List of Bonanza episodes
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.[1] The premiere was on September 12, 1959, and the final episode broadcast on January 16, 1973.[2] 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.[3] Bonanza was moved to Sundays at 9:00 PM Eastern Time 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.[3] It remained in the top ten of the ratings through its twelfth season and ranked at number one in its sixth, seventh, and eighth seasons.[3] 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.[4]
Bonanza is set around the Ponderosa Ranch near Virginia City, Nevada and chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, consisting of Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his three sons (each by a different wife), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Eric "Hoss" (Dan Blocker), and Joseph (Michael Landon). Veteran actor Victor Sen Yung played the ranch cook, Hop Sing. In 1964, Pernell Roberts began expressing a desire to leave the series, and so prospective replacements were introduced via Barry Coe as Little Joe's wayward maternal half-brother Clay, and Guy Williams as Ben's nephew Will Cartwright. However, Roberts was persuaded to complete his contract, and remained through season six. The characters of Clay and Will were discontinued. In the ninth season, David Canary was added to the cast as ranch hand/foreman Candy Canady. After four years with the series, Canary left due to a contract dispute. In the twelfth season, Mitch Vogel joined the cast as Jamie Hunter, a teenage orphan who is adopted by Ben Cartwright.[5][6] Following Dan Blocker's death in May 1972 after season thirteen ended, Greene, Landon, and Vogel continued the series into a fourteenth season, with Canary returning as Candy (reportedly approached by Landon) and Tim Matheson was introduced as ex-prisoner and newly hired ranch-hand Griff King.[5][6] The program was moved to Tuesday nights where it slipped badly in the ratings to number 52 and was subsequently cancelled.[5][6] Bonanza has, however, continued to be popular in syndication. From 1964 to 1967, Bonanza became the most watched show in the U.S.
All 14 seasons have been released on DVD in Region 1, both individually, and as a complete series box set.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | Average viewership (in millions) | Timeslot (ET) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||||
| 1 | 32 | September 12, 1959 | April 30, 1960 | — | — | — | Saturday 7:30 p.m. | |
| 2 | 34 | September 10, 1960 | June 3, 1961 | 17 | 24.8 | 11.7[7] | TBA | |
| 3 | 34 | September 24, 1961 | May 20, 1962 | 2 | 30.0 | 14.6[8] | Sunday 9:00 p.m. | |
| 4 | 34 | September 23, 1962 | May 26, 1963 | 4 | 29.8[a] | 15.0[9] | TBA | |
| 5 | 34 | September 22, 1963 | May 24, 1964 | 2 | 36.9 | 19.0[10] | TBA | |
| 6 | 34 | September 20, 1964 | May 23, 1965 | 1 | 36.3 | 19.1[11] | TBA | |
| 7 | 33 | September 12, 1965 | May 15, 1966 | 1 | 31.8 | 17.1[12] | TBA | |
| 8 | 34 | September 11, 1966 | May 14, 1967 | 1 | 29.1 | 16.0[13] | TBA | |
| 9 | 34 | September 17, 1967 | July 28, 1968 | 4 | 25.5[b] | 14.5[14] | TBA | |
| 10 | 30 | September 15, 1968 | May 11, 1969 | 3 | 26.6 | 15.5[15] | TBA | |
| 11 | 28 | September 14, 1969 | April 19, 1970 | 3 | 24.8 | 14.5[16] | TBA | |
| 12 | 28 | September 13, 1970 | April 11, 1971 | 9 | 23.9 | 14.4[17] | TBA | |
| 13 | 26 | September 19, 1971 | April 2, 1972 | 20 | 21.9 | 13.6[18] | TBA | |
| 14 | 16 | September 12, 1972 | January 16, 1973 | 50[19] | 17.0[20] | — | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | |
- ^ Tied with The Lucy Show
- ^ Gunsmoke and Family Affair
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1959–60)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Rose for Lotta" | Edward Ludwig | David Dortort | September 12, 1959 |
