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The show's theme song, also titled "Bonanza", became a hit song. Only instrumental renditions, without Ray Evans's lyrics, were used during the series's long run. [3] In 2002, Bonanza was ranked No. 43 on TV Guide ' s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, [4] and in 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time. [5]
Bonanza, season 1 episodes; No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original release date; 1: 1 "A Rose for Lotta" Edward Ludwig: David Dortort: September 12, 1959 () 2: 2 "Death on Sun Mountain" Paul Landres: Gene L. Coon and David Dortort: September 19, 1959 () 3: 3 "The Newcomers" Christian Nyby: Thomas Thompson
Bonanza is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. 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.
Roberts played the oldest Cartwright son, Adam, from 1959 to 1965. He chose to leave the show due to creative differences. Roberts told the Washington Post, "I was in the series for six years.I ...
Bonanza is set around the Ponderosa Ranch near Virginia City, Nevada and chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family. In season 14, this consists of Ben Cartwright ( Lorne Greene ) and his son Joseph ( Michael Landon ) and Jamie Hunter Cartwright ( Mitch Vogel ), a teenage orphan who is adopted by Ben.
The first season of the American Western television series Bonanza premiered on NBC on September 12, 1959, with the final episode airing April 30, 1960. [1] The series was developed and produced by David Dortort , and season one starred Lorne Greene , Pernell Roberts , Dan Blocker , and Michael Landon .
The third season of the American Western television series Bonanza premiered on NBC on September 24, 1961, with the final episode airing May 20, 1962. [1] The series was developed and produced by David Dortort , and season three starred Lorne Greene , Pernell Roberts , Dan Blocker , and Michael Landon .
David Hoyt Canary (August 25, 1938 – November 16, 2015) was an American actor. Canary is best known for his roles as ranch foreman Candy Canaday in the NBC Western drama Bonanza, and as Adam Chandler in the television soap opera All My Children, for which he received 16 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won five times.