The Dakotas (1963)

Name: The Dakotas
Genre: Western
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Larry Ward, Jack Elam, Chad Everett, Michael Greene

Western

The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam broadcast during 1963. The short-lived program is considered a spin-off of Clint Walker's Cheyenne. The Dakotas is perhaps most notable for the fact that it was cancelled one week after heavy viewer protest over an objectionable scene.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (146 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1963)

7.25 avg 19 episodes 7.4 → 6.8 60 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Return to Dryrock	7.4	23
2	Red Sky Over Bismarck	6.8	23
3	Mutiny at Fort Mercy	7.4	23
4	Trouble at French Creek	6.9	19
5	Thunder in Pleasant Valley	7.1	20
6	Crisis at High Banjo	7.4	19
7	Requiem at Dancer's Hill	8.2	19
8	Fargo	7.8	21
9	Incident at Rapid City	7.2	18
10	Justice at Eagle's Nest	7.2	18
11	A Walk Through the Badlands	7.5	17
12	Trial at Grand Forks	7.2	17
13	Reformation at Big Nose Butte	7.2	15
14	One Day in Vermillion	6.8	16
15	Terror at Heart River	6.8	17
16	The Chooser of the Slain	7.2	17
17	Feud at Snake River	7.2	15
18	Sanctuary at Crystal Springs	7.7	24
19	A Nice Girl from Goliath	6.8	16