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
The Joey Bishop Show (TV series) picked up "The Joey Bishop Show" for the 1964–65 television season. The Season 4 debut episode, "Joey Goes to CBS", premiered on Sunday night September 27, 1964 at 9:30 P.M. opposite NBC's highly popular western series "Bonanza". As a result, ratings for "The Joey Bishop Show" were low. By late fall 1964, ratings had not improved. In an effort to save the series, CBS moved it to Tuesday nights. Ratings still remained low and CBS announced the series’ cancellation in January 1965. The series finale aired on March 30, 1965. The Joey Bishop Show (TV series) The Joey Bishop Show