When Burt Reynolds joined the cast in season 8, he was essentially an unknown, but he quickly stole the show. Burt Reynolds first appears as Quint Asper in Gunsmoke season 8, episode 3 ...

During Gunsmoke's 16th season, the Western giant aired a two-part ... It didn't help that CBS slotted the program to air on Friday nights at 8:00 pm, a death sentence for the new series.

Nielsen acknowledged as much Monday by including shoutouts to two legacy titles, Little House on the Prairie and Gunsmoke, in its recap of 2024 viewing. Little House racked up 13.3 billion minutes ...