The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black and white, in half-hour episodes.

The Rifleman 1958 TV-PG Western In the New Mexico Territory, a Civil War vet raises a son, tends to his ranch, and wields his trusty rifle to help enforce the laws of the wild west. StarringChuck Connors Johnny Crawford Paul Fix Patricia Blair Hope Summers

The series was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory and was filmed in black-and-white with a half hour running time. The Rifleman aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. There were 168 episodes in the series.