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?
One of the few shows I make a point of watching every week. I lived in Vegas during the 70s and think it is a hoot to see all of the “mistakes” in the show (the Stardust Hotel was NOT near the Golden Nugget), but it brings back the “old” Vegas…not the Corporate-run mega-resort city it has become. And yes Virginia, there is a street in Las Vegas named Lamb Boulvard.
Great show, great cast. Look forward to it every week. Should be renewed.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW A GOOD SHOW LIKE VEGAS GETS THE SHAFT, YET STUPID REALITY SHOWS AND DUMB COMEDIES KEEP GETTING RENEWD.
CONSISTENTLY GOOD ACTING AND PLOT LINES. WHAT WAS IT? OLDER VIEWERS CAN’T HAVE AN INTELLIGENT SHOW? WHY DROP THIS AND KEEP CSI WICH IS WELL PAST IT’S PRIME. NOT TO MENTION KEEPING THREE AND A HALF MEN ON THE AIR.
One of the better shows. Again, the younger generation has a greater voice, than the over 40 generation. CBS – cancel the cancellation and renew the contract!!!
renew show
Cancelling this show is a BIG MISTAKE for CBS. It’s like a breath of fresh air compared to all the detective or “comedy” shows they carry. Guess ABC and CBS will get more of our viewing time.
Seldom do characters jell as the ones on Vegas, it would be sad to see it go.
This is ridiculous. It has more viewers than half the shows on TV but because a majority are over 40, they don’t count in the ratings. I have news for you…older people are most likely the only ones actually watching the commercials, not your “target demographic.” I don’t understand how a show that has 12 million + viewers gets cancelled over a show that has less than half that (Modern Family for example). It’s a great show with great actors and characters. BRING IT BACK!!!
One of the few shows I watch on TV and I think it is terrible they are canceling it!
how in the world can you cancel Vegas and keep all of the trash that’s on CBS? Wake up…..
This show never had a chance and it’s all CBS’s fault. They moved it around and didn’t show it for weeks. How do you expect people who want to watch it to do so when they can’t find it or it isn’t on. I watched every episode but work hard to do so. CBS needs to be cancelled and new people brought in to run it that have some idea of what the viewers want instead of some special interest group or big advertiser telling them how to do things. We watch the shows and buy the products and services.… Read more »
Once again a good show is canceled. Probably to make room for a stupid reality show
Vegas was one of the more intelligent, true-to-life shows on the tube. To cancel it to get one more moronic laugh track show for the mindless seems to be right up CBSs alley. They do it all the time. Perhaps they’ll be smart enough to renew it as a mid-season replacement for some of their inane garbage shows that shouldn’t make it. Meanwhile, where’s the TV listings so that I can see what’s being offered by the other networks.
Please renew Vegas, this is a great show. My husband & I look forward to watching it every week!!!
TO the Producers of Vegas: PLEASE consider promoting & moving Vegas to another network if CBS will not renew.
TO TV Series Finale: Please provide an online petition to CBS for the fans to sign.
Vegas is a rare, excellent show with a loyal audience.
Thank you.