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 ...

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 ...

Few Western television shows had the lasting power as NBC's Bonanza. An impressive series about a rancher and his three sons, the horse opera was a breath of fresh air for many who were used to ...