In the 1950s and 60s, Westerns were the dominant genre on TV, much as they were at the movie theater. By 1959—a year when there were only three TV networks—there were thirty prime-time ...

It’s not their first rodeo: A new all-Western TV channel called WEST will launch this fall, bringing favorite nostalgic Western shows including Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Maverick, The Virginian ...

78. ‘Bonanza’ 1959–1973 The legendary Cartwrights of the Ponderosa—Ben, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe—balance family life and frontier challenges. Fourteen seasons of iconic Western drama. 79.

The 12 greatest TV westerns of all time, from Deadwood to Maverick. Graeme Ross. Mon, August 21, 2023 at 10:13 AM UTC. 8 min read. ... Bonanza (1959-73) ...

On television, certainly there used to be a higher percentage of Westerns airing, with shows like “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza” running forever. That doesn’t mean the Western has disappeared ...

When it comes to television Westerns, Bonanza truly defined an era. The series ran on NBC from 1959 to 1973, making it the second longest-running Western on American network television (after ...