The Ranch

The Ranch
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Don Reo Jim Patterson
Starring	Ashton Kutcher Danny Masterson Debra Winger Sam Elliott Elisha Cuthbert
Opening theme	"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" by Lukas Nelson and Shooter Jennings
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4 (7 parts)
No. of episodes	70 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Don Reo Jim Patterson Ashton Kutcher Danny Masterson Jane Wiseman Blair Fetter Andy Weil Jerry Anglin
Producers	Jamie Rhonheimer Steve Tompkins
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	25–35 minutes
Production company	Ranch Hand Productions
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01) – present (present)

The Ranch is an American sitcom web television series starring Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Debra Winger, Elisha Cuthbert, and Sam Elliott that debuted in 2016 on Netflix.

While the opening sequence shows scenes from Norwood and Ouray, Colorado and surrounding Ouray and San Miguel Counties, The Ranch is filmed on a sound stage in front of a live audience in Burbank, California. Each season consists of 20 episodes broken up into two parts, each containing 10 episodes, the episodes are approximately 30 minutes in length. All episodes are named after American country music songs, predominantly Kenny Chesney in part one, George Strait in part two, Tim McGraw in part three, Garth Brooks in part four, Dolly Parton in part five, Alabama in part six, and Brad Paisley in part seven.

On October 31, 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a fourth and final season with the series to conclude in 2020. On August 21, 2019, it was announced that the first part of the final season (Part 7) was set to premiere on September 13, 2019.

Premise

The show takes place on the fictional Iron River Ranch in the fictitious small town of Garrison, Colorado; detailing the life of the Bennetts, a dysfunctional family consisting of two brothers, their rancher father, and his estranged wife, a local bar owner.

Cast

Main

• Ashton Kutcher as Colt Bennett, a former high school and college football star who pursued a professional career with mixed success, never finding regular playing time or stardom, but hanging on in backup roles and on practice squads. He returns to his hometown after a fifteen-year absence so that he can take part in a tryout with a semi-pro team, and decides to stay and help his father and older brother on their family ranch. Colt is frequently the butt of their jokes, particularly when it comes to his ranching skills (or lack thereof) and his disappointing pro football career. He is a heavy drinker and has a penchant for not using common sense, but he seems to have a heart of gold and tries to do right by others. Based on his various T-shirts and dialogue throughout the first season, it's implied that Colt has played for the Barcelona Dragons, San Jose SaberCats, Spokane Shock, Orlando Predators, Nebraska Danger, Iowa Barnstormers, Green Bay Blizzard, Minnesota Axemen, Portland Forest Dragons and Philadelphia Soul. Dialogue and team gear also indicates that he was a member of teams in Canada, notably the Ottawa Redblacks and fictional Saskatoon Cold ("Like the Miami Heat... only cold"). He has also played on teams in Alaska and was a member of the Buffalo Bills practice squad. In the first episode of the series, Colt reveals that he was "the back up to the back up to the back up" for the Florida State team that won the college football championship in 1999. He later marries Abby, his high school sweetheart, and they become the parents of a daughter they name Peyton.
• Danny Masterson as Jameson "Rooster" Bennett (seasons 1–3), Colt's older brother. He has lived and worked on the ranch since Colt left to follow his football career, at times showing a bitter attitude for having to accept the responsibility while Colt pursued his dream. Despite living in Colt's shadow he is far more competent on the ranch as well as a more level headed thinker. He has, however, been just as irresponsible as Colt, drinking too much and sleeping around. In the first half of Season 3, Rooster gets into hot water with Mary's intimidating boyfriend, and in the second episode of Part 6, it is discovered that Rooster's motorcycle went off the side of dangerous road and Rooster is missing and presumed dead.
• Debra Winger as Maggie Bennett, owner of Maggie's, and Colt and Rooster's mother. Maggie is divorced from Beau and lives in a trailer behind the bar she owns. Much more lighthearted and caring than Beau, her company and advice is often sought out by the boys on how to deal with problems, especially those concerning their father. Maggie is something of a hippie and is an avid marijuana smoker.
• Sam Elliott as Beau Bennett, Maggie's ex-husband, and Colt and Rooster's father. A Vietnam War veteran, he has worked the ranch since returning from the war and taking it over after his father died. He is difficult to get along with, perpetually annoyed with everyone and everything. He has an estranged relationship with Rooster and Colt. He detests many modern amenities and is easily angered by his sons' antics. Beau appears to be a Republican with a special affinity for Ronald Reagan but at times seems to despise all politicians regardless of affiliation.
• Elisha Cuthbert as Abby Phillips-Bennett (season 2–present; recurring, season 1), a Garrison High School history teacher and Colt's high school sweetheart and current wife. Abby was in a five-year relationship with Kenny and was briefly engaged to him, but ultimately she broke it off to restart her relationship with Colt. She and Colt are now married and have a baby girl, Peyton.

