TV series / 1955-1975

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke is a TV series from 1955-1975. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 20 seasons and 635 rated episodes.

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20 seasons 635 rated episodes 7.9 average 157,046 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 1234567891011121314151617181920
1 8.1 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.6 8.2 7.8 8.8 8.4 9.0 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.2
2 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.5 7.5 8.2 7.7 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.6
3 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.8 8.3 8.8 7.5 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.8 7.7
4 7.9 8.6 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.5 6.9 8.1 8.2 8.6 7.9 8.4 7.2 7.7 9.0 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.9
5 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.6 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.7 8.4 7.6 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.7 8.2 8.9 8.5
6 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.7 7.8 6.8 7.9 7.8 8.7 8.6 6.2 8.0 8.1 7.2 7.9 7.6 6.4
7 7.5 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.7 8.7 7.4 6.4 8.1 8.6 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.1
8 7.8 8.1 7.6 8.2 8.2 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.7 7.9 8.0 7.9 8.3 7.2 8.0 7.3 8.4 8.2 8.6
9 7.1 7.9 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.2 7.8 8.1 7.6 8.7 7.4 8.5 7.9 8.3 8.5
10 7.8 8.3 8.4 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.6 8.7 8.0 7.8 7.8 8.1 7.9 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.4 7.8 8.7
11 7.6 8.6 7.5 7.9 8.2 7.6 8.6 8.0 8.1 8.7 8.1 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.7 8.2 8.8 7.7 8.1 8.7
12 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.1 7.0 7.9 8.5 8.2 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.4 7.6 7.7 8.4 7.5 8.4 8.2 7.8 8.9
13 7.8 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.6 8.6 7.2 8.1 8.1 7.8 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.6 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.0
14 7.4 7.6 8.5 7.6 8.2 8.1 8.2 7.7 8.2 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.8 7.8 7.4 6.9 8.7 7.3 6.7 8.5
15 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.9 7.8 8.2 7.3 7.9 7.4 7.5 6.9 7.7 8.2 7.6 7.3 7.3 8.6 6.8 7.4 7.9
16 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.1 8.7 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.5 7.7 6.9 6.3 7.9 7.3 8.0 8.0
17 7.6 8.2 7.9 7.2 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.2 6.7 7.8 8.3 8.8 7.4 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.9 8.2
18 7.7 8.1 8.0 7.6 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.6 8.2 8.8 7.8 8.1 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.5 8.5 7.8 8.2
19 7.4 8.0 7.6 7.5 8.0 7.9 6.4 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.7 7.2 7.7 7.8 8.4 6.9 7.5 8.2 8.1 5.4
20 7.6 8.5 7.7 7.4 7.7 8.2 7.6 7.4 7.9 7.7 8.4 7.7 7.6 7.9 7.6 7.9 7.9 8.2 7.7 7.7
21 7.2 8.2 7.7 8.3 7.4 7.5 8.3 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.3 8.1 7.6 8.4 8.2 6.6 8.1 7.9 7.7 8.3
22 7.7 7.7 6.9 7.8 8.5 7.8 9.2 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.8 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.1 8.6
23 7.5 7.4 7.8 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.5 8.3 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.9 7.6 7.8 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.2 6.8 6.0
24 7.9 7.7 8.8 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.3 8.3 7.9 8.1 7.2 8.0 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.5 7.8 7.4 8.1 7.1
25 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.7 7.6 8.2 7.1 7.8 8.3 7.5 8.2 7.2
26 8.4 7.9 7.7 7.2 7.3 7.4 8.6 8.1 9.1 6.8 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.1
27 8.4 7.5 8.0 7.4 8.6 7.8 8.1 7.5 8.4 8.5 7.8 8.1
28 8.4 7.9 8.0 7.5 8.4 8.0 7.7 8.4 8.6 7.6 7.4 7.9
29 7.8 7.5 7.4 8.2 7.7 8.0 7.5 9.0 7.8 7.9 8.5 8.0
30 7.4 7.3 7.9 7.9 8.5 7.9 7.3 7.4 7.8 7.5 8.5
31 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.0 7.6 7.7 8.5
32 7.8 8.2 7.5 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.5 8.1 7.5 5.6 8.3
33 7.1 7.1 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.9 7.6 7.7
34 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.6 8.3 7.8 8.0
35 8.6 7.0 7.5 8.3 7.3 7.8 7.6 7.1 8.0
36 7.5 7.6 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.7 8.2 7.6 7.9
37 7.6 7.5 7.3 8.1 7.4 7.6 7.7
38 7.7 7.7 8.5 8.6 7.6 7.8 8.8
39 7.8 6.8 7.6 7.7 7.6

Series summary

About Gunsmoke

The rated episodes of Gunsmoke have an average IMDb rating of 7.9 based on 157,046 episode votes. Season 8 has the highest average rating at 8.0 across 38 rated episodes. Season 1 has the lowest average rating at 7.7.

Genre
Western
Runtime
60 minute episodes
Principal cast
James Arness, Milburn Stone, and Amanda Blake
Writers
Norman MacDonnell, John Meston, and Charles Marquis Warren
Directors
Andrew V. McLaglen, Harry Harris, and Ted Post
Also known as
La ley del revólver, Miris baruta, and Rauchende Colts

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S7E22: The Gallows The best episode of Gunsmoke is S7E22: The Gallows with a 9.2 rating / 481 votes
  2. S9E26: Caleb 9.1 rating / 372 votes
  3. S8E29: With a Smile 9.0 rating / 408 votes
  4. S11E1: Seven Hours to Dawn 9.0 rating / 386 votes
  5. S16E4: Sam McTavish M.D. 9.0 rating / 317 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S20E19: Brides and Grooms The worse episode of Gunsmoke is S20E19: Brides and Grooms with a 5.4 rating / 215 votes
  2. S10E32: Bad Lady from Brookline 5.6 rating / 309 votes
  3. S20E23: Manolo 6.0 rating / 198 votes
  4. S14E6: O'Quillian 6.2 rating / 199 votes
  5. S16E16: Captain Sligo 6.3 rating / 227 votes