Wagon Train - The Dr. Denker Story
Wagon Train is an
American Western series that ran on
NBC 1957–62 and then on
ABC 1962–65, although the network also aired daytime repeats, as
Major Adams, Trailmaster and Trailmaster (post-1961 episodes without original series lead
Ward Bond), from
January 1963 to
September 1965. The show debuted at #15 in the
Nielsen ratings, rose to #2 in the next three seasons, and peaked at #1 in the
1961–62 television season. After moving to ABC in the autumn of 1962, the ratings began to decline, and Wagon Train did not again make the
Top 20 listing. The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by
John McIntire, and
Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by
Robert Fuller a year after
Horton had decided to leave th
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