Origins: The role of Matt Dillon was never offered to John Wayne. Wayne, like many other film actors of the time, considered television an upstart medium unworthy of his talents. When CBS decided in ...

From hearty plates of beef stew and chili to steak and pie, find out what James Arness and the Gunsmoke cast were actually eating on the Dodge City set.

'Gunsmoke' has an untouchable reputation among Western fans.

There are precious few Western shows that we can confidently say have absolutely no flaws, from Gunsmoke and Justified to ...

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 to Gunsmoke. The famed Western giant of a TV show ran for 20 ...

As one of the most enduring genres of the American film landscape, it stands to reason that the Western would come to dominate television in the 1950s. It did just that, spawning dozens of ...

Gunsmoke aired its series finale on March 31, 1975, and decades later, fans still don't want to get out of Dodge. The Emmy-winning Western, based on the eponymous radio show, premiered on CBS on Sept.

The Emmy-winning Western, based on the eponymous radio show, premiered on CBS on Sept. 10, 1955, and offered a gritty, grounded portrayal of frontier life. The series ran for 20 seasons and remains ...

Walter Smith, age 69, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (July 19, 2026) at his residence. He was born on October 27, ...

A new bronze statue of Wild Bill Hickok is coming to Old Abilene Town to mark the 150th anniversary of his death.