What year did the first Gunsmoke air?

Question

Can you also let me know how many episodes there were and how many years? thanks

Answer 1

Probably more info than you wanted to know, but here ya go ....

~Gunsmoke Tidbits
Not only was Gunsmoke (1955-1975) TV's longest running Western, it was also television's longest running prime-time series with continuing characters. In total, 233 half-hour episodes and 400 hour episodes were filmed.
Gunsmoke took the #1 rating in the 1957-1958 season - a slot it held thru four more years. Although it had some slump years, by the 1967-1968 season it regained space in the Nielson Top Ten which it held for another 6 years. Color broadcasts began in 1966.

Gunsmoke
9/10/1955 - 9/1/1975 CBS

(Gunsmoke was originally called Marshal Dillon - First Season US)
(Gun Law - First Season UK)
Black and White - 1955-1965
Color 1965-1975
30 minutes - 1955-1961 (233 episodes)
60 minutes - 1961-1975 (400 episodes)

Sept. 1955-Sept. 1961 Saturday 10:00-10:30
Sept. 1961-Sept.1967 Saturday 10:00-11:00
Oct. 1961-Sept.1967 Tuesday 7:30-8:00 (reruns)
Sept. 1967-Sept.1971 Monday 7:30-8:30
Sept. 1961-Sept.1975 Monday 8:00-9:00

Gunsmoke Cast

James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon (1955-1975)
Milburn Stone as Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams (1955-1975)
Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell (1955-74)
Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode (1955-64)
Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen (1964-75)
Burt Reynolds as Quint Asper (1962-65)(blacksmith)
Horse: Buck
Mule (Festus): Ruth

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/gunsmoke.htm

Answer 2

1955 20 years 635 episodes aired 634 "The Sharecroppers scheduled for March 31, 1975 was postponed.

Answer 3

Gunsmoke Color Episodes

Answer 4

radio 1952 to 1961
television 1955 to 1975 20years: 635 episodes

Answer 5

March 1947 (USA) 49 min
March 1953 (USA) 79 min


TV-Series 1955-197510 September 1955 (USA) - (612 episodes, 1955-1975)

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