Bonanza Bonanza Bonanza is an NBC television western series that ran from 1959 to 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, "Bonanza" is NBC's longest-running western, and ranks overall as the second-longest-running western series on U.S. network television (behind CBS's "Gunsmoke"), and within the top 10 longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set in the 1860s and it centers on the wealthy Cartwright family that live in the vicinity of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series initially starred Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon and later featured (at
Meet the Family (TV series) Meet the Family (TV series) Meet the Family is a Canadian scripted, hidden camera sitcom based on the UK format Meet the Parents. In each episode, a boyfriend in a new relationship is brought "home" to meet his girlfriend's family, unaware that they're all played by actors or that the house is filled with 30 hidden cameras. The series premiered at 8:30pm on Sunday, September 29, 2013 on City in Canada. In Season 1, Meet the Family had a regular cast of comedic actors who played the family members. They included: Terry C. Barna as the Dad. Liz Best as