Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Running on NBC from 1959 to 1973, Bonanza centered on the Cartwright family—patriarch Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his three ...

When Bonanza first hit TV screens in 1959, it didn't just ride into the Western genre – it helped define it. The show galloped through 14 successful seasons on NBC, captivating audiences with 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 ...

Bonanza premiered in 1959, and four largely unknown actors became television legends as the Cartwrights. Author David R. Greenland says the show’s appeal came from chemistry that grew into something ...

It's pretty much impossible to think about the Western TV genre without thinking of Bonanza. The beloved NBC series galloped into fans' lives on Sept. 12, 1959, and ran for 14 seasons. Bonanza ...

In Season 5, Episode 7 of NBC's classic Western series "Bonanza," youngest Cartwright family son Little Joe (Michael Landon) helps a woman named Calamity Jane — based on a real-life historical figure ...