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Wanted: Dead or Alive

Name: Wanted: Dead or Alive
Genre: Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
Released: 1958-09-06
Cast: Steve McQueen

1958 | 3 seasons | 25 min | Western, Action & Adventure, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for action fans. If you loved Bonanza or Firefly, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 39 hours in all.
What might put you off: Made in 1958: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 63K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

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