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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.
When first-run, prime-time episodes of Gunsmoke expanded to an hour in fall 1961, CBS-TV reran the half-hour episodes as Marshal Dillon on the network on Tuesday nights from 1961 through 1964. These were later rerun in syndication.
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- April 26, 1952 –, June 18, 1961
- 480 (List of episodes)
Jan 18, 2023 · TV. Revisit ‘Gunsmoke’s Final Episode – How Did It End? 'Gunsmoke' finally met its end after 20 seasons of the adult Western. Here's a look at what happened in that final episode. by Jeff...
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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. The Big Picture. Gunsmoke ended after 20 seasons with a...
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Sep 11, 2023 · CBS had eyed a "Gunsmoke" cancellation before, though it's hard to say why. "Gunsmoke" was the No. 1 show on television from 1957 to 1961, and continued to receive positive reviews through the 1970s.
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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...
That's 640 episodes in all. Gunsmoke's broadcast history can be divided into four eras: radio, televisions half hour episodes, televisions hour black and white episodes and the color hour episodes. Name one year in each of these eras. Answers: 1952-61,1955-61,1961-65,1965-75.