The Lone Ranger (TV series)

The Lone Ranger
Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger
Created by	George W. Trendle Fran Striker
Starring	Clayton Moore Jay Silverheels John Hart Chuck Courtney
Narrated by	Gerald Mohr Fred Foy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5 (9 years)
No. of episodes	221 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Apex Film Wrather Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 15, 1949 (1949-09-15) – June 6, 1957 (1957-06-06)[1]
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The Lone Ranger is an American Western television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played the Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto.^[2]

John Hart replaced Moore in the title role from 1952 to 1953 owing to a contract dispute. Fred Foy, who had been both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 until its ending, was the announcer. Gerald Mohr was originally employed as the narrator for the television series, but story narration was dropped after 16 episodes. The Lone Ranger was the highest-rated television program on ABC in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".^[3] The series finished number 7 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1950–1951 season,^[4] number 18 for 1951–1952,^[5] and number 29 for 1952–1953.^[6]