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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961) — action · adventure · western on ABC

The answer: Concluded June 27, 1961.
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Genre
Action · Adventure · Western
Network / streamer
ABC
Premiered
September 6, 1955
Ended
June 27, 1961
Runtime
~30 min per episode
6seasons
226episodes

About The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ended on June 27, 1961, on ABC. The show concluded after its sixth season, which aired its final episode on that date. It was a pioneering Western series that was originally broadcast in black-and-white and ran for a total of 229 episodes. The series was based loosely on the life of the frontier marshal Wyatt Earp and was notable for being the first Western TV show written for an adult audience during its time.

The series depicted the adventures and challenges faced by Wyatt Earp in the American West. Premiering on September 6, 1955, it was among the earliest TV Westerns, setting a precedent for future shows in the genre. The show focused on Earp's efforts to bring law and order to frontier towns, often featuring conflicts with outlaws and other outlaws of the Old West.

The cast was led by Hugh O'Brian in the role of Wyatt Earp. The show remains a significant part of early Western television history, with its portrayal of frontier life and law enforcement.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp episode schedule

226 aired

Aired · 226

DateEp.Title
June 27, 1961 S6·E37 The Outlaws Cry Murder (5)
June 21, 1961 S6·E36 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (4)
June 13, 1961 S6·E35 Just Before The Battle
June 6, 1961 S6·E34 When Brothers Join Up
May 30, 1961 S6·E33 Requiem for Old Man Clanton (1)
May 23, 1961 S6·E32 Hiding Behind a Star
May 9, 1961 S6·E31 A Papa for Butch and Ginger
May 2, 1961 S6·E30 The Law Must Be Fair
April 25, 1961 S6·E29 Wyatt Earp's Baby
April 18, 1961 S6·E28 The Shooting Starts
April 11, 1961 S6·E27 Until Proven Guilty
April 4, 1961 S6·E26 The Convict's Revenge
March 28, 1961 S6·E25 Wyatt Takes the Primrose Path
March 21, 1961 S6·E24 Clanton and Cupid
March 14, 1961 S6·E23 The Good Mule and the Bad Mule
March 7, 1961 S6·E22 Apache Gold
February 28, 1961 S6·E21 Doc Holliday Faces Death
February 21, 1961 S6·E20 Casey and the Clowns
February 14, 1961 S6·E19 Johnny Behan Falls in Love
February 7, 1961 S6·E18 Loyalty
January 31, 1961 S6·E17 Old Slanders Never Die
January 24, 1961 S6·E16 Terror on the Desert
January 10, 1961 S6·E15 Horse Thief
January 3, 1961 S6·E14 Billy Buckett, Inc.
December 27, 1960 S6·E13 Winning Streak
December 20, 1960 S6·E12 Miss Sadie
December 13, 1960 S6·E11 Johnny Ringo's Girl
December 6, 1960 S6·E10 The Too Perfect Crime
November 29, 1960 S6·E9 He's My Brother
November 22, 1960 S6·E8 The Fanatic
Show 196 earlier episodes
November 15, 1960 S6·E7 Woman from Tucson
November 1, 1960 S6·E6 Big Brother
October 25, 1960 S6·E5 Study of a Crooked Sheriff
October 18, 1960 S6·E4 Shoot to Kill
October 11, 1960 S6·E3 Johnny Behind the Deuce
October 4, 1960 S6·E2 The Doctor
September 27, 1960 S6·E1 The Truth About Old Man Clanton
June 7, 1960 S5·E41 Wyatt's Bitterest Enemy
May 31, 1960 S5·E40 My Enemy - John Behan
May 24, 1960 S5·E39 The Toughest Judge in Arizona
May 17, 1960 S5·E38 The Confidence Man
May 10, 1960 S5·E37 The Posse
May 3, 1960 S5·E36 Roscoe Turns Detective
April 26, 1960 S5·E35 The Court vs. Doc Holliday
April 19, 1960 S5·E34 The Judge
April 12, 1960 S5·E33 John Clum, Fighting Editor
April 5, 1960 S5·E32 The Salvation of Emma Clanton
March 29, 1960 S5·E31 Behan's Double Game
March 22, 1960 S5·E30 His Life in His Hands
March 15, 1960 S5·E29 China Mary
March 8, 1960 S5·E28 The Buntline Special
March 1, 1960 S5·E27 The Scout
