Gunsmoke
CBS
CBS · 1953–1961
Broadcasts
902
Cadence
Twice weekly
Rated
PG
Since
1930
The run
- Network
- CBS
- Years active
- 1953–1961
- Surviving broadcasts
- 902
- Genre
- western
First Show: Jun 26, 1952 Last Show: Jun 18, 1961 Number Shows: 480 shows, 2 auditions, 5 hour tribute Audition Shows: Jun 11, 1949, Jul 13, 1949 Series Description: Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers.
Restoration quality — measured from the surviving files
Source collection
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
12 dated broadcasts across 13 years on the air, with 4 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1949, in original transmission order.
- 1. 49-06-01 · 1 Jun 1949
- 2. The Cabin · 27 Dec 1952
- 3. Moon Rehearsal · 15 Aug 1953
- 01
49-06-01
1 Jun 1949 · 29 min
- 02
The Cabin
27 Dec 1952 · 29 min
- 03
Moon Rehearsal
15 Aug 1953 · 27 min
- 04
Old Friend
20 Mar 1954 · 25 min
- 05
The Patsy
30 Oct 1954 · 29 min
- 06
The Army Trial
25 Jun 1955 · 29 min
- 07
Legal Revenge
5 Feb 1956 · 24 min
- 08
Box o' Boots
23 Sep 1956 · 24 min
Also on CBS
CBS in 1953–1961
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