1961 The western radio drama, Gunsmoke, went off the air. The show debuted in 1952 and won a large following. When the show switched to television in 1955, it launched the era of the TV western

That was one show, when it switched to TV, that I didn't watch. I think I finally saw a couple of episodes later, before it was cancelled. It was one of the firsts for filming in color, I believe.