Texas Ranch House is an PBS American reality television series that premiered in May 2006. Produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, Wall to Wall Media Limited, and PBS, the show placed fifteen modern day people in the context of 1867 Texas. Show participants attempted to run a ranch for two and a-half months using 19th century tools and techniques. The historian Alwyn Barr, professor emeritus at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, was the consultant on the program.
Air Date: 2006-05-01
The first episode opens with the arrival of the vaqueros, or cowboys, at the 1867 bunkhouse where they will be living...
Air Date: 2006-05-01
While the cowboys are out rounding up the cattle, the women are learning about the drudgeries of domestic life on the...
Air Date: 2006-05-02
The cowboys awake to another difficult day on the ranch as they discover that 10 horses have been stolen, horses they...
Air Date: 2006-05-02
The viability of the Cooke ranch is in question as only one quarter of the required cattle have been claimed so far. ...
Air Date: 2006-05-03
Mr. Cooke assesses the cowboys' performance and a new cowhand arrives. Mr. Cooke’s decision to send Maura, “girl of a...
Air Date: 2006-05-03
The cowboys find several of their stolen horses as they have a run-in with a camp of Comanche Native Americans. The C...
Air Date: 2006-05-04
The cowboys have culled 131 head of cattle from the herd for the cattle drive, leaving the rest to restock the ranch....
Air Date: 2006-05-04
The cattle drive comes to a close as the cowboys reach their destination of Fort Santiago. The drive is a success but...