Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

Name: Zane Grey Theatre
Genre: Western
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Dick Powell

Western

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (678 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Dick Powell Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (1956)

7.38 avg 29 episodes 7.3 → 7.0 30 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	You Only Run Once	7.3	83
2	Fearful Courage	7.3	57
3	The Long Road Home	7.4	60
4	The Unrelenting Sky	7.0	60
5	Lariat	7.0	58
6	Death Watch	6.5	59
7	Stage for Tucson	7.9	68
8	A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo	7.1	60
9	Vengeance Canyon	7.3	61
10	Return to Nowhere	7.5	55
11	Courage Is a Gun	7.9	52
12	Muletown Gold Strike	8.1	53
13	Star Over Texas	7.4	52
14	Three Graves	7.7	35
15	No Man Living	7.7	48
16	Time of Decision	7.4	48
17	Until the Man Dies	7.2	51
18	Backtrail	7.2	51
19	Dangerous Orders	7.3	46
20	The Necessary Breed	7.4	42
21	Village of Fear	7.5	43
22	Black Creek Encounter	7.3	47
23	There Were Four	7.4	49
24	Fugitive	7.7	50
25	A Time to Live	7.4	44
26	Black Is for Grief	7.3	53
27	Badge of Honor	8.0	59
28	Decision at Wilson's Creek	6.9	44
29	Man on the Run	7.0	47

Season 2 (1957)

7.72 avg 29 episodes 7.5 → 7.2 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Deserters	7.5	41
2	Blood in the Dust	7.7	48
3	A Gun Is for Killing	7.5	51
4	Proud Woman	7.3	45
5	Ride a Lonely Trail	7.5	45
6	The Promise	7.8	38
7	Episode in Darkness	8.3	49
8	The Open Cell	7.0	42
9	A Man to Look Up To	7.9	40
10	The Bitter Land	7.7	37
11	Gift from a Gunman	7.5	39
12	A Gun for My Bride	7.4	41
13	Man Unforgiving	7.8	42
14	Trial by Fear	7.7	51
15	The Freighter	7.7	43
16	This Man Must Die	7.7	46
17	Wire	7.3	40
18	License to Kill	7.5	39
19	Sundown at Bitter Creek	7.8	56
20	The Stranger	7.7	35
21	The Sharpshooter	9.0	39
22	Man of Fear	7.6	36
23	The Doctor Keeps a Promise	7.5	40
24	Three Days to Death	8.0	37
25	Shadow of a Dead Man	8.1	34
26	Debt of Gratitude	8.0	44
27	Handful of Ashes	7.7	34
28	A Threat of Violence	8.4	33
29	Utopia, Wyoming	7.2	40

Season 3 (1958)

7.78 avg 29 episodes 7.1 → 8.4 30 min avg

Big finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Trail to Nowhere	7.1	53
2	The Scaffold	7.7	35
3	Homecoming	7.5	31
4	The Accuser	7.6	34
5	Legacy of a Legend	7.6	38
6	To Sit in Judgment	7.8	36
7	The Tall Shadow	7.3	35
8	The Vaunted	7.6	37
9	Pressure Point	8.1	41
10	Bury Him Dead	7.9	36
11	Let the Man Die	8.0	42
12	Medal for Valor	7.9	32
13	Living Is a Lonesome Thing	8.0	40
14	Day of the Killing	7.7	40
15	Hang the Heart High	8.1	48
16	Welcome Home a Stranger	7.9	42
17	Trail Incident	8.3	32
18	Make It Look Good	7.8	31
19	A Thread of Respect	7.7	47
20	Deadfall	7.5	36
21	The Last Raid	7.9	34
22	The Loner	7.5	33
23	Hanging Fever	7.9	33
24	Trouble at Tres Cruces	8.1	63
25	Heritage	7.2	47
26	The Sunrise Gun	7.7	41
27	Checkmate	8.2	39
28	Mission to Marathon	7.5	30
29	The Law and the Gun	8.4	41

Season 4 (1959)

7.62 avg 29 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Interrogation	7.7	34
2	The Lone Woman	8.1	37
3	Confession	7.9	24
4	The Lonely Gun	8.4	38
5	Hand on the Latch	8.0	38
6	Shadows	7.8	22
7	Mission	8.0	40
8	Lonesome Road	7.4	32
9	King of the Valley	7.3	35
10	Rebel Range	6.0	202
11	Death in a Wood	7.6	30
12	The Grubstake	7.9	25
13	The Ghost	7.4	31
14	Miss Jenny	8.1	41
15	The Reckoning	7.2	28
16	Wayfarers	7.0	35
17	Picture of Sal	7.1	27
18	Never Too Late	7.4	40
19	The Man in the Middle	7.1	37
20	Guns for Garibaldi	7.3	26
21	The Sunday Man	8.4	33
22	Set-Up	7.0	34
23	A Small Town That Died	7.5	38
24	Killer Instinct	7.5	31
25	Sundown Smith	7.6	32
26	Calico Bait	8.1	34
27	Seed of Evil	7.3	30
28	Deception	8.4	31
29	Stagecoach to Yuma	8.4	25

Season 5 (1960)

7.48 avg 30 episodes 7.6 → 8.2 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Gun for Willie	7.6	38
2	Desert Flight	8.6	41
3	Cry Hope! Cry Hate!	8.0	38
4	The Ox	7.9	35
5	So Young the Savage Land	8.0	36
6	Ransom	7.4	34
7	The Last Bugle	6.3	31
8	The Black Wagon	7.6	35
9	Knife of Hate	8.4	37
10	The Mormons	7.8	31
11	The Man from Yesterday	7.8	28
12	Morning Incident	7.3	27
13	Ambush	7.9	31
14	One Must Die	5.5	202
15	The Long Shadow	7.0	46
16	Blood Red	7.7	27
17	Honor Bright	8.7	56
18	The Broken Wing	7.1	30
19	The Silent Sentry	7.6	33
20	The Bible Man	7.6	33
21	The Scar	7.3	30
22	Knight of the Sun	7.1	32
23	A Warm Day in Heaven	7.6	40
24	The Empty Shell	7.3	31
25	The Atoner	6.7	25
26	Man from Everywhere	8.0	49
27	The Release	6.6	33
28	Storm Over Eden	6.9	22
29	Image of a Drawn Sword	7.0	29
30	Jericho	8.2	39