Until today, I didn't even know this existed.
Wide Country is best classified as a modern-day Western, since it's set in the then-present. The series had its roots in a pilot episode that aired on ABC's Alcoa Premiere in March 1962. The following fall, Revue Studios sold Wide Country to NBC, since ABC had a similar series, Stoney Burke, on their fall schedule.
Earl Holliman (ex-Hotel de Paree) & Andrew Prine are the stars in this one season entry. Why one season? Consider the competition: Mr. Ed. Perry Mason. The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. The Donna Reed Show. Enough said.
I was looking at a compilation video of NBC's fall 1962 schedule, and that's how I ran across Wide Country, which was produced in conjunction with no less than Ralph Edwards (This is Your Life), who must've figured that since Mark Goodson & Bill Todman were experimenting with scripted series (i.e. The Rebel, Philip Marlowe), he could try it.
Following is a sample clip:
Rating: B-.
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