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The Cowboys (TV series)

American TV series or program

Jim Davis
Belinda Balaski
Moses Gunn
Walter Brooke
Robert Carradine
A Martinez

Theme music composerJohn WilliamsOpening themeOpen PrairiesEnding themeOpen Prairies (instrumental)ComposerHarry SukmanCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes12ProductionRunning time30 minutesProduction companyWarner Bros. TelevisionOriginal releaseNetworkABCRelease6 February (1974-02-06) –
8 May 1974 (1974-05-08)

The Cowboys is an American Western television series based on the 1972 motion picture of the same name. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network from February 6 to May 8, 1974. The series starred Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, A Martinez, Robert Carradine and Clay O'Brien. David Dortort produced the series. The television show followed the exploits of seven boys who worked on a ranch in 1870s New Mexico.

The Cowboys was conceived as an hour-long series, but ABC decided to reduce the running time to a half-hour format. The format change did not lead to increased viewers, and the show was the victim of early cancellation. As a traditional television Western, it was an aberration compared to most television trends of the 1970s (as most had ended production several years prior, and only Gunsmoke was still in production by then).

Guest stars included Cal Bellini as Wa-Cha-Ka in "The Indian Givers", Kevin Hagen as Josh Redding in "Death on a Fast Horse", and Lurene Tuttle as Grandma Jesse in "Many a Good Horse Died".