Bonanza is second-longest-running western TV series in the United States, only behind Gunsmoke. The show follows the story of the Cartwright family, who lives in a Virginia City, Nevada and they ...

W hen 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 ...

And why is it almost impossible to watch today? The Ponderosa premiered on September 9, 2001, with an event that immediately changed some of the show’s most established lore — while on the original ...

Set in the Nevada frontier, ‘Bonanza’ quickly became a television staple running for an impressive 14 seasons, with stars like Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon and more.

Roberts became a star as Adam Cartwright, the heir apparent of the fictional Ponderosa ranch, a role he filled from the show’s debut in 1959 until 1965, when he left the cast despite the series ...

A REAL FAN BONANZA / Roped in by TV's Cartwright family, faithful viewers celebrate Ben, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe on the Ponderosa By Anastasia Hendrix , Chronicle Staff Writer June 9, 2002 ...

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 ...

From 1959 to 1973, he played Ben Cartwright, the patriarch of the "Bonanza" family whose sprawling, 1,000-square-mile Ponderosa Ranch was set in the high Sierra between Tahoe and Virginia City.