The Big Valley
The Big Valley Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | |
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | |
| S3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | |||||
| S4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
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"A steely matriarch commands a classic ranch western"
The Big Valley follows the Barkleys, a wealthy ranching family ruling California's San Joaquin Valley in the 1870s, led by widowed matriarch Victoria Barkley. Each episode brings a new threat: land grabs, outlaws, family secrets, feuds with neighbors. It's classic studio-era western television, brisk and episodic, built on strong personalities more than serialized plotting. Barbara Stanwyck anchors it with commanding presence, giving the show a gravity many contemporaries lacked. Expect tidy hour-long stories, moral clarity, and dependable formula rather than innovation. It's comfort viewing for genre fans, carried by star power and handsome production rather than surprise.
Barbara Stanwyck's commanding, ahead-of-its-time performance as the family's ranching matriarch.
you want serialized storytelling rather than standalone episodic western plots.
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