About this season
Redigo is a 15-week Western dramatic series, set on a New Mexico ranch during the early 1960s, which aired over NBC from September 24 to December 31, 1963. The series features Richard Egan as ranch owner Jim Redigo, Roger Davis as Mike the ranch hand, and Elena Verdugo as Gerry. Don Diamond appeared in four episodes, three as the character Arturo. Redigo was the truncated second half-hour season of the previous one-hour series, Empire, which aired from September 25, 1962, to May 13, 1963. Both programs were placed on the Tuesday evening schedule against CBS's The Red Skelton Show. Redigo also lost out in the ratings to the ABC military sitcom, McHale's Navy, starring Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway. In Redigo, Egan's character Jim Redigo was no longer the manager of the large Garrett Ranch but the owner of his own smaller spread nearby. The half-hour format made it hard for the program to develop complex characters as had been done in the initial one-hour version of the show.
Episodes (15)
1. Lady Warbonnet
Aired 24 September 1963 • 30 min
Laura McAdams' father died while she was out politicking---and no one will let her forget it.
2. The Blooded Bull
Aired 1 October 1963 • 30 min
Rustlers have taken Redigo's prize bull, leaving the future of the ranch in jeopardy.
3. Boy from Rio Bravo
Aired 8 October 1963 • 30 min
A runaway Mexican boy complicates Redigo's battle against a virulent horse disease.
4. Prince Among Men
Aired 15 October 1963 • 30 min
The son of a ruthless dictator, fearing for his life, seeks sanctuary from assassins at Redigo's ranch.
5. The Crooked Circle
Aired 22 October 1963 • 30 min
A woman engineer complicates Redigo's problems with a landslide-blocked reservoir and dangerously thirsty cattle.
6. Little Angel Blue Eyes
Aired 29 October 1963 • 30 min
Sweet and innocent the lady isn't, but Redigo doesn't know---making him the perfect pawn for a con game.
7. Man in a Blackout
Aired 5 November 1963 • 30 min
Knocked unconscious by a passing truck, Redigo wakes up an amnesia victim---in a rough town.
8. Papa San
Aired 12 November 1963 • 30 min
A beautiful war orphan is at the ranch---insisting on seeing a G.I. whose character is now unsavory.
9. Horns of Hate
Aired 19 November 1963 • 30 min
Fearing for his own cattle, an unneighborly rancher dumps a diseased carcass onto Redigo's land.
10. Shadow of the Cougar
Aired 26 November 1963 • 30 min
There's a big cougar prowling the foothills and Redigo's house guest wants to make the kill.
11. The Thin Line
Aired 3 December 1963 • 30 min
Romantic sparks fly when Redigo learns the man he just hired is Gerry's ex-beau.
12. Hostage Hero Hiding
Aired 10 December 1963 • 30 min
Taking big chances made Danny Kilpatrick a war hero. Now mental problems call for bravery---not bravado.
13. Privilege of a Man
Aired 17 December 1963 • 30 min
Novelist and outdoorsman Stuart Graham plans an active stay at the ranch---disregarding his rapidly failing health.
14. The Black Rainbow
Aired 24 December 1963 • 30 min
In Bonnie-and-Clyde style, two gunmen invade the Redigo spread and take Jim hostage.
15. The Hunters
Aired 31 December 1963 • 30 min