Wide Country (TV series)

Wide Country was an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963.[1]

Wide Country
Andrew Prine and Earl Holliman in a publicity portrait for The Wide Country episode The Girl from Knob Hill
GenreWestern
Written byAlan Le May
Directed byAlan Crosland, Jr.
StarringEarl Holliman
Andrew Prine
Slim Pickens
Theme music composerJohn Williams
ComposersMorton Stevens
John Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes28
Production
ProducersRalph Edwards
Frank Telford
CinematographyWalter Strenge
EditorMilton Shifman
Running time45–48 minutes
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseSeptember 20, 1962 (1962-09-20) –
April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25)

Synopsis

The series stars Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors.[2] In the recurring story line, older, wiser brother Mitch, a champion bronco rider, discourages Andy from following in Mitch's footsteps.

The pilot for the series entitled "Second Chance" was aired on March 13, 1962, on the anthology series Alcoa Premiere on ABC. Wide Country is similar to the ABC series Stoney Burke, starring Jack Lord as a rodeo performer, which aired thirty-two episodes during the same season.

Wide Country faced tough competition from ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Donna Reed Show and CBS's Mr. Ed and the first half of the legal drama, Perry Mason.[3] The series was canceled after one season.

Guest stars
Holliman in a publicity portrait for the show

Home media

On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Wide Country- The Complete Television Series on DVD in Region 1. The 8-disc set features all 28 episodes of the series.[4]

References
  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle. "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present", Ballantine Books, 1999, p. 1118. ISBN 0-345-42923-0 via Google Books. Accessed October 25, 2008.
  2. Bernstein, Joel H. "Wild Ride", via Google Books, p. 21. Accessed October 25, 2008.
  3. 1962-1963 American network television schedule
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-09-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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