In 1970, he appeared as Colonial Mackenzie on the TV western series "The Men from Shiloh" in the episode titled "Colonial Mackenzie Versus the West". "The Men from Shiloh" previously was known as "The Virginian". The new version changed the costumes and added moustaches and beards to some of the characters, making the actors look more dashing and realistic for the time. He subsequently replaced actors Lee J. Cobb, Charles Bickford and John McIntire on NBC's newly retitled version of "The Virginian" as the new owner of the Shiloh ranch on prime-time TV for its ninth year (1971). Granger said he accepted the role for money and because it "seemed like it could be a lot of fun", but was disappointed by the lack of character development for his role.