The hit Western series Bonanza ran for 14 seasons, but one of the main actors, Pernell Roberts, left abruptly. What happened ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bonanza was one of the most iconic Western TV shows of all time, but it ended suddenly with a mid-season cancellation in Season 14.

Dan Blocker was born in Texas in 1928. Blocker made an impression from the moment of his birth, weighing an impressive fourteen pounds. As a young boy, Blocker attended the Texas Military Institute, ...

This week in 1959: A U.S. Appeals Court upheld President Dwight Eisenhower's petition for a 80-day injunction in a steel strike; Castro claimed that U.S. planes bombed Havana in secret attacks; the ...