List of Gunsmoke television episodes

Gunsmoke is an American western

Western (genre)

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television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren

Charles Marquis Warren

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and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running western in television history. The first episode aired in the United States on September 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. All episodes were broadcast in the United States by CBS

CBS

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. In the United Kingdom Gunsmoke was originally broadcast under the title Gun Law.

Gunsmoke was originally a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white

Black-and-white

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. The series expanded to an hour in length with its seventh season and began filming in color with the twelfth. During its run 635 episodes were broadcast, of which 233 were 30 minutes in length. Of the hour-long episodes 176 were in black-and-white and 226 in color. During its second season Gunsmoke became one of the ten most popular programs on American television and moved to number one in its third season. It remained at number one until 1961 and stayed in the top twenty until 1964. The series returned to prominence in 1967 following a shift in its programming time from Saturday to Monday night. From there Gunsmoke remained in the top twenty for the next seven years, dropping out only in its final season. In May 1975 CBS cancelled the series. Alan Wagner

Alan Wagner

Alan Cyril Wagner was an American television executive, radio personality, writer, and opera historian and critic...

, the network's vice president at the time, said, "It's better to get rid of a program one year too soon than one year too late." Between 1987 and 1994 five television movies based on the series were aired by CBS.

Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

, in the post-Civil War

American Civil War

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era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon

Marshal Matt Dillon

Marshal Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke. He serves as the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. The character was created by writer John Meston, who...

(James Arness

James Arness

James King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke for 20 years...

) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone was an American television actor, a nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone and the son of a shopkeeper, best known for his role as "Doc" on the CBS western series Gunsmoke. He also played a doctor, CDR Blake, in the 1943 film Gung Ho!.Stone was born in Burrton in Harvey County in...

), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake was an American actress known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the television western Gunsmoke.-Early life and career:...

), owner of the Long Branch Saloon

Long Branch Saloon

The Long Branch Saloon is a famous saloon that existed during the Old West days of Dodge City, Kansas. It had numerous owners, most notably Chalk Beeson and gunfighter Luke Short...

; and Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

William Dennis Weaver was an American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud, and the 1971 TV movie Duel....

), Dillon's assistant. In the eighth season (1962–63) a fifth regular character was added to the cast: blacksmith Quint Asper (Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

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), who remained until the end of the tenth season (1964–65). Dennis Weaver left the series during the ninth season (1963–64) and was replaced by Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the long-running CBS western television series Gunsmoke.-Early years:...

as Festus Haggen

Festus Haggen

Festus Haggen was Marshal Matt Dillon's only official deputy on the CBS television series Gunsmoke. He came to Dodge City in an episode titled "Us Haggens" to avenge the death of his twin brother, Fergus. Played by Ken Curtis, he first appeared in 1962 and was showcased full-time from 1964 until 1975...

, who became deputy to Marshall Dillon. Both Chester and Festus appear together in the ninth season episode entitled "The Prairie Wolfer," and Festus had initially appeared the previous season as a quasi-outlaw helping Dillon track a killer in "Us Haggens." In the eleventh season (1965–66), another deputy, Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (Roger Ewing

Roger Ewing

Roger Ewing is a former actor originally from Los Angeles, California. He is best remembered for his characterization of part-time deputy marshal Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood in thirty-six episodes of the long-running CBS western television series Gunsmoke with James Arness...

), was added to the cast. Ewing's character was replaced in the thirteenth season (1967–68) by Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor

Buck Taylor

Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor, III is an American actor and water color artist best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 113 episodes during the last eight seasons of CBS's Gunsmoke television series . In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and Gunsmoke...

). Amanda Blake left the series at the end of the nineteenth season (1973–74) and was replaced in the final season by a new character, Miss Hannah, portrayed by Fran Ryan

Fran Ryan

Fran Ryan was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California....

.

As of 2010 all the episodes from the first four seasons of Gunsmoke have been released on DVD while two other collections contain selected episodes from all twenty seasons. Three of the five television movies have been released on DVD as well.

