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M*A*S*H
American television series
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- Awards And Honors:
- Peabody Award (1975)
- Emmy Award (1974)
M*A*S*H, American television dramedy series that aired on CBS for 11 seasons (1972–83). It was based on the 1970 motion picture of the same name directed by Robert Altman. The show enjoyed excellent ratings and critical acclaim, with its final episode drawing the largest audience to date for a television episode. M*A*S*H won 14 Emmy Awards over its run, and it received a Peabody Award in 1975. Set in South Korea during the Korean War, M*A*S*H followed the medical staff who cared for the wounded in a mobile army surgical hospital. Initially, the series focused on the characters that had ...(100 of 397 words)