The Californians (1957)

Name: The Californians
Genre: Western
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Richard Coogan, Sean McClory, Adam Kennedy, Nan Leslie, Art Fleming

Western

San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force while expressing interest in the young widow Fanzler and sparring with attorney Pitt. Adam Kennedy appears as Dion Patrick, an Irish newspaperman who helps the local vigilante committee.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (181 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1957)

7.26 avg 37 episodes 6.7 → 7.1 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Vigilantes Begin	6.7	42
2	All That Glitters	7.5	33
3	The Noose	7.6	27
4	The Avenger	7.6	25
5	The Search for Lucy Manning	7.7	26
6	The Lost Queue	7.8	23
7	The Regulators	7.1	21
8	Man from Boston	6.6	19
9	The Barber's Boy	6.9	18
10	The Magic Box	7.4	19
11	Little Lost Man	7.8	22
12	Strange Quarantine	7.5	18
13	Truce of the Tree	6.8	18
14	The PO 8	6.9	17
15	The Coward	7.0	20
16	Panic on Montgomery Street	7.6	17
17	China Doll	7.5	16
18	Mr. Valejo	7.0	15
19	The Alice Pritchard Case	7.3	15
20	The Man from Paris	7.1	16
21	The Duel	7.1	14
22	Sorley Boy	7.2	14
23	Gentleman from Philadelphia	7.4	17
24	The Marshal	7.5	18
25	Death by Proxy	7.5	17
26	The Street	7.0	18
27	J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.	7.2	17
28	Skeleton in the Closet	7.7	17
29	Pipeline	7.6	16
30	The Foundling	6.8	17
31	Second Trial	7.2	15
32	The Inner Circle	7.0	13
33	The Golden Bride	7.0	15
34	Murietta	7.2	14
35	Shanghai Queen	7.4	15
36	Bridal Bouquet	7.2	15
37	Golden Grapes	7.1	16

Season 2 (1958)

7.23 avg 32 episodes 7.2 → 7.6 30 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dishonor for Matt Wayne	7.2	16
2	Mutineers from Hell	7.2	17
3	Lola Montez	6.5	17
4	A Girl Named Sam	7.1	20
5	The Salted Gold Mine	7.2	17
6	Overland Mail	7.1	20
7	Prince of Thieves	7.3	17
8	Hangtown	7.3	16
9	Dangerous Journey	7.2	16
10	Halfway House	7.1	16
11	The Painless Extractionist	7.2	14
12	Old Sea Dog	7.0	15
13	The Long Night	7.2	16
14	The Man Who Owned San Francisco	7.1	18
15	The First Gold Brick	7.4	16
16	The Painted Lady	7.2	16
17	Bella Union	7.1	17
18	Crimps' Meat	7.4	17
19	Corpus Delicti	7.8	14
20	A Turn in the Trail	7.2	16
21	Wolf's Head	7.4	15
22	Cat's Paw	7.6	14
23	Gold-Tooth Charlie	7.0	13
24	Stampede at Misery Flats	7.1	16
25	Guns for King Joseph	6.9	13
26	Deadly Tintype	7.6	17
27	A Hundred Barrels	7.0	20
28	The Fugitive	7.5	16
29	The Fur Story	7.1	14
30	One Ton of Peppercorns	7.5	18
31	The Bell Tolls	7.4	18
32	An Act of Faith	7.6	15

The Californians (1957)

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