| 2 | 2 | "Death on Sun Mountain" | Paul Landres | Gene L. Coon and David Dortort | September 19, 1959 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Newcomers" | Christian Nyby | Thomas Thompson | September 26, 1959 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Paiute War" | Paul Landres | Gene L. Coon | October 3, 1959 |
| 5 | 5 | "Enter Mark Twain" | Paul Landres | Harold Shumate | October 10, 1959 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Julia Bulette Story" | Christian Nyby | Al C. Ward | October 17, 1959 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Saga of Annie O'Toole" | Joseph Kane | Thomas Thompson | October 24, 1959 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Philip Deidesheimer Story" | Joseph Kane | Thomas Thompson | October 31, 1959 |
| 9 | 9 | "Mr. Henry Comstock" | John Brahm | David Dortort | November 7, 1959 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Magnificent Adah" | Christian Nyby | Donald S. Sanford | November 14, 1959 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Truckee Strip" | Christian Nyby | Herman Groves | November 21, 1959 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Hanging Posse" | Christian Nyby | Carey Wilber | November 28, 1959 |
| 13 | 13 | "Vendetta" | Joseph Kane | Robert E. Thompson | December 5, 1959 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Sisters" | Christian Nyby | Carey Wilber | December 12, 1959 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Last Hunt" | Christian Nyby | Donald S. Sanford | December 19, 1959 |
| 16 | 16 | "El Toro Grande" | Christian Nyby | John Tucker Battle | January 2, 1960 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Outcast" | Lewis Allen | Thomas Thompson | January 9, 1960 |
| 18 | 18 | "A House Divided" | Lewis Allen | Al C. Ward | January 16, 1960 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Gunmen" | Christian Nyby | Carey Wilber | January 23, 1960 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Fear Merchants" | Lewis Allen | Story by : Frank Unger Teleplay by : Frank Unger and Thomas Thompson | January 30, 1960 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Spanish Grant" | Christian Nyby | Story by : Morris Lee Green Teleplay by : Leonard Heideman and David Dortort | February 6, 1960 |
| 22 | 22 | "Blood on the Land" | Felix Feist | Robert E. Thompson | February 13, 1960 |
| 23 | 23 | "Desert Justice" | Lewis Allen | Donald S. Sanford | February 20, 1960 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Stranger" | Christian Nyby | Story by : Oliver Crawford Teleplay by : Leonard Heideman | February 27, 1960 |
| 25 | 25 | "Escape to Ponderosa" | Charles F. Haas | Story by : Bill Barrett and Malcolm Stuart Boylan Teleplay by : Robert E. Thompson | March 5, 1960 |
| 26 | 26 | "The Avenger" | Christian Nyby | Clair Huffaker | March 19, 1960 |
| 27 | 27 | "The Last Trophy" | Lewis Allen | Bill S. Ballinger | March 26, 1960 |
| 28 | 28 | "San Francisco" | Arthur Lubin | Thomas Thompson | April 2, 1960 |
| 29 | 29 | "Bitter Water" | George Blair | Harold Jack Bloom | April 9, 1960 |
| 30 | 30 | "Feet of Clay" | Arthur Lubin | John Furia Jr. | April 16, 1960 |
| 31 | 31 | "Dark Star" | Lewis Allen | Anthony Lawrence | April 23, 1960 |
| 32 | 32 | "Death at Dawn" | Charles Haas | Laurence E. Mascott | April 30, 1960 |
Season 2 (1960–61)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "Showdown" | Lewis Allen | Dean Riesner | September 10, 1960 |
| 34 | 2 | "The Mission" | James Neilson | Robert E. Thompson | September 17, 1960 |
| 35 | 3 | "Badge Without Honor" | Arthur Lubin | John Twist | September 24, 1960 |
| 36 | 4 | "The Mill" | John Rich | Halsted Welles | October 1, 1960 |
| 37 | 5 | "The Hopefuls" | James Neilson | E. Jack Neuman | October 8, 1960 |
