In 2002, TV Guide ranked Gunsmoke as number 40 in the 50 greatest television shows of all time.

To add to the superlatives, on one cassette is "Chuckles the Clown," which TV Guide recently ranked as the greatest television episode of all time.

TV Guide ranked him 28 on its "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" list in 2005.

In 2010, TV Guide ranked the show's opening title sequence No. 3 on a list of TV's top 10 credits sequences, as selected by readers.

TV Guide ranked it as the sixth-greatest TV season ever made.

In 2004 and 2007, TV Guide ranked Star Trek as the greatest cult show ever.

TV Guide ranked it the twenty second greatest television season of all time, being one of four of the series's entries on the list.

In 1997, the TV Guide ranked this episode number 98 on its "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time" list.

TV Guide ranked the special number 4 on its 10 Best Family Holiday Specials list.

TV Guide ranked the series finale 5th in its review of the Top TV Episodes of 2011.