Recurring

• Barry Corbin as Dale Rivers, a hearing-impaired veterinarian and close friend of Beau's
• Grady Lee Richmond as Hank, a regular Maggie's patron
• Bret Harrison as Kenny Ballard, a Courtyard by Marriott manager and Abby's ex-fiancé
• Megyn Price as Mary Roth, a Cracker Barrel waitress and Rooster's ex-girlfriend
• Kelli Goss as Heather Roth, Mary's younger daughter and Colt's ex-girlfriend, was pregnant with their child.
• Molly McCook as Darlene Roth, Mary's older daughter
• Kathy Baker as Joanne, Beau's girlfriend and Mary's friend/coworker at the Cracker Barrel
• Ethan Suplee as "Beer Pong" Billy Tompkins, a police officer and high school friend of Colt and Rooster's.
• Justin Mooney as Officer Wilkerson
• Aimee Teegarden as Nikki, Heather's friend and Billy's fiancée
• Chasty Ballesteros as Tanya Showers, a sexy weather reporter and Kenny's current girlfriend
• Laura Vallejo as Maria, a Maggie's waitress
• Sharon Lawrence as Brenda Sanders, a widowed hairdresser who befriended Beau when he and Maggie separated
• Maggie Lawson as Jen, an engineer who wants to build a pipeline underneath the Bennett Ranch and Rooster's love interest.
• Wendie Malick as Lisa Neumann, owner of Neumann's Hill
• Dax Shepard as Luke Matthews, the son of Beau's late brother Greg
• Stephen Saux as Mike, a motel manager, first seen at the Thomas Rhett concert.
• Travis Case as Toby, a high school classmate who runs the neighboring Flenderson Ranch.

Special guests

• Jon Cryer as Bill Jensen, a loan officer and former high school football referee (Seasons 1–2)
• Wilmer Valderrama as Umberto, a former Iron River ranch hand, former employee of Neumann's Hill at the My Little Pony Ranch. He is Rooster and Colt's friend. Currently deported. (Seasons 1–2)
• Martin Mull as Jerry, Maggie's sometimes acid-tripping attorney
• John Amos as Ed Bishop, a longtime family friend of the Bennetts and a Neumann's Hill employee (Seasons 1–2)
• Thomas F. Wilson as Coach Fitzgerald, the Garrison High School head football coach (Season 1)
• Debra Jo Rupp as Janice Phillips, Abby's mother (Seasons 2–3)
• Jim Beaver as Chuck Phillips, Abby's father, who like Janice is disdainful of Abby's relationship with Colt (Seasons 2–3)
• Conchata Ferrell as Shirley (Season 2)
• Lou Diamond Phillips as Clint, a traveling musician attracted to Maggie (Season 2)
• Kurtwood Smith as Sam Peterson, neighbor of the Iron River Ranch (Seasons 2–4)
• Nancy Travis as Karen, Maggie's estranged sister (Season 3)

Joe Firstman, Pearl Charles, Kurt Neumann, Bukka Allen, Sam Hawksley and Thomas Rhett all make cameo appearances.

