the tv series bonanza ran for 14 seasons.
the tv series bonanza ran for 14 seasons.
how long did the tv series bonanza run?
14 seasons
"bonanza" is an american western television series developed and produced by david dortort and broadcast in the united states for 14 seasons on the nbc network. the entire run of the series' 431 hour-long episodes was produced in color. the premiere was on september 12, 1959, and the final episode broadcast on january 16, 1973. in its initial season, "bonanza" aired on saturday evenings and placed at number 45 in the nielsen ratings. during its second season, the series moved up to number 17. "bonanza" was moved to sunday nights at 9:00 pm at the start of its third season. in that time slot, the ratings soared and the series become second only to "wagon train" as the most popular program on american prime time television. it remained in the top ten of the ratings until its twelfth season and ranked at number one in its sixth, seventh, and eighth seasons. "bonanza" also became a worldwide success as it was broadcast in nearly 50 countries, including canada, brazil, yugoslavia, the united kingdom, france, italy, switzerland, saudi arabia, thailand, australia, and japan.
list of bonanza episodes
bullet::::- 1967: bought the ten store restaurant chain bonanza steakhouse which served steak and potatoes and salad for $2. sam ran tv ads using the actors who played "hoss," "little joe," and "pa cartwright" from the tv series bonanza. bonanza grew from 10 to 600 restaurants when he sold it to john kluge, a german-born entrepreneur, then the richest man in america.
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