| 38 | 6 | "Denver McKee" | Jacques Tourneur | Fred Freiberger and Steve McNeil | October 15, 1960 |
| 39 | 7 | "Day of Reckoning" | Richard H. Bartlett | Story by : Leonard Heideman Teleplay by : Leonard Heideman and R. Harner Norris | October 22, 1960 |
| 40 | 8 | "The Abduction" | Charles Haas | Herman Groves | October 29, 1960 |
| 41 | 9 | "Breed of Violence" | Johnny Florea | David Lang | November 5, 1960 |
| 42 | 10 | "The Last Viking" | Johnny Florea | Anthony Lawrence | November 12, 1960 |
| 43 | 11 | "The Trail Gang" | John Rich | Carey Wilber | November 26, 1960 |
| 44 | 12 | "The Savage" | James Neilson | Joseph Stone and Paul King | December 3, 1960 |
| 45 | 13 | "Silent Thunder" | Robert Altman | John Furia Jr. | December 10, 1960 |
| 46 | 14 | "The Ape" | James P. Yarbrough | Gene L. Coon | December 17, 1960 |
| 47 | 15 | "The Blood Line" | Lewis Allen | William Raynor and Myles Wilder | December 31, 1960 |
| 48 | 16 | "The Courtship" | James P. Yarbrough | Richard Morgan | January 7, 1961 |
| 49 | 17 | "The Spitfire" | William D. Faralla | Ward Hawkins | January 14, 1961 |
| 50 | 18 | "The Bride" | Alvin Ganzer | Richard Newman | January 21, 1961 |
| 51 | 19 | "Bank Run" | Robert Altman | N.B. Stone Jr. | January 28, 1961 |
| 52 | 20 | "The Fugitive" | Lewis Allen | Richard H. Landau | February 4, 1961 |
| 53 | 21 | "Vengeance" | Dick Moder | Marion Parsonnet | February 11, 1961 |
| 54 | 22 | "Tax Collector" | William Witney | Arnold Belgard | February 18, 1961 |
| 55 | 23 | "The Rescue" | William D. Faralla | Steve McNeil | February 25, 1961 |
| 56 | 24 | "The Dark Gate" | Robert Gordon | Ward Hawkins | March 4, 1961 |
| 57 | 25 | "The Duke" | Robert Altman | Story by : Theodore & Mathilde Ferro Teleplay by : William R. Cox | March 11, 1961 |
| 58 | 26 | "Cutthroat Junction" | Dick Moder | Nat Tanchuck | March 18, 1961 |
| 59 | 27 | "The Gift" | William Witney | Denne Bart Petitclerc and Thomas Thompson | April 1, 1961 |
| 60 | 28 | "The Rival" | Robert Altman | Anthony Lawrence | April 15, 1961 |
| 61 | 29 | "The Infernal Machine" | William Witney | Ward Hawkins | April 22, 1961 |
| 62 | 30 | "The Thunderhead Swindle" | Dick Moder | Gene L. Coon | April 29, 1961 |
| 63 | 31 | "The Secret" | Robert Altman | John Hawkins | May 6, 1961 |
| 64 | 32 | "The Dream Riders" | Robert Altman | James Van Wagoner and Jack McClain | May 20, 1961 |
| 65 | 33 | "Elizabeth, My Love" | Lewis Allen | Anthony Lawrence | May 27, 1961 |
| 66 | 34 | "Sam Hill" | Robert Altman | David Dortort | June 3, 1961 |
Season 3 (1961–62)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 1 | "The Smiler" | Thomas Carr | Lewis Reed | September 24, 1961 |
| 68 | 2 | "Springtime" | Christian Nyby | John Furia Jr. | October 1, 1961 |
| 69 | 3 | "The Honor of Cochise" | Don McDougall | Elliott Arnold | October 8, 1961 |
| 70 | 4 | "The Lonely House" | William Witney | Frank Chase | October 15, 1961 |
| 71 | 5 | "The Burma Rarity" | William Witney | N.B. Stone Jr. | October 21, 1961 |
| 72 | 6 | "Broken Ballad" | Robert Butler | John T. Kelly | October 29, 1961 |
| 73 | 7 | "The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch" | Robert Altman | Robert Vincent Wright | November 5, 1961 |
| 74 | 8 | "The Friendship" | Don McDougall | Frank Chase | November 12, 1961 |
| 75 | 9 | "The Countess" | Robert Sparr | William R. Cox and William D. Powell | November 19, 1961 |
| 76 | 10 | "The Horse Breaker" | Don McDougall | Frank Chase | November 26, 1961 |
| 77 | 11 | "Day of the Dragon" | Don McDougall | John T. Dugan | December 3, 1961 |
| 78 | 12 | "The Frenchman" | Christian Nyby | Norman Lessing | December 10, 1961 |
| 79 | 13 | "The Tin Badge" | Lewis Allen | Don Ingalls | December 17, 1961 |
| 80 | 14 | "Gabrielle" | Thomas Carr | Anthony Lawrence | December 24, 1961 |
