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The television series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on CBS, with 635 total episodes. It is the second Western television series written for adults, premiering on September 10, 1955, four days after The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. [ 14]
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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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Gunsmoke: Created by Charles Marquis Warren, Clyde Ware. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
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Gunsmoke was a popular TV series of 20 seasons that ran from September 10, 1955 to March 31, 1975. It was the second Western television series written for adults,[1] premiering on September 10, 1955, four days after The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
Gunsmoke was TV's number one-ranked show from 1957 to 1961 that depicted the dramatization of the American epic legend of the wild west. In 1955 the television series started and created 635 episodes and ran for 20 seasons to 1975.
Holdup man John Henry Jordan repeatedly escapes conviction by robbing only the wealthy and sparing poorer persons who are potential witnesses against him. His luck runs out when Matt's efforts force him to victimize ordinary citizens.
