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- 1. Matt Gets It Sep 10, 1955
- A ruthless gunman, out to defy law and order, comes up against Matt Dillon.
- 2. Hot Spell Sep 17, 1955
- Matt Dillon tries to protect a notorious gunman who is just out of prison and trying to go straight.
- 3. Word of Honor Oct 1, 1955
- Matt tries to protect the sole witness to a murder from the outlaws who intend to silence the man.
Jun 26, 2022 · Here's why classic Western series Gunsmoke was canceled after 20 years and didn't receive a finale episode. Before it became a TV show, Gunsmoke started life as a radio program.
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After its last original airing on March 31, 1975, Gunsmoke was canceled after a 20-year run (with reruns continuing to air until September), even though it still ranked among the top 30 programs in the ratings; the Mary Tyler Moore spin-offs Rhoda (which was going into its second year in the Fall-1975 season) and Phyllis (a fall-1975 freshman ...
Jan 18, 2023 · After 20 seasons, Gunsmoke came to an end with an episode never meant to signal its conclusion. As a result, the show ended on a fine, whimsical note, but it wasn’t the end that the story...
Jul 26, 2024 · Gunsmoke, American television western that aired on CBS for 20 seasons (1955–75), becoming the longest-running TV western in history. Set in Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1890s, it centered on the character of Matt Dillon, a U.S. marshal charged with maintaining law and order in a frontier town.
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Oct 21, 2022 · 2 min read. Actor Burt Reynolds once starred in the Western television show called Gunsmoke. He loved the time that he spent on the show that originally came from the radio iteration. However,...
Feb 5, 2024 · When the Western drama television series Gunsmoke ended in 1975 after twenty seasons and a whopping 635 episodes, it was the longest-running live-action primetime series in history and had...
Apr 25, 2024 · CBS had been trying to cancel Gunsmoke for years, ending the series with an underwhelming finale. Despite the strange ending, Gunsmoke went on to be revived with TV movies, keeping Marshal...