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	20	10	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
		10	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
2	20	10	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
		10	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
3	20	10	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
		10	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
4	20	10	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
		10	2020 (2020)

Season 1 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
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1	1	"Back Where I Come From"	David Trainer	Don Reo & Jim Patterson	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Beau comes home to a surprise visit from Colt, who is in transit to a tryout with a semi-pro team in Denver after being sacked by the Saskatoon Colds. Beau scolds Colt for not helping out on the ranch, a promise he made six years ago. Beau, Colt and Rooster meet Maggie at her bar, but Colt invites Heather, one of the patrons, to have sex. Beau asks Colt to help with giving birth to a stillborn calf, which is eventually saved when Colt gives it CPR. Colt learns that Beau is having a hard time managing the ranch because of an extensive drought and having only Rooster to help. Colt makes the Denver team, but tells his father he didn't, and offers to stay and help with the ranch. The drought breaks, and the Bennetts reunite at home.
2	2	"Some People Change"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Colt gets into a heated argument with Beau and Rooster as they make him do the dirtiest work on the ranch. Colt seeks consolation with his mom at Maggie's and bumps into Abby, his high school sweetheart, and her boyfriend, Kenny, who used to play band in the same school. Abby comes into the Bennetts' house that night to meet Colt and confesses her love for Kenny. Feeling depressed, Colt sleeps in and comes to work late. An angry Beau tells Cole to go back to the house to make him coffee and Colt refuses, so Beau says if he can follow directions, Colt can leave. Beau and Rooster argue about Beau's treatment of Colt, with Beau claiming he pushes Colt hard in order "to prepare him for the rest of his life". Colt converses with Maggie, who points out his tendencies toward stubbornness and running away from problems – traits he shares with Beau. After reflecting on Maggie's observation, Colt returns to the ranch the next morning, makes breakfast for Rooster and Beau, and prepares for a hard day of work.
3	3	"The Boys of Fall"	David Trainer	Story by : Steve Tompkins & Nathan Chetty Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Jamie Rhonheimer	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Colt, Rooster, and Beau toss a football and Beau injures his back. Maggie disproves Beau's claims that he's uninjured by challenging him to pick a beer up from the floor of the bar. Kenny asks Colt to give a speech at the Garrison High School football team's annual dinner. Colt meets Garrison's new quarterback and coach, but his egotistical storytelling earns him their him disrespect. Beau visits the doctor, who disproves his claim of feeling no pain by leaving a prescription on the floor for him to pick up. The doctor diagnoses Beau with high blood pressure and advises him to cut back on alcohol and red meat. Abby drops off Colt's high school letter man jacket for him to wear at the dinner, but he makes the conversation awkward by trying to kiss her. As a result, he humiliates himself at the speech, to the disgust of the audience. Afterwards, Colt is pulled over for driving a tractor while impaired, and the arresting officer is his high school friend Billy. At breakfast the next morning, Beau suggests Colt is exercising poor judgment because he has not yet decided who he wants to be.
4	4	"Got a Little Crazy"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins & Nikki Schiefelbein	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Rooster tries to convince Colt to go to Maggie's with him, but Colt doesn’t want to go because he’s afraid of running into Abby. Colt reluctantly accompanies Rooster, meets Abby and apologizes to her, and agrees to respect her relationship with Kenny. Heather and Nikki plan a party with Colt, Rooster, Kenny, and Billy. A drunk Abby says she thinks Colt deserves a better girlfriend than the much younger Heather and tries to kiss him, but Colt turns her down. Rooster's advance on Nikki fails because she falls for Billy. Maggie invites Beau to spend the night at the Telluride Marriott as the winner of a raffle prize at the football team's dinner. Maggie hopes for a romantic evening, while Beau intends to have quiet time alone with her. An argument ensues, with Maggie blaming Beau for always insisting on having his way and Beau apologizing for not being more understanding.