Episodes

All episodes are listed in order of airdate.
Series # refers to that episode's number within the overall series.
Season # refers to the order in which the episode aired within that particular season.

Season 1 (1955–56)

39 half-hour episodes, black-and-white

Black-and-white

Producer

Television producer

The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...

: Charles Marquis Warren; associate producer: Norman Macdonnell

Norman MacDonnell

Norman MacDonnell was an American radio and television producer best known for co-creating and producing the Western radio and television series, Gunsmoke. He was also a long-time executive producer for the television series The Virginian....

Regular cast: James Arness

James Arness

James King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke for 20 years...

(Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

William Dennis Weaver was an American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud, and the 1971 TV movie Duel....

(Chester), Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

(Doc), Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake was an American actress known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the television western Gunsmoke.-Early life and career:...

(Kitty)
Note: The premiere episode was introduced by John Wayne

John Wayne

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Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
1	1	""	,	September 10, 1955
2	2	""		September 17, 1955
3	3	""	,	October 1, 1955
4	4	""		October 8, 1955
5	5	""	,	October 15, 1955
6	6	""		October 29, 1955
7	7	""		November 5, 1955
8	8	""	,	November 12, 1955
9	9	""	,	November 26, 1955
10	10	""		December 3, 1955
11	11	""		December 10, 1955
12	12	""		December 24, 1955
13	13	""		December 31, 1955
14	14	""		January 7, 1956
15	15	""		January 21, 1956
16	16	""	, ,	January 28, 1956
17	17	""		February 4, 1956
18	18	""	,	February 18, 1956
19	19	""		February 25, 1956
20	20	""		March 3, 1956
21	21	""	,	March 17, 1956
22	22	""		March 24, 1956
23	23	""		March 31, 1956
24	24	""	,	April 14, 1956
25	25	""		April 28, 1956
26	26	""		May 12, 1956
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Season 2 (1956–57)

39 half-hour episodes, black-and-white

Producer: Charles Marquis Warren (episodes 40–49, 51–52, 57), Norman Macdonnell (episodes 50, 53–56, 58–78)
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)

Series #

Season #

Title

Director

Writer(s)

Airdate

September 8, 1956

September 15, 1956

September 22, 1956

September 29, 1956

October 20, 1956

October 27, 1956

November 10, 1956

November 17, 1956

November 24, 1956

December 1, 1956

December 8, 1956

December 15, 1956

December 22, 1956

December 29, 1956

January 5, 1957

January 12, 1957

January 19, 1957

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January 26, 1957

February 2, 1957

February 9, 1957

February 16, 1957

February 23, 1957

March 2, 1957

March 9, 1957

March 16, 1957

March 23, 1957

March 30, 1957

April 6, 1957

April 13, 1957

April 20, 1957

April 27, 1957

May 4, 1957

May 11, 1957

May 18, 1957

May 25, 1957

June 1, 1957

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Season 3 (1957–58)

39 half-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Norman Macdonnell
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)

Series #

Season #

Title

Director

Writer(s)

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September 14, 1957

September 21, 1957

September 28, 1957

October 5, 1957

October 12, 1957

October 19, 1957

October 26, 1957

November 2, 1957

November 9, 1957

November 16, 1957

November 23, 1957

November 30, 1957

December 7, 1957

December 14, 1957

December 21, 1957

December 28, 1957

January 4, 1958

January 11, 1958

January 18, 1958

January 25, 1958

February 1, 1958

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February 8, 1958

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February 15, 1958

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February 22, 1958

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March 1, 1958

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March 8, 1958

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March 15, 1958

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March 22, 1958

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March 29, 1958

108

April 5, 1958

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April 12, 1958

110

April 19, 1958

111

April 26, 1958

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May 3, 1958

113

May 10, 1958

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May 17, 1958

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May 24, 1958

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May 31, 1958

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June 7, 1958

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Season 4 (1958–59)

