M*A*S*H (1972–1983) Cast THEN AND NOW 2023 Who Else Survives After 51 Years?<br />M*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American war comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983. It was developed by Larry Gelbart as the first original spin-off series adapted from the 1970 feature film M*A*S*H, which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The series, which was produced with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950–53).<br />_Starring: <br />Alan Alda<br />Wayne Rogers<br />McLean Stevenson<br />Loretta Swit<br />Larry Linville<br />Gary Burghoff<br />Mike Farrell<br />Harry Morgan<br />Jamie Farr<br />William Christopher<br />David Ogden Stiers