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Gunsmoke remains one of the most influential Western shows to ever hit the air. However, its success started as a radio broadcast before it earned its big break on screens around the world. Gunsmoke ...

For 20 years, television audiences rode into Dodge City with Marshal Matt Dillon on a weekly basis, and when Gunsmoke finally ...

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According to John Peel’s book, The Gunsmoke Years, the Western encountered some serious hardships over the course of its airing. It went from having massive success to “slumping” in the ratings, which ...

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You might think Burt Reynolds' first major TV role came in Gunsmoke, but his real first big role came in another Western TV ...