5	5	"American Kids"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle Teleplay by : Don Reo & Jeff Lowell	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Beau picks Colt as his hunting partner in opening day, to the disappointment of Rooster who has always been picked. To cheer him up, Maggie decides to accompany him hunting on the same day. That morning, Colt admits to losing Rooster's hunting hat while being drunk, as a revenge for using up all the hot water for his shower yesterday morning. Colt's perpetual complaint about Rooster causes Beau and Rooster to switch huts. Rooster complains to Colt for abandoning the family, leaving him no choice but to stay at the ranch; Colt tells Rooster that he actually chose to stay instead of doing anything else. Beau and Maggie decides to get home together, leaving Rooster and Colt to walk home in the rain at night. The next day, Colt returns Rooster's hat but is told he is actually stealing someone else's.
6	6	"Better as a Memory"	David Trainer	Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Jeff Lowell Teleplay by : Don Reo & Nathan Chetty	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
At Maggie's, Abby apologizes to Colt for being drunk while at his house party as Colt continues teasing her for trying to kiss him. Heather drops by and Colt agrees to have sex with her at Maggie's trailer, causing a fire at one of the drapes. Colt invites Maggie to stay at the family ranch, but Beau distances himself from her. The following night, Maggie successfully makes Beau warm up to her by dancing and taking a shower together. The next day, Abby delivers a replacement drape for the trailer when she meets Colt who is looking for gift ideas for Heather's birthday. Beau invites Maggie to stay but she declines. Colt surprises Heather and she thinks their relationship is more than just sex partners.
7	7	"I Can't Go There"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Nathan Chetty	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Beau is still deeply upset after Maggie declines his invitation to stay at the ranch. Abby drops by at Maggie's and gives relationship advice to Colt because of his immaturity while summoning Heather to meet him with his phone. Colt asks to break up but continues having sex with her. One of the calves is ill and Beau doesn't listen to Rooster's advice to give it antibiotics, though he ultimately relents. Maggie visits Beau but his full attention to the sick calf instead of her causes Maggie to storm out in anger. Heather and Colt drive to his home to have sex, but first she meets Beau at the barn where they both share their same background of being a 4-H and raising calves. Maggie eventually returns to reconcile with Beau, only to be asked for a divorce. The calf unfortunately didn't survive, so Colt asks Rooster and Beau to bury it that night.
8	8	"Til It's Gone"	David Trainer	Story by : Steve Tompkins & Steve Leff Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Matt Ross	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Colt's stray bullet while shooting a bottle causes a window and TV to break. Beau decides to apply for a loan due to dwindling finances on the ranch, which was turned down for being risky. Hearing the news, Beau cuts off the electricity. After talking to Colt, Maggie offers to be the collateral but Beau declines. Beau accuses Colt for telling Maggie about the difficult situation, for being a spendthrift and for not helping the ranch; he fires back at him for being stubborn while asking for his kids to change. Beau meets Maggie again and ultimately lets her help the family. Meanwhile, Colt accuses the banker of making a false call during one of the games that cost him his championship. But on separate occasions, his parents agree with the banker that he fell short of a touchdown.
9	9	"There Goes My Life"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Max Searle & Nathan Chetty	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Heather offers Rooster to go for a blind date with her sister, Darlene, whose boyfriend left after she gives birth. The date goes unsuccessfully as Darlene storms out after seeing her ex's photos. After taking Darlene home, Rooster has sex with their mom, Mary, much to the astonishment of Colt. Colt storms out to Mary the next day and Heather asks him to respect their relationship. Maggie comes home and asks Beau to go to counseling together, which also went awry as Beau storms out. Beau consults with Dale the next day and tells him to put up things that annoy him for something he loves. That night, he apologizes to Maggie. Meanwhile, Kenny proposes to Abby at Cracker Barrel as Colt witnesses.
