Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

Name: Wanted: Dead or Alive
Genre: Western
Rating: 8
Cast: Steve McQueen

Western

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (3,171 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Starz · Philo · Spectrum On Demand · The Roku Channel · Tubi TV · The CW · Plex · Plex Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Steve McQueen Josh Randall

Seasons

Season 1 (1958)

7.61 avg 36 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Martin Poster	7.5	289
2	Fatal Memory	7.4	226
3	The Bounty	8.0	208
4	Dead End	7.3	175
5	Passing of Shawnee Bill	7.6	179
6	The Giveaway Gun	7.9	187
7	Ransom for a Nun	7.4	208
8	Miracle at Pot Hole	7.7	184
9	The Fourth Headstone	8.1	218
10	Til Death Do Us Part	7.4	203
11	The Favor	7.9	182
12	Ricochet	7.6	175
13	Sheriff of Red Rock	8.0	178
14	Die by the Gun	8.0	188
15	Rawhide Breed	7.6	164
16	Eight Cent Reward	7.8	216
17	Drop to Drink	7.7	165
18	Rope Law	7.9	164
19	Six-Up to Bannach	7.9	177
20	The Spurs	7.7	180
21	Reunion for a Revenge	7.5	186
22	Competition	7.6	158
23	Call Your Shot	7.9	163
24	Secret Ballot	7.2	157
25	The Corner	7.5	139
26	Eager Man	7.3	154
27	The Legend	7.9	177
28	Railroaded	8.0	172
29	Double Fee	7.1	148
30	The Kovack Affair	7.9	167
31	Bounty for a Bride	6.6	157
32	Crossroads	7.7	153
33	Angels of Vengeance	7.3	164
34	Littlest Client	7.4	157
35	The Conquerors	7.3	141
36	Amos Carter	7.5	162

Season 2 (1959)

7.68 avg 32 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 27 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Montana Kid	7.8	168
2	The Healing Woman	7.5	151
3	The Matchmaker	7.5	155
4	Breakout	7.9	154
5	Estralita	7.7	149
6	The Hostage	8.1	171
7	The Empty Cell	8.1	167
8	Bad Gun	8.0	143
9	The Tyrant	8.1	144
10	Reckless	7.2	133
11	Desert Seed	7.8	132
12	Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse	7.6	134
13	No Trail Back	7.4	136
14	Man on Horseback	8.0	139
15	Chain Gang	7.8	148
16	Vanishing Act	7.8	150
17	Mental Lapse	7.7	122
18	Angela	7.7	155
19	The Monster	7.3	157
20	Most Beautiful Woman	7.6	136
21	Jason	7.9	153
22	The Partners	7.6	125
23	Tolliver Bender	7.6	155
24	A House Divided	7.4	129
25	Triple Vise	7.1	124
26	Black Belt	7.5	133
27	The Pariah	7.4	147
28	Vendetta	7.9	139
29	Death Divided by Three	7.5	137
30	The Inheritance	7.7	127
31	Prison Trail	8.1	145
32	Pay-off at Pinto	7.5	114

Season 3 (1960)

7.61 avg 26 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Trial	7.7	157
2	The Cure	7.0	132
3	Journey for Josh	7.9	157
4	The Looters	7.8	141
5	The Twain Shall Meet	8.1	161
6	The Showdown	7.4	123
7	Surprise Witness	7.5	121
8	To the Victor	6.7	130
9	Criss Cross	7.6	114
10	The Medicine Man	7.4	132
11	One Mother Too Many	7.5	146
12	The Choice	7.8	142
13	Three for One	7.9	136
14	Witch Woman	7.3	134
15	Baa-Baa	7.2	136
16	The Last Retreat	7.6	148
17	Bounty on Josh	8.0	143
18	Hero in the Dust	7.7	129
19	Epitaph	7.8	135
20	The Voice of Silence	8.4	188
21	El Gato	7.7	122
22	Detour	7.4	134
23	Monday Morning	7.8	112
24	The Long Search	7.0	135
25	Dead Reckoning	8.0	108
26	Barney's Bounty	7.6	123

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

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