Why did Chester leave Gunsmoke? Dennis Weaver quit after nine seasons to pursue leading roles and avoid being typecast, ...

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed, discover how this iconic TV doctor inadvertently influenced Bones McCoy on Star Trek ...

“Gunsmoke” ended its 20-season run on CBS on March 31, 1975, the same night John Wooden ended his 27-season run as UCLA’s basketball coach. Wooden went out in a blaze of glory, beating Kentucky for ...

Gunsmoke is one of the best-known and longest-running shows in American television history. More than 600 episodes aired from 1955 through 1975, all of them starring Arness as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon ...

Curtis first joined the Gunsmoke family in 1962 with season 8 episode 13, which was called “Us Haggens.” The plot followed Festus tracking down his uncle “Black Jack” Haggen after he murdered Festus’ ...

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

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap If you’ve ever heard the phrase, "Get out of Dodge" and wondered where that came from, chances are your research will take you back ...

Plenty of characters were carted off to Boot Hill during the 20-season run of “Gunsmoke.” The TV series also sent Gilligan to the graveyard. An explanation is forthcoming, but let’s go ahead and ...

John Mantley, who oversaw Doc, Festus, Matt and Kitty as executive producer of “Gunsmoke” during the landmark TV western’s final decade, has died. He was 82. Mantley, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died ...

If you’re still missing Miss Kitty and Marshal Matt Dillon, plan a trip to Dodge City this month. The city in Kansas will pay tribute to the 60th anniversary of the “Gunsmoke” TV series with actors ...

Rich Wyatt, the star of American Guns, a once-popular Discovery Channel program that showcased him, his telegenic family, including wife Renee and kids Paige and Kurt, and his business, Wheat Ridge’s ...