Redigo (TV series)
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; formerly Empire | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Richard Egan Roger Davis Elena Verdugo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | One-half |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Screen Gems |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Original release | September 24 – December 31, 1963 |
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.
Episodes
| Nº | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lady War-Bonnet" | Richard C. Sarafian | Don Brinkley | September 24, 1963 |
| 2 | "The Blooded Bull" | Leon Benson | Andy White | October 1, 1963 |
| 3 | "Boy from the Rio Bravo" | Allen Reisner | Charles Hoffman | October 8, 1963 |
| 4 | "Prince Among Men" | TBA | TBA | October 15, 1963 |
| 5 | "The Crooked Circle" | TBA | TBA | October 22, 1963 |
| 6 | "Little Angel Blue Eyes" | TBA | TBA | October 29, 1963 |
| 7 | "Man in a Blackout" | TBA | TBA | November 5, 1963 |
| 8 | "Papa-San" | TBA | TBA | November 12, 1963 |
| 9 | "Horns of Hate" | TBA | TBA | November 19, 1963 |
| 10 | "Shadow of the Cougar" | TBA | TBA | November 26, 1963 |
| 11 | "The Thin Line" | TBA | TBA | December 3, 1963 |
| 12 | "Hostage Hero Riding" | Jeffrey Hayden | TBA | December 10, 1963 |
| 13 | "Privilege of a Man" | TBA | TBA | December 17, 1963 |
| 14 | "The Black Rainbow" | TBA | TBA | December 14, 1963 |
| 15 | "The Hunters" | TBA | TBA | December 31, 1963 |