39 half-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Norman Macdonnell
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
118	1	""		September 13, 1958
119	2	""		September 20, 1958
120	3	""		September 27, 1958
121	4	""	,	October 4, 1958
122	5	""		October 11, 1958
123	6	""		October 18, 1958
124	7	""		October 25, 1958
125	8	""		November 1, 1958
126	9	""		November 8, 1958
127	10	""		November 15, 1958
128	11	""		November 22, 1958
129	12	""		November 29, 1958
130	13	""		December 6, 1958
131	14	""		December 13, 1958
132	15	""		December 20, 1958
133	16	""	,	December 27, 1958
134	17	""		January 3, 1959
135	18	""	,	January 10, 1959
136	19	""		January 17, 1959
137	20	""	,	January 24, 1959
138	21	""		January 31, 1959
139	22	""	,	February 7, 1959
140	23	""		February 14, 1959
141	24	""		February 21, 1959
142	25	""		February 28, 1959
143	26	""		March 7, 1959
144	27	""		March 14, 1959
145	28	""		March 21, 1959
146	29	""		April 4, 1959
147	30	""	,	April 11, 1959
148	31	""		April 18, 1959
149	32	""		April 25, 1959
150	33	""		May 2, 1959
151	34	""		May 9, 1959
152	35	""		May 16, 1959
153	36	""		May 23, 1959
154	37	""		May 30, 1959
155	38	""	,	June 6, 1959
156	39	""		June 13, 1959

Season 5 (1959–60)

39 half-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Norman Macdonnell
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)

Series #

Season #

Title

Director

Writer(s)

Airdate

157

September 5, 1959

158

September 19, 1959

159

September 26, 1959

160

October 3, 1959

161

October 24, 1959

162

October 10, 1959

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October 17, 1959

164

October 31, 1959

165

November 7, 1959

166

November 14, 1959

167

November 21, 1959

168

November 28, 1959

169

December 5, 1959

170

December 12, 1959

171

December 19, 1959

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December 26, 1959

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January 2, 1960

174

January 9, 1960

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January 16, 1960

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January 23, 1960

177

January 30, 1960

178

February 6, 1960

179

February 13, 1960

180

February 20, 1960

181

February 27, 1960

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March 5, 1960

183

March 12, 1960

184

March 26, 1960

185

April 2, 1960

186

April 9, 1960

187

April 16, 1960

188

April 23, 1960

189

April 30, 1960

190

May 7, 1960

191

May 14, 1960

192

May 21, 1960

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May 28, 1960

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June 4, 1960

195

June 11, 1960

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Season 6 (1960–61)

38 half-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Norman Macdonnell; associate producer: James Arness
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
196	1	""	,	September 3, 1960
197	2	""		September 17, 1960
198	3	""	,	September 24, 1960
199	4	""		October 1, 1960
200	5	""		October 8, 1960
201	6	""	,	October 15, 1960
202	7	""	,	October 22, 1960
203	8	""		October 29, 1960
204	9	""		November 12, 1960
205	10	""	,	November 19, 1960
206	11	""	,	November 26, 1960
207	12	""		December 3, 1960
208	13	""		December 10, 1960
209	14	""		December 17, 1960
210	15	""		December 24, 1960
211	16	""		December 31, 1960
212	17	""		January 7, 1961
213	18	""		January 14, 1961
214	19	""

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February 4, 1961

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February 11, 1961

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February 25, 1961

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March 4, 1961

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Season 7 (1961–62)

34 one-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Norman Macdonnell; associate producer: Frank Paris
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)

Series #	Season #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Airdate
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Season 8 (1962–63)

38 one-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Norman Macdonnell; associate producer: Frank Paris
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

(Quint Asper)

Series #	Season #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Airdate
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Season 9 (1963–64)

36 one-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Norman Macdonnell; associate producer: Frank Paris
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the long-running CBS western television series Gunsmoke.-Early years:...

(Festus

Festus Haggen

), Burt Reynolds (Quint Asper)

Series #	Season #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Airdate
306	1	""

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Season 10 (1964–65)

36 one-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Norman Macdonnell (episodes 342–348, 350, 352, 361, 367), Philip Leacock

Philip Leacock

Philip David Charles Leacock was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock.-Career:...

