The Lone Ranger (1949)

Action · Western

The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".

IMDb rating: 7.7 (3,313 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1949)

7.78 avg 52 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Enter the Lone Ranger	7.7	367
2	The Lone Ranger Fights On	7.8	252
3	The Lone Ranger's Triumph	7.7	215
4	The Legion of Old Timers	7.5	182
5	Rustlers' Hideout	7.5	148
6	War Horse	7.3	133
7	Pete and Pedro	7.5	148
8	The Renegades	7.3	124
9	The Tenderfeet	7.6	119
10	High Heels	7.5	117
11	Six Gun's Legacy	8.0	115
12	Return of the Convict	7.6	113
13	Finders Keepers	7.3	112
14	The Masked Rider	7.6	129
15	Old Joe's Sister	7.4	132
16	Cannonball McKay	7.3	137
17	The Man Who Came Back	8.1	100
18	Outlaw Town	7.8	99
19	Greed for Gold	8.1	96
20	Man of the House	7.9	101
21	Barnaby Boggs, Esquire	7.7	89
22	Sheep Thieves	7.8	92
23	Jim Tyler's Past	7.8	84
24	The Man with Two Faces	8.0	89
25	Buried Treasure	7.8	92
26	Troubled Waters	8.0	94
27	Gold Train	8.3	94
28	Pay Dirt	7.9	93
29	Billie the Great	8.2	88
30	Never Say Die	8.1	91
31	Gold Fever	8.0	86
32	Death Trap	7.7	82
33	Matter of Courage	8.0	99
34	Rifles and Renegades	8.0	86
35	Bullets for Ballots	7.9	89
36	The Black Hat	7.8	79
37	Devil's Pass	8.0	80
38	Spanish Gold	7.9	80
39	Damsels in Distress	8.1	95
40	Man Without a Gun	7.9	88
41	A Pardon for Curley	7.6	84
42	Eye for an Eye	8.0	91
43	Outlaw of the Plains	7.7	80
44	White Man's Magic	7.7	77
45	Trouble for Tonto	8.1	84
46	Sheriff at Gunstock	8.0	78
47	The Wrong Man	7.6	74
48	The Beeler Gang	8.0	85
49	The Star Witness	7.7	83
50	The Black Widow	7.8	76
51	The Whimsical Bandit	7.5	77
52	Double Jeopardy	7.6	82

Season 2 (1950)

7.94 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Million Dollar Wallpaper	7.6	76
2	Mission Bells	7.7	70
3	Dead Man's Chest	7.7	70
4	Outlaw's Revenge	7.7	65
5	Danger Ahead	7.7	68
6	Crime in Time	8.2	73
7	Drink of Water	8.1	75
8	Thieves' Money	7.9	69
9	The Squire	7.8	68
10	Masked Deputy	8.1	68
11	Banker's Choice	7.8	64
12	Desert Adventure	8.0	69
13	Bad Medicine	7.9	71
14	One Jump Ahead	8.0	75
15	Lady Killer	8.1	69
16	Paid in Full	7.9	72
17	Letter of the Law	8.1	67
18	Silent Voice	8.4	71
19	The Outcast	7.9	65
20	Mr. Trouble	8.0	71
21	Behind the Law	7.9	66
22	Trouble at Black Rock	7.9	70
23	Two Gold Lockets	8.1	76
24	The Hooded Men	8.2	74
25	Friend in Need	7.9	70
26	Backtrail	7.9	75

Season 3 (1952)

7.63 avg 52 episodes 7.4 → 7.7 25 min avg

Rebound

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Outlaw's Son	7.4	68
2	Outlaw Underground	7.7	68
3	Special Edition	7.6	62
4	Desperado at Large	7.8	74
5	Through the Wall	7.9	68
6	Jeb's Gold Mine	7.9	64
7	Frame for Two	7.6	60
8	Ranger in Danger	7.7	61
9	Delayed Action	8.0	63
10	The Map	7.8	60
11	Trial by Fire	7.8	58
12	Word of Honor	7.6	57
13	Treason at Dry Creek	7.2	56
14	The Condemned Man	7.4	55
15	The New Neighbor	7.9	54
16	Best Laid Plans	7.6	55
17	Indian Charlie	7.5	56
18	The Empty Strongbox	7.6	51
19	Trader Boggs	7.9	52
20	Bandits in Uniform	7.8	56
21	The Godless Men	7.8	62
22	The Devil's Bog	7.3	51
23	Right to Vote	7.5	53
24	The Sheriff's Son	7.6	61
25	Tumblerock Law	7.6	60
26	Sinner by Proxy	7.4	58
27	A Stage for Mademoiselle	7.4	56
28	Son by Adoption	7.5	56
29	Mrs. Banker	8.0	56
30	Trouble in Town	7.5	52
31	Black Gold	7.2	54
32	The Durango Kid	7.6	56
33	The Deserter	7.6	57
34	Embezzler's Harvest	7.4	59
35	El Toro	7.7	57
36	The Brown Pony	7.5	69
37	Triple Cross	7.6	56
38	Wake of War	7.6	60
39	Death in the Forest	8.0	66
40	Gentleman from Julesburg	7.6	56
41	Hidden Fortune	7.5	62
42	The Old Cowboy	7.6	61
43	Woman from Omaha	7.6	65
44	Gunpowder Joe	7.5	63
45	The Midnight Rider	7.8	56
46	Stage to Estacado	7.8	71
47	The Perfect Crime	8.2	61
48	The Ghost of Coyote Canyon	7.4	64
49	Old Bailey	7.8	58
50	Prisoner in Jeopardy	7.5	54
51	Diamond in the Rough	7.0	56
52	The Red Mark	7.7	60

