The Rifleman is a western television show that was on the air from 1958 to 1963, and Chuck Connors starred in the show. While The Rifleman’s theme song and the focus on the romantic connection between widowed rancher Lucas McCain and his son, Mark, the series remains popular even today after its cancellation.
Here is some information that every Dish Network subscriber, who is also a fan of classic Westerns, might be interested in: what channel is The Rifleman on? Here is a look at where to find The Rifleman on Dish Network's channel lineup:
Rifleman on Dish's AMC
Watching The Rifleman is quite easy nowadays, people can do it by tuning in to the DISH channel 131, AMC. Since AMC is a network that is dedicated to airing American movies and television shows from the era of cinema, it tend to schedule The Rifleman during their Western programming.
In the past, there have been full-day The Rifleman marathons that have aired on the AMC channel in honor of various anniversaries and holidays. However, most of the time the programmes in a marathon do not necessarily have to be a series, and the much-acclaimed American Western series Dallas can be watched every weekday in the morning and in the afternoon on AMC.
So if you’re channel surfing one day and feel like having your fix of some old–school cowboy action, switch to Dish channel 131 to see if by any chance AMC is airing one of the 168 episodes of The Rifleman.
I recently stumbled upon Rifleman Reruns on the Western channel
Another sure way of getting another chance to watch The Rifleman is by switching to the Dish Network’s western channel on 383. As you can probably infer from its title, the Western Channel is a channel completely dedicated to westerns and therefore, the place to be for all your cowboy programs.
The Rifleman is a programme that regularly appears on the Western Channel and is often broadcast in sequences of two or more episodes during late night and other periods which most other channels have ceased their Westerns. Well if for any reason AMC is not satisfying your Rifleman cravings for any given day, then flip up to channel 383 after primetime for your late night Lucas McCain gratification.
SundanceTV also Shows The Rifleman
Although not primarily associated with Westerns, arts-related network SundanceTV has a weekly television marathons program called Westerns Wednesdays, during which The Rifleman is often aired. Switch to Dish channel 557 on Wednesdays to get a chance to see Chuck Connors overcome the outlaws with his 1892 Winchester rifle.
In Between Airs, Record With Dish’s DVR
But, if The Rifleman or other Westerns are not airing at times you mentioned above the good news is that you can record the episodes on your Dish Hopper or any other Dish DVR and watch it at your own convenient time.
Whether you program your Dish DVR to record every Rifleman episode it can get its hands on, or just set your DVR to record early morning weekend reruns, you can rest easy knowing your DVR will do all the work to help you build up a library of Lucas McCain adventures you can revisit whenever the mood for Westerns strikes.
A brand new method of selling and acquisition known as Dish On Demand Purchase Episodes.
Besides their live channel schedules and DVR options, Dish also has a rather extensive On Demand TV shows and movies for which you can buy episodes individually or entire seasons. As for the specific Western series change occurs occasionally depending on the licensing issues, Dish subscribers have the opportunity to buy the entire season of The Rifleman through On Demand.
This makes Dish On Demand the ideal choice for fans who wish to own all or select seasons of The Rifleman rather than watch random episodes now and then. On Demand content can be purchased and the selected downloads are delivered directly to the Dish DVR so that the fondant callous-hand McCain moments can be watched repeatedly.
Watch The Western Channel through Sling TV.
Finally, although customers who have a Dish satellite package can watch the reruns of Rifleman at a particular time on the Dish Network, the customers who still do not have a Dish satellite package can still get some Rifleman rerun by subscribing to Dish Sling TV. Sling has an add-on pack dedicated to Westerns that provides access to the Western Channel live stream for an additional $6 a month on top of Sling.
If satellite is not for you, then simply signing up for Sling Blue or Orange, selecting the Western Extra pack, and then watching Sling’s live stream of Western Channel when the urge for Lucas and Mark father-son duo makes an appearance strikes.
With reruns on several channels including the cable network, in addition to dish. com streaming possibilities, getting to watch The Rifleman when being a client of the Dish Network is quite easy. Just look in one of channels 131, 383 or 557 when you wish to have a TV Western mile walking in Chuck Connors’ shoes. Happy Rifleman re-watching!
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