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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to television Westerns, Bonanza truly defined an era. The series ran on NBC from 1959 to 1973, making it the second ...

Opening with one of the most recognizable themes in television history, Bonanza followed the lives and exploits of thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright and his sons Adam, Eric “Hoss” and Little Joe ...

Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon as Ben, Adam, Hoss, and Joe Cartwright, riding horses and looking at the sky in Bonanza. Image via NBC When it comes to classic television ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In addition to Greene and his TV sons, over the years, the Bonanza cast also included David Canary, Guy Williams, Tim Matheson, ...