Season 4 (1954)

8.29 avg 52 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 25 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fugitive	8.2	67
2	Ex-Marshal	8.3	61
3	Message to Fort Apache	8.3	58
4	The Frightened Woman	8.5	61
5	Gold Town	8.4	61
6	Six-Gun Sanctuary	8.1	55
7	Outlaw's Trail	8.4	58
8	Stage to Tishomingo	8.4	62
9	Texas Draw	8.5	70
10	Rendezvous at Whipsaw	8.3	62
11	Dan Reid's Fight for Life	8.2	60
12	Tenderfoot	8.2	64
13	A Broken Match	8.2	61
14	Colorado Gold	8.4	60
15	Homer with a High Hat	8.8	67
16	Two for Juan Ringo	8.4	61
17	The Globe	8.3	59
18	Dan Reid's Sacrifice	7.9	61
19	Enfield Rifle	8.0	57
20	The School Story	8.3	65
21	The Quiet Highwayman	8.2	56
22	Heritage of Treason	8.0	59
23	The Lost Chalice	7.9	66
24	Code of the Pioneers	8.1	64
25	The Law Lady	8.6	70
26	Uncle Ed	8.5	64
27	Jornada Del Muerto	8.3	55
28	Sunstroke Mesa	8.3	63
29	Sawtelle Saga's End	8.6	76
30	The Too-Perfect Signature	8.5	60
31	Trigger Finger	8.6	61
32	The Tell-Tale Bullet	8.4	73
33	False Accusations	8.5	65
34	Gold Freight	8.2	53
35	Wanted: The Lone Ranger	8.1	56
36	The Woman in the White Mask	8.4	73
37	Bounty Hunter	8.1	53
38	Showdown at Sand Creek	8.4	57
39	Heart of a Cheater	8.3	56
40	The Swami	7.9	56
41	Sheriff's Sale	8.5	54
42	Six-Gun Artist	8.6	66
43	Death Goes to Press	8.3	55
44	Return of Dice Dawson	8.2	60
45	Adventure at Arbuckle	8.6	63
46	The Return	8.1	67
47	Framed for Murder	8.3	62
48	Trapped	8.1	58
49	The Bait: Gold!	8.0	60
50	The Sheriff's Wife	8.2	50
51	Counterfeit Redskins	8.1	57
52	One Nation, Indivisible	8.3	61

Season 5 (1956)

8.06 avg 39 episodes 8.3 → 8.4 25 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Wooden Rifle	8.3	65
2	The Sheriff of Smoke Tree	8.4	61
3	The Counterfeit Mask	7.9	65
4	No Handicap	8.1	59
5	The Cross of Santo Domingo	8.2	67
6	White Hawk's Decision	7.7	58
7	The Return of Don Pedro O'Sullivan	7.4	62
8	Quicksand	7.8	58
9	Quarter Horse War	7.9	63
10	The Letter Bride	8.5	81
11	Hot Spell in Panamint	8.0	63
12	The Twisted Track	8.3	60
13	Decision: Chris McKeever	8.3	55
14	Trouble at Tylerville	8.1	58
15	Christmas Story	8.0	71
16	Ghost Canyon	7.2	57
17	Outlaw Masquerade	8.1	63
18	Avenger	8.1	63
19	The Courage of Tonto	8.0	61
20	Breaking Point	8.1	67
21	A Harp for Hannah	8.6	66
22	Message from Abe	7.9	88
23	Code of Honor	8.1	59
24	The Turning Point	8.0	61
25	Dead Eye	7.2	59
26	Clover in the Dust	7.9	58
27	Slim's Boy	8.4	61
28	Two Against Two	8.0	61
29	Ghost Town Fury	7.8	60
30	The Prince of Buffalo Gap	7.8	55
31	The Law and Miss Aggie	8.4	62
32	The Tarnished Star	8.0	53
33	Canuck	8.2	55
34	Mission for Tonto	8.1	53
35	Journey to San Carlos	8.5	61
36	The Banker's Son	8.4	65
37	The Angel and the Outlaw	8.2	70
38	Blind Witness	8.2	72
39	Outlaws in Greasepaint	8.4	88