Bonanza was the first Western ever broadcast in color, and fans of the series will never forget the Cartwright family. The Cartwrights were a fictional family of ranchers in the mid-1800s, and the ...

When it comes to television Westerns, Bonanza truly defined an era. The series ran on NBC from 1959 to 1973, making it the second longest-running Western on American network television (after Gunsmoke ...

There aren't many shows that can get away successfully with a name change during its initial airing, but the classic Western series Bonanza was certainly one of them. Following the adventures of Ben ...

When Bonanza first galloped onto television screens in 1959, it became an instant hit. Viewers were drawn to the Cartwright family and their adventures on the Ponderosa, and Pernell Roberts, who ...

Is there a television series that better symbolizes the golden age of TV Westerns than Bonanza? Set against the sweeping backdrop of the Nevada Territory during the 1860s, Bonanza followed the lives ...

Dan Blocker as Hoss Cartwright, Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright, and Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright on 'Bonanza' Image via NBC For fourteen seasons between 1959 and 1973, Bonanza graced ...