<Li> Streets of Laredo </Li> <Li> Dead Man's Walk </Li> <P> Lonesome Dove is an American epic Western adventure television miniseries directed by Simon Wincer . It is a four - part adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry and is the first installment in the Lonesome Dove series . The novel was based upon a screenplay by Peter Bogdanovich and McMurtry, intended to star John Wayne, James Stewart and Henry Fonda, but the film was never made after John Ford advised Wayne against it . The eventual television miniseries stars Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones . The series was originally broadcast by CBS from February 5 to 8, 1989, drawing a huge viewing audience, earning numerous awards, and reviving both the television western and the miniseries . </P> <P> An estimated 26 million homes tuned in to watch Lonesome Dove, unusually high numbers for a Western at that time . The western genre was considered dead by most people, as was the miniseries . By the show's end, it had earned huge ratings and virtually revamped the entire 1989--1990 television season . A favorite with audiences, as well as critics, Lonesome Dove garnered many honors and awards . At the 1989 Emmy Awards, the miniseries had 18 nominations and seven wins, including one for director Simon Wincer . Lonesome Dove also won two Golden Globes, for Best Miniseries and Best Actor in a Miniseries (Robert Duvall). </P>

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