Gunsmoke season 9

Gunsmoke
Season 9
Starring
No. of episodes36
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 28, 1963 (1963-09-28) –
June 6, 1964 (1964-06-06)
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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 9 aired in the United States on September 28, 1963, and the final episode aired on June 6, 1964. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS.[4]

Season 9 of Gunsmoke was the third season of one hour episodes filmed in black-and-white. Seasons 1-6 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.