The iconic series helped define television Westerns, ran for more than 400 episodes, and remains easy to revisit decades ...

Long before Yellowstone or the Dutton Ranch were concepts in Taylor Sheridan's mind—in fact, long before he was even born—there was the Cartwright family and the Ponderosa Ranch on Bonanza. And ...

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 ...

For millions of fans, Lorne Greene will forever be remembered as Bonanza‘s wise and steady Ben Cartwright. As the patriarch of the Cartwright family for 14 seasons, he brought love and authority to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left: Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright, Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright, Dan Blocker as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright and Michael ...

Bonanza is second-longest-running western TV series in the United States, only behind Gunsmoke. The show follows the story of the Cartwright family, who lives in a Virginia City, Nevada and they live ...

2002-06-09 04:00:00 PDT Crystal Bay, Nev.-- They were the most devout among the dedicated, stretched out on the floor of a conference room like teenagers in the wee hours of Saturday morning staring ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pernell Roberts Jr, who played the introspective eldest son of wealthy rancher Ben Cartwright on the hit TV western "Bonanza" and went on to star in medical drama "Trapper John ...

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 ...