Lonesome Dove: The Series - Season 1

First aired: 9/9/1994 21 episodes

Episodes

1. O Western Wind (1)

Aired: 9/9/1994

Ida Grayson shows up in Curtis Wells to meet up with her husband, but the proprietor of the hotel refuses to rent her a room because of her skin color.

2. Down Come Rain (2)

Aired: 9/16/1994

Mosby and Shelby are revealed to be in league with the men who attacked Ida Grayson. Mosby leads Newt and Aaron to the men and shoots them dead.

3. When Wilt Thou Blow (3)

Aired: 9/24/1994

Josiah finally gives Newt and Hannah his blessing to marry, and the two begin to plan the big day.

4. Wild Horses

Aired: 10/1/1994

A young boy witnesses the slaughter of his family by a ruthless gang of horse thieves. Meanwhile, a convicted swindler en route to prison wins an unexpected reprieve when the marshall escorting him (CALEB POWLER) drops dead. The prisoner takes the marshall's name and, reaching Curtis Wells, impersonates him. In doing so, he has the opportunity to redeem his past cowardice - until Newt recognizes that he's indeed an imposter. In a climatic siege, Caleb actually gets the chance to prove himself, winning Newt's respect and the freedom he'd long since given up on.

5. Judgment Day

Aired: 10/8/1994

Newt and Hannah struggle to make ends meet. Newt and Austin go on a hunting trip.

6. Duty Bound

Aired: 10/15/1994

Needing money to complete work on the cabin, Newt hires on as a scout for the Army, little knowing that his assignment will be tracking down deserters.

7. Long Shot

Aired: 10/22/1994

Coming from different directions, Newt and Mosby join forces to pursue whiskey traders.

8. Last Stand

Aired: 10/29/1994

Newt and Buffalo Bill team up to find the legendary Native American chief, Iron Bow, when he goes missing from the reservation.

9. Ballad of a Gunfighter

Aired: 11/5/1994

A dispute over a woman pits Austin against a disgruntled cowboy who turns out to be a famous gunfighter, VERN PARKER.

10. Where the Heart Is

Aired: 11/12/1994

Rustlers ambush Newt as he drives cattle belonging to the residents of Curtis Wells toward the railhead.

11. Firebrand

Aired: 11/19/1994

When Newt and Hannah lose control of their new stallion FIREBRAND, he is stopped by JOHN LAWSON, a homesteader traveling with his wife to Oregon City.

12. High Lonesome

Aired: 11/26/1994

In Sweetwater, Austin kills Emile Tousaint in a bar fight. His gang seeks revenge.

13. Law and Order

Aired: 2/25/1995

When men attempting to purchase their land threaten Newt and Hannah, Newt turns to Curtis Wells' newest citizen, SHERIF OWEDN KEARNY for help.

14. The Road Home

Aired: 3/4/1995

The Hell Bitch is captured by Crow braves and Newt is left stranded.

15. Blood Money

Aired: 3/11/1995

When TRAVIS PACKARD returns to Curtis Wells after three years in prison for bank robbery, he's welcomed by some, mistrusted by others.

16. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

Aired: 3/18/1995

Newt and Hannah travel to Bismark to attend BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW, and end up helping Bill stave off financial ruin and keep his beloved show on the stage.

17. Traveller

Aired: 3/25/1995

When photographer, CLAUDIA HARRELL sets up her camera in Curtis Wells she creates a stir because she doesn't act or dress like most frontier women.

18. Rebellion

Aired: 4/1/1995

Newt trails horses to Sweetwater, only to find the deal he made with the livery no longer stands.

19. The List

Aired: 4/8/1995

Mountain man, CURTIS, strikes gold near the town that bears his name and returns a rich man.

20. Ties that Bind

Aired: 4/15/1995

Newt is ambushed and left for dead by a prisoner he is escorting to the gallows.

21. Snowbound

Aired: 4/22/1995

Curtis Wells is cut off from the rest of the world until the snow clears in the passes. Newt and Kearny rescue a group of miners lost in the mountains and near frozen to death.