Network: CBS
Episodes: 21 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: September 25, 2012 — May 10, 2013
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jason O’Mara, and Taylor Handley.
TV show description:
This TV series is based on the true story of former Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb (Dennis Quaid), a fourth-generation rancher tasked with bringing order to Las Vegas in the 1960s. It’s a gambling and entertainment mecca that’s emerging from the tumbleweeds.
Ralph Lamb wants to be left in peace to run his ranch, but Las Vegas is now swelling with outsiders and corruption which are intruding on his simple life. Recalling Lamb’s command as a military police officer during World War II, the Mayor appeals to his sense of duty to look into a murder of a casino worker.
This begins Lamb’s clash with Vincent Savino (Michael Chiklis), a ruthless Chicago gangster who’s moved West and plans to make Vegas his own. (The character is based on real-life crime boss Marcello Giuseppe Caifano.)
Lamb has two deputies who help him keep law and order. His diplomatic and even-keeled brother is Deputy Jack Lamb (Jason O’Mara). Deputy Dixon Lamb (Taylor Handley) is his charming but impulsive son.
The ambitious Assistant District Attorney, Katherine O’Connell (Carrie-Anne Moss), grew up on the ranch next to the Lambs and also lends a hand in preserving justice.
Episode #21 — Sons of Nevada
After Porter Gainsley’s bombing of the Tumbleweed and attempt on Katherine’s life, Lamb and Savino decide to team up to take out their common adversary once and for all. To prove his commitment to the task, Lamb hands over the tapes with the recordings from the bug in Savino’s phone, and then the mobster and former sheriff get to planning their assault on Gainsley.
Since the ranching mogul is too heavily protected at his home, they decide to target him at a livestock auction, but that plan goes awry when Dixon shows up and holds Gainsley at gunpoint. A firefight breaks out and Lamb is forced to save his son and flee, giving Gainsley time to regroup and amass more artillery for the coming war.
When Jack is ousted as interim Sheriff by more of Gainsley’s men, he and Dixon join forces with Lamb and Savino, and together they craft a plan that involves using Jones the hitman to put Gainsley in a corner. Jones plays his part well and leads Gainsley and his thugs into a trap, where Lamb gives him his freedom as a reward.
After an intense firefight, Lamb gets the drop on Gainsley and decides to arrest him instead of killing him, setting the proper example for his son and staying true to his morals.
In the end, Lamb gets his Sheriff job back, putting him at odds with Savino and his plans for growth in Vegas yet again.
Meanwhile, Jack plans to propose to Mia, but his plans are derailed when she breaks up with him after finding out about the bug he planted in Savino’s phone.
Tommy pursues Mia even harder, and the two wind up spending the night together. After Gainsley is taken into custody, Jack goes to Mia’s place to fight for her, but is crushed when he discovers Tommy there with her — in nothing but a bath robe.
First aired: May 10, 2013
What do you think? Do you like the Vegas TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
It is one of the few shows my husband and I watch together and enjoy, leave it on.
PLEASE LEAVE VEGAS ON!! BEST SHOW IN A LONG, LONG TIME.
PLEASE KEEP VEGAS!! THE BEST SHOW IN A LONG, LONG TIME.
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS ON TV. EVERYONE IS CERTAIN IT WILL BE CANCELLED. NOTE TO CBS – LEAVE IT ON!!!
PlEASE LEAVE THIS SHOW ON
I think Vegas is a hit!!!! Just heard they cancelled it and I’m so disappointed. What small minded people are making the decisions to cancel such a good show? Bring it back!!!
Please do not cancel. My husband and I both enjoy it.
PLEASE DO NOT cancel VEGAS ..love this show and the actors ..I wait for Tuesday nights just for this show ..love Dennis Quaid…such a solid actor …
Please do not cancel Vegas. We enjoy it…We do not like Golden Boy and will just switch over to another channel….
Please don’t cancel Vegas! I love this show ! It is my favorite.
Vegas is one of the most entertaining series on TV… Golden Boys is nothing more that another cop show……….. I will definitely switch channels if Golden Boys replaces Vegas
i enjoy this show alot and would not like to see it canceled.
Please keep Vegas on. We need good shows……No more of this reality crap!!!!!!! It is not reality anyway everything is staged just like the folks at the WWE. It is no wonder the rest of the world think we are idiots!!!!!!
Vegas is one of the best new shows on TV. It is based on a true story and the show does a great job of including historical and cultural events with the plot. I am disappointed it was not on last week or this week. When is it scheduled to return?
Really enjoy VEGAS, so far, can’t stand Golden Boy. Don’t Cancel Vegas!!!
Vegas is a very good entertaining drama, the network has not been fair with the show, several missing weeks of telecasts. In today’s market many casual viewers will skip over to another program. Come on let this excellent program be seen.