| 81 | 15 | "Land Grab" | David Orrick McDearmon | Ward Hawkins | December 31, 1961 |
| 82 | 16 | "The Tall Stranger" | Don McDougall | Ward Hawkins | January 7, 1962 |
| 83 | 17 | "The Lady from Baltimore" | John Peyser | Elliott Arnold | January 14, 1962 |
| 84 | 18 | "The Ride" | Don McDougall | Ward Hawkins | January 21, 1962 |
| 85 | 19 | "The Storm" | Lewis Allen | Denne Petitclerc | January 28, 1962 |
| 86 | 20 | "The Auld Sod" | William Witney | Charles Lang | February 4, 1962 |
| 87 | 21 | "Gift of Water" | Jesse Hibbs | Borden Chase | February 11, 1962 |
| 88 | 22 | "The Jackknife" | William Witney | Frank Chase | February 18, 1962 |
| 89 | 23 | "The Guilty" | Lewis Allen | Clifford Irving | February 25, 1962 |
| 90 | 24 | "The Wooing of Abigail Jones" | Christian Nyby | Norman Lessing | March 4, 1962 |
| 91 | 25 | "The Lawmaker" | Christian Nyby | Story by : John A. Johns Teleplay by : Dick Nelson | March 11, 1962 |
| 92 | 26 | "Look to the Stars" | Don McDougall | Robert M. Fresco and Paul Rink | March 18, 1962 |
| 93 | 27 | "The Gamble" | William Witney | Story by : Michael Landon Teleplay by : Frank Cleaver and Michael Landon | April 1, 1962 |
| 94 | 28 | "The Crucible" | Paul Nickell | John T. Dugan | April 8, 1962 |
| 95 | 29 | "Inger, My Love" | Lewis Allen | Story by : Anthony Lawrence Teleplay by : Frank Cleaver and David Dortort | April 15, 1962 |
| 96 | 30 | "Blessed Are They" | Don McDougall | Story by : Borden Chase Teleplay by : Borden Chase and Frank Cleaver | April 22, 1962 |
| 97 | 31 | "The Dowry" | Christian Nyby | Robert Vincent Wright | April 29, 1962 |
| 98 | 32 | "The Long Night" | William Witney | George Stackalee and E. M. Parsons | May 6, 1962 |
| 99 | 33 | "The Mountain Girl" | Don McDougall | John Furia | May 13, 1962 |
| 100 | 34 | "The Miracle Maker" | Don McDougall | Story by : Lewis Reed Teleplay by : Frank Cleaver and Preston Wood | May 20, 1962 |
Season 4 (1962–63)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 1 | "The First Born" | Don McDougall | Judy and George W. George | September 23, 1962 |
| 102 | 2 | "The Quest" | Christian Nyby | John Furia[A] and Thomas Thompson | September 30, 1962 |
| 103 | 3 | "The Artist" | Don McDougall | Frank Chase | October 7, 1962 |
| 104 | 4 | "A Hot Day for a Hanging" | William F. Claxton | Preston Wood and Elliott Arnold | October 14, 1962 |
| 105 | 5 | "The Deserter" | William Witney | Norman Lessing | October 21, 1962 |
| 106 | 6 | "The Way Station" | Lewis Allen | Frank Cleaver | October 28, 1962 |
| 107 | 7 | "The War Comes to Washoe" | Don McDougall | Alvin Sapinsley | November 4, 1962 |
| 108 | 8 | "Knight Errant" | William F. Claxton | Joseph Hoffman | November 18, 1962 |
| 109 | 9 | "The Beginning" | Christian Nyby | Preston Wood | November 25, 1962 |
| 110 | 10 | "The Deadly Ones" | William Witney | Story by : N. B. Stone Jr. Teleplay by : Denne Petitclerc | December 2, 1962 |
| 111 | 11 | "Gallagher's Sons" | Christian Nyby | Dick Nelson | December 9, 1962 |
| 112 | 12 | "The Decision" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Norman Jacob Teleplay by : Frank Chase | December 16, 1962 |
| 113 | 13 | "The Good Samaritan" | Don McDougall | Robert Bloomfield | December 23, 1962 |
| 114 | 14 | "The Jury" | Christian Nyby | Robert Vincent Wright | December 30, 1962 |
| 115 | 15 | "The Colonel" | Lewis Allen | Preston Wood | January 6, 1963 |
| 116 | 16 | "Song in the Dark" | Don McDougall | Judy and George W. George | January 13, 1963 |
| 117 | 17 | "Elegy for a Hangman" | Hollingsworth Morse | Story by : E. M. Parsons Teleplay by : E. M. Parsons and Shirl Hendryx | January 20, 1963 |
| 118 | 18 | "Half a Rogue" | Don McDougall | Arnold Belgard | January 27, 1963 |
| 119 | 19 | "The Last Haircut" | William F. Claxton | Charles Lang | February 3, 1963 |