(episodes 349, 351, 353–360, 362–366, 368–377); associate producer: Frank Paris
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Milburn Stone (Doc), Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the long-running CBS western television series Gunsmoke.-Early years:...

(Festus), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Burt Reynolds (Quint Asper)

Series #	Season #	Title	Airdate
342	1	""	September 26, 1964
343	2	""	October 3, 1964
344	3	""

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Season 11 (1965–66)

32 one-hour episodes, black-and-white
Producer: Philip Leacock; associate producer: John Mantley

John Mantley

John Truman Mantley was a Canadian theatrical actor, writer, director, screenwriter and producer of the long-running television series, Gunsmoke, and was Mary Pickford's cousin.-Family:Mantley had a sister, eleven years older than himself, who taught dancing well into her eighties...

Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Roger Ewing

Roger Ewing

(Thad)

Series #	Season #	Title	Airdate
378	1	""	September 18, 1965
379	2	""	September 25, 1965
380	3	""	October 2, 1965
381	4	""	October 9, 1965
382	5	""	October 16, 1965
383	6	""

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Season 12 (1966–67)

29 one-hour episodes, color

Color television

Color television is part of the history of television, the technology of television and practices associated with television's transmission of moving images in color video....

Executive producer: Philip Leacock; producer: John Mantley
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Roger Ewing (Thad)
CBS cancelled the series due to low ratings. However, letters of protest and pressure from his wife persuaded William S. Paley

William S. Paley

William S. Paley was the chief executive who built Columbia Broadcasting System from a small radio network into one of the foremost radio and television network operations in the United States.-Early life:...

, the network's chief executive, to re-instate Gunsmoke for a thirteenth season.
Note: In 1997 TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...

ranked "The Jailer" as episode number 28 on it's "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time" list.

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
410	1	""		September 17, 1966
411	2	""		September 24, 1966
412	3	""		October 1, 1966
413	4	""		October 8, 1966
414	5	""		October 15, 1966
415	6	""		October 22, 1966
416	7	""		October 29, 1966
417	8	""		November 12, 1966
418	9	""		November 19, 1966
419	10	""		November 26, 1966
420	11	""		December 3, 1966
421	12	""		December 10, 1966
422	13	""		December 17, 1966
423	14	""		December 24, 1966
424	15	""		December 31, 1966
425	16	""		January 7, 1967
426	17	""		January 14, 1967
427	18	""		January 21, 1967
428	19	""		January 28, 1967
429	20	""		February 4, 1967
430	21	""		February 11, 1967
431	22	""		February 18, 1967
432	23	""		February 25, 1967
433	24	""		March 4, 1967
434	25	""		March 11, 1967
435	26	""	,	March 18, 1967
436	27	""		March 25, 1967
437	28	"" – Part 1		April 8, 1967
438	29	"" – Part 2		April 15, 1967

Season 13 (1967–68)

25 one-hour episodes, color
Producer: John Mantley; associate producer: Joseph Dackow
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor

Buck Taylor

(Newly)
Gunsmoke began its thirteenth season in a new time-slot (Monday nights at 7:30 PM). With this the series returned to being among the top ten highest rated programs, where it remained for the next six seasons.

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
439	1	""		September 11, 1967
440	2	""		September 18, 1967
441	3	""		September 25, 1967
442	4	"" – Part 1		October 2, 1967
443	5	"" – Part 2		October 9, 1967
444	6	""		October 16, 1967
445	7	""		October 23, 1967
446	8	""	,	October 30, 1967
447	9	""		November 6, 1967
448	10	""		November 13, 1967
449	11	""	,	November 20, 1967
450	12	""		November 27, 1967
451	13	""		December 4, 1967
452	14	""	,	December 8, 1967
453	15	""		December 25, 1967
454	16	""		January 1, 1968
455	17	""		January 8, 1968
456	18	""	,	January 15, 1968
457	19	""		January 22, 1968
458	20	""		January 29, 1968
459	21	""		February 5, 1968
460	22	""		February 12, 1968
461	23	""		February 19, 1968
462	24	""		February 26, 1968
463	25	""		March 4, 1968

