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The 1957-58 season was the 3rd season for Gunsmoke on CBS television and its first as the #1 show on television. This was the first of 4 consecutive seasons as the top rated show on tv and set the record that would not be matched until "All in the Family" spent 5 consecutive seasons as the #1 show from 1972-1976.
Here is episode #12 of the 3rd season titled "How To Kill a Woman" with guest star and future western icon Pernell Roberts. Roberts would soon become a star with another top rated western tv show, "Bonanza", which had 3 straight seasons at the biggest show on tv (1964-1967).
The 3rd season of Gunsmoke on television 1957-58 was the first of 4 consecutive seasons that Gunsmoke was the #1 show on prime time television. This was a record number of seasons and it stood as the record until "All In The Family" broke the record with 5 straight seasons as the #1 show in prime time.
The third season of Gunsmoke on TV (1957-58) was the first of 4 consecutive seasons that Gunsmoke was the #1 show on network television in primetime. This would be the record until the 1970s when All In The Family spent 5 consecutive seasons as the #1 show on TV.
Season 3 (1957-58) of Gunsmoke on TV was its first of 4 consecutive seasons as the #1 prime time network show. This was unprecedented and would not be matched until All In The Family was #1 for 5 consecutive seasons in the 1970s.
Season 3, 1957-58, Gunsmoke's first season as the #1 show in prime time television.
Born To Hang
Episode 8 of Season 3, November 2nd 1957
Joe Digger is nearly killed by two men who tried to lynch him. Now he is giving Matt until midnight the next day to bring them to jail, or he will track them down and kill them both.
When I first heard this episode a few years ago it really set up the friendship between Marshall Matt Dillon and Chester Proudfoot...this was a serious show but this type of friendship was revisited on television in the Andy Griffith Show. The friendship of Andy and Barney is done in comedic style but this episode of Gunsmoke from the radio version really shows us how deep the feeling run for Marshall Dillon towards Chester and Andy feels just the same about his deputy.
A special bonus to this weeks podcast is the mention of this little ol blog. I can't tell you how thrilled I am to hear about something I put together just for me and my friends and has become such a popular place for the OTR fans and fans of Buck Benny. I can't thank Buck enough for his emails and his patience to answer my questions about OTR and Jack Benny especially. Buck is a great guy and friend and I love to email with him and talk about Jack Benny, Gunsmoke, Phil Harris, Suspense, X Minus One, Great Gildersleeve, etc., He puts it all out there in a chronological order (which for me is the only way to listen!) so you have and idea of how these shows all sounded in context with each other and the year of broadcast.
We continue our journey through season 3 (1957-58) of Gunsmoke on television. This was the first of 4 straight season as the #1 show in primetime. Gunsmoke would hold that record until 1975-76 when All In the Family made it 5 straight seasons as #1.
Season 3 Episode 6 - Jesse
A man named Jesse Pruett comes to Dodge to kill a man he thinks killed his father. Marshall Dillon of course cannot let this happen.
Guest stars - Edward Binns as Bill Strapp and George Brenlin as Jesse Pruett
Continuing our look at Season 3 of Gunsmoke (1957-58) in which it was the #1 show in prime time television. This was the first of 4 straight seasons at the #1.
The 3rd season of Gunsmoke on television (1957-58) was the first of 4 straight as the #1 show in "Kitty's Outlaw" Season 3 episode 4 aired October 5th 1957
