The Lone Ranger
Seen it?1949 | 5 seasons | 30 min | Western, Action & Adventure
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 111 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1949: an older pace and style.
The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".
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 powerSolid
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 97K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 11949 · 52 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday- Season 21950 · 26 episodesNot rated yet
Season 31952 · 52 episodes · 6.4 out of 10Weeknight- Season 41954 · 52 episodes · 6.5 out of 10Weeknight
Season 51956 · 39 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
Created by Fran Striker, George W. Trendle
- Clayton MooreThe Lone Ranger
- Jay SilverheelsTonto