Legends and Lies: The Real West
Legends and Lies: The Real West is an American television series, shown on Fox News Channel. Its primary executive producer is Bill O'Reilly.
The show's premise is the presentation of the history of notable figures in the American Old West in documentary style, debunking certain elements of their historical stories that have entered pop culture mythology. The series features dramatizations of parts of the subjects' lives and exploits, as well as explanatory segments by historians and experts, and often O'Reilly himself.
The show premiered in April 2015. Its normal broadcast schedule is on Saturday and Sunday nights.
The series also features an accompanying book, co-authored by David Fisher and O'Reilly.[1]
Subjects
- Jesse James
- Doc Holliday
- Kit Carson
- Wild Bill Hickok
- David Crockett
- Charles Earl Bowles, A.K.A. Black Bart
- Bass Reeves (thought by some to be the model for The Lone Ranger)
- George Armstrong Custer
- William Bonney, A.K.A. Billy the Kid
Reception
Fox News claimed that the premiere-weekend episodes, run back to back on Sunday, April 12, 2015, beat all other cable-news programs in its time slot and for the night overall in the Nielsen ratings.[2]
References
- ↑ Fisher, David; O'Reilly, Bill (April 2015). Legends & Lies: The Real West. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1627795074.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (2015-04-14). "FNC's 'Legends & Lies: The Real West' Was Sunday's Most-Watched Cable News Program". Zap2it.com/TV By the Numbers.