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Poster for Laredo

1965 | 2 seasons | 60 min | Western

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, 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 most people.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 57 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1965: an older pace and style.

Laredo is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 16, 1965, to April 7, 1967. Laredo stars Neville Brand, William Smith, Peter Brown, and Philip Carey as Texas Rangers. It is set on the Mexican border about Laredo, Texas. The program was produced by Universal Television. The pilot episode of Laredo aired on NBC's The Virginian under the title, "We've Lost a Train". It was released theatrically in 1969 under the title Backtrack. Three episodes from the first season of the series were edited into the 1968 feature film Three Guns for Texas.

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 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 27K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 11965 · 31 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 21966 · 26 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

  • William SmithJoe Riley
  • Philip CareyCapt. Edward Parmalee
  • Neville BrandReese Bennett
  • Robert WoldersErik Hunter
  • Peter BrownChad Cooper