NBC’s Bonanza was one of the longest-running Westerns. With 14 seasons and 440 episodes aired, fans remember the Cartwrights well — and many viewers also remember that for 11 of those 14 seasons, the ...

Set in the Nevada frontier, ‘Bonanza’ quickly became a television staple, running for an impressive 14 seasons Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE since ...

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 ...

TV viewers in the ’60s and early ’70s absolutely adored Bonanza. The show stands as NBC’s longest-running western, and it featured Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon as ...

Even if you’ve never been to Lake Tahoe, you still might recognize this Nevada ranch. The long-running NBC western “Bonanza” filmed its opening sequence on the scenic estate, as the show’s main ...