There was a time when Westerns absolutely ruled American television, with each of the major networks boasting their own fan-favorite genre shows. The Wild West was alive and well on TV for decades, ...

If there's a genre of television that is associated with being iconically American, the Western would be the top contender. Visions of saloon doors swinging open as a spur-spangled stranger stands in ...

When considering the vast catalog of Western television programs, there is only one series that reigns not only as the leading champion of the televised genre, but sits on the throne as the "gold ...

In our post-Yellowstone world, many of the best Western shows out there have been long-forgotten in favor of the Taylor Sheridan brand of the American West (or some other modern take on the locale).

Richard Nilsen in Gunsmoke next to shots from Wild Wild West, Little House on the Prairie, Maverick, and The Lone Ranger in a composite image - CBS There was a time when Westerns absolutely ruled ...