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 ...

Bonanza was not only the longest-running TV western on NBC, but it was also the second longest-running western on U.S television, trailing right behind Gunsmoke. After 431 episodes, the series ...