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.

20 seasons 635 rated episodes 7.8 average 151,588 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 8.2 8.4 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.2
2 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.6 8.1 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.2 7.7 7.9 8.2 7.7 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 7.9 7.9 8.3 8.8 7.7
4 7.9 8.6 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.5 6.9 8.0 8.2 8.6 7.9 8.4 7.3 7.6 9.0 8.0 7.6 7.6 7.9
5 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.6 8.0 8.2 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.6 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.7 8.2 8.9 8.4
6 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.7 7.7 6.8 7.9 7.8 8.7 8.6 6.2 8.0 8.1 7.2 7.9 7.6 6.5
7 7.5 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.7 8.7 7.4 6.5 8.1 8.6 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.2 8.0
8 7.9 8.1 7.6 8.2 8.2 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.7 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 8.0 7.4 8.4 8.2 8.7
9 7.1 7.9 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.2 7.8 8.1 7.7 8.7 7.4 8.6 7.9 8.3 8.4
10 7.8 8.3 8.4 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.6 8.7 8.0 7.8 7.8 8.0 7.9 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.7 8.6
11 7.6 8.6 7.5 7.9 8.2 7.6 8.6 8.0 8.1 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.7 8.2 8.8 7.6 8.0 8.8
12 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.1 6.9 8.0 8.5 8.2 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.4 7.6 7.7 8.4 7.5 8.4 8.2 7.6 8.9
13 7.9 7.5 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.9 7.7 8.6 7.2 8.1 8.1 7.9 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.6 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.0
14 7.4 7.6 8.5 7.5 8.2 8.1 8.2 7.7 8.2 8.1 8.3 6.8 6.9 7.8 7.5 7.0 8.6 7.3 6.7 8.5
15 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.9 7.8 8.2 7.3 7.9 7.4 7.5 6.9 7.7 8.2 7.6 7.3 7.2 8.6 6.8 7.4 7.8
16 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.1 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.0 8.7 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.5 7.8 6.9 6.4 7.9 7.1 7.9 7.9
17 7.7 8.2 7.9 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.2 6.7 7.8 8.2 8.8 7.4 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.2
18 7.7 8.1 8.0 7.5 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.6 8.2 8.8 7.8 8.0 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.5 8.5 7.8 8.2
19 7.4 8.1 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 8.0 5.5
20 7.7 8.5 7.7 7.4 7.7 8.2 7.5 7.4 7.9 7.6 8.4 7.7 7.6 7.9 7.6 7.9 7.9 8.1 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 7.2 8.1 7.6 8.4 8.2 6.6 8.1 7.9 7.8 8.3
22 7.7 7.8 6.8 7.7 8.5 7.8 9.2 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.8 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.6
23 7.5 7.4 7.8 7.4 7.8 7.9 7.6 8.3 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.9 7.6 7.8 8.2 8.5 8.4 8.2 6.9 6.0
24 7.9 7.7 8.8 7.6 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.3 7.9 8.0 7.2 8.0 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.5 7.8 7.4 8.0 7.1
25 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.7 7.6 8.2 7.1 7.8 8.3 7.5 8.2 7.2
26 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.2 7.3 7.4 8.6 8.1 9.0 6.8 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.1
27 8.5 7.5 8.0 7.3 8.6 7.8 8.1 7.5 8.3 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 7.5 7.8
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 7.7 7.5 8.6
31 7.8 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.8 8.0 7.0 7.6 7.7 8.5
32 7.9 8.2 7.4 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.1 7.5 5.7 8.3
33 7.1 7.1 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.9 7.6 7.7
34 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.6 8.3 7.8 8.0
35 8.6 7.0 7.5 8.3 7.2 7.8 7.6 7.1 8.1
36 7.5 7.6 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.7 8.2 7.5 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 7.7 8.7
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 7.8 based on 151,588 episode votes. Season 8 has the highest average rating at 8.0 across 38 rated episodes. Season 4 has the lowest average rating at 7.7.

Genre
Western
Runtime
60 minute episodes
Principal cast
James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, and Ken Curtis
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, Le justicier, and Miris baruta

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S7E22: The Gallows The best episode of Gunsmoke is S7E22: The Gallows with a 9.2 rating / 461 votes
  2. S8E29: With a Smile 9.0 rating / 397 votes
  3. S11E1: Seven Hours to Dawn 9.0 rating / 386 votes
  4. S9E26: Caleb 9.0 rating / 365 votes
  5. S16E4: Sam McTavish M.D. 9.0 rating / 311 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S20E19: Brides and Grooms The worse episode of Gunsmoke is S20E19: Brides and Grooms with a 5.5 rating / 202 votes
  2. S10E32: Bad Lady from Brookline 5.7 rating / 304 votes
  3. S20E23: Manolo 6.0 rating / 186 votes
  4. S14E6: O'Quillian 6.2 rating / 189 votes
  5. S7E19: Catawomper 6.4 rating / 273 votes