February 23, 1960 S5·E26 Don't Get Tough with a Sailor
February 16, 1960 S5·E25 The Arizona Lottery
February 9, 1960 S5·E24 The Case of Senor Huerto
February 2, 1960 S5·E23 Silver Dollar
January 26, 1960 S5·E22 Let's Hang Curly Bill
January 19, 1960 S5·E21 Frontier Surgeon
January 12, 1960 S5·E20 The Big Fight at Total Wreck
January 5, 1960 S5·E19 A Murderer's Return
December 29, 1959 S5·E18 Wells Fargo Calling Marshall Earp
December 22, 1959 S5·E17 Get Shotgun Gibbs
December 15, 1959 S5·E16 The Matchmaker
December 8, 1959 S5·E15 The Clantons' Family Row
December 1, 1959 S5·E14 The Paymaster
November 24, 1959 S5·E13 The Noble Outlaws
November 17, 1959 S5·E12 The Fugitive
November 10, 1959 S5·E11 Wyatt Wins One
November 3, 1959 S5·E10 The Ring of Death
October 27, 1959 S5·E9 Behan Prods His Hand
October 20, 1959 S5·E8 You Can't Fight City Hall
October 13, 1959 S5·E7 The Perfidy of Shotgun Gibbs
October 6, 1959 S5·E6 The Nugget and the Epitaph
September 29, 1959 S5·E5 Lineup for Battle
September 22, 1959 S5·E4 Wyatt's Decision
September 15, 1959 S5·E3 Tombstone!
September 8, 1959 S5·E2 The Trail to Tombstone
September 1, 1959 S5·E1 Dodge City - Hail and Farewell
May 26, 1959 S4·E37 Arizona Comes to Dodge
May 19, 1959 S4·E36 Kelley Was Irish
May 12, 1959 S4·E35 Little Gray Home in the West
May 5, 1959 S4·E34 Dodge is Civilized
April 28, 1959 S4·E33 The Cyclone
April 21, 1959 S4·E32 Love and Shotgun Gibbs
April 14, 1959 S4·E31 The Actress
April 7, 1959 S4·E30 Doc Fabrique's Greatest Case
March 31, 1959 S4·E29 The Judas Goat
March 24, 1959 S4·E28 How to be a Sheriff
March 17, 1959 S4·E27 One Murder - Fifty Suspects
March 10, 1959 S4·E26 Juveniles-1878
March 3, 1959 S4·E25 Horse Race
February 24, 1959 S4·E24 She Almost Married Wyatt
February 17, 1959 S4·E23 The Truth About Rawhide Geraghty
February 10, 1959 S4·E22 Bat Jumps the Reservation
February 3, 1959 S4·E21 Earp Ain't Wearin' Guns
January 27, 1959 S4·E20 The Muleskinner
January 20, 1959 S4·E19 Last Stand at Smoky Hill
January 13, 1959 S4·E18 Death for a Stolen Horse
January 6, 1959 S4·E17 A Good Man
December 30, 1958 S4·E16 The Reformation of Doc Holliday
December 23, 1958 S4·E15 Little Brother
December 16, 1958 S4·E14 Kill the Editor
December 9, 1958 S4·E13 Plague Carrier
December 2, 1958 S4·E12 Santa Fe War
November 25, 1958 S4·E11 Frontier Woman
November 18, 1958 S4·E10 Truth About Gunfighting
November 11, 1958 S4·E9 King of the Frontier
November 4, 1958 S4·E8 Remittance Man
October 28, 1958 S4·E7 Cattle Thieves
October 21, 1958 S4·E6 The Gatling Gun
October 14, 1958 S4·E5 The Mysterious Cowhand
October 7, 1958 S4·E4 Caught by a Whisker
September 30, 1958 S4·E3 The Bounty Killer
September 23, 1958 S4·E2 The Peacemaker
September 16, 1958 S4·E1 The Hole Up
June 10, 1958 S3·E39 My Husband
June 6, 1958 S3·E38 The Frame-Up
May 27, 1958 S3·E37 Four
May 20, 1958 S3·E36 Dig a Grave for Ben Thompson
May 13, 1958 S3·E35 Three
May 6, 1958 S3·E34 Doc Holliday Rewrites History
April 29, 1958 S3·E33 Two
April 22, 1958 S3·E32 The Underdog
April 15, 1958 S3·E31 One
April 8, 1958 S3·E30 County Seat War
April 1, 1958 S3·E29 It Had to Happen
March 25, 1958 S3·E28 Big Brother Virgil
March 18, 1958 S3·E27 When Sherman Marched Through Kansas
March 11, 1958 S3·E26 The Schoolteacher
March 4, 1958 S3·E25 Ballad and Truth
February 25, 1958 S3·E24 Wyatt Fights
February 18, 1958 S3·E23 Wyatt Earp Rides Shotgun
February 11, 1958 S3·E22 The Kansas Lily
February 4, 1958 S3·E21 The Imitation Jesse James
January 28, 1958 S3·E20 Sweet Revenge
January 21, 1958 S3·E19 The Manly Art
January 14, 1958 S3·E18 The General's Lady
January 7, 1958 S3·E17 One-Man Army
December 31, 1957 S3·E16 Bad Woman
December 24, 1957 S3·E15 Shadow of a Man
December 17, 1957 S3·E14 Woman Trouble
December 10, 1957 S3·E13 Indian Wife
