If you’ve ever heard the phrase, "Get out of Dodge" and wondered where that came from, chances are your research will take you back to Gunsmoke. The famed Western giant of a TV show ran for 20 ...

Like all genres, it's tough for a TV Western to stay consistent for multiple seasons. Here are 10 that did just that, and ...

When the classic western drama “Gunsmoke” finished its 20-year run on CBS in 1975, Los Angeles Times critic Cecil Smith made a bold prediction. “I have the feeling that the first moon colony we ...

When it comes to classic TV Western programs, there was never a series quite like Maverick. The Roy Huggins-created drama dealt largely in humorous takes on the Old West genre, spanning five seasons ...

If there's a genre of television that is associated with being iconically American, the Western would be the top contender. Visions of saloon doors swinging open as a spur-spangled stranger stands in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Offscreen, James Arness traded Dodge City’s saloon dust for the comfort of his own king-size bed. Photographed in 1956, the ...

The 1950s and 1960s were the halcyon days of TV Westerns. Notable names included Glenn Ford, Rod Cameron, Harry Carey, Walter Burke, and the figurative Robert Mitchum, whose dulcet tones narrated the ...

For decades, the Western has lived a cyclical existence in American entertainment. It rises, it fades, and then—just when it feels like it’s been left behind—it rides again. From the dominance of ...

On June 3, 2011, legendary Western actor James Arness, best known for his role as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon on the television ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It’s a welcome surprise,” Word says. “What has happened in my lifetime—I grew up in the heyday of TV Westerns—is that it’s been ...