Bonanza
TVPG
Drama
Western
Set during and after the Civil War, the Cartwright clan manages their sprawling Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada, while confronting social and criminal issues of the time.
Cast & Crew
Lorne Greene Ben Cartwright
Michael Landon Little Joe Cartwright
Dan Blocker Eric "Hoss" Cartwright
Pernell Roberts Adam Cartwright
Victor Sen Yung Hop Sing
Ray Teal Sheriff Roy Coffee
Bing Russell Deputy Clem Foster
David Canary Candy
Lou Frizzell Dusty Rhoades
Mitch Vogel Jamie Hunter
Tim Matheson Griff King
David Dortort Creator
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, November 16
The Dilemma
Season 7 • Episode 2
Ben refuses a robber's offer to return the loot in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
Monday, November 17
The Survivors
Season 10 • Episode 9
After years as an Indian captive, a woman and her half-breed baby are shunned.
Monday, November 17
Mr. Henry Comstock
Season 1 • Episode 9
The Cartwrights battle mining barons to prevent the plundering of the Ponderosa's forest resources.
Tuesday, November 18
Queen High
Season 10 • Episode 11
Little Joe and Candy win a damaged ore-processing mill in a poker game.
Tuesday, November 18
The Magnificent Adah
Season 1 • Episode 10
A performer of the Old West is cause for misunderstanding between members of the Cartwright family.
Wednesday, November 19
Yonder Man
Season 10 • Episode 12
A reunion is marred when Ben learns his old friend is wanted for cattle theft.
Wednesday, November 19
Truckee Strip
Season 1 • Episode 11
A silver baron schemes to disrupt the Cartwrights' relations with their neighbors.
Thursday, November 20
Mark of Guilt
Season 10 • Episode 13
When Little Joe is charged with murder, he depends on Hoss for his defense.
Thursday, November 20
The Hanging Posse
Season 1 • Episode 12
A vengeful widower forms a posse to hunt down the murderers of his wife.
Friday, November 21
Vendetta
Season 1 • Episode 13
Hoss and seriously wounded Ben stand against the family of a robber Ben killed during a bank holdup.
Saturday, November 22
The Sisters
Season 1 • Episode 14
Accused of killing a dance hall girl, Adam tries to evade lynchers and uncover the truth.
Sunday, November 23
The Brass Box
Season 7 • Episode 3
A man (Ramon Navarro) who boasts about his ancestry possesses a legitimate land grant.
Monday, November 24
Mrs. Wharton and the Lesser Breeds
Season 10 • Episode 17
A headstrong British widow involves Candy in a plan to regain stolen valuables.
Monday, November 24
The Last Hunt
Season 1 • Episode 15
During a deer hunt, Hoss and Little Joe find a pregnant Shoshone seeking her baby's white father.
Tuesday, November 25
Lady and the Mountain Lion
Season 10 • Episode 21
The Cartwrights unwittingly help a magician prepare to swindle Virginia City citizens.
Tuesday, November 25
El Toro Grande
Season 1 • Episode 16
Outlaws attack Little Joe and Hoss on their trip to California to purchase a prize bull.
Wednesday, November 26
Five Candles
Season 10 • Episode 22
Ben and four companions, trapped in a collapsed cellar, must rely on an accused killer for help.
Wednesday, November 26
The Outcasts
Season 1 • Episode 17
The clan befriends a woman ostracized because her father and brother were hanged.
Thursday, November 27
Emily
Season 10 • Episode 25
Little Joe's suspected of attempted robbery in plan to run off with married woman.
Thursday, November 27
A House Divided
Season 1 • Episode 18
Ben becomes a mediator as a stranger comes to town talking of possible Civil War.
Friday, November 28
The Gunmen
Season 1 • Episode 19
Little Joe and Hoss, mistaken for gunmen, get caught between feuding families.
Saturday, November 29
A Christmas Story
Season 8 • Episode 15
Virginia City hosts a fund-raising Christmas campaign for orphans.
Sunday, November 30
The Other Son
Season 7 • Episode 4
Hostility erupts between a mule-packer and his youngest son during the transport of explosives.
Monday, December 1
Speak No Evil
Season 10 • Episode 28
Relatives battle over a youth who has just inherited a gold mine.
Monday, December 1
The Fear Merchants
Season 1 • Episode 20
A mayoral candidate hires two hoodlums to harass Chinese residents, resulting in murder.
Tuesday, December 2
A Ride in the Sun
Season 10 • Episode 30
Three robbers dupe the Cartwrights in a plot to loot the Virginia City Bank.
Tuesday, December 2
Spanish Grant
Season 1 • Episode 21
Ex-dancehall girl poses as Spanish aristocrat to obtain large piece of property.
Wednesday, December 3
Another Windmill to Go
Season 11 • Episode 1
Eccentric man and his daughter bewilder the Cartwrights and all of Virginia City.
Wednesday, December 3
Blood on the Land
Season 1 • Episode 22
Disreputable shepherd moves herd across Ponderosa, destroying rich pasture land.
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