Premium movie outlet Encore has acquired the rights to air several classic Westerns from CBS TV Distribution, including "Gunsmoke" and "Rawhide." "Gunsmoke" will return to TV in January on the ...

The highest-rated of these 11 networks by far is Encore Westerns, which has become a destination for fans of the genre whose appetite is not being satisfied by other program services.

Oklahoman James Garner starred in Western fare and his favorite channel was Encore Westerns, according to his daughter. He's pictured here as Bret Maverick in the television series "Maverick ...