December 3, 1957 S3·E12 The Good and Perfect Gift
November 26, 1957 S3·E11 Fortitude
November 19, 1957 S3·E10 Mr. Buntline's Vacation
November 12, 1957 S3·E9 The Magic Puddle
November 5, 1957 S3·E8 Little Pistol
October 29, 1957 S3·E7 Hung Jury
October 22, 1957 S3·E6 Warpath
October 15, 1957 S3·E5 Wells Fargo vs. Doc Holliday
October 8, 1957 S3·E4 Shoot to Kill
October 1, 1957 S3·E3 Pinkytown
September 24, 1957 S3·E2 The Big Bellyache
September 17, 1957 S3·E1 Call Me Your Honor
June 4, 1957 S2·E39 The Time for All Good Men
May 28, 1957 S2·E38 They Think They're Immortal
May 21, 1957 S2·E37 The Wicked Widow
May 14, 1957 S2·E36 The Gold Brick
May 7, 1957 S2·E35 Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom
April 30, 1957 S2·E34 Beautiful Friendship
April 23, 1957 S2·E33 Wyatt Meets Doc Holliday
April 16, 1957 S2·E32 The Equalizer
April 9, 1957 S2·E31 Old Jake
April 2, 1957 S2·E30 The Nice Ones Always Die First
March 26, 1957 S2·E29 Young Guns
March 19, 1957 S2·E28 The Vultures
March 12, 1957 S2·E27 Hang 'Em High
March 3, 1957 S2·E26 Bat Masterson for Sheriff
February 26, 1957 S2·E25 They Hired Some Guns
February 19, 1957 S2·E24 Command Performance
February 12, 1957 S2·E23 Vengeance Trail
February 5, 1957 S2·E22 Siege at Little Alamo
January 29, 1957 S2·E21 The Sharpshooter
January 22, 1957 S2·E20 Witness for the Defense
January 15, 1957 S2·E19 Wyatt and the Captain
January 8, 1957 S2·E18 The Man Who Rode With Custer
January 1, 1957 S2·E17 Shootin' Woman
December 25, 1956 S2·E16 Justice
December 18, 1956 S2·E15 The Hanging Judge
December 11, 1956 S2·E14 Nineteen Notches on His Gun
December 4, 1956 S2·E13 Take Back Your Town
November 27, 1956 S2·E12 The Lonesomest Man in the World
November 20, 1956 S2·E11 Bat Masterson Wins His Star
November 13, 1956 S2·E10 So Long, Dora, So Long
October 30, 1956 S2·E9 The Reformation of Jim Kelley
October 20, 1956 S2·E8 The Almost Dead Cowhand
October 9, 1956 S2·E7 A Quiet Day in Dodge City
October 2, 1956 S2·E6 Wyatt's Love Affair
September 25, 1956 S2·E5 Clay Allison
September 18, 1956 S2·E4 The Double Life of Dora Hand
September 11, 1956 S2·E3 Fight or Run
September 4, 1956 S2·E2 Dodge City Gets a New Marshal
August 18, 1956 S2·E1 Wichita Is Civilized
April 17, 1956 S1·E33 Bat Masterson Again
April 10, 1956 S1·E32 The War of the Colonels
April 3, 1956 S1·E31 Hunt the Man Down
March 27, 1956 S1·E30 The Suffragette
March 20, 1956 S1·E29 The Pinkertons
March 13, 1956 S1·E28 One of Jesse's Gang
March 6, 1956 S1·E27 The Necktie Party
February 28, 1956 S1·E26 The Desperate Half-Hour
February 21, 1956 S1·E25 The Englishman
February 14, 1956 S1·E24 Killing at Cowskin Creek
February 7, 1956 S1·E23 The Frontier Theatre
January 31, 1956 S1·E22 The Bride
January 24, 1956 S1·E21 Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother
January 17, 1956 S1·E20 It's a Wise Calf
January 10, 1956 S1·E19 The Assassins
January 3, 1956 S1·E18 Marshal Earp Plays Cupid
December 27, 1955 S1·E17 Ben Thompson Returns
December 20, 1955 S1·E16 The Buntline Special
December 13, 1955 S1·E15 Rich Man's Son
December 6, 1955 S1·E14 Trail's End for a Cowboy
November 29, 1955 S1·E13 Frontier Journalism Was Fearless
November 22, 1955 S1·E12 The Big Baby Contest
November 15, 1955 S1·E11 King of the Cattle Trails
November 8, 1955 S1·E10 The Bank Robbers
November 1, 1955 S1·E9 John Wesley Hardin
October 25, 1955 S1·E8 The Killer
October 18, 1955 S1·E7 The Gambler
October 11, 1955 S1·E6 The Man Who Lied
October 4, 1955 S1·E5 Marshal Earp's Romance
September 27, 1955 S1·E4 Marshal Earp Meets General Lee
September 20, 1955 S1·E3 Bill Thompson Gives In
September 13, 1955 S1·E2 Mr. Earp Meets a Lady
September 6, 1955 S1·E1 Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal

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