
The Young Riders Episode Rating Graph
Sep 1989 - Jul 1992

Sep 1989 - Jul 1992
6.5
Browse episode ratings trends for The Young Riders. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The Young Riders's 68 episodes.
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The first episode of The Young Riders aired on September 20, 1989.
The last episode of The Young Riders aired on July 23, 1992.
There are 68 episodes of The Young Riders.
There are 3 seasons of The Young Riders.
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The Young Riders has ended.
S1 Ep2
8.5
21st Sep 1989
Hickok projects the demons of his childhood onto a bullying hired gun and decides only a showdown with the gunslinger will exorcise them.
S1 Ep8
8.1
9th Nov 1989
Kid enjoys a reunion with his brother Jed, who seems to have found a niche in the Army, but is really leading a gang that is posing as cavalry to steal gold for the budding Confederacy.
S2 Ep5
8.0
27th Oct 1990
Buck finds Tompkins' long-missing wife and child assimilated into the Sioux tribe which took them.
S1 Ep22
8.0
5th Apr 1990
Teaspoon sets out for Texas with an old comrade in arms to warn three other veterans that someone has been murdering the last men who truly remember the Alamo.
S1 Ep12
8.0
14th Dec 1989
Teaspoon is given claim to a small fortune, but he may lose it to a young woman he thinks is his lost daughter, and to a crooked gambler willing to kill for the cash.
S1 Ep10
8.0
30th Nov 1989
Hickok discovers hidden feelings for Emma on a venture to an Army outpost commanded by a captain with a passion for cruelty.
S1 Ep5
8.0
12th Oct 1989
Lou returns to the orphanage to retrieve her younger brother and sister, but her estranged father, a gunrunner, gets to them first.
S1 Ep1
7.8
20th Sep 1989
This was the pilot episode. We meet Kid first, he gets into a fist fight to get his horse, Katy. Later he joins the Pony Express where we are introduced to Emma Shannon the station mistress, Teaspoon Hunter the shaggy station master, Buck, Jimmy, Ike, Cody, and Lou. Later in the episode we also meet the continuing character Sam Cain, the marshal of Sweetwater.
S1 Ep6
7.8
26th Oct 1989
The riders stand up for a runaway slave who is pursued by Missouri state militiamen committed to bringing down the fugitive.
S1 Ep7
7.7
2nd Nov 1989
A dime novelist creates the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok, and Hickok faces the consequences when a gunfighter arrives for a showdown with the fastest gun in the West.
S1 Ep3
7.7
28th Sep 1989
When the Kiowa begin to attack white settlements and civilians, Buck must decide between loyalty to his Kiowa brother and to the obligations and friendships he has found with the Pony Express. In the meantime, Lou, Hickok and Cody get into a fight with Tompkins and his men because of the shopkeeper's insults against Buck.
S2 Ep10
7.5
15th Dec 1990
At Chrismastime the riders believe they own half a gold mine as repayment for Hickok's kindness to old prospector Cyrus.
S1 Ep20
7.4
8th Mar 1990
Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually has escaped with evidence of her dad's corruption.
S2 Ep7
5.5
10th Nov 1990
The Kid catches Dyson, a would-be horse thief, who apparently hangs himself while in the custody of a corrupt marshal.
S2 Ep11
5.5
29th Dec 1990
Cody considers joining a theater troupe, and unknowingly enters a ploat to assassinate a U.S. General.
S2 Ep12
5.5
5th Jan 1991
Still affected by Hezekiah Horn's death, Cody seeks guidance from a preacher-vigilante.
S2 Ep13
5.5
12th Jan 1991
Noah is taken into slavery when he tries to free his former teacher Calvin (Roundtree).
S2 Ep14
5.5
19th Jan 1991
Hickok falls for Alice, a woman from an ostracized religious group, and settles an old score with a gunfighter named Tyler.
S3 Ep1
5.5
28th Sep 1991
Pony Express's rider move to Rockcreek.
S3 Ep16
5.5
4th Jun 1992
A young woman who was once promised to Buck comes to town with her fiance for the purpose of a visit, but while she is there, she is taken over by an evil spirit. Buck turns to mysterious old Indian, who insists he can drive the spirit from her, but because her fiance refuses to allow his help, Buck must kidnap her and take her away town.
S1 Ep23
5.7
7th May 1990
The tension between the North and the South reaches crisis proportions, and Kid is recruited to infiltrate a band of Southern guerrillas led by a charismatic Robin Hood called the Hawk.
S2 Ep8
5.7
17th Nov 1990
Cody meets and learns from his doomed Old West hero Hezekiah Horn.
S1 Ep11
6.3
7th Dec 1989
Hickok's heart is lassoed by a mysterious woman, but he is caught in a dangerous tangle when he discovers that she is bound to another man.
S2 Ep9
6.5
1st Dec 1990
Hickok leaves to become sheriff of the lawless town of Regrets, haoping to meet death quickly as retribution for accidentally killing a young woman during a gunfight.
S2 Ep3
6.6
6th Oct 1990
Hickok sets out to catch a vicious gunman impersonating him.
