	The Brawlers	8.3	156
15	Judgement in Heaven	7.8	185
16	The Invaders	7.8	153
17	By Fires Unseen	7.4	138
18	A Time to Kill	8.0	148
19	Teacher of Outlaws	7.8	125
20	Under a Dark Star	8.1	152
21	Barbary Red	7.9	164
22	The Death Merchant	8.1	157
23	The Fallen Hawk	7.6	126
24	Hazard	7.7	126
25	Into the Widow's Web	7.9	121
26	By Force and Violence	7.9	143
27	The River Monarch	7.8	132
28	The Midas Man	7.8	126
29	Tunnel of Gold	7.6	126
30	Last Train to the Fair	8.3	148

Season 2 (1966)

7.67 avg 30 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 60 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Lost Treasure	7.5	135
2	Legend of a General: Part 1	7.3	115
3	Legend of a General: Part II	7.2	112
4	Caesar's Wife	7.8	127
5	Pursuit	7.4	115
6	The Martyr	7.6	113
7	Target	7.4	125
8	The Velvet Trap	7.7	130
9	The Man from Nowhere	7.7	134
10	The Great Safe Robbery	8.0	148
11	The Iron Box	8.3	142
12	Last Stage to Salt Flats	7.7	130
13	A Day of Terror	7.8	128
14	Hide the Children	8.1	138
15	Day of the Comet	7.6	120
16	Wagonload of Dreams	7.4	105
17	Image of Yesterday	7.4	111
18	Boy Into Man	7.8	124
19	Down Shadow Street	8.0	117
20	The Stallion	7.7	121
21	The Haunted Gun	7.2	98
22	The Price of Victory	7.3	95
23	Brother Love	7.5	111
24	Court Martial	8.2	149
25	Plunder!	8.3	130
26	Turn of a Card	7.4	109
27	Showdown in Limbo	7.7	110
28	The Lady from Mesa	7.6	112
29	Days of Grace	8.1	117
30	Cage of Eagles	7.5	105

Season 3 (1967)

7.83 avg 26 episodes 7.2 → 7.6 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Joaquin	7.2	109
2	Ambush	7.9	111
3	A Flock of Trouble	7.9	122
4	Time After Midnight	8.2	111
5	Night in a Small Town	8.4	149
6	Ladykiller	7.9	123
7	Guilty	7.4	92
8	The Disappearance	7.8	136
9	A Noose Is Waiting	8.0	132
10	Explosion!: Part 1	7.8	108
11	Explosion!: Part 2	8.0	106
12	Four Days to Furnace Hill	7.7	115
13	Night of the Executioner	8.4	118
14	Journey Into Violence	7.6	105
15	The Buffalo Man	8.0	107
16	The Good Thieves	7.7	127
17	Days of Wrath	8.2	128
18	Miranda	7.2	108
19	Shadow of a Giant	8.2	117
20	Fall of a Hero	8.2	103
21	The Emperor of Rice	7.3	119
22	Rimfire	8.2	120
23	Bounty on a Barkley	7.7	111
24	Devil's Masquerade	7.6	115
25	Run of the Savage	7.4	99
26	The Challenge	7.6	105

Season 4 (1968)

7.58 avg 26 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	In Silent Battle	7.7	134
2	They Called Her Delilah	7.5	126
3	Presumed Dead	7.5	111
4	Run of the Cat	7.6	113
5	Deathtown	8.0	120
6	The Jonah	7.4	133
7	Hell Hath No Fury	7.9	133
8	The Long Ride	7.6	118
9	The Profit and the Lost	8.3	120
10	A Stranger Everywhere	8.3	118
11	The Prize	8.3	124
12	Hunter's Moon	7.6	97
13	Top of the Stairs	8.2	104
14	Joshua Watson	7.6	124
15	The Secret	7.8	115
16	The 25 Graves of Midas	7.2	101
17	Lightfoot	7.1	86
18	Alias Nellie Handley	7.6	115
19	The Royal Road	7.2	118
20	A Passage of Saints	6.8	97
21	The Battle of Mineral Springs	7.8	112
22	The Other Face of Justice	7.7	110
23	Town of No Exit	6.7	128
24	Danger Road	7.0	93
25	Flight from San Miguel	6.7	89
26	Point and Counterpoint	8.0	106