10	10	"Down the Road"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson & Nathan Chetty Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Beau continues holding out on selling the cattle out of fear of making a loss, while the ranch remains without electricity. Maggie tells Beau during his visit that she would like to come back to the ranch. Colt admits his astonishment, but not his heartbroken feelings, of Abby's proposal while she visits. As he tells all his concerns to Heather, she leaves him in anger. Rooster goes overboard over dating with Mary and asks him to date her more maturely. A nearby river spilled poisonous sewage affecting the local ranches; to the Bennetts' luck, their ranch is spared and eventually they can sell their cattle at a profit. At the ranch party, Heather successfully reconciles with Colt and promises to be honest with each other. Beau admits his love for the boys and gives Colt his championship ring. He then visits Maggie's to help her moving but sees her trailer is gone. Abby has doubts about marrying Kenny and tells Colt.
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11	1	"Gone as a Girl Can Get"	David Trainer	Story by : Steve Tompkins & Jeff Lowell Teleplay by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Abby implicitly tells Colt she wants to get back with him. Beau is deeply hurt because Maggie leaves, burns Maggie's stuff and is hostile with Colt and Rooster. Heather visits Colt but breaks up after he inadvertently says that he favors Abby over her. Colt visits Abby, only to be told she is staying with Kenny, yet ends up with them kissing each other. Beau admits he still loves Maggie as he attempts to blanket her plants from frost.
12	2	"Living and Living Well"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Abby confesses her rekindled feelings for Colt and asks him not to tell anyone. He ends up telling Rooster. Beau gives them money for their hard work during the hard times. Ed, a longtime friend, visits Beau and convinces him to sell the ranch to Neumann's Hill, a corporation which buys cattle from ranchers for a fixed price and had acquired one of the ranches in the state. Later Ed talks to Rooster and Colt at the bar about the benefits of selling the ranch and they go home and attempt to convince Beau to sell, much to his fury because he's afraid of losing his family's legacy. Billy sells his rudimentary truck to Colt and Rooster in order to buy a ring for Nikki; he accidentally mentions needing the money for a ring while next to her when showing the boys the truck, she says yes.
13	3	"Sittin' on the Fence"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jeff Lowell Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Steve Tompkins	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Mary invites Beau and Rooster to have dinner at Cracker Barrel where she works. She intends to set Beau up with Joanne, one of the waitresses. Colt dropped bags of flour, instead of flowers, at Abby's home and she laughs about it at Maggie's. While on her date with Kenny, Colt tries to flirt with her. Frightened, she leaves with Kenny. Mary invites Joanne to dinner at the ranch but Beau scorns the latter for their stark differences. The next evening however, they see each other again to chat over dessert. Maggie comes back and sees the two together.
14	4	"Let's Fall to Pieces Together"	David Trainer	Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nikki Schiefelbein Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Steve Leff	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Beau still holds a grudge for Maggie leaving him; the boys beg him to see her. At the bar, Heather walks by and reconciles with Colt, while Beau meets Maggie. Maggie says that she ran away because she is afraid of reconciling with him by staying in and asks him to live nomadic with her. Joanne comes back and helps Beau decide between Maggie and the ranch. Beau decides to stay and with a heavy heart calls for a divorce. Rooster sets up Abby to talk with Colt at the ranch. Abby ultimately breaks up with Kenny. Heather sees the two and the girls, heartbroken, leave Colt. Colt unsuccessfully reconciles with Abby.
15	5	"I Know She Still Loves Me"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Jeff Lowell & Max Searle	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
The next morning, Colt tries again to reconcile with Abby and successfully asks her for a date. At the bar, Kenny sits with Colt and Rooster when the latter plans a guys' night party at the bar with themselves to erase Kenny's heartbroken feelings. After that, they break into Abby's classroom. A bride and groom figurine Kenny gave to Abby entices him to get back to her. Colt admits his hookup with her, making Kenny furious. Abby has doubts about her relationship but Colt convinces her. Jerry, the family's lawyer, attempts to settle in the divorce of Beau and Maggie but her terms on giving her share of the ranch to the boys turns him off. Despite the divorce eventually going on, she comes back to the ranch to justify this as a way for them to bear more responsibility. That night, Beau delegates the upcoming herd insemination to them.
