| Gunsmoke | |
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| Format | Western |
| Created by | Norman MacDonnell John Meston |
| Starring | James Arness Milburn Stone Amanda Blake Dennis Weaver Ken Curtis Burt Reynolds Buck Taylor Glenn Strange Roger Ewing |
| Theme music composer | Rex Koury Glenn Spencer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 (‘Marshal Dillon’, syndication re-titling of half-hour episodes) 14 (‘Gunsmoke’), 20 (total seasons) |
| No. of episodes | 233 (‘Marshal Dillon’, syndication re-titling of half-hour episodes), 402 (‘Gunsmoke’) 635 (total episodes)(List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 26 minutes (1955–1961), 50 minutes (1961–1975) |
| Productioncompany(s) | CBS Television Filmaster Productions The Arness Production Company (1961–’64) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | Black and white (1955–1966), color (1966–1975) |
| Original run | September 10, 1955 – March 31, 1975 |
Wikipedia contributors. “Gunsmoke.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 Jan. 2012. Web. 7 Jan. 2012.
