<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> M * A * S * H </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Title screen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> War </Li> <Li> Comedy - drama </Li> <Li> Dark comedy </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> M * A * S * H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Developed by </Th> <Td> Larry Gelbart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Alan Alda Wayne Rogers McLean Stevenson Loretta Swit Larry Linville Gary Burghoff Mike Farrell Harry Morgan Jamie Farr William Christopher David Ogden Stiers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Johnny Mandel (written for the film) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> "Suicide Is Painless" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ending theme </Th> <Td> "Suicide Is Painless" (big band version) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 256 (list of episodes) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Larry Gelbart (seasons 1--4) </Li> <Li> Gene Reynolds (seasons 1--5) </Li> <Li> Burt Metcalfe (seasons 6--11) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production location (s) </Th> <Td> Los Angeles County, California (Century City, Malibu Creek State Park) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Single - camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 30 minutes with commercials, except "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" (2 hours with commercials) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> 20th Century Fox Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> 20th Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> CBS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 17, 1972 (1972 - 09 - 17)--February 28, 1983 (1983 - 02 - 28) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> AfterM * A * S * H W * A * L * T * E * R </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Trapper John, M.D. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> M * A * S * H </Th> </Tr>

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