<sod>The TV series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on [[CBS]] with 635 total episodes. It was the second [[Western (genre)|western]] [[television series]] written for adults,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burris|first1=Joe|title=The Eastern Earps|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2005-05-10/features/0505100100_1_wyatt-earp-genealogy-indentured|accessdate=October 20, 2014 |date=May 10, 2005|publisher=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> premiering on September 10, 1955, four days after [[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]].<ref>{{IMDb title|tt0047750}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|tt0047736}}</ref>  The first 12 seasons aired Saturdays at 10 p.m., seasons 13 through 16 aired Mondays at 7:30&nbsp;p.m. and the last four seasons aired Mondays at 8 p.m. During its second season in 1956, the program joined the list of the top ten television programs broadcast in the United States. It quickly moved to number one and stayed there until 1961. It remained among the top twenty programs until 1964.<ref>[http://www.museum.tv/eotv/gunsmoke.htm Gunsmoke] Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved October 23, 2014</ref><eod>
<sod>The TV series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on [[CBS]], with 635 total episodes. It was the second [[Western (genre)|western]] [[television series]] written for adults,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burris|first1=Joe|title=The Eastern Earps|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2005-05-10/features/0505100100_1_wyatt-earp-genealogy-indentured|accessdate=October 20, 2014 |date=May 10, 2005|publisher=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> premiering on September 10, 1955, four days after [[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]].<ref>{{IMDb title|tt0047750}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|tt0047736}}</ref>  The first 12 seasons aired Saturdays at 10 p.m., seasons 13 through 16 aired Mondays at 7:30&nbsp;p.m. and the last four seasons aired Mondays at 8 p.m. During its second season in 1956, the program joined the list of the top ten television programs broadcast in the United States. It quickly moved to number one and stayed there until 1961. It remained among the top twenty programs until 1964.<ref>[http://www.museum.tv/eotv/gunsmoke.htm Gunsmoke] Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved October 23, 2014</ref><eod>