Season 14 (1968–69)

26 one-hour episodes, color
Producer / executive producer: John Mantley; associate producer: Joseph Dackow
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
464	1	""		September 23, 1968
465	2	""		September 30, 1968
466	3	""		October 7, 1968
467	4	""		October 14, 1968
468	5	""		October 21, 1968
469	6	""		October 28, 1968
470	7	""		November 11, 1968
471	8	""		November 18, 1968
472	9	""		November 25, 1968
473	10	""		December 2, 1968
474	11	""		December 9, 1968
475	12	""		December 16, 1968
476	13	""		December 23, 1968
477	14	""		December 30, 1968
478	15	""	,	January 6, 1969
479	16	""		January 13, 1969
480	17	""		January 20, 1969
481	18	""		January 27, 1969
482	19	""		February 3, 1969
483	20	""		February 10, 1969
484	21	""		February 17, 1969
485	22	""		February 24, 1969
486	23	""		March 3, 1969
487	24	""		March 10, 1969
488	25	""		March 17, 1969
489	26	""		March 24, 1969

Season 15 (1969–70)

26 one-hour episodes, color
Executive producer: John Mantley; producer: Joseph Dackow
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
490	1	""		September 22, 1969
491	2	""		September 29, 1969
492	3	""		October 6, 1969
493	4	""		October 13, 1969
494	5	""	,	October 20, 1969
495	6	""		October 27, 1969
496	7	""		November 3, 1969
497	8	""		November 10, 1969
498	9	""		November 17, 1969
499	10	""		November 24, 1969
500	11	""		December 1, 1969
501	12	""	,	December 8, 1969
502	13	""		December 15, 1969
503	14	""		December 29, 1969
504	15	""		January 5, 1970
505	16	""	,	January 12, 1970
506	17	""		January 19, 1970
507	18	""		January 26, 1970
508	19	""		February 2, 1970
509	20	""		February 9, 1970
510	21	""		February 16, 1970
511	22	""		February 23, 1970
512	23	""	,	March 2, 1970
513	24	""		March 9, 1970
514	25	""		March 16, 1970
515	26	""		March 23, 1970

Season 16 (1970–71)

24 one-hour episodes, color
Executive producer: John Mantley; producer: Joseph Dackow (episodes 516–528), Leonard Katzman

Leonard Katzman

Leonard Katzman was an American film and television screenwriter, producer, and director.Born in New York City, New York, he was the nephew of Hollywood producer Sam Katzman...

(episodes 529–539)
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)
Note: "Pike", the two-part episode that ended the season, was later developed into a spin-off

Spin-off (media)

In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...

series entitled Dirty Sally
Dirty Sally
Dirty Sally is a short-lived comedy-drama Western series which ran on CBS from January 11 until April 5, 1974. The program was a spin-off of a two-part 1971 episode of Gunsmoke in which Sally nursed a young gunfighter back to health.-Synopsis:...

.

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
516	1	""		September 14, 1970
517	2	""		September 21, 1970
518	3	""		September 28, 1970
519	4	""	,	October 5, 1970
520	5	""		October 12, 1970
521	6	"" – Part 1		October 19, 1970
522	7	"" – Part 2		October 26, 1970
523	8	""		November 2, 1970
524	9	""		November 9, 1970
525	10	""		November 16, 1970
526	11	""		November 23, 1970
527	12	""		November 30, 1970
528	13	""		December 7, 1970
529	14	""		December 14, 1970
530	15	""		December 28, 1970
531	16	""		January 4, 1971
532	17	""		January 11, 1971
533	18	""		January 25, 1971
534	19	""		February 1, 1971
535	20	""		February 8, 1971
536	21	""	,	February 15, 1971
537	22	""		February 22, 1971
538	23	"" – Part 1		March 1, 1971
539	24	"" – Part 2		March 8, 1971

Season 17 (1971–72)