16	6	"Easy Come, Easy Go"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle Teleplay by : Don Reo & Nathan Chetty	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Colt and Rooster try to satisfy Beau by doing the insemination themselves; he tells them they are doing it wrong while still letting them off. From Dale's inspection, they only successfully made one cow pregnant, much to Beau's dissatisfaction. Maggie tells Beau to give them a chance. The next day however, Beau takes the duty back from them. Abby's mom has an accident and Colt visits her. At the hospital, Colt sees Kenny hugging Abby; Colt fights with her over this at her home. Colt demands her to depend only on him as she says Kenny was coming as a friend, but not before lying about him not being there. Kenny, still mad at Colt, still considers Abby his fiancée.
17	7	"I've Come to Expect It from You"	David Trainer	Story by : Jim Patterson & Jamie Rhonheimer Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins & Jeff Lowell	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Colt invites Abby on their first date since getting back together at a laundromat where stood Rick's Arcade, where they went on their first date. They have sex later and read together at her house. Colt tries to read a book to satisfy Abby but the next night buys her a TV. Colt is concerned about his differences with Abby but she tells him they complete each other. Rooster, still upset, vents to Maggie; she tells him to just let it go. Maggie storms back to the ranch to hand him the divorce papers and scold Beau for agreeing with her about teaching the boys yet doesn't adopt it. Upon Dale's inspection that Beau does the insemination job well, the boys leave him. Joanne stops by and illustrates her distant relationship with her daughter to tell him that maintaining a relationship is more important than just being right. Ed invites Rooster to work for him at another ranch.
18	8	"The Cowboy Rides Away"	David Trainer	Story by : Nikki Schiefelbein & Nathan Chetty Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Steve Leff	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Beau apologizes to the boys for not trusting them enough. Rooster dismisses Ed's offer as Maggie suggests otherwise. He visits Ed's farm and meets Umberto, his farm's former caretaker. The two reunite with Colt and Abby at the bar. Rooster tells about the offer to the disbelief of Colt and then gets passive-aggressive with Beau. When Colt storms into Maggie, she defends her decision in order to make Rooster happy and that he paid for Colt's plane ticket for a Barcelona Dragons tryout as a way of supporting him. Colt eventually lets Rooster take the job. He tells this to Beau as he thanked him for his help so far. Beau leaves out of his sight in disbelief.
19	9	"Leavin's Been Comin' (For a Long, Long Time)"	David Trainer	Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Steve Tompkins Teleplay by : Don Reo & Jeff Lowell	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Despite Rooster's new job starting in two weeks, Beau kicks him out and he moves to Mary's. Maggie reveals to him that she set up Rooster's job offer with Ed as a way to make him more mature and earn more money. After hearing Umberto's revelation about giving money to his family while staying poor, Colt requests Beau to communicate with Rooster. At another date, Abby allows Colt to come to her house at anytime. Beau tries to settle in the paper with Maggie but their lawyer gives up due to the disagreement with Maggie's call of selling her share of the ranch to her kids, in which Beau demands Rooster be left out. Rooster offers Colt to work on the new ranch but he declines.
20	10	"Merry Christmas (Wherever You Are)"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Colt and Abby think ahead of their future as a soon-to-be family. Colt tells to Beau he is staying but Beau wants to sell the ranch due to his disagreement with the divorce terms. Mary asks Rooster not to invite Umberto anymore as he fails to babysit her daughters' babies. Maggie agrees that Rooster's name be left out after he agrees. Beau and Maggie finally sign the newly drafted divorce paper containing the terms. At a Christmas party in the bar, Colt gives Abby's family the Broncos' playoff tickets as they witness Kenny date local weather presenter Tanya Showers. Mary catch Umberto and Darlene having sex at the bar and gives them her blessing. Joanne visits Beau and give each other hats of each other's car brand that they hate. Joanne is finally granted to see her daughter and granddaughter. Beau finally comes to the bar as the party is over. The kids give Maggie animal tap handlers symbolizing their nicknames and an old family picture. Colt gives Beau Ugg boots and he gives back a hug. Beau gives Rooster Grandpa's knife but he still cannot warm up to Beau, telling him he does not appreciate him enough. When Colt is about to head out to propose to Abby, Heather is waiting outside to announce her pregnancy with his child.

