Western Writing

Lasting 14 seasons and over 400 episodes, Bonanza is among the longest-running Western television series of its time. The program aired on NBC from 1959 until 1973. The show revolves around the wealthy and respected Cartwright family, who live nearby Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. First broadcast on October 3, 1959, Gene L. Coon […]

Bonanza was a Western television show airing from 1959 to 1973 and starring Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon. The series follows Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while also helping the local community. Thomas Thompson wrote the episode The Newcomers, which aired on September […]

Bonanza is a top-rated Western television series created by Hollywood producer and screenwriter David Dortort. The program aired on NBC for 14 years, featuring a fictional family, the wealthy Cartwright family, who operated a made-up Ponderosa Ranch. The Sun Mountain Herd, also known as Death on Sun Mountain, was Bonanza’s second episode of season 1. This […]

Perhaps one of the longest-running and most popular series in television history, Bonanza is a family show that still resonates with viewers today. The show ran for nearly 600 episodes, spanning over 14 seasons, not even counting the films, books, and comic strips spun off from the series. Bonanza followed the Cartwright family as they […]