24 one-hour episodes, color
Executive producer: John Mantley; producer: Leonard Katzman; associate producer: Ron Honthaner
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
540	1	""	,	September 13, 1971
541	2	""		September 20, 1971
542	3	"" – Part 1		September 27, 1971
543	4	"" – Part 2		October 4, 1971
544	5	""		October 11, 1971
545	6	""		October 18, 1971
546	7	""		October 25, 1971
547	8	""		November 1, 1971
548	9	""		November 8, 1971
549	10	""		November 15, 1971
550	11	""		November 22, 1971
551	12	"" – Part 1		November 29, 1971
552	13	"" – Part 2		December 6, 1971
553	14	"" – Part 3		December 13, 1971
554	15	""		December 27, 1971
555	16	""		January 3, 1972
556	17	""		January 10, 1972
557	18	""		January 17, 1972
558	19	""		January 24, 1972
559	20	""		January 31, 1972
560	21	""		February 7, 1972
561	22	""		February 21, 1972
562	23	""		March 6, 1972
563	24	""		March 13, 1972

Season 18 (1972–73)

24 one-hour episodes, color
Executive producer: John Mantley; producer: Leonard Katzman; associate producer: Ron Honthaner.
Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Ken Curtis (Festus), Buck Taylor (Newly)

Series #	Season #	Title	Airdate
564	1	"" – Part 1	September 11, 1972
565	2	"" – Part 2	September 18, 1972
566	3	""	September 25, 1972
567	4	""	October 2, 1972
568	5	""	October 9, 1972
569	6	""	October 16, 1972
570	7	""	October 23, 1972
571	8	""	October 30, 1972
572	9	""	November 6, 1972
573	10	""	November 13, 1972
574	11	""	November 20, 1972
575	12	""	November 27, 1972
576	13	""	December 11, 1972
577	14	""	December 18, 1972
578	15	""	January 1, 1973
579	16	""	January 8, 1973
580	17	""	January 15, 1973
581	18	""	January 22, 1973
582	19	""	January 29, 1973
583	20	""	February 5, 1973
584	21	""	February 12, 1973
585	22	""	February 19, 1973
586	23	""	February 26, 1973
587	24	""	March 5, 1973

Season 19 (1973–74)

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
588	1	"" – Part 1		September 10, 1973
589	2	"" – Part 2		September 17, 1973
590	3	""		September 24, 1973
591	4	""		October 1, 1973
592	5	""		October 8, 1973
593	6	""	, ,	October 22, 1973
594	7	""	,	October 29, 1973
595	8	"" – Part 1		November 5, 1973
596	9	"" – Part 2		November 12, 1973
597	10	""	, ,	November 19, 1973
598	11	""		November 26, 1973
599	12	""		December 3, 1973
600	13	""		December 17, 1973
601	14	""		December 24, 1973
602	15	""		January 14, 1974
603	16	""		January 21, 1974
604	17	""		January 28, 1974
605	18	""		February 11, 1974
606	19	""		February 18, 1974
607	20	""		February 25, 1974
608	21	""		March 1, 1974
609	22	""		March 11, 1974
610	23	""		March 18, 1974
611	24	""		April 1, 1974

Season 20 (1974–75)

Fran Ryan

Fran Ryan was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California....

(Hannah)

Series #	Season #	Title	Writer(s)	Airdate
612	1	""		September 9, 1974
613	2	""		September 16, 1974
614	3	"" – Part 1		September 23, 1974
615	4	"" – Part 2		September 30, 1974
616	5	""		October 7, 1974
617	6	""		October 14, 1974
618	7	""		October 21, 1974
619	8	""		November 4, 1974
620	9	""		November 11, 1974
621	10	""		November 18, 1974
622	11	"" – Part 1		December 2, 1974
623	12	"" – Part 2		December 9, 1974
624	13	""		December 16, 1974
625	14	""		January 6, 1975
626	15	""		January 13, 1975
627	16	""		January 20, 1975
628	17	""		January 27, 1975
629	18	""		February 3, 1975
630	19	""		February 10, 1975
631	20	""		February 24, 1975
632	21	""		March 3, 1975
633	22	""		March 10, 1975
634	23	""	,	March 17, 1975
635	24	""		March 31, 1975

