Gunsmoke season 7

Gunsmoke
Season 7
Starring
No. of episodes34
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) –
May 26, 1962 (1962-05-26)
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name.[1] The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history.[2][3]

The first episode of season 7 aired in the United States on September 30, 1961, and the final episode aired on May 26, 1962. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS.[4]

Season 7 of Gunsmoke was the first season of one hour episodes filmed in black-and-white. Previous seasons were half-hour episodes, and color episodes were not filmed until season 12.

  1. ^ Barbaras 1990, p. 74–75.
  2. ^ Brooks & Marsh 2007, p. 570–571.
  3. ^ McNeil 1996, p. 351–352.
  4. ^ Brooks & Marsh 2007, p. 570.