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     • 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."
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   How did Gunsmoke end?

   • But all good things eventually come to an end, and in 1975, Gunsmoke was unceremoniously cancelled by CBS, ending the series with a strange episode that felt more like an aside than a proper finale. Here's what happened. Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City. How Does the Classic TV Western 'Gunsmoke' End?

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   Why did CBS cancel Gunsmoke?

   • After Gunsmoke's season 20 finale "The Sharecroppers" aired, the cast and crew all expected to be renewed for at least another series, but CBS instead opted to cancel the show and replace it with sitcom spinoff Rhoda . CBS likely felt Gunsmoke was outdated and wanted to replace it with more contemporary shows, though it was still performing well.

   Why Gunsmoke Was Canceled After 20 Years (& Didn't Receive A Finale)

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   Was 'Gunsmoke' a big finale in the 1970s?

   • The 1970s was not an era that skimped on big-finish finales. In 1977, "Roots" attracted an unprecedented number of viewers — roughly 140 million Americans — and the final episode is the second-most-watched series finale in TV history (via History ). "Gunsmoke," meanwhile, went out with a whimper and not a bang.

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   Is Gunsmoke still on TV?

   • Despite the strange ending, Gunsmoke went on to be revived with TV movies, keeping Marshal Dillon alive. Few shows have run on network television for as long as Gunsmoke ran on CBS. For twenty years, the Western series braved television sets after first jumping from a radio drama to the screen, and later from black-and-white to technicolor.

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3. screenrant.com › gunsmoke-show-canceled-20-yearsWhy Gunsmoke Was Canceled After 20 Years (& Didn't Receive A ...

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   Jun 26, 2022 · After Gunsmoke's season 20 finale "The Sharecroppers" aired, the cast and crew all expected to be renewed for at least another series, but CBS instead opted to cancel the show and replace it with sitcom spinoff Rhoda.

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   In syndication, the entire 20-year run of Gunsmoke is separated into three packages by CBS Television Distribution: 1955–1961 half-hour episodes : These episodes are sometimes seen in their original format and sometimes in the Marshal Dillon format.

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   Feb 5, 2024 · Published Feb 5, 2024. After 20 seasons, the iconic Western television series Gunsmoke ended without a proper series finale. CBS. Summary. Gunsmoke was the longest-running live-action...

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   Apr 25, 2024 · Updated Apr 25, 2024. The Emmy-winning Western starring James Arness, Milburn Stone, and Amanda Blake lasted for over 600 episodes. Your browser does not support the video tag. The Big Picture....

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8. www.cheatsheet.com › entertainment › revisitRevisit ‘Gunsmoke’s Final Episode – How Did It End?

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   Jan 18, 2023 · The end of Gunsmoke was an episode featuring Ken Curtis’ Festus Haggen at the center. Director Leonard Katzman’s “The Sharecroppers” was season 20 episode 24, airing on March 31, 1975.

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   Gunsmoke. Combined with its ratings and fan base, both of which were still going surprisingly strong, this put a certain amount of pressure on the network to rethink its consideration of canceling ...

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    Sep 11, 2023 · The 1970s was not an era that skimped on big-finish finales. In 1977, "Roots" attracted an unprecedented number of viewers — roughly 140 million Americans — and the final episode is the second ...