Plot Synopsis

Once a feared lawman, the legendary Bat Masterson trades his sheriff's badge for a pen to chase stories instead of outlaws. Each week, the gunslinger-turned-newspaperman travels the frontier to chronicle the wildest stories of the Old West. Masterson tracks down eyewitnesses who share their vivid memories of Wild Bill Hickok, Stagecoach Mary, Butch Cassidy, Bass Reeves, and other remarkable characters of the Old West. As they tell their stories, a bygone age of hardship and lawlessness is brought to life when fearless lawmen rode tall in the saddle and vicious criminals fought to escape justice.

The sophomore season of WILD WEST CHRONICLES premiered with back-to-back new episodes on Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 8-9pm ET on Inspiration Network. The Season 2 opener, "The Bone War," reveals that it's not gold inspiring a rush of treasure hunters to flood the windblown bluffs of Wyoming; it's bones. After stumbling upon a strange fossil, a man is caught in the crossfire of rival paleontologists warring over a trove of dinosaur bones.

Season 3 of WILD WEST CHRONICLES premiered on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Inspiration Network. New episodes air Thursdays at 10pm ET through June 29. In the season opener, "Bat Masterson to the Rescue," former lawman Bat Masterson finds himself powerless to help an old friend whose brother has been falsely imprisoned; an overreaching sheriff is intent on seeing the brother hang, so Bat hatches a plan to bust him out of jail.
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WILD WEST CHRONICLES returned for its fourth season on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Inspiration Network. Once a feared gunslinger and lawman, the legendary Bat Masterson trades his sheriff's badge for a pen to chase stories instead of outlaws. On a quest to separate truth from fiction, Masterson travels the frontier to chronicle some of the Old West's most memorable stories: a school-teacher-turned-sheriff must face down the last surviving members of the Wild Bunch; a trailblazing female deputy captures two dangerous criminals without using a gun; legendary U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves must arrest his own son for murder; and more. Season 4 episodes include:

"Bat Masterson Leaves the West" (Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): After leaving Dodge City, Bat Masterson takes a job as manager of Denver's Palace Theatre. There he falls in love with Emma Walter, a juggling virtuoso known as the Queen of Clubs, and begins to question his life as a gunslinger.

"Bass Reeves: A Father's Justice" (Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): After a man murders his wife in a jealous rage and goes on the run, local lawmen are stunned when legendary Marshal Bass Reeves accepts responsibility for bringing the killer to justice...because the murderer is Reeves' own son, Bennie.

"Bronco Bill's Treasure" (Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): When Bronco Bill and his gang are robbing trains at will, two veteran lawmen join forces to stop the violent outlaws. Years later, gunfighter-turned-reporter Bat Masterson hears the story from the last surviving member of the gang.

"Ada Curnutt, U.S. Deputy Marshal" (Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): After being sworn in as one of Oklahoma's first female deputy marshals, Ada Curnutt volunteers to track down two killers-turned-counterfeiters and concocts a cunning plan to bring them to justice without using a gun.

"Wong Fee Lee Stakes His Claim" (Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): Chinese immigrant Wong Fee Lee joins a convoy of miners headed to Deadwood, where he hopes to strike gold and start a business. But when they are attacked by bandits, Wong must find the strength to lead his fellow prospectors in battle.

"Black Bart's Revenge" (Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): Wells Fargo detective James Hume hires private investigator Harry Morse to join the hunt for Black Bart, the infamous stagecoach bandit known as the Poet Highwayman due to the tantalizing poems he leaves at the scenes of his crimes.

"Elijah Briant and the Wild Bunch" (Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): When a mild-mannered druggist and former teacher becomes sheriff, he attempts to enforce the law without carrying a weapon. But he soon faces his greatest challenge when the last surviving members of the Wild Bunch descend on his town.

"El Bandito Vasquez" (Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): When a bandito terrorizes early Los Angeles County, an eager reporter shadows the sheriff who is hunting the dangerous outlaw. Will the reporter stay objective or take matters into his own hands when he comes face to face with the killer?

"Law Comes to No Man's Land" (Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): Marshal Chris Madsen helps newly appointed judge John Buford bring law and order to No Man's Land in Oklahoma's Panhandle. After escorting a wagon train of prisoners to Beaver City, they set up their first courthouse inside a rowdy saloon.

"Willie Kennard Makes His Mark in History" (Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): Under siege by gunslingers, the gold mining town of Yankee Hill runs a newspaper advertisement to find a new marshal; former slave and Union soldier Willie Kennard answers the ad, but he faces prejudice and doubt as he works to restore law and order.

"John Wesley Hardin: Killer on the Texas Frontier" (Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): When outlaw John Wesley Hardin murders a sheriff, a hard-charging Texas Ranger joins forces with a cool-headed police detective to hunt the killer; the unlikely duo must learn how to work together to end Hardin's criminal career once and for all.

"The Battle of Stone Corral" (Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 10pm ET/7pm PT): When train robbers kill a marshal, they spark one of the largest manhunts in California history, ending in a wild shootout at Stone Corral.