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.
Redigo (Season 1)
Lady Warbonnet (Episode 1)
Writer: Don Brinkley
Air date: 1963-09-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laura McAdams' father died while she was out politicking---and no one will let her forget it.
The Blooded Bull (Episode 2)
Writer: Andy White
Air date: 1963-10-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Rustlers have taken Redigo's prize bull, leaving the future of the ranch in jeopardy.
Boy from Rio Bravo (Episode 3)
Air date: 1963-10-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A runaway Mexican boy complicates Redigo's battle against a virulent horse disease.
Prince Among Men (Episode 4)
Air date: 1963-10-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The son of a ruthless dictator, fearing for his life, seeks sanctuary from assassins at Redigo's ranch.
The Crooked Circle (Episode 5)
Air date: 1963-10-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A woman engineer complicates Redigo's problems with a landslide-blocked reservoir and dangerously thirsty cattle.
Little Angel Blue Eyes (Episode 6)
Air date: 1963-10-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sweet and innocent the lady isn't, but Redigo doesn't know---making him the perfect pawn for a con game.
Man in a Blackout (Episode 7)
Air date: 1963-11-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Knocked unconscious by a passing truck, Redigo wakes up an amnesia victim---in a rough town.
Papa San (Episode 8)
Air date: 1963-11-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A beautiful war orphan is at the ranch---insisting on seeing a G.I. whose character is now unsavory.
Horns of Hate (Episode 9)
Air date: 1963-11-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Fearing for his own cattle, an unneighborly rancher dumps a diseased carcass onto Redigo's land.
Shadow of the Cougar (Episode 10)
Air date: 1963-11-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: There's a big cougar prowling the foothills and Redigo's house guest wants to make the kill.
The Thin Line (Episode 11)
Air date: 1963-12-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Romantic sparks fly when Redigo learns the man he just hired is Gerry's ex-beau.
Hostage Hero Hiding (Episode 12)
Air date: 1963-12-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Taking big chances made Danny Kilpatrick a war hero. Now mental problems call for bravery---not bravado.
Privilege of a Man (Episode 13)
Air date: 1963-12-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Novelist and outdoorsman Stuart Graham plans an active stay at the ranch---disregarding his rapidly failing health.
The Black Rainbow (Episode 14)
Air date: 1963-12-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: In Bonnie-and-Clyde style, two gunmen invade the Redigo spread and take Jim hostage.
The Hunters (Episode 15)
Air date: 1963-12-31
Runtime: 30 min
