All-time top 100

Best Western TV shows

The greatest series ever ranked by viewer rating — weighted so a fluke never outranks the classics.

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1883 posterViewer rating: 88%
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  1. Deadwood posterViewer rating: 87%
    Deadwood3 Seasons
  2. Longmire posterViewer rating: 83%
    Longmire6 Seasons
  3. Cowboy Bebop posterViewer rating: 83%
    Cowboy Bebop1 Season
  4. Westworld posterViewer rating: 82%
    Westworld4 Seasons
  5. Hell on Wheels posterViewer rating: 82%
    Hell on Wheels5 Seasons
  6. 1923 posterViewer rating: 81%
    19232022
  7. Yellowstone posterViewer rating: 81%
    Yellowstone2018
  8. Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs posterViewer rating: 81%
    Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs1987
  9. Warrior posterViewer rating: 80%
    Warrior2019
  10. Into the West posterViewer rating: 80%
    Into the West1 Season
  11. Godless posterViewer rating: 80%
    Godless2017
  12. Rawhide posterViewer rating: 80%
    Rawhide8 Seasons
  13. The Wild Wild West posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Wild Wild West4 Seasons
  14. Maverick posterViewer rating: 80%
    Maverick1957
  15. Jericho posterViewer rating: 80%
    Jericho2006
  16. When Calls the Heart posterViewer rating: 79%
    When Calls the Heart13 Seasons
  17. Little House on the Prairie posterViewer rating: 79%
    Little House on the Prairie9 Seasons
  18. Hatfields & McCoys posterViewer rating: 79%
    Hatfields & McCoys1 Season
  19. Vegas posterViewer rating: 79%
    Vegas1 Season
  20. The Roy Rogers Show posterViewer rating: 79%
    The Roy Rogers Show6 Seasons
  21. Alias Smith and Jones posterViewer rating: 79%
    Alias Smith and Jones1971
  22. Lonesome Dove posterViewer rating: 79%
    Lonesome Dove1989
  23. Gunsmoke posterViewer rating: 78%
    Gunsmoke20 Seasons
  24. Bonanza posterViewer rating: 78%
    Bonanza14 Seasons
  25. Have Gun, Will Travel posterViewer rating: 78%
    Have Gun, Will Travel6 Seasons
  26. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. posterViewer rating: 78%
    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.1 Season
  27. Kung Fu posterViewer rating: 78%
    Kung Fu3 Seasons
  28. American Primeval posterViewer rating: 77%
    American Primeval2025
  29. The English posterViewer rating: 77%
    The English2022
  30. The Rifleman posterViewer rating: 77%
    The Rifleman5 Seasons
  31. The Lone Ranger posterViewer rating: 77%
    The Lone Ranger1949
  32. Joe Pickett posterViewer rating: 76%
    Joe Pickett2021
  33. F Troop posterViewer rating: 76%
    F Troop1965
  34. Crossroad Springs posterViewer rating: 75%
    Crossroad Springs2025
  35. Zorro posterViewer rating: 75%
    Zorro1957
  36. Dutton Ranch posterViewer rating: 74%
    Dutton Ranch1 Season
  37. Wynonna Earp posterViewer rating: 74%
    Wynonna Earp2016
  38. The American West posterViewer rating: 74%
    The American West2016
  39. Zorro: La espada y la rosa posterViewer rating: 73%
    Zorro: La espada y la rosa2007
  40. Faraway Downs posterViewer rating: 73%
    Faraway Downs2023
  41. Billy the Kid posterViewer rating: 71%
    Billy the Kid2022
  42. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman posterViewer rating: 71%
    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman6 Seasons
  43. Klondike posterViewer rating: 71%
    Klondike1 Season
  44. Damnation posterViewer rating: 70%
    Damnation2017
  45. Walker, Texas Ranger posterViewer rating: 70%
    Walker, Texas Ranger9 Seasons
  46. Broken Trail posterViewer rating: 69%
    Broken Trail2006
  47. Walker: Independence posterViewer rating: 69%
    Walker: Independence2022
  48. Deputy posterViewer rating: 69%
    Deputy2020

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