| 120 | 20 | "Marie, My Love" | Lewis Allen | Story by : Anne Howard Bailey and Anthony Lawrence Teleplay by : Anthony Lawrence | February 10, 1963 |
| 121 | 21 | "The Hayburner" | William F. Claxton | Alex Sharp | February 17, 1963 |
| 122 | 22 | "The Actress" | Christian Nyby | Norman Lessing | February 24, 1963 |
| 123 | 23 | "A Stranger Passed This Way" | Lewis Allen | William L. Stuart | March 3, 1963 |
| 124 | 24 | "The Way of Aaron" | Murray Golden | Raphael David Blau | March 10, 1963 |
| 125 | 25 | "A Woman Lost" | Don McDougall | Frank Chase | March 17, 1963 |
| 126 | 26 | "Any Friend of Walter's" | John Florea | Lois Hire | March 24, 1963 |
| 127 | 27 | "Mirror of a Man" | Lewis Allen | A. I. Bezzerides | March 31, 1963 |
| 128 | 28 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Murray Golden | Seeleg Lester | April 7, 1963 |
| 129 | 29 | "Five into the Wind" | William F. Claxton | Meyer Dolinsky | April 21, 1963 |
| 130 | 30 | "The Saga of Whizzer McGee" | Don McDougall | Robert L. Welch | April 28, 1963 |
| 131 | 31 | "Thunder Man" | Lewis Allen | Lewis Reed | May 5, 1963 |
| 132 | 32 | "Rich Man, Poor Man" | John Florea | Story by : Arnold Belgard and Robert Fresco Teleplay by : Richard P. McDonagh, Barbara and Milton Merlin | May 12, 1963 |
| 133 | 33 | "The Boss" | Arthur H. Nadel | Leo Gordon and Paul Leslie Peil | May 19, 1963 |
| 134 | 34 | "Little Man... Ten Feet Tall" | Lewis Allen | Story by : Eric Norden and Frank Arno Teleplay by : Eric Norden | May 26, 1963 |
Season 5 (1963–64)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 1 | "She Walks in Beauty" | Don McDougall | William L. Stuart | September 22, 1963 |
| 136 | 2 | "A Passion for Justice" | Murray Golden | Peter Packer | September 29, 1963 |
| 137 | 3 | "Rain from Heaven" | Lewis Allen | Robert Vincent Wright | October 6, 1963 |
| 138 | 4 | "Twilight Town" | John Florea | Cy Chermak | October 13, 1963 |
| 139 | 5 | "The Toy Soldier" | Tay Garnett | Warren Douglas | October 20, 1963 |
| 140 | 6 | "A Question of Strength" | Don McDougall | Frank Cleaver | October 27, 1963 |
| 141 | 7 | "Calamity Over the Comstock" | Charles R. Rondeau | Warren Douglas | November 3, 1963 |
| 142 | 8 | "Journey Remembered" | Irving J. Moore | Anthony Lawrence | November 10, 1963 |
| 143 | 9 | "The Quality of Mercy" | Joseph H. Lewis | Peter Packer | November 17, 1963 |
| 144 | 10 | "The Waiting Game" | Richard Sarafian | Ed Adamson | December 8, 1963 |
| 145 | 11 | "The Legacy" | Bernard McEveety | Anthony Wilson | December 15, 1963 |
| 146 | 12 | "Hoss and the Leprechauns" | John Florea | Robert Barron | December 22, 1963 |
| 147 | 13 | "The Prime of Life" | Christian Nyby | Peter Packer | December 29, 1963 |
| 148 | 14 | "The Lila Conrad Story" | Tay Garnett | Story by : George Waggner Teleplay by : Preston Wood | January 5, 1964 |
| 149 | 15 | "Ponderosa Matador" | Don McDougall | Alex Sharp | January 12, 1964 |
| 150 | 16 | "My Son, My Son" | William F. Claxton | Denne Petitclerc | January 19, 1964 |
| 151 | 17 | "Alias Joe Cartwright" | Lewis Allen | Robert Vincent Wright | January 26, 1964 |
| 152 | 18 | "The Gentleman from New Orleans" | Don McDougall | William Bruckner | February 2, 1964 |
| 153 | 19 | "The Cheating Game" | Joseph Sargent | William L. Stuart | February 9, 1964 |
| 154 | 20 | "Bullet for a Bride" | Tay Garnett | Tom Seller | February 16, 1964 |
| 155 | 21 | "King of the Mountain" | Don McDougall | Robert Sabaroff | February 23, 1964 |
| 156 | 22 | "Love Me Not" | Tay Garnett | Frank Cleaver | March 1, 1964 |
| 157 | 23 | "The Pure Truth" | Don McDougall | Lois Hire | March 8, 1964 |
| 158 | 24 | "No Less a Man" | Don McDougall | Jerry Adelman | March 15, 1964 |
| 159 | 25 | "Return to Honor" | Don McDougall | Jack Turley | March 22, 1964 |
