Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

Name: Wanted: Dead or Alive
Genre: Western
Rating: 8

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 (3,159 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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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	286
2	Fatal Memory	7.4	224
3	The Bounty	8.0	205
4	Dead End	7.3	174
5	Passing of Shawnee Bill	7.6	178
6	The Giveaway Gun	7.9	186
7	Ransom for a Nun	7.4	206
8	Miracle at Pot Hole	7.7	183
9	The Fourth Headstone	8.1	215
10	Til Death Do Us Part	7.4	201
11	The Favor	7.9	182
12	Ricochet	7.6	174
13	Sheriff of Red Rock	8.0	177
14	Die by the Gun	8.0	187
15	Rawhide Breed	7.6	163
16	Eight Cent Reward	7.8	216
17	Drop to Drink	7.7	163
18	Rope Law	7.9	162
19	Six-Up to Bannach	7.9	175
20	The Spurs	7.7	177
21	Reunion for a Revenge	7.5	186
22	Competition	7.6	156
23	Call Your Shot	7.9	161
24	Secret Ballot	7.2	155
25	The Corner	7.5	137
26	Eager Man	7.3	152
27	The Legend	7.9	174
28	Railroaded	8.0	169
29	Double Fee	7.1	145
30	The Kovack Affair	7.9	165
31	Bounty for a Bride	6.6	156
32	Crossroads	7.7	151
33	Angels of Vengeance	7.3	160
34	Littlest Client	7.4	155
35	The Conquerors	7.3	139
36	Amos Carter	7.5	160

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	165
2	The Healing Woman	7.5	149
3	The Matchmaker	7.5	154
4	Breakout	7.8	152
5	Estralita	7.7	148
6	The Hostage	8.1	169
7	The Empty Cell	8.1	166
8	Bad Gun	8.0	143
9	The Tyrant	8.1	144
10	Reckless	7.2	132
11	Desert Seed	7.9	131
12	Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse	7.7	133
13	No Trail Back	7.4	135
14	Man on Horseback	8.0	138
15	Chain Gang	7.8	147
16	Vanishing Act	7.8	149
17	Mental Lapse	7.7	122
18	Angela	7.7	154
19	The Monster	7.3	156
20	Most Beautiful Woman	7.6	134
21	Jason	7.9	151
22	The Partners	7.6	124
23	Tolliver Bender	7.6	154
24	A House Divided	7.4	128
25	Triple Vise	7.1	123
26	Black Belt	7.5	132
27	The Pariah	7.4	146
28	Vendetta	7.9	138
29	Death Divided by Three	7.5	135
30	The Inheritance	7.7	125
31	Prison Trail	8.1	144
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	153
2	The Cure	7.0	128
3	Journey for Josh	7.9	154
4	The Looters	7.8	138
5	The Twain Shall Meet	8.1	159
6	The Showdown	7.4	121
7	Surprise Witness	7.6	119
8	To the Victor	6.7	128
9	Criss Cross	7.6	112
10	The Medicine Man	7.4	129
11	One Mother Too Many	7.5	144
12	The Choice	7.9	140
13	Three for One	7.9	134
14	Witch Woman	7.2	132
15	Baa-Baa	7.2	134
16	The Last Retreat	7.6	144
17	Bounty on Josh	8.1	140
18	Hero in the Dust	7.7	126
19	Epitaph	7.8	129
20	The Voice of Silence	8.3	182
21	El Gato	7.7	118
22	Detour	7.4	132
23	Monday Morning	7.8	110
24	The Long Search	7.0	132
25	Dead Reckoning	8.0	107
26	Barney's Bounty	7.6	122