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The Chisholms
Genre Western
Created by David Dortort
Developed by Evan Hunter
Directed by Mel Stuart
Edward M. Abroms
Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
Nicholas Webster
Starring Robert Preston
Rosemary Harris
Ben Murphy
Mitchell Ryan
Brian Kerwin
Brett Cullen
James Van Patten
Stacy Nelkin
Delta Burke
Susan Swift
Charles Frank
Sandra Griego
Billy Drago
Brian Keith
Anthony Zerbe
Reid Smith
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Alan Landsburg
David Dortort
Producer(s) Paul Freeman
Running time 275 mins (miniseries)
50 mins (series)
Production company(s) Alan Landsburg Productions
Release
Original network CBS
Original release March 29, 1979 (1979-03-29) – March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)

The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television series from January 19, 1980, to March 15, 1980.

Episode list

Season 1: 1979 miniseries

Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
1 1 "Chapter I" Mel Stuart Evan Hunter March 29, 1979 (1979-03-29)
2 2 "Chapter II" Mel Stuart Evan Hunter April 5, 1979 (1979-04-05)
3 3 "Chapter III" Mel Stuart Evan Hunter April 12, 1979 (1979-04-12)
4 4 "Chapter IV" Mel Stuart Evan Hunter April 19, 1979 (1979-04-19)

Season 2: 1980 series

Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date
5 1 "Siege" Mel Stuart S : Evan Hunter
T : Paul Savage, Corey Blechman
January 19, 1980 (1980-01-19)
6 2 "Betrayal" Mel Stuart S : Evan Hunter
T : Paul Savage
January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)
7 3 "Endless Desert" Mel Stuart S : Evan Hunter
T : Corey Blechman
February 2, 1980 (1980-02-02)
8 4 "Vengeance" Mel Stuart S : Evan Hunter
T : Paul Savage
February 9, 1980 (1980-02-09)
9 5 "Death in the Sierras" Nicholas Webster Evan Hunter February 16, 1980 (1980-02-16)
10 6 "The Promised Land" Mel Stuart T : David Dortort February 23, 1980 (1980-02-23)
11 7 "The Suitor" Edward M. Abroms Corey Blechman March 1, 1980 (1980-03-01)
12 8 "Chains" Sigmund Neufeld Jr. Kimmer Ringwald March 8, 1980 (1980-03-08)
13 9 "The Siren Song" Edward M. Abroms Harold Swanton March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)

Home media

On June 10, 2014, Timeless Media Group released the complete series on DVD in Region 1.

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