| 160 | 26 | "The Saga of Muley Jones" | John Florea | Story by : Alex Sharp and Robert V. Barron Teleplay by : Robert V. Barron | March 29, 1964 |
| 161 | 27 | "The Roper" | John Florea | Peter Packer | April 5, 1964 |
| 162 | 28 | "A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay" | Don McDougall | Lewis Clay | April 12, 1964 |
| 163 | 29 | "The Companeros" | William F. Claxton | Ken Pettus | April 19, 1964 |
| 164 | 30 | "Enter Thomas Bowers" | Murray Golden | Jessica Benson and Murray Golden | April 26, 1964 |
| 165 | 31 | "The Dark Past" | Murray Golden | William Bruckner | May 3, 1964 |
| 166 | 32 | "The Pressure Game" | Tay Garnett | Don Tait | May 10, 1964 |
| 167 | 33 | "Triangle" | Tay Garnett | Frank Cleaver | May 17, 1964 |
| 168 | 34 | "Walter and the Outlaws" | Ralph E. Black | Lois Hire | May 24, 1964 |
Season 6 (1964–65)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 1 | "Invention of a Gunfighter" | John Florea | Daniel B. Ullman | September 20, 1964 |
| 170 | 2 | "The Hostage" | Don McDougall | Don Mullally | September 27, 1964 |
| 171 | 3 | "The Wild One" | William Witney | Jo Pagano | October 4, 1964 |
| 172 | 4 | "Thanks for Everything, Friend" | Christian Nyby | Jerry Adelman | October 11, 1964 |
| 173 | 5 | "Logan's Treasure" | Don McDougall | Story by : Robert Sabaroff Teleplay by : Ken Pettus | October 18, 1964 |
| 174 | 6 | "The Scapegoat" | Christian Nyby | Rod Peterson | October 25, 1964 |
| 175 | 7 | "A Dime's Worth of Glory" | William F. Claxton | Richard Shapiro and Esther Mayesh | November 1, 1964 |
| 176 | 8 | "Square Deal Sam" | Murray Golden | Jessica Benson and Murray Golden | November 8, 1964 |
| 177 | 9 | "Between Heaven and Earth" | William Witney | Ed Adamson | November 15, 1964 |
| 178 | 10 | "Old Sheba" | John Florea | Alex Sharp | November 22, 1964 |
| 179 | 11 | "A Man to Admire" | John Florea | Mort R. Lewis | December 6, 1964 |
| 180 | 12 | "The Underdog" | William F. Claxton | Don Mullally | December 13, 1964 |
| 181 | 13 | "A Knight to Remember" | Vincent McEveety | Robert V. Barron | December 20, 1964 |
| 182 | 14 | "The Saga of Squaw Charlie" | William Witney | Warren Douglas | December 27, 1964 |
| 183 | 15 | "The Flapjack Contest" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Tom Davison Teleplay by : Frank Cleaver | January 3, 1965 |
| 184 | 16 | "The Far, Far Better Thing" | Bernard McEveety | Mort R. Lewis | January 10, 1965 |
| 185 | 17 | "Woman of Fire" | William F. Claxton | Suzanne Clauser | January 17, 1965 |
| 186 | 18 | "The Ballerina" | Don McDougall | Frank Chase | January 24, 1965 |
| 187 | 19 | "The Flannel-Mouth Gun" | Don McDougall | Leo Gordon and Paul Leslie Peil | January 31, 1965 |
| 188 | 20 | "The Ponderosa Birdman" | Herbert L. Strock | Blair Robertson and Hazel Swanson | February 7, 1965 |
| 189 | 21 | "The Search" | William F. Claxton | Frank Cleaver | February 14, 1965 |
| 190 | 22 | "The Deadliest Game" | Gerd Oswald | Jo Pagano | February 21, 1965 |
| 191 | 23 | "Once a Doctor" | Tay Garnett | Martha Wilkerson | February 28, 1965 |
| 192 | 24 | "Right Is the Fourth R" | Virgil Vogel | Jerry Adelman | March 7, 1965 |
| 193 | 25 | "Hound Dog" | Ralph E. Black | Alex Sharp | March 21, 1965 |
| 194 | 26 | "The Trap" | William Witney | Ken Pettus | March 28, 1965 |
| 195 | 27 | "Dead and Gone" | Robert Totten | Paul Schneider | April 4, 1965 |
| 196 | 28 | "A Good Night's Rest" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Jeffrey Fleece Teleplay by : Frank Cleaver | April 11, 1965 |
| 197 | 29 | "To Own the World" | Virgil Vogel | Ed Adamson | April 18, 1965 |
| 198 | 30 | "Lothario Larkin" | William Witney | Warren Douglas | April 25, 1965 |
| 199 | 31 | "The Return" | Virgil Vogel | Story by : Frank Chase & Ken Pettus Teleplay by : Ken Pettus | May 2, 1965 |
| 200 | 32 | "Jonah" | William F. Claxton | Preston Wood | May 9, 1965 |