Television movies

#	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Airdate
1				September 26, 1987
2				March 18, 1990
3				January 10, 1992
4				May 8, 1993
5				February 10, 1994

Nielsen ratings

Season	Season premiere	Season finale	Timeslot	Nielsen rating	Programs airing opposite Gunsmoke
Season	Season premiere	Season finale	Timeslot	Nielsen rating	NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...	ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
1	September 10, 1955	August 25, 1956	Saturday, 10–10:30	—	The George Gobel Show	Tomorrow's Careers
2	September 15, 1956	July 6, 1957	Saturday, 10–10:30	8	The George Gobel Show	Masquerade Party Masquerade Party A syndicated revival was produced by Stefan Hatos and Monty Hall in 1974, hosted by Richard Dawson and announced by Jay Stewart. The basic premise was the same as the original show. Bill Bixby, Lee Meriweather, and Nipsey Russell were regular panelists. Col. Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried...
3	September 14, 1957	June 7, 1958	Saturday, 10–10:30	1	What's It For	Mike Wallace Interviews Mike Wallace (journalist) Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace is an American journalist, former game show host, actor and media personality. During his 60+ year career, he has interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers....
4	September 13, 1958	June 13, 1959	Saturday, 10–10:30	1	Cimarron City Cimarron City (TV series) Cimarron City is an American Western television series starring George Montgomery and John Smith that aired on NBC from October 11, 1958 until April 4, 1959...	Sammy Kaye's Music Sammy Kaye Sammy Kaye , born Samuel Zarnocay, Jr., was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era.-Biography:...
5	September 5, 1959	June 11, 1960	Saturday, 10–10:30	1	Five Fingers Five Fingers (TV series) For other uses see 5 Fingers Five Fingers is an NBC adventure/drama series set in Europe during the Cold War loosely based on the 1952 film 5 Fingers, starring James Mason and Danielle Darrieux...	Jubilee USA Ozark Jubilee Ozark Jubilee is the first U.S. network television program to feature country music's top stars, and was the centerpiece of a strategy for Springfield, Missouri to challenge Nashville, Tennessee as America's country music capital...
6	September 3, 1960	June 17, 1961	Saturday, 10–10:30	1	The Nation's Future	Fight of the Week Fight of the Week Fight of the Week was a live American professional boxing series that aired on ABC-TV from 1960–1963.After NBC-TV's cancellation of The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports in the spring of 1960, ABC took over the prime time boxing program, although it was renamed Fight of the Week...
7	September 30, 1961	May 26, 1962	Saturday, 10–11:00	3	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies NBC Saturday Night at the Movies NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, was the first continuing weekly prime time network television series to show relatively recent feature films from major studios in color...	Fight of the Week
8	September 15, 1962	June 1, 1963	Saturday, 10–11:00	10	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies	Fight of the Week
9	September 28, 1963	May 6, 1964	Saturday, 10–11:00	20	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies	The Jerry Lewis Show Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...
10	September 26, 1964	May 29, 1965	Saturday, 10–11:00	27	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies	Hollywood Palace
11	September 18, 1965	May 7, 1966	Saturday, 10–11:00	30	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies	Hollywood Palace
12	September 24, 1966	April 15, 1967	Saturday, 10–11:00	34	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies	Hollywood Palace
13	September 11, 1967	March 4, 1968	Monday, 7:30–8:30	4	The Monkees The Monkees (TV series) The Monkees is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 1966 to March 1968. The series follows the adventures of four young men trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. The show introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to series... The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January 15, 1968. It follows the exploits of two secret agents, played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, who work for a fictitious secret international espionage and law-enforcement...	Cowboy in Africa Cowboy in Africa Cowboy in Africa is an ABC television series produced in 1967-1968 by Ivan Tors and starring Chuck Connors. A 1966 television pilot turned into a movie and released to cinemas starring Hugh O'Brian as Jim Sinclair was called Africa - Texas Style.-Plot:...
14	September 23, 1968	March 24, 1969	Monday, 7:30–8:30	6	I Dream of Jeannie I Dream of Jeannie I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a fantasy premise. The show starred Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie, and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and eventually marries... Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In	The Avengers The Avengers (TV series) The Avengers is a spy-fi British television series set in the 1960s Britain. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed . Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants...
15	September 22, 1969	March 23, 1970	Monday, 7:30–8:30	2	My World and Welcome to It My World and Welcome to It My World and Welcome to It was a US-made half-hour sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber. It starred William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for a magazine that closely resembles The New Yorker, called The Manhattanite... Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In	The Music Scene The Music Scene The Music Scene was a television series aired by ABC as part of its Fall 1969 lineup, in the Monday, 7:30 to 8:15 timeslot, primarily featuring rock and pop music.-Overview:... The New People The New People The New People was a short-lived 1969 American television series on ABC that focused on a group of young college students who were returning from a trip in Southeast Asia when their plane crashed on an island in the south Pacific Ocean. The crash killed several of the college students, and all but...
16	September 14, 1970	March 8, 1971	Monday, 7:30–8:30	5	The Red Skelton Show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In	The Young Lawyers The Young Lawyers The Young Lawyers is an American legal drama that was aired on the ABC network as part of its 1970-71 lineup.-Plot:Aaron Silverman is part of a group of young, idealistic students at a top Boston law school who open a legal aid center, the "Neighborhood Law Office," to help the poor...
17	September 20, 1971	March 13, 1972	Monday, 8–9:00	4	Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In	Nanny and the Professor Nanny and the Professor Nanny and the Professor is a U.S. fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do. The series first aired as a mid-season replacement on January 21, 1970, on ABC and was last telecast...
18	September 11, 1972	March 5, 1973	Monday, 8–9:00	8	Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In	The Rookies The Rookies The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It followed the exploits of three rookie police officers in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department .-History:...
19	September 10, 1973	April 1, 1974	Monday, 8–9:00	15	Lotsa Luck Lotsa Luck Lotsa Luck was a 1973-74 comedy series starring Dom DeLuise as bachelor Stanley Belmont who lives with his bossy mother , his sister Olive and her unemployed husband, Arthur... Diana Diana (TV series) Diana is a British television drama series first broadcast by the BBC in 1984. It was adapted from two R. F. Delderfield books by Andrew Davies....	The Rookies
20	September 9, 1974	March 31, 1975	Monday, 8–9:00	28	Born Free Born Free (TV series) Born Free was a short-lived drama based on the 1966 movie of the same name. It aired on the NBC television network from September 9 to December 30, 1974 produced by Columbia Pictures Television....	The Rookies

