Gunsmoke season 14

Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history.

The first episode of season 14 aired in the United States on September 23, 1968, and the final episode aired on March 24, 1969. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS.

Season 14 of Gunsmoke was the third season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white.

Synopsis
Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor).

Main

 * James Arness as Matt Dillon
 * Ken Curtis as Festus
 * Milburn Stone as Doc
 * Amanda Blake as Kitty
 * Buck Taylor as Newly

Production
Season 14 consisted of 26 one-hour color episodes produced by John Mantley and associate producer Joseph Dackow.

Casting
Episode 19, "The Mark of Cain", cast Robert Totten as a guest character. Totten directed several episodes as well as writing at least one.

Writing
Occasionally, titles were re-used. This season had two titles that were used in previous seasons. The first was episode 20, "Reprisal", which was also a title in season 7, episode 23. The second was episode 25, "The Prisoner", which was also a title in season 7, episode 33.

Broadcast
Season fourteen aired Mondays at 7:30-8:30 pm (EST) on CBS.

Home media
The fourteenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volume set on February 5, 2019.

Reception
After a move to a new timeslot the previous season, Gunsmoke season 14 was able to stay in the top 10, securing #6 in the Nielsen ratings.