Outlaws was a mid-season replacement, and those shows are often hard for people to find, especially when the premier comes between Christmas and New Years Day. Outlaws was shown on the Sunday before New Years, and it aired opposite For Your Eyes Only on one network and The Sound of Music on another.
We watched it, but it only got about a 12.5 share, and that wasn't going to be enough to build an audience throughout the winter and spring.
The premise itself was interesting, having an accident of nature propel a marshall and four outlaws, whom he formerly rode with, into 1986 Houston. The fantasy of real Old West gunslingers adapting to modern times, and modern times to them, played well.
The big draw for us? Rod Taylor ... always great, and the rest of the cast, including Richard Roundtree, just added flavor.
