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Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, Bonanza is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on U.S. network television (behind CBS's Gunsmoke), and one of the longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication.
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Bonanza, American television series that ran on NBC from 1959 to 1973. Bonanza’s 14 seasons and 440 episodes made it the second-longest-running western in broadcast history, after Gunsmoke.
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Bonanza: Created by David Dortort, Fred Hamilton. With Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts. The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
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Bonanza is an American western television series developed and produced by David Dortort and broadcast in the United States for 14 seasons on the NBC network. The entire run of the series' 431 hour-long episodes was produced in color. [ 1] The premiere was on September 12, 1959, and the final episode broadcast on January 16, 1973. [ 2]
SeasonEpisodesOriginally Aired(first Aired)Originally Aired(last Aired)32September 12, 1959 ( 1959-09-12)April 30, 1960 ( 1960-04-30)34September 10, 1960 ( 1960-09-10)June 3, 1961 ( 1961-06-03)34September 24, 1961 ( 1961-09-24)May 20, 1962 ( 1962-05-20)34September 23, 1962 ( 1962-09-23)May 26, 1963 ( 1963-05-26)- Lorne Greene – Ben Cartwright. File:Lorne Greene in Bonanza opening credit episode Bitter Water.jpg. Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Russian-Jewish parents, Lorne Greene was chosen to play widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright.
- Pernell Roberts – Adam Cartwright. File:Pernell Roberts in Bonanza opening credits episode Bitter Water.jpg. Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright. Born in Waycross, Georgia, Pernell Roberts played eldest son Adam, an architectural engineer with a university education.
- Dan Blocker – Eric "Hoss" Cartwright. Dan Blocker was 6-foot-4, 320-pounds when chosen to play the gentle middle son Eric, better known as "Hoss". The nickname was used as a nod to the character's ample girth, an endearing term for "big and friendly", used by his Swedish mother (and Uncle Gunnar).
- Michael Landon – Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright. File:Michael Landon in Bonanza opening credits episode Bitter Water.jpg. Michael Landon as 'Little Joe' Cartwright; this shot was taken before the wardrobe was standardized for continuity purposes.
Sep 12, 2011 · Bonanza, the first Western televised in color, premiered on a Saturday night in the fall of 1959. After Gunsmoke, Bonanza was the longest-running and most successful Western in U.S. television, airing for fourteen seasons.
1959–1973 Series 14 Seasons434 Episodes. The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider. Ben's old friend (Burgess Meredith) admits to a...
