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Premiered

Tuesday, September 27, 1960

Ended: Tuesday, May 16, 1961

When does The Rifleman Season 3 come out?

The Rifleman Season 3 premiered Tuesday, September 27, 1960 on ABC and ended Tuesday, May 16, 1961. The season has 34 episodes.

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The Rifleman Season 3 release schedule

The Rifleman Season 3 episode release dates
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1. Trail of Hate

Lucas is out for vengeance when Mark is used as a pawn in a bank robbery scheme.

Tuesday · 66 years ago

2. Woman From Hog Ridge

Lucas shoots a horse thief who turns out to be a member of the Boyle clan, and now Ma Boyle is after him.

Tuesday · 66 years ago

3. Seven

Seven condemned murderers escape and take over the town of North Fork.

Tuesday · 66 years ago

4. The Pitchman

When Mark finds gold on their property, a fast-talking salesman who tried to sell Lucas a new lightning rod offers instead to buy the ranch's mineral rights.

Sunday · 66 years ago

5. Strange Town

Lucas tracks an escaped prisoner to a town that turns out to be run by the gunman's brother, notorious for shooting people in the back.

Tuesday · 66 years ago

6. Baranca

When an outlaw leader lures Marshal Torrance out of town, Lucas is the only one who can stop him from lynching a local man who killed one of the members of his gang.

Tuesday · 66 years ago

7. The Martinet

A former army captain comes to North Fork to kill the man who shot down his son in a gunfight - Lucas McCain.

Tuesday · 66 years ago

8. Miss Milly

A new store owner upsets the town by demanding that all credit accounts be paid off.

Tuesday · 66 years ago

9. Dead Cold Cash

The widow of a bandit killed by Lucas plots a grotesque revenge.

Tuesday · 66 years ago

10. The Schoolmaster

Mark and his friend become trapped in an old mine.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

11. The Promoter

A con man and his fast-gun friend come to North Fork. Lucas enters a target shooting contest.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

12. The Illustrator

Lucas encourages a drunken artist charged with murder to use his talents to identify the true killer.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

13. The Silent Knife

Lucas and Mark try to persuade a persecuted young mute to return stolen money.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

14. Miss Bertie

A lively old lady arrives in town hot on the trail of a notorious bandit—and the reward money for capturing him.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

15. Six Years and a Day

A doctor seeks revenge on the man he blames for ruining his practice.

Monday · 65 years ago

16. Flowers by the Door

Lucas unmasks a killer posing as a door-to-door seed salesman.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

17. Long Trek

Lucas and Marshal Torrance run in trouble transporting a captured killer back to face trial.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

18. The Actress

A deathbed request from an old friend sends Lucas to a neighboring town in search of the man's long-lost sweetheart.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

19. Face of Yesterday

Lucas thinks he has seen a ghost when a young man, eerily similar to a man he killed in the Civil War, challenges him to a gunfight.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

20. The Wyoming Story (1)

Lucas agrees to take a job as a federal undercover agent and goes to Wyoming to investigate rumors of sales of arms to renegade indians. His life is endagered by the town drunk who stumbles onto his true identity and purpose. (Part 1 of 2)

Tuesday · 65 years ago

21. The Wyoming Story (2)

Mark heads for Wyoming to search for Lucas, who's on the trail of a gang illegally selling weapons to the Indians. (Part 2 of 2)

Tuesday · 65 years ago

22. Closer than a Brother

Lucas looks for answers when recovering alcoholic Micah Torrence returns to the bottle—and turns in his badge.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

23. The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town

In a ghost town, Lucas, Mark and Micah tangle with the Newman family and learn the secret of the town's 20-year-old mystery of a lost gold mine.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

24. Dark Day at North Fork

Blinded in an explosion, Lucas fights despair as he prepares for a meeting with a gun-toting enemy.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

25. The Prisoner

Two ex-Confederate officers seek revenge on Lucas, who served as prison guard during their internment.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

26. Assault

A salesman can't talk his way out of an assault charge.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

27. Short Rope for a Tall Man

Lucas, accused of horse theft, struggles to clear himself before a lynch mob catches up.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

28. The Clarence Bibs Story

A janitor-turned-gunfighter whose reputation hangs on one lucky shot—and a lot of gall.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

29. The Score is Even

Lucas tries to get help when he is shot after witnessing a murder.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

30. The Mescalaro Curse

Lucas is marked for death: he was foreman of a jury that convicted an Apache.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

31. Stopover

Trouble brews at Lucas's when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter fall for the same woman.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

32. The Lonesome Bride

Two pranksters write away for a mail-order bride, using Lucas's name.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

33. Death Trap

Lucas recognizes Dr. Simon Battle as an ex-gunslinger with whom he once traded shots.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

34. The Queue Finale

A Chinese man and his son fight prejudice as they try to open a laundry in North Fork.

Tuesday · 65 years ago

The Rifleman Season 3 guest stars

  • John Dehner

    John Dehner

    Al Walker

  • John Hoyt

    John Hoyt

  • Paul Mantee

    Paul Mantee

  • Lonny Chapman

    Lonny Chapman

  • Buddy Hackett

    Buddy Hackett

  • John Milford

    John Milford

  • John Larch

    John Larch

  • Ed Nelson

    Ed Nelson

  • Arnold Moss

    Arnold Moss

  • Adam West

    Adam West

  • Ben Cooper

    Ben Cooper

  • Milton Parsons

    Milton Parsons

  • Michael Pate

    Michael Pate

  • Dee J. Thompson

  • Joan Shawlee

    Joan Shawlee

  • Paul Wexler

    Paul Wexler

The Rifleman Season 3 FAQ

When does The Rifleman Season 3 come out?

The Rifleman Season 3 premiered Tuesday, September 27, 1960 on ABC.

How many episodes are in The Rifleman Season 3?

The Rifleman Season 3 has 34 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Rifleman Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Rifleman Season 3 finale?

The The Rifleman Season 3 finale (Episode 34) aired Tuesday, May 16, 1961.

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