Season 6

From the desk

How this season is filed

Filed by Max Sterling · Streaming Confidential

Death Valley Days is the longest-running western anthology, Borax-sponsored Americana hosted by old pros and at least one future president. True-ish frontier tales as a brand. A 2026 viewer watches it for the host-as-pitchman ritual and the trivia that Ronald Reagan once sold 20 Mule Team from the same desk.

TV Flash files Season 6 of Death Valley Days (1952–1970) on Syndication as a mid listed season (6; 6 of 18) — 25 listed hours, 1957-09-30–1958-01-04 from “California Gold Rush in Reverse” (S06E01) to “Jerkline Jitters” (S06E25). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

Desk essentials in this season

1. S06E01 California Gold Rush in Reverse

   California Gold Rush in Reverse: mid-run title as historical joke, sponsored Americana still treating the desert as a weekly textbook.