When Bonanza first galloped onto television screens in 1959, it became an instant hit. Viewers were drawn to the Cartwright family and their adventures on the Ponderosa, and Pernell Roberts, who ...

Running on NBC from 1959 to 1973, Bonanza centered on the Cartwright family—patriarch Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his three sons, Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe ...

What? You say a daily dose of two old "Bonanza" episodes isn't enough? You say you've always wondered how Ben Cartwright got his ranch? How Little Joe got his horse? How the Cartwrights got a handle ...

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 ...

“Bonanza” premiered on NBC the night of Sept. 12, 1959. By the time the trail dust cleared 14 years and 430 episodes later, the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa rode themselves into history and the hearts ...

Ben Cartwright and his younger sons, Adam, Eric and Little Joe are back, roaming "The Ponderosa" (9 p.m. Sunday, 9 p.m. Wednesday and 8 p.m. Saturday, Pax's WPXJ Channel 51).