| 201 | 33 | "The Spotlight" | Gerd Oswald | Richard Carr | May 16, 1965 |
| 202 | 34 | "Patchwork Man" | Ralph E. Black | Don Tait and William Koenig | May 23, 1965 |
Season 7 (1965–66)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | 1 | "The Debt" | William F. Claxton | William Blinn | September 12, 1965 |
| 204 | 2 | "The Dilemma" | William F. Claxton | John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins | September 19, 1965 |
| 205 | 3 | "The Brass Box" | William F. Claxton | Paul Schneider | September 26, 1965 |
| 206 | 4 | "The Other Son" | William F. Claxton | Thomas Thompson | October 3, 1965 |
| 207 | 5 | "The Lonely Runner" | William Witney | Thomas Thompson | October 10, 1965 |
| 208 | 6 | "Devil on Her Shoulder" | Virgil W. Vogel | Suzanne Clauser | October 17, 1965 |
| 209 | 7 | "Found Child" | Ralph E. Black | Frank Cleaver | October 24, 1965 |
| 210 | 8 | "The Meredith Smith" | John Florea | Lois Hire | October 31, 1965 |
| 211 | 9 | "Mighty is the Word" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Robert Goodwin Teleplay by : Thomas Thompson | November 7, 1965 |
| 212 | 10 | "The Strange One" | Gerd Oswald | Story by : Stephen Lord Teleplay by : Jo Pagano and Stephen Lord | November 14, 1965 |
| 213 | 11 | "The Reluctant Rebel" | R. G. Springsteen | Wally George | November 21, 1965 |
| 214 | 12 | "Five Sundowns to Sunup" | Gerd Oswald | William L. Stuart | December 5, 1965 |
| 215 | 13 | "A Natural Wizard" | Robert Totten | Story by : Suzanne Clauser Teleplay by : William Blinn | December 12, 1965 |
| 216 | 14 | "All Ye His Saints" | William F. Claxton | William Blinn | December 19, 1965 |
| 217 | 15 | "A Dublin Lad" | William F. Claxton | Mort Thaw | January 2, 1966 |
| 218 | 16 | "To Kill a Buffalo" | William F. Claxton | Michael Fisher | January 9, 1966 |
| 219 | 17 | "Ride the Wind" | William Witney | Paul Schneider | January 16, 1966 |
| 220 | 18 | January 23, 1966 | |||
| 221 | 19 | "Destiny's Child" | Gerd Oswald | Robert V. Barron | January 30, 1966 |
| 222 | 20 | "Peace Officer" | William Witney | Don Mullally | February 6, 1966 |
| 223 | 21 | "The Code" | William F. Claxton | Sidney Ellis | February 13, 1966 |
| 224 | 22 | "Three Brides for Hoss" | Ralph E. Black | Jo Pagano | February 20, 1966 |
| 225 | 23 | "The Emperor Norton" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Gerry Prince Young and Robert Sabaroff Teleplay by : Robert Sabaroff | February 27, 1966 |
| 226 | 24 | "Her Brother's Keeper" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Lee Pickett Teleplay by : Mort Thaw | March 6, 1966 |
| 227 | 25 | "The Trouble with Jamie" | R. G. Springsteen | Helen B. Hicks | March 20, 1966 |
| 228 | 26 | "Shining in Spain" | Maurice Geraghty | Elliott Gilbert | March 27, 1966 |
| 229 | 27 | "The Genius" | R. G. Springsteen | Don Mullally | April 3, 1966 |
| 230 | 28 | "The Unwritten Commandment" | Gerd Oswald | Story by : Dan Ullman Teleplay by : Jo Pagano and William Blinn | April 10, 1966 |
| 231 | 29 | "Big Shadows on the Land" | William F. Claxton | William F. Leicester and Richard H. Bartlett | April 17, 1966 |
| 232 | 30 | "The Fighters" | R. G. Springsteen | Robert Goodwin | April 24, 1966 |
| 233 | 31 | "Home from the Sea" | Jean Yarbrough | George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams | May 1, 1966 |
| 234 | 32 | "The Last Mission" | R. G. Springsteen | Story by : S. S. Schweitzer Teleplay by : William Douglas Lansford and S. S. Schweitzer | May 8, 1966 |
| 235 | 33 | "A Dollar's Worth of Trouble" | Donald R. Daves | Robert Goodwin | May 15, 1966 |
Season 8 (1966–67)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | 1 | "Something Hurt, Something Wild" | Lewis Allen | Jerry Alderman and William Driskill | September 11, 1966 |
