As of July 2026, Gunsmoke Season 11 aired in 1965 with 32 episodes — streaming now on Paramount Plus Premium. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Gunsmoke Season 11

1965 32 Episodes Western · Action & Adventure ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch Gunsmoke Season 11 on and — and it moves faster than most of the genre's competition. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. With 113 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. James Arness brings a physicality to the role that elevates every sequence. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Gunsmoke Season 11 keeps coming up in conversation. Gunsmoke Season 11 moves fast and earns its action sequences rather than just delivering them. Season 11 of Gunsmoke includes 32 episodes. It aired from September 1965 to May 1966. This season stars James Arness, Amanda Blake and Ken Curtis. James Arness and Amanda Blake lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1965. Gunsmoke Season 11 earns its bigger moments by making you care about the outcome before it happens. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For viewers who want their entertainment to move fast and not waste a scene, Gunsmoke Season 11 respects your time. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. James Arness's performance is the throughline that holds the bigger action elements together. Give it twenty minutes and decide — most viewers do not stop there.

📡 Where to Watch Gunsmoke Season 11

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🎬 Gunsmoke Season 11 — Episode Guide

Seven Hours to Dawn

Mace Gore's gang has taken over Dodge. When Matt is believed killed, Festus and Doc have a plan to lure Gore into a trap, even though his usual plan is to leave by dawn.

A man is convicted of robbing and murdering his partner, but the sons of Matt's old friend are responsible. Matt must arrest the remaining son after the other's dying declaration and make it to Hays City in time to stop the hanging.

Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood

Thad, son of and deputy to an Oklahoma sheriff, arrives in Dodge pursuing vandals on his father's warrant, not realizing the Oklahoma warrant isn't executable in Dodge.

Ten Little Indians

Someone has placed a fabulous price on Matt's head, and there are many competing to earn it.

Taps for Old Jeb

After a successful search for gold, two prospectors hire a man, who shows up at their campfire, as a bodyguard.

A young Pawnee arrives in Dodge to seek his own revenge on a murderer, not trusting in the white man's justice.

The Bounty Hunter

Lured out of retirement with the promise of land, a bounty hunter is aimed by his boss at the man who killed his son; however, he neglects to tell his hound that the reward and charges had been dropped.

A man who persuaded the good folks of Dodge to invest their money in a mine is out of prison and back to prove that there really is gold in the mine.

While Matt's out of town, his friends play along with a drifter's innocent impersonation of the marshal, but a man comes to town determined to get revenge on the marshal, and he's not playing.

An elder brother took the blame for the younger as both were sent away for cattle rustling. When they return home, the younger is not done with doing wrong, nor with asking his brother to cover his tracks.

A twelve-year-old boy recovers in Doc's office and then goes with a gun after the man who robbed and killed his father.

Twenty-two men escape from a territorial prison. The remaining 4 kidnap Matt hoping to get safe passage into Mexico. One of them has another agenda which he reveals to Matt as they get closer to the border.

After a risky train robbery and with two posses on their trail, four men hurriedly ride to some fresh horses. Dillon wounds one of the gang carrying the stolen money and it turns out to be a young woman.

A retired judge and his sons abduct Kitty, Festus, and Doc after Festus shoots his other son in order to defend Kitty. The judge "tries" Kitty and Festus for murder, pressing Doc into service as their defense attorney.

When Matt is too busy to escort Kitty to a gold mine she inherited, she travels there alone and meets with claim jumpers and other difficulties.

Two Bounty hunters bring in a wounded Mexican bandit worth $30,000 and find out the Mexican government might not pay for a man who dies a natural death, so they get the idea of shooting him dead.

Sweet Billy, Singer of Songs

Festus's nephew arrives, seeking a bride who can read and write. He soon finds one, but runs into difficulties earning the money he needs for her dowry.

A band of robbers have hit numerous banks with uncanny precision, planning and ease. They have their sights on Dodge now but they must remove a big obstacle before they can proceed - Marshal Dillon.

When one of the gang is hurt after robbing Dodge, the Doc is taken to patch him up. The posse was preparing to go after them but a new problem has been set they must take care of before they can recover their friend.

Killer at Large

In Matt's absence, Festus is accused of drawing first on a drunken man. Though innocent, Festus leaves town to avoid Matt having to arrest him, and takes refuge across the border with a widow and her son.

🎭 Cast of Gunsmoke Season 11

James Arness

Marshal Matt Dillon

Amanda Blake

Ken Curtis

Milburn Stone

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