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?
Vegas was the one show I looked forward to each week and now it’s cancelled? Boy CBS is just getting worse and worse. Changing programs around all the time or run them late for some sports program and now this. Wants me want to not watch anything on CBS ever again.
no Vegas should not be cancelled
I so love Vegas. When I was a child my parents took me to vegas many times , this was in the 40s and 50s, so I can relate. I hope the show comes back . Quade is one of my favorites.
Like the show……..I hope it will be renewed. Will it be back this year I see it is not on this week?
please renew. love the show
PLEASE RENEW VEGAS.
I LOVE THIS SHOW.
GIVE GOLDEN BOY TO ANOTHER CHANNEL .
Comparing the rating s for the CBS lineup for Tuesday night against the other networks, even thinking of canceling Vegas should be the last thing on your agenda! It is working, and I really do not think you will find better.
I don’t want to watch Golden Boy. I want to watch Vegas. Put Golden Boy on another night and I will try it.
Judy dale. Chattanooga, Tn
Keep Vegas. It’s the best.
Don’t cancel, best show to watch for us oldtimers.
Great show–don’t cancel.
One of the biggest problems with a show like Vegas is that when you miss an episode or two it is really hard to get back into, because there is no catch-up option available online. I think that for any show that has a weekly advancing plot, it is essential to have an option to catch what you miss online. I think that would help the show advance.
I love this show. I can’t believe it’s even being considered to be canceled. I really hope they don’t cancel this show.
Keep it on the air! It is something different instead of the same old stuff. Not to mention it has a great cast! It also has some tough shows to follow. I think for its first season it is doing well.
keep it there are so few shows now that are actually worth watching and this is one of them. Finally a break from real tv and a show that keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting for next week
do not cancel this show very interesed in show my husband and i love it
DO NOT CANCEL, ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SHOWS
Don’t cancel this show it is a new show with a lot of promise. Quit pulling the plug to fast as you have done on other shows. I think your bean counters need to begin listening to your viewers and stop counting the darn polls