Gunsmoke
Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 10/10Rural & frontierCountryside, wilderness and frontier living.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10Small townA tight community where everyone knows everyone.This show: 7/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 7/10
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Starring
James ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda BlakeKen CurtisDennis WeaverGlenn Strange
Written by
Charles Marquis WarrenClyde Ware
Starring
James ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda BlakeKen CurtisDennis WeaverGlenn Strange
Written by
Charles Marquis WarrenClyde Ware
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Gunsmoke Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | ||
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| S1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | |
| S2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | |
| S3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 7.6 | |
| S4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.7 | |
| S5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |
| S6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | ||
| S7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | ||||||
| S8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.8 | ||
| S9 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | ||||
| S10 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | ||||
| S11 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | ||||||||
| S12 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | |||||||||||
| S13 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||
| S14 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||
| S15 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||
| S16 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| S17 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| S18 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S19 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S20 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 7.1 |
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About
"The western that traded myth for weary decency"
Gunsmoke follows Marshal Matt Dillon as he keeps order in rowdy 1870s Dodge City, Kansas, aided by a saloon keeper, an aging doctor, and a rotating cast of deputies. Framed as an 'adult western,' it favors moral complexity and quiet character moments over shootout spectacle, though gunplay is never far away. Episodes are largely self-contained, making it easy to dip in anywhere. The pace is deliberate by modern standards, but the show's steady decency and lived-in sense of frontier community are what kept audiences coming back for two decades.
Watch it for
the slow-burn friendships between Dillon, Kitty, and Doc that anchor two decades of frontier stories.
Maybe skip if
you want fast plotting or serialized arcs rather than standalone, old-fashioned episodic storytelling.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11955
7.813K3919h 30m
This is a list of episodes from the first season of the television series version of Gunsmoke.
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Season 21956
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Season 31957
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Season 41958
7.89K3919h 30m
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Season 51959
7.89K3919h 30m
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Season 61960
7.88K3819h
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Season 71961
8.010K3434h
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Season 81962
8.010K3836h
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Season 91963
8.010K3636h
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Season 101964
7.99K3636h
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Season 111965
8.18K3231h 51m
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Season 121966
8.07K2928h 30m
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Season 131967
7.96K2525h
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Season 141968
7.96K2626h
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Season 151969
7.85K2626h
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Season 161970
7.85K2424h
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Season 171971
8.15K2424h
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Season 181972
8.05K2424h
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Season 191973
8.05K2424h
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Season 201974
7.95K2423h
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
James Arness Matt Dillon, Matt, Marshal Matt Dillon
Milburn Stone Doc, Doc Adams, Doc Galen Adams
Amanda Blake Kitty, Kitty Russell, KittyRussell
Ken Curtis Festus, Brisco Cass, Festus Haggen
Dennis Weaver Chester, Chester Goode, ChesterGoode
Glenn Strange Sam, Sam Noonan, Poker Player
Fred McDougall Townsman, Bartender, Barfly
Bert Madrid Townsman, Barfly, Bartender
Buck Taylor Newly, Leonard Parker, Newly O'Brien
Ted Jordan Burke, Nathan Burke, Shiloh
Crew
Charles Marquis Warren
Clyde Ware
Norman MacDonnell
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