Trackdown_
Trackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp that aired on CBS between 1957 and 1959. More than seventy episodes of this series were produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television and filmed at the Desilu-Culver Studio. The series was itself a spin-off of Powell's anthology series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.
Network
CBS
Episodes
71
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
No streaming data available yet.
Check availabilityDROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Overview
Trackdown has 2 seasons with 71 episodes spanning 1957-1959.
Robert Culp →
Year context
Trackdown first aired 69 years ago in 1957.
CAST (1)
SEASONS (2 seasons, 71 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
The Marple Brothers
02
Law in Lampasas
03
San Saba Incident
04
Easton, Texas
05
Like Father
06
Sweetwater, Texas
07
Alpine, Texas
Hoby rides into Alpine, Texas looking for a friend. He finds instead a hatred for the Texas Rangers-- and the entire town sides against him…
08
Self-Defense
09
End of an Outlaw
10
Look for the Woman
11
The Town
12
Man and Money
13
The Reward
Hoby tracks down a missing florist with a rare orchid, who may hold the key to missing bank money and three fugitive bank robbers.
14
The Farrand Story
Hoby tracks the murderer of a married man who may have been ready to leave his wife for another woman.
15
Right of Way
16
The Witness
17
The Toll Road
18
The Young Gun
Hoby is dispatched to Del Rio to investigate a bank robbery. He poses as a criminal to trick one of the bank robbers to lead…
19
The Wedding
20
The Trail
21
The Bounty Hunter
Nick Adams and Michael Landon as bad-guy brothers
22
The Judge
Hoby is forced to arrest the wild son of a local judge for murder, the kid telling him all the while he'll never stand trial.
23
The House
24
The Boy
25
The Pueblo Kid
26
The Winter Boys
Hoby has to nursemaid a witness from El Paso who's in hiding until the big murder trial in three weeks.
27
The Mistake
Hoby gets on the bad side of town when he assists in freeing what he thinks is an innocent man. However, once acquitted, the killer…
28
The Deal
Hoby has to deal with a notorious outlaw/killer who is holding a runaway town boy for ransom.
29
The Jailbreak
Hoby has to deal with a jailbreak-- except the cowboy doesn't leave-- he takes three hostages and tries to work a trade-- them for the…
30
The End of the World
31
The Brothers
Twins (both played by Steve McQueen) change identities to confuse Hoby.
32
The Governor
Hoby has to contend with a murder in a small town the day before the arrival of the Governor for the dedication of a new…
SEASON 2
01
Killer Take All
02
Outlaw's Wife
The town's women want Hoby to make an outlaw's wife (who just returned to Porter) leave town.
03
Chinese Cowboy
04
The Set-Up
Henrietta's new gentleman friend is only using her to setup an alibi for a bank robbery.
05
A Stone for Benny French
Hoby tracks down Benny French who was the only member of the Morgan Larker gang who escaped from the bank robbery.
06
Trapped
Hoby is held prisoner in a shack during a blizzard by the wife of husband and wife outlaws to care for her sick husband.
07
Matter of Justice
One of the outlaws who held up the Butterfield stage depot has been caught and is awaiting trial and hanging. Hoby is called in to…
08
Tenner Smith
09
The Avenger
Lance Garth is accused of stealing the payroll from Banning Mining but he is shot and killed before the money is found.
10
The Schoolteacher
11
Deadly Decoy
12
Sunday's Child
Gambler Joe Sunday comes to Porter with a court order to take possession of his baby daughter from her mother Cindy who plays the piano…
13
Day of Vengeance
A young man seeks the person who killed his brother. The truth is not what he expected.
14
Three-Legged Fox
15
The Kid
16
Guilt
17
Every Man a Witness
Sheriff Alvin Fremont and a mob take prisoner Char Lopez out of jail and threaten to lynch him unless he confesses. The horse bolts and…
18
McCallin's Daughter
Youngster Debby McCallin comes to town and asks Hoby to stop her father Bart McCallin from committing a robbery.
19
Bad Judgment
20
Terror
Doc Calhoun and Hoby deal with an outbreak of typhoid fever in town.
21
The Feud
Elderly and dying Maude Turley has her boys bring her back to Porter to die and be buried next to her husband after being run…
22
The Samaritan
Hoby finds a man on the trail with his leg caught in a bear trap and releases him. The man then knocks Hoby out, steals…
23
The Gang
24
The Threat
A smiling stranger wearing a 3-piece suit and bowler hat barges into the bank manager's office carrying a package under his arm and threatens to…
25
Hard Lines
Joker Wells, who was a traitor with the Confederate Army, returns to his home town of Porter. Everybody wants Hoby to run him out of…
26
Fear
27
Stranger in Town
Henrietta Porter receives a letter from Harry Keller who was just released from prison warning the town of Porter to stay away from Hoby because…
28
The Protector
29
False Witness
A strange girl arrives in Porter and tells Hoby that she knows that Joe Corbett is innocent of murder even though he was convicted and…
30
The Trick
Tully Saxon knocks on the door to Tenner Smith's office in the saloon. When Tenner opens the door, he is surprised to see someone he…
31
The Eyes of Jerry Kelso
When traveling salesman Emanuel Brock is found shot to death in his hotel room, Hoby has to figure out who did it.
32
The Gift Horse
Two old men (Zack and Levi) tell Ralph that they are his long lost uncles but Hoby thinks something about the two men rang sour.
33
The Vote
A man and a woman came to Porter bringing with them the idea of "Give Women the Vote".
34
The Unwanted
Hoby is called to the town of Glenville who are afraid that a group of religious people who moved in outside of town are practicing…
35
Toss-Up
36
Inquest
Hoby is helping Sheriff Lee look into a murder. But the widow, the doctor and even the sheriff have motives with none helpful in finding…
37
Back to Crawford
Hoby returns home to Crawford to help his sister Nora after she sends him a telegram that somebody has been threatening her and because he…
38
Blind Alley
Rufus Cole shoots Mike Hardesty off his horse on the trail. Hoby who had been trailing Rufus for six weeks comes along to save Mike…
39
Quiet Night in Porter
Chad Winter, the owner of the general store, finds an old woman in his store after closing then two men walk in and shoot him.…
SERIES INFO
2
Seasons
71
Episodes
30 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
NETWORKS (1)
CBS
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Trackdown about?
Trackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp that aired on CBS between 1957 and 1959. More than seventy episodes of this series were produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television and filmed at the Desilu-Culver Studio. The series was itself a spin-off of Powell's anthology series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.
How many seasons does Trackdown have?
Trackdown has 2 seasons with 71 episodes total.
Who stars in Trackdown?
The cast of Trackdown includes Robert Culp.
What is the rating of Trackdown?
Trackdown has a rating of 6.4 out of 10 based on 7 votes on TMDB.
Is Trackdown still running?
Trackdown has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (2)
Western
Action & Adventure
