The Big Valley is an American Western drama television series created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman for ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1876-1878. The one-hour episodes follow the lives of the Barkley family, one of the wealthiest and largest ranch-owning families in Stockton. It aired for four seasons, beginning on September 15, 1965, and ending on May 19, 1969, with a total of 112 episodes.
