Bonanza was one of the most iconic Western TV shows of all time, but it ended suddenly with a mid-season cancellation in ...

The classic Western 'Bonanza' inspired Netflix's gritty series 'The Abandons.' One episode is essential viewing before the ...

Long before contemporary television audiences were roped into the drama of such modern-day Westerns as Longmire and Yellowstone, Ben Cartwright and his sons were riding into homes every week via the ...

According to David R. Greenland’s Bonanza: A Viewer’s Guide to the TV Legend, Dortort was initially extremely pleased with the idea of having free reign to create what he wanted. He loved American ...

Sixty years ago, “Bonanza” premiered on NBC, destined to become one of the most popular western series in television history. Produced for 14 seasons from 1959 to 1973, the show continues to air in ...

According to Biography, Michael Landon was born in New York in 1936. Landon endured a stressful childhood and a mother who reportedly suffered from depression. However, he was able to overcome his ...

Simon Cowell and Ben Cartwright are the same person. OK, not literally. After all, Lorne Greene, who played the Ponderosa patriarch on “Bonanza,” the NBC Western that ran from 1959-1973, has been dead ...

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 ...

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 ...