Riders in the Sky
originally aired on CBS
Riders in the Sky was originally pitched as a sitcom in which the Riders moved from a frontier town in the American west to Hollywood, California. The idea was unappealing to television executives due to the premise sounding too similar to that of The Beverly Hillbillies. The series began taping on July 17 and wrapped up on September 14, 1991, the same day it premiered.