Home media release

The first three seasons of Gunsmoke and the first three reunion films are available on DVD in Region 1

DVD region code

DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...

. Two box sets—The 50th Annversary Collection and The Director's Collection—have been released on DVD in Region 1.

Season	Episodes	Discs	Release date	Ref
Gunsmoke season DVD releases
1	39	6	July 17, 2007
2	Volume 1: 20	3	January 8, 2008
2	Volume 2: 19	3	May 27, 2008
3	Volume 1: 20	3	December 9, 2008
3	Volume 2: 19	3	May 26, 2009
4	Volume 1: 20	3	October 5, 2010
4	Volume 2: 19	3	December 14, 2010
5	Volume 1: 20	3	October 11, 2011
5	Volume 2: 19	3	December 13, 2011
Gunsmoke – 50th Anniversary DVD releases
Volume	Episodes	Discs	Release date	Ref
1	17	3	January 3, 2006
2	12	3	January 3, 2006
1 & 2	29	6	January 3, 2006
*Gunsmoke – The Director's Collection DVD releases*
Volume	Episodes	Discs	Release date	Ref
—	15	3	November 14, 2006
Gunsmoke TV-movie DVD releases
Title		Discs	Release date	Ref
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge		1	May 11, 2004
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache		1	May 11, 2004
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man		1	May 11, 2004
The Gunsmoke Movie Collection		3	May 11, 2004

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