26 Men- Episode 1

26 Men is a syndicated American Western television series about the Arizona Rangers, a law-enforcement group limited to 26 active members.^[1] By March 1958, the program was carried on 158 stations in the United States.^[2] The program was also broadcast on ATN-7 in Australia^[3] and on ZBM-TV in Bermuda.^[4]

The series is set in the Arizona Territory in the first decade of the 20th century.^[3] The rangers were part of the group established by the Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1901. The number of members was limited to 26 "to avoid vigilantism".^[5] Information from government archives and newspapers provided the basis of the plots of episodes.