Season 2 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
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21	1	"My Next Thirty Years"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Colt reacts to Heather's pregnancy with disbelief. As Beau is drunk and goes home with Maggie, Colt tells nothing about the pregnancy. Beau invites Maggie to stay in for the night but she declines as she tells them they are already divorced. She wants Beau to remain hopeful that Rooster will come back. At Mary's, Darlene is upset because her ex-boyfriend Jason gives nothing for their son for Christmas. Rooster steals a bike for him. Colt is summoned to Abby's to meet her parents and go to church together. Colt interacts awkwardly with them. On Christmas Day, Beau gives Colt a book of newspaper articles about his football career. Colt breaks Heather's pregnancy to Beau and Beau asks him to do whatever it takes for his future child regardless of his readiness. Beau breaks the news to Maggie with a bottle of wine they promised to open when they have their first grandchild. Colt wishes to propose Heather as she says she wants to abort the baby.
22	2	"Things Change"	David Trainer	Story by : Steve Tompkins & Jeff Lowell Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Heather confesses she doesn't love Colt. He then gets blame by his parents for having sex with her in the first place and is told that Abby will find out about Heather's pregnancy in one way or another. Mary shoots Colt's truck as a revenge. Rooster is kicked out from Mary's house for not telling her about the pregnancy. He is offered by Maggie to sleep in the hunting cabin which is left in disarray, and reluctantly accepts. Abby drops by the ranch and wishes to have sex with Colt, which he declines. Colt finally tells Heather's pregnancy to her, as she storms out in disbelief. Beau gets a haircut at a local hair salon and befriends Brenda.
23	3	"Take Me Away from Here"	David Trainer	Story by : Jim Patterson & Nathan Chetty Teleplay by : Max Searle & Steve Leff	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Abby leaves in anger and then Beau tells Colt they are starting work. Rooster tosses a rat accidentally hitting Colt when he came over. They talk and have a beer. Beau comes in with a gun tells Rooster to get out. They argue and agree to stay off each other's property. Dale visits Rooster at the My Little Pony ranch. Rooster finds out that he can't hire him unless he pays for it. Maggie comes over to see Colt and talks to him about Heather and Abby. Colt goes to Heather's. He tells her he's not judging her, that he being supportive. Heather has an appointment the next day. Colt goes to visit Rooster. He tells Rooster he's driving Heather to the clinic. They talk some more. Back at the bar, Maggie and Hank stroll in to a huge leak, water everywhere. Colt and Heather went to the clinic. He hands her his st. Christopher medal for protection. Rooster and Maggie fix the bar when Beau walks in with a heater. Hank tells them that the freezer is shorted. Beau and Rooster argue so much that Maggie tells them this is a sign maybe she should sell. Heather changes her mind and wants the baby.
24	4	"She'll Have You Back"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Steve Leff Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Nikki Schiefelbein	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
25	5	"My Best Friend"	David Trainer	Story by : Ashton Kutcher & Carla Filisha Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins & Jamie Rhonheimer	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
26	6	"Find Out Who Your Friends Are"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jeff Lowell Teleplay by : Max Williger	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
27	7	"One of Those Nights"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Jason Zumwalt	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
28	8	"I Didn't Ask and She Didn't Say"	David Trainer	Story by : Steve Tompkins & Nikki Schiefelbein Teleplay by : Bryce VanKooten & William Vallery	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
29	9	"Last Dollar (Fly Away)"	David Trainer	Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nikki Schiefelbein Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
30	10	"Can't Really Be Gone"	David Trainer	Story by : Jim Patterson & Jeff Lowell Teleplay by : Don Reo & Nathan Chetty	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
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31	1	"Learning to Live Again"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
32	2	"Wrapped Up in You"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins & Jeff Lowell	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
33	3	"Rodeo and Juliet"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Max Searle Teleplay by : Carla Filisha & Steve Leff	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
34	4	"Much Too Young (To Feel this Old)"	David Trainer	Story by : Jim Patterson & Matt Ross Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
35	5	"More Than a Memory"	David Trainer	Story by : Steve Tompkins & Steve Leff Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Jeff Lowell	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
36	6	"When You Come Back to Me Again"	David Trainer	Story by : Bryce VanKooten & William Vallery Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
37	7	"Do What You Gotta Do"	David Trainer	Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
38	8	"Big Money"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Nathan Chetty Teleplay by : Jeff Lowell & Nikki Schiefelbein	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
39	9	"Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"	David Trainer	Story by : Steve Tompkins & Max Searle Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
40	10	"If Tomorrow Never Comes"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Season 3 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
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41	1	"Starting Over Again"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Nathan Chetty Teleplay by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
42	2	"It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"	David Trainer	Story by : Jeff Lowell & Nikki Schiefelbein Teleplay by : Brian Keith Etheridge & Carla Filisha	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
43	3	"A Gamble Either Way"	David Trainer	Story by : Jeff Lowell & Nikki Schiefelbein Teleplay by : Brian Keith Etheridge & Carla Filisha	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
44	4	"Baby I'm Burning"	David Trainer	Story by : Jeff Lowell & Jamie Rhonheimer Teleplay by : Steve Leff & Jessica Kravitz	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
45	5	"Travelin' Prayer"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Nathan Chetty	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
46	6	"Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)"	David Trainer	Story by : Bryce VanKooten & William Vallery Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Lisa K. Nelson	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
47	7	"Telling Me Lies"	David Trainer	Story by : Steve Leff & Brian Keith Etheridge Teleplay by : Nikki Schiefelbein & Carla Filisha	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
48	8	"Fresh Out of Forgiveness"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Nathan Chetty	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
49	9	"It Ain't Fair that It Ain't Right"	David Trainer	Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Matt Ross Teleplay by : Nathan Chetty & Jessica Kravitz	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
50	10	"Change"	David Trainer	Story by : Jeff Lowell & Jamie Rhonheimer Teleplay by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
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51	1	"When It All Goes South"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle Teleplay by : Don Reo & Chris Iredale	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
52	2	"Reckless"	David Trainer	Story by : Nathan Chetty & Steve Leff Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Jeff Lowell	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
53	3	"If I Could Just See You Now"	David Trainer	Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
54	4	"Changes Comin' on"	David Trainer	Story by : Nikki Schiefelbein & Lisa K. Nelson Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Steve Leff	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
55	5	"Born Country"	David Trainer	Story by : Brian Keith Etheridge & Nathan Chetty Teleplay by : Jeff Lowell & Jamie Rhonheimer	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
56	6	"Pass It on Down"	David Trainer	Story by : Jim Patterson & Don Reo Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
57	7	"Give Me One More Shot"	David Trainer	Story by : Nathan Chetty & Brian Keith Etheridge Teleplay by : Bryce VanKooten & William Vallery	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
58	8	"Keep on Dreamin'"	David Trainer	Story by : Jeff Lowell & Carla Filisha Teleplay by : Nikki Schiefelbein & Steve Leff	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
59	9	"Down This Road"	David Trainer	Story by : Jessica Kravitz & Carla Filisha Teleplay by : Brian Keith Etheridge & Jamie Rhonheimer	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
60	10	"We Can't Love Like This Anymore"	David Trainer	Story by : Matt Ross & Nathan Chetty Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Don Reo	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)

