The Chisholms

The Chisholms
GenreWestern
Created byDavid Dortort
Developed byEvan Hunter
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
ProducerPaul Freeman
Running time
  • 275 mins (miniseries)
  • 50 mins (series)
Production companyAlan Landsburg Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 29, 1979 (1979-03-29) –
March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)

The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television series from January 19, 1980, to March 15, 1980.[1][2] The original mini-series episodes were filmed in Illinois at New Salem State Park near Springfield, and Jubilie State Park near Peoria.

Episodes

Season 1: 1979 miniseries

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Chapter I"Mel StuartEvan HunterMarch 29, 1979 (1979-03-29)
22"Chapter II"Mel StuartEvan HunterApril 5, 1979 (1979-04-05)
33"Chapter III"Mel StuartEvan HunterApril 12, 1979 (1979-04-12)
44"Chapter IV"Mel StuartEvan HunterApril 19, 1979 (1979-04-19)

Season 2: 1980 series

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
51"Siege"Mel StuartT : Paul Savage, Corey Blechman
S : Evan Hunter		January 19, 1980 (1980-01-19)
62"Betrayal"Mel StuartT : Paul Savage
S : Evan Hunter		January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)
73"Endless Desert"Mel StuartT : Corey Blechman
S : Evan Hunter		February 2, 1980 (1980-02-02)
84"Vengeance"Mel StuartT : Paul Savage
S : Evan Hunter		February 9, 1980 (1980-02-09)
95"Death in the Sierras"Nicholas WebsterEvan HunterFebruary 16, 1980 (1980-02-16)
106"The Promised Land"Mel StuartT : David Dortort
S/T : Evan Hunter		February 23, 1980 (1980-02-23)
117"The Suitor"Edward M. AbromsCorey BlechmanMarch 1, 1980 (1980-03-01)
128"Chains"Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Kimmer RingwaldMarch 8, 1980 (1980-03-08)
139"The Siren Song"Edward M. AbromsHarold SwantonMarch 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)

Home media

The four part miniseries of The Chisholms was released on VHS by U.S.A Home Video in 1986 in which it was presented as a feature film with a runtime of 4 hours and 37 minutes on two tapes. On June 10, 2014, Timeless Media Group released the complete series on DVD in Region 1.[3]

References

  1. ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 163
  2. ^ "The Chisholms: Summary". TV.com. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  3. ^ TMG Distributes Package Art for 'The Complete Series' on DVD Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine