Gunsmoke season 6

Gunsmoke
Season 6
Starring
No. of episodes38
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 3, 1960 (1960-09-03) –
June 17, 1961 (1961-06-17)
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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 6 aired in the United States on September 3, 1960, and the final episode aired on June 17, 1961. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS.[4]

Season 6 of Gunsmoke was a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white, as one hour episodes were not introduced until season 7, 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.