S1 Ep24
6.7
14th May 1990
Kid escapes the noose, but Hawk's raiders are still on the loose, so Hickok works his way into the gang, which hangs any pretense of civility to pursue its violent purpose.
S1 Ep1
7.8
20th Sep 1989
This was the pilot episode. We meet Kid first, he gets into a fist fight to get his horse, Katy. Later he joins the Pony Express where we are introduced to Emma Shannon the station mistress, Teaspoon Hunter the shaggy station master, Buck, Jimmy, Ike, Cody, and Lou. Later in the episode we also meet the continuing character Sam Cain, the marshal of Sweetwater.
S1 Ep2
8.5
21st Sep 1989
Hickok projects the demons of his childhood onto a bullying hired gun and decides only a showdown with the gunslinger will exorcise them.
S1 Ep3
7.7
28th Sep 1989
When the Kiowa begin to attack white settlements and civilians, Buck must decide between loyalty to his Kiowa brother and to the obligations and friendships he has found with the Pony Express. In the meantime, Lou, Hickok and Cody get into a fight with Tompkins and his men because of the shopkeeper's insults against Buck.
S1 Ep4
6.9
5th Oct 1989
While on an Express run, Ike witnesses a terrible stagecoach massacre and finds himself unable to take the life of the gang's leader. The man is apprehended, however, and it is up to the Riders to ensure Ike's safe passage to the courthouse where he can testify.
S1 Ep5
8.0
12th Oct 1989
Lou returns to the orphanage to retrieve her younger brother and sister, but her estranged father, a gunrunner, gets to them first.
S1 Ep6
7.8
26th Oct 1989
The riders stand up for a runaway slave who is pursued by Missouri state militiamen committed to bringing down the fugitive.
S1 Ep7
7.7
2nd Nov 1989
A dime novelist creates the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok, and Hickok faces the consequences when a gunfighter arrives for a showdown with the fastest gun in the West.
S1 Ep8
8.1
9th Nov 1989
Kid enjoys a reunion with his brother Jed, who seems to have found a niche in the Army, but is really leading a gang that is posing as cavalry to steal gold for the budding Confederacy.
S1 Ep9
7.4
16th Nov 1989
Kid finds a young warrior at the scene of a way-station massacre, and although the warrior denies any wrongdoing, Kid hauls him back through Indian territory to face justice in Sweetwater.
S1 Ep10
8.0
30th Nov 1989
Hickok discovers hidden feelings for Emma on a venture to an Army outpost commanded by a captain with a passion for cruelty.
S1 Ep11
6.3
7th Dec 1989
Hickok's heart is lassoed by a mysterious woman, but he is caught in a dangerous tangle when he discovers that she is bound to another man.
S1 Ep12
8.0
14th Dec 1989
Teaspoon is given claim to a small fortune, but he may lose it to a young woman he thinks is his lost daughter, and to a crooked gambler willing to kill for the cash.
S1 Ep13
7.2
4th Jan 1990
Hickok has a falling-out with Teaspoon, and he falls in with a gang of outlaws who are after a store of Army guns and ammunition.
S1 Ep14
7.0
11th Jan 1990
Kid is sentenced to hard time on a trumped-up charge by a small-town sheriff carrying out the policies of the sadistic man who keeps the town under a cloud of fear.
S1 Ep15
7.4
18th Jan 1990
Dressed as a lady for a night, Lou meets a vicious brute who develops an obsession for her, while he masterminds a series of heists in the territory.
S1 Ep16
7.2
1st Feb 1990
After surviving a massacre of wealthy settlers near Sal Lake, Emma's estranged husband arrives in Sweetwater looking for shelter from Emma, and raising the suspicions of Sam and the riders.
S1 Ep17
7.2
8th Feb 1990
On a wild ride to deliver a top-secret Government message, Cody helps a mortally wounded mountain man, who asks Cody to care for his pet bear. Meanwhile, back in Sweetwater, the other riders look after an abandoned baby.
S1 Ep18
7.0
15th Feb 1990
A new girl in town has Buck in her sights, but he is caught in the cross-fire between her, her tyrannical father and her cruel suitor.
S1 Ep19
7.0
22nd Feb 1990
An Eastern college boy arrives with dreams of meeting his Western idol, Hickok, but he is used as an unwitting accomplice in a scheme that endangers all the riders.
S1 Ep20
7.4
8th Mar 1990
Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually has escaped with evidence of her dad's corruption.
S1 Ep21
6.9
22nd Mar 1990
Sam finds himself on the wrong side of the law in his own town when the man responsible for the murder of Sam's wife takes over Sweetwater.
S1 Ep22
8.0
5th Apr 1990
Teaspoon sets out for Texas with an old comrade in arms to warn three other veterans that someone has been murdering the last men who truly remember the Alamo.
S1 Ep23
5.7
7th May 1990
The tension between the North and the South reaches crisis proportions, and Kid is recruited to infiltrate a band of Southern guerrillas led by a charismatic Robin Hood called the Hawk.
S1 Ep24
6.7
14th May 1990
Kid escapes the noose, but Hawk's raiders are still on the loose, so Hickok works his way into the gang, which hangs any pretense of civility to pursue its violent purpose.