Browse episode ratings trends for The Magnificent Seven. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The Magnificent Seven's 23 episodes.
Best Episodes of The Magnificent Seven
Witness
S1 Ep6
7.7
31st Jan 1998
Mary's young son visits, only to be haunted by his memories of a rogue townsperson. Ezra's con-artist mother comes to town.
Wagon Train (1)
S2 Ep5
7.7
12th Feb 1999
The Seven protect a wagon train when the settlers are threatened by a demanding gold-hunter who claims he owns the land. Vin falls in love with Charlotte, wife to the abusive wagon master. Chris, Vin, Buck, and Ezra ride to rescue Charlotte after she's kidnapped and held ransom. Buck and Ezra try to win a widow's hand by charming her pudgy young son.
Pilot (1)
S1 Ep1
7.6
3rd Jan 1998
A band of marauding Confederate soldiers threatens an Indian village. The village elders travel to a nearby town to purchase protection. They approach Chris and Vin with their offer. They quickly accept and recruit the rest of the seven to help them save the village. The seven protect the village, with Ezra showing up at the last moment and Nathan falling in love.
Working Girls
S1 Ep4
7.5
17th Jan 1998
The town takes in a group of 'working girls' escaping from their vengeful master.
One Day Out West
S1 Ep3
7.5
10th Jan 1998
J.D. volunteers to serve as sheriff when a Federal Judge, Mary's father, comes to clean up the town. Judge Travis enlists the Seven to protect the town.
The New Law
S2 Ep1
7.4
8th Jan 1999
The Seven go their separate ways when a Federal Marshal takes control of the town. The cattle barons band together to take the now unprotected town. The Seven are forced to reunite to save the townsfolk.
Worst Episodes of The Magnificent Seven
The Collector
S1 Ep8
6.4
7th Mar 1998
The Seven get involved when a 'collector', Guy Royal, attempts to buy a string of homes; the future home of the railroad. Royal's hired gun has a bone to pick with Chris over an incident many years back. Josiah is excited when his former love, saloon singer Emma comes to town. J.D. competes with a tomboy.
Manhunt
S1 Ep9
6.5
14th Mar 1998
Vin takes the lead in a manhunt to catch an escaped prisoner who took a local woman hostage. The girl's father, the local preacher, seeks vengeance.
Nemesis
S1 Ep7
6.7
28th Feb 1998
Chris pursues the man he believes is responsible for the murder of his wife and sons. The rest of the seven try their best to keep Chris from doing something he might regret. A reporter follows the men around to get a story.
Vendetta
S2 Ep4
6.8
29th Jan 1999
The Seven protect Chris's former father-in-law when he runs into town with the news he killed the man who murdered Chris's family. The deceased's siblings, led by their mother, vow revenge.
Lady Killers
S2 Ep11
6.8
31st May 2000
Two female bounty hunters come to town to hunt down a wanted criminal...or are they outlaws themselves, searching for stolen loot? Only time will tell. J.D. is in hot water with Casey when he's attracted to one of the women.
Wagon Train (2)
S2 Ep6
6.9
19th Feb 1999
The boys continue to protest the wagon train from Dicky O'Shea and his dynamite expert. Vin and Charlotte return to the group and face the wrath of her husband, to warn of an impending attack. Mary decides to marry Gerard, reasoning that Billy needs a father.
The Magnificent Seven Episode Guide
Pilot (1)
S1 Ep1
7.6
3rd Jan 1998
A band of marauding Confederate soldiers threatens an Indian village. The village elders travel to a nearby town to purchase protection. They approach Chris and Vin with their offer. They quickly accept and recruit the rest of the seven to help them save the village. The seven protect the village, with Ezra showing up at the last moment and Nathan falling in love.
Pilot (2)
S1 Ep2
7.4
3rd Jan 1998
A band of marauding Confederate soldiers threatens an Indian village. The village elders travel to a nearby town to purchase protection. They approach Chris and Vin with their offer. They quickly accept and recruit the rest of the seven to help them save the village. The seven protect the village, with Ezra showing up at the last moment and Nathan falling in love.
One Day Out West
S1 Ep3
7.5
10th Jan 1998
J.D. volunteers to serve as sheriff when a Federal Judge, Mary's father, comes to clean up the town. Judge Travis enlists the Seven to protect the town.
Working Girls
S1 Ep4
7.5
17th Jan 1998
The town takes in a group of 'working girls' escaping from their vengeful master.
Safecracker
S1 Ep5
7.1
24th Jan 1998
An ex-safecracker traveling through town is forced to return to her nefarious ways by an adamant ex-partner.
Witness
S1 Ep6
7.7
31st Jan 1998
Mary's young son visits, only to be haunted by his memories of a rogue townsperson. Ezra's con-artist mother comes to town.
Nemesis
S1 Ep7
6.7
28th Feb 1998
Chris pursues the man he believes is responsible for the murder of his wife and sons. The rest of the seven try their best to keep Chris from doing something he might regret. A reporter follows the men around to get a story.
The Collector
S1 Ep8
6.4
7th Mar 1998
The Seven get involved when a 'collector', Guy Royal, attempts to buy a string of homes; the future home of the railroad. Royal's hired gun has a bone to pick with Chris over an incident many years back. Josiah is excited when his former love, saloon singer Emma comes to town. J.D. competes with a tomboy.
Manhunt
S1 Ep9
6.5
14th Mar 1998
Vin takes the lead in a manhunt to catch an escaped prisoner who took a local woman hostage. The girl's father, the local preacher, seeks vengeance.
Inmate 78
S1 Ep10
21st Mar 1998
Chris is arrested and thrown into a gulag-type prison camp while intervening in the arrest of an innocent man. He's subsequently informed that the sheriff identifies drifters who look like they have money, and arrest them on trumped-up charges until their families pay the bail. Vin, Ezra and the boys search for Chris when he doesn't return.
The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which is a remake of the Japanese film Seven Samurai. It aired between 1998 and 2000. It was filmed in Newhall, California. The pilot, scripted by Chris Black and Frank Q. Dobbs, was filmed in Mescal, Arizona and the Dragoon Mountains of Arizona, near Tombstone.
Robert Vaughn, who had starred in the original 1960 movie, frequently guest-starred as a crusading judge.
🇬🇧
Showing providers for United Kingdom as we're unable to find providers for your location
Stream on:
The best rated episodes of The Magnificent Seven are:
Witness S1E6 rated 7.7
Wagon Train (1) S2E5 rated 7.7
Pilot (1) S1E1 rated 7.6
Working Girls S1E4 rated 7.5
One Day Out West S1E3 rated 7.5
The New Law S2E1 rated 7.4
The lowest rated episodes of The Magnificent Seven are:
The Collector S1E8 rated 6.4
Manhunt S1E9 rated 6.5
Nemesis S1E7 rated 6.7
Vendetta S2E4 rated 6.8
Lady Killers S2E11 rated 6.8
Wagon Train (2) S2E6 rated 6.9
The first episode of The Magnificent Seven aired on January 03, 1998.
The last episode of The Magnificent Seven aired on July 03, 2000.
