Seventy years later, audiences still can’t get enough of Dodge City, Kansas.
A new streaming report from Nielsen reveals that the classic Western TV series is one of the top ten most-watched acquired series across all streaming services. It comes in at #8, just below heavy hitters like Grey’s Anatomy and The White Lotus and above major names like Spongebob Squarepants and Yellowjackets.
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In fact, Gunsmoke was watched for more total minutes in the first week of March than modern hits like Severance and The Traitors.
Why is such an old series taking off on new platforms?
Well, for starters, Gunsmoke is streaming on Paramount+ and Peacock. The subscriber base for both services skew older in age, and Gunsmoke is an older TV show.
Paramount+ is more popular than ever, and it especially was in March—it was the streaming home of NCAA March
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