The Virginian rides back onto INSP
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Michelle Clancy
| 12 December 2018

Classic Western and fan-favourite series The Virginian returns to INSP on 1 January.

“This series is wildly popular with the INSP audience,” said Doug Butts, SVP of programming for INSP. “For more than a year, one of the questions most asked by our loyal viewers has been: When is The Virginian coming back to your lineup? We are thrilled to give fans the shows they love.”

INSP will air an eight-hour marathon of the Virginian for the premiere, with episodes that feature actors Robert Duvall, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford and David Carradine.

Thereafter the series will be featured in the network’s Weekday Western and Saddle Up Weekend programming blocks.

Butts continued, “The series was ground-breaking because it was the only 90-minute Western on television. This allowed writers and actors to give viewers a well-developed story arc, which is why it continues to hold an audience today. Not surprising, the Virginian is one of our highest-rated programmes. What a great way to kick off 2019.”