Walker, Texas Ranger is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film Lone Wolf McQuade, with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full seasons followed with new episodes airing from September 25, 1993, to May 19, 2001, and reruns continuing on CBS until July 28, 2001. It has been broadcast in over 100 countries and spawned a 2005 television film entitled Trial by Fire. The film ended on a cliffhanger, which was never resolved. DVD sets of all seasons have been released. At various times since 1997, reruns of the show have aired, in syndication, on the USA Network and Action in Canada.
Genre | Action, Crime, Police procedural |
Created by | Albert S. Ruddy, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Christopher Canaan |
Starring | Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Sheree J. Wilson, Noble Willingham, Nia Peeples, Judson Mills, Floyd Westerman, Jimmy Wlcek, Marco Sanchez |
Theme music composer | Tirk Wilder, (Seasons 1, 2–8), Jerrold Immel (Season 2, last used on "Tiger's Eye") |
Opening theme | "Eyes of the Ranger", Performed by Chuck Norris (Mid-Seasons 2–8) on DVD (Mid-Seasons 3 (Ep. 12)–8) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 200 (not including TV movie) |
Executive producer(s) | Chuck Norris, Andre Morgan, Aaron Norris, Gordon T. Dawson, Michel Vandewalle, Tom Blomquist, John Ashley, Frank Lupo, Leonard Katzman |
Producer(s) | Calvin Clements Jr, Bob Gookin, Bruce Cervi, John Lansing, Rick Husky, Garry A. Brown |
Camera setup | Single-camera, Super 16mm |
Running time | 43 minutes |
Production company(s) | Cannon Television, (1993), Top Kick Productions, (1993–1998), (seasons 1-5), Norris Brothers Entertainment, (1998–2001), (seasons 6-8), The Ruddy/Greif Company, Columbia Pictures Television, CBS Productions |
Distributor | CBS Media Ventures |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Dolby Surround 2.0 |
Related shows | Sons of Thunder, Walker |
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