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Gunsmoke Radio Show

Gunsmoke Radio Show

By: 30 Classic TV Shows on Radio!
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 Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode aired in the United States on September 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. All episodes were broadcast in the United States by CBS.


In the United Kingdom, Gunsmoke was originally broadcast under the title Gun Law.[5]It was originally a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white, then expanded to an hour with season seven and began filming in color in season 12. During its run, 635 episodes were broadcast, of which 233 were 30 minutes and 402 were an hour. Of the latter, 176 were in black-and-white and 226 were in color.

During season two, Gunsmoke became one of the 10 most popular American television programs and moved to number one in the third season. It remained so until 1961 and stayed in the top 20 until 1964. The series returned to prominence in 1967 following a shift in programming time from Saturday to Monday night. From there, Gunsmoke remained in the top 20 for the next seven years, dropping out only in its final season which ended March 1975;

CBS canceled the series two months later, with then-vice president Alan Wagner saying, "It's better to get rid of a program one year too soon than one year too late." Between 1987 and 1994, five films based on the series were aired.Copyright 30 Classic TV Shows on Radio! Art World
Episodes
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    Gunsmoke_1952-07-19_013_Doc_Holiday
    Feb 25 2025
    29 mins
  • Gunsmoke_1952-07-26_014_Gentlemans_Disagreement

    Gunsmoke_1952-07-26_014_Gentlemans_Disagreement
    Feb 25 2025
    29 mins
  • Gunsmoke_1952-06-07_007_Buffalo_Killers

    Gunsmoke_1952-06-07_007_Buffalo_Killers
    Feb 25 2025
    28 mins
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