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This landmark adult Western centered on Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City. John Wayne turned down the lead, suggesting James Arness (who remained for its entire run). Originating on radio (with William Conrad as Dillon), it moved to TV in September 1955. Its popularity spawned a number of copycats, but none would enjoy the longevity (and few the consistent quality) of this classic. Airing for 20 years, it's TV's longest running prime-time drama (a record that 'Law & Order' is currently chasing).

24 Season 7 and Other Announced Releases | DVD News | 2/23/2009
New releases announced today, February 23:

24 - Season 7 (DVD and Blu-ray Disc) will be coming out May 19

Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series (Blu-ray Disc) will be coming out July 28

Gunsmoke - The 3rd Season, Volume 2 will be coming out May 26

House of Payne - Volume 4 will be coming out June 16

The Mod Squad - The 2nd Season, Volume 2 will be coming out May 26

Reaper - Season 2 will be coming out June 2

Sister, Sister - The 2nd Season will be coming out May 19

TV Sets: Action Packed and TV Sets: Forever Funny will be coming out May 26

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Colbert and Other Announced Releases | DVD News | 8/11/2008
New releases announced today, August 11:Cannon - Season 1, Volume 2 will be coming out December 2 The Colbert Report - A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All will be coming out November 25 Gunsmoke - The 3rd Season, Volume 1 will be coming out December 9 Jake and the Fatman - Season 1, Volume 2 will be coming out December 2 Perry Mason - The 3rd Season, Volume 2 will be coming out December 2 Rawhide - The 3rd Season, Volume 2 will be coming out December 9 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more
JAG and Other Announced Releases | DVD News | 2/5/2008
New releases announced today, February 5:The Cosby Show - Season 7 and The Cosby Show - Season 8 will be coming out April 8 Drawn Together - Season 3 will be coming out May 13 Exes & Oh's - The Complete 1st Season will be coming out May 20 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete 4th Season will be coming out May 20 Gunsmoke - The 2nd Season, Volume 2 will be coming out May 27 Holocaust: The Mini-Series will be coming out May 27 JAG - The Complete 6th Season will be coming out May 20 Rawhide - The 3rd Season, Volume 1 will be coming out May 27 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more
Why do none of the major ... | Matt Roush | 9/21/2007
Question: Why do none of the major networks show new programming on Saturday night anymore? I grew up with TV, and there have been a lot of good shows airing on Saturday nights (i.e., Gunsmoke, Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, District, Hack, to name a few). Do the major networks think that no one is home on Saturday evening to watch TV? A lot of us "baby boomers" are done running around and partying on Saturday nights and would really appreciate something other than repeats to watch. Is there any hope for us? Answer: There's no such thing as a simple question. Saturdays are a dead zone for the networks, and I can't see that changing in the foreseeable future. In fact, I worry that Fridays will be the next to go. The notion of there being a "captive audience" for network TV is obsolete; even in recent years, when the networks were still programming original series on Saturdays (CBS, the most traditional network, was the last holdout), there was a sense that most at-home viewers ... read more
NBC: Parsing the Peacock's Moves | Matt Roush | 5/14/2007
First, the good news (that we've been cheering since late last week): NBC's Hail Mary reprieve to the low-rated but critically worshipped Friday Night Lights is something to celebrate. True, the move to Fridays is a bit worrisome. Those with long memories will recall the fast fade of a similarly themed high-school football drama, Against the Grain (starring a then-unknown Ben Affleck), which aired on Fridays in 1993. Its failure was largely attributed to being scheduled on a night when much of the target audience was actually attending high-school football games. (But that was before the age of DVRs, downloads, online streaming, etc.) One upside: expectations on Fridays are significantly lower. And with a summer in which (let's hope) Emmy nominations and a presumed DVD release can help promote the show and stimulate more buzz, maybe this underdog will do OK in the long run.Next, the strangest news in all of NBC's fall announcements, the first in a week-long wave of network upfront p... read more

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Premiered: September 10, 1955, on CBS

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Premise: This landmark adult Western centered on Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City. John Wayne turned down the lead, suggesting James Arness (who remained for its entire run). Originating on radio (with William Conrad as Dillon), it moved to TV in September 1955. Its popularity spawned a number of copycats, but none would enjoy the longevity (and few the consistent quality) of this classic. Airing for 20 years, it's TV's longest running prime-time drama (a record that 'Law & Order' is currently chasing).

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