Weigel Broadcasting has announced a fall launch for WEST, a new network that will be devoted solely to classic Western ...

A new television channel is set to launch this fall, and it's perfect for fans of the Westerngenre. Despite the popular ...

The adult western drama with James Arness is finding loyal fans and new audiences on Peacock, Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

A son shared stories about his father serving in the Army with James Arness during World War II and another reader set a goal ...

Matt Dillon, Bret Maverick, Ben Cartwright and the Virginian all have a new place to hang their Stetsons. Weigel Broadcasting ...

Bonanza (No. 13), Wagon Train (No. 37), Rawhide (No. 39), The Virginian (No. 40) Wild Wild West (No. 42) and Big Valley (No.

As classic 1950s episodes of “ Gunsmoke ” make it into the Nielsen streaming rankers, Weigel Broadcasting is capitalizing on ...

Before he ruled the box office in the 1970s with Smokey and the Bandit, The Longest Yard and Deliverance, Burt Reynolds was ...

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 ...

James Arness played U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon for all 20 seasons of Gunsmoke, becoming the face of the series. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 1960.

In a Western-happy television era, Gunsmoke was the summit. It was a hit as soon as it debuted on CBS in 1955, the ...