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How the West Was Won

TV·1977–1979·3 seasons, 28 episodes·ABC·Western, Drama·1h

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The Macahans, a family from Virginia headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01How the West Was Won S03E11The SlaversS03E11 · 10.0

Cast

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes1977AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01How the West Was Won S01E01Provost MarshalFebruary 6, 1977
  2. S01E02How the West Was Won S01E02ErikaFebruary 13, 1977
  3. S01E03How the West Was Won S01E03Bowie John ChristieFebruary 20, 1977

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0214Episodes1978AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01How the West Was Won S02E01Buffalo StoryFebruary 12, 1978A conflict flare up since representatives from the Russian court chasing lots of buffalo on the Indians' territory. Zeb takes on the task of
  2. S02E02How the West Was Won S02E02Mormon StoryFebruary 19, 1978Zeb join the Sioux indians after one of the Russians had been killed in battle because of a breach of the Treaty. Mormon polygamists and Jer
  3. S02E03How the West Was Won S02E03InterludeFebruary 26, 1978Luke is captured by a highwayman robber line composed of former soldiers in the Confederate Army. Zeb carrying Satangkais Sioux chief's body
  4. S02E04How the West Was Won S02E04Orville GantMarch 5, 1978Luke tries to prevent the rampage by bandits to rob a gold shipment. In the turmoil killed their leader and Luke's friend Curt Grayson. Zeb
  5. S02E05How the West Was Won S02E05AmnestyMarch 12, 1978Zeb finds out that Beth is married to a war hero who is presumed to be dead. When the doctor fails to cure Zeb Jessie takes her to a medicin
  6. S02E06How the West Was Won S02E06Cattle DriveMarch 19, 1978Frank Grayson fabricating false evidence that Luke was in the lawless gang, and when the trial of Luke begins to see the bad. On top of all
  7. S02E07How the West Was Won S02E07Robber's RoostMarch 26, 1978Molly and Jessie dilegens fail when they are on their way home, and a shocked Jessie goes out on the desert wandering. After that has been r
  8. S02E08How the West Was Won S02E08DeekApril 9, 1978Doreen tells of Francis and Stillman for Zeb, and Josh is attacked by Stillman and his men. Molly has been busy defending itself against Dee
  9. S02E09The JudgeApril 16, 1978Luke rescues Judge Rensen from a band of Indians, and the judge promises to do all he can to assist Luke in getting a full pardon.
  10. S02E10GoldApril 23, 1978Luke saves the judges during the competition the Indians, and who tries to attack the referee helped get him pardoned.
  11. S02E11BrothersApril 30, 1978Otter Belt threatens to expose Taps affiliated with robber rabble of Zeb, which ends with the Tap kill him. Deek bribing a land manager to g
  12. S02E12SecretsMay 7, 1978
  13. S02E13The HearingMay 14, 1978
  14. S02E14How the West Was Won S02E14The PosseMay 21, 1978

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0311Episodes1979Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S03E01How the West Was Won S03E01The GunfighterJanuary 15, 1979Rancher Henry Coe hires a professional gunman to drive the Macahans off what he considers to be his property. Frank Grayson ingratiates hims
  2. S03E02How the West Was Won S03E02The RustlerJanuary 22, 1979Jessie is blindly in love with a handsome young stranger named Bob, who rescues her from a nasty villain. Together they flee to a small town
  3. S03E03How the West Was Won S03E03The EnemyFebruary 5, 1979A by-the-book Army lieutenant clashes with the Macahans when he hunts for an Indian chief suspected of raiding wagon trains.
  4. S03E04How the West Was Won S03E04The InnocentFebruary 12, 1979
  5. S03E05How the West Was Won S03E05HillaryFebruary 26, 1979Luke embarks on a double mission: to win back his old flame Hillary and find the man who is suspected of murder as Luke once accused of - an
  6. S03E06How the West Was Won S03E06L'Affaire RielMarch 5, 1979
  7. S03E07How the West Was Won S03E07The ScavengersMarch 12, 1979
  8. S03E08How the West Was Won S03E08The ForgottenMarch 19, 1979
  9. S03E09How the West Was Won S03E09LukeApril 2, 1979
  10. S03E10How the West Was Won S03E10China GirlApril 16, 1979
  11. S03E11How the West Was Won S03E11The SlaversApril 23, 1979 10.0

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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