Season 4 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
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61	1	"Dying to See Her"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
62	2	"I Wish You'd Stay"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
63	3	"Waitin' on a Woman"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
64	4	"Remind Me"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
65	5	"Love and War"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
66	6	"The Devil Is Alive and Well"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
67	7	"Last Time for Everything"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
68	8	"Without a Fight"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
69	9	"Welcome to the Future"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
70	10	"Perfect Storm"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)

Release

The first ten episodes premiered on April 1, 2016, the second batch of ten episodes premiered on October 7, 2016. In April 2016, Netflix renewed The Ranch for a second season of 20 episodes, the first half of which premiered on June 16, 2017, and the second half was released on December 15, 2017.

On July 4, 2017, Netflix announced through its official The Ranch Twitter account that the show had been renewed for a third season of 20 episodes, the first ten of which aired on June 15, 2018. In December 2017, it was announced that Masterson had been written out of the show following multiple sexual assault allegations made against him, and appeared in only the first 10 episodes of the third season.

On October 31, 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a fourth and final season with the series to conclude in 2020. On August 21, 2019, it was announced that the first part of the final season (Part 7) was set to premiere on September 13, 2019.

Reception

The Ranch has earned positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the series an average approval rating of 70% (60% for season 1, 67% for season 2) based on 141 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/5. The site's critical consensus reads, "A formulaic set-up and predictable plotting are elevated by The Ranch's surprising sensitivity and strong performances." Metacritic gave the series a score of 56 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Writing for Slate in a positive review, television critic Willa Paskin wrote of the show, "The Ranch is a red-state sitcom, though it takes place in the swing state of Colorado, and is good enough to be watched by people of any political affiliation" and "The goodness sneaks up on you." Los Angeles Times wrote: "[Elliott and Winger's] scenes together, as restrained as they are, are the show's most emotionally resonant. You will want to check them out."

External links

• The Ranch at IMDb