The longest-running TV Western also features the genre's best quote, variations of which appear several times during the ...

Before 'Star Trek,' Kelley was a frequent sight in small-screen Westerns, but his 'Gunsmoke' role struck an especially stark contrast to his Dr. McCoy.

According to John Peel’s book, The Gunsmoke Years, the show encountered viewership issues ahead of the decision to cancel it. However, that’s why the decision was made to fire producer Norman ...

Premiering in 1955, "Gunsmoke" is one of the best Western TV shows of all time, running for 20 seasons. The show is set in Dodge City after the American Civil War, with U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon (James ...

The Emmy-winning Western, based on the eponymous radio show, premiered on CBS on Sept. 10, 1955, and offered a gritty, grounded portrayal of frontier life. The series ran for 20 seasons and remains ...

Back in the "good 'ol days," many of the television programs that aired on the big three TV networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) were Westerns, rural-based sitcoms, and police dramas that kept audiences on ...

MeTV is celebrating with a monthlong marathon that will last from Saturday, August 30, to Saturday, September 27. Every week, the network will select a theme and air correlating episodes each weekday ...

Streaming gets attention for buzzy originals, but viewing of classics accounts for a large chunk of the total audience. Nielsen acknowledged as much Monday by including shoutouts to two legacy titles, ...

Gunsmoke actor Burt Reynolds had a wonderful career that extended into becoming a sex symbol. He knew that he wanted a career in entertainment, but he initially had some difficulties figuring out ...

Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) stands beside an outlaw in Dodge City in the 'Gunsmoke' episode "Seven Hours to Dawn" Image via CBS With literally hundreds of episodes to choose from, picking the ...

Gunsmoke aired its series finale on March 31, 1975, and decades later, fans still don't want to get out of Dodge. The Emmy-winning Western, based on the eponymous radio show, premiered on CBS on Sept.