| 237 | 2 | "Horse of a Different Hue" | William Witney | William R. Cox | September 18, 1966 |
| 238 | 3 | "A Time to Step Down" | Paul Henreid | Frank Chase | September 25, 1966 |
| 239 | 4 | "The Pursued" | William Witney | Story by : Thomas Thompson and Marc Michaels Teleplay by : Thomas Thompson | October 2, 1966 |
| 240 | 5 | October 9, 1966 | |||
| 241 | 6 | "To Bloom for Thee" | Sutton Roley | June Randolph | October 16, 1966 |
| 242 | 7 | "Credit for a Kill" | William F. Claxton | Frederick Louis Fox | October 23, 1966 |
| 243 | 8 | "Four Sisters from Boston" | Alan Crosland Jr. | John M. Chester | October 30, 1966 |
| 244 | 9 | "Old Charlie" | William F. Claxton | Bob and Wanda Duncan | November 6, 1966 |
| 245 | 10 | "Ballad of the Ponderosa" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Hendrik Vollaerts Teleplay by : Rik Vollaerts and Michael Landon | November 13, 1966 |
| 246 | 11 | "The Oath" | Gerd Oswald | Martha Wilkerson | November 20, 1966 |
| 247 | 12 | "A Real Nice, Friendly Little Town" | Herman Hoffman | Herman Hoffman | November 27, 1966 |
| 248 | 13 | "The Bridegroom" | William F. Claxton | Walter Black | December 4, 1966 |
| 249 | 14 | "Tommy" | William Witney | Story by : Mary Terri Taylor and Thomas Thompson Teleplay by : Mort Thaw and Mary Terri Taylor | December 18, 1966 |
| 250 | 15 | "A Christmas Story" | Gerd Oswald | Thomas Thompson | December 25, 1966 |
| 251 | 16 | "Ponderosa Explosion" | William F. Claxton | Alex Sharp | January 1, 1967 |
| 252 | 17 | "Justice" | Lewis Allen | Richard Wendley | January 8, 1967 |
| 253 | 18 | "A Bride for Buford" | William F. Claxton | Robert V. Barron | January 15, 1967 |
| 254 | 19 | "Black Friday" | William F. Claxton | Herbert Kastle and John Hawkins | January 22, 1967 |
| 255 | 20 | "The Unseen Wound" | Gerd Oswald | Frank Chase | January 29, 1967 |
| 256 | 21 | "Journey to Terror" | Lewis Allen | Joel Murcott | February 5, 1967 |
| 257 | 22 | "Amigo" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Jack Turley Teleplay by : John Hawkins and Jack Turley | February 12, 1967 |
| 258 | 23 | "A Woman in the House" | Gerd Oswald | Joel Murcott | February 19, 1967 |
| 259 | 24 | "Judgement at Red Creek" | William F. Claxton | Robert Sabaroff | February 26, 1967 |
| 260 | 25 | "Joe Cartwright, Detective" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Oliver Crawford Teleplay by : Michael Landon | March 5, 1967 |
| 261 | 26 | "Dark Enough to See the Stars" | Donald R. Daves | Kelly Colvin | March 12, 1967 |
| 262 | 27 | "The Deed and the Dilemma" | William F. Claxton | William F. Leicester | March 26, 1967 |
| 263 | 28 | "The Prince" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Melvin Levy Teleplay by : John Hawkins | April 2, 1967 |
| 264 | 29 | "A Man Without Land" | Donald R. Daves | Steve McNeil | April 9, 1967 |
| 265 | 30 | "Napoleon's Children" | Christian Nyby | Judith and Robert Guy Barrows | April 16, 1967 |
| 266 | 31 | "The Wormwood Cup" | William F. Claxton | Story by : Joy Dexter Teleplay by : Joy Dexter and Michael Landon | April 23, 1967 |
| 267 | 32 | "Clarissa" | Lewis Allen | Chester Krumholz | April 30, 1967 |
| 268 | 33 | "Maestro Hoss" | William F. Claxton | U.S. Anderson | May 7, 1967 |
| 269 | 34 | "The Greedy Ones" | Donald R. Daves | James Amesbury | May 14, 1967 |
Season 9 (1967–68)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | 1 | "Second Chance" | Leon Benson | Story by : Paul Schneider Teleplay by : John Hawkins and Paul Schneider | September 17, 1967 |
| 271 | 2 | "Sense of Duty" | William Witney | Story by : Gil Lasky and Abe Polsky Teleplay by : John Hawkins | September 24, 1967 |
| 272 | 3 | "The Conquistadores" | Leon Benson | Walter Black | October 1, 1967 |
| 273 | 4 | "Judgement at Olympus" | John Rich | Walter Black | October 8, 1967 |
| 274 | 5 | "