Wild West Chronicles (2020)

Action · Adventure · Drama

Once a feared lawman, the legendary Bat Masterson trades his sheriff's badge for a pen and becomes a newspaper reporter. He now travels the frontier to chronicle the amazing true stories of the Wild West and bring them to life once more.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (297 votes)
Episode average: 8.8 +1.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Status: Still airing
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Jack Elliott Bat Masterson

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

8.09 avg 15 episodes 8.0 → 8.6 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wild Bill Hickok & the First Quick-Draw Duel	8.0	34
2	The Real Lone Star Ranger	7.9	29
3	Bass Reeves: Trailblazing Lawman	8.0	29
4	Dr. Susan Anderson: Frontier Medicine Woman	8.5	31
5	Bat Masterson & the Dodge City Dead Line: Part 1	8.3	31
6	Bat Masterson & the Dodge City Dead Line: Part 2	8.5	34
7	Elfego Baca & the Frisco Shootout	8.2	29
8	The Legend of the Blue-Eyed Apache	8.2	32
9	Annie Oakley: Rise of a Shooting Star	8.4	36
10	The Hunt for Outlaw Bill Doolin	8.1	27
11	Stagecoach Mary	8.0	29
12	The Great Train Robbery	7.5	26
13	The Bandit Queen	7.4	32
14	The Dalton Gang	7.7	33
15	Charles M. Russell: The Cowboy Artist	8.6	25

Season 2 (2022)

8.90 avg 11 episodes 8.7 → 8.8 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Bone War	8.7	20
2	The Texas Fence-Cutting War	8.6	21
3	The Legend of Nat Love	9.1	24
4	Pinkerton Detectives Track a Killer	9.0	22
5	The Masterson Brothers Part 1	9.1	21
6	The Masterson Brothers Part 2	9.1	21
7	Doc Susie Goes Underground	9.2	21
8	The Gold Rush Lawman	8.7	18
9	Last Shot at the OK Corral	8.6	19
10	Jim Roberts Cleans Up Jerome	9.0	17
11	Battle Beneath the Mountain	8.8	18

Season 3 (2023)

8.73 avg 13 episodes 9.3 → 9.2 22 min avg

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bat Masterson to the Rescue	9.3	22
2	Billy the Kid: Birth of an Outlaw	8.8	21
3	Bass Reeves Tracks Belle Starr	8.7	23
4	Burton Mossman Crosses the Line	9.1	24
5	The Gold Rush Detectives	8.8	20
6	Sister Blandina and the Killer	7.9	17
7	Calamity Jane Saves the Day	8.4	21
8	The Many Faces of Charles Siringo	8.7	19
9	The Trials of Temple Houston	8.5	14
10	The Discoveries of George McJunkin	8.6	22
11	Al Jennings and the Legend of Dick West	8.7	19
12	Annie Oakley & Buffalo Bill's Wild West Showdown	8.8	20
13	The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight	9.2	18

Season 4 (2024)

9.26 avg 12 episodes 9.6 → 9.3 22 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bat Masterson Leaves the West	9.6	17
2	Bass Reeves: A Father's Justice	9.3	16
3	Bronco Bill's Treasure	9.4	12
4	Ada Curnutt, U.S. Deputy Marshal	8.8	11
5	Wong Fee Lee Stakes His Claim	9.2	14
6	Black Bart's Revenge	9.1	10
7	Elijah Briant and the Wild Bunch	9.4	13
8	El Bandito Vasquez	9.0	10
9	Law Comes to No Man's Land	9.2	10
10	Willie Kennard Makes His Mark in History	9.5	15
11	John Wesley Hardin: Killer on the Texas Frontier	9.3	9
12	The Battle of Stone Corral	9.3	11

Season 5 (2026)

9.24 avg 5 episodes Still airing 9.7 → 9.6 22 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	James Masterson and the Battle of Cimarron	9.7	8
2	Heck Thomas Risks It All	9.3	6
3	Jesse James' Final Raid	8.8	5
4	Doc Susie's Oath	8.8	6
5	Marshal Garfias Faces the Mob	9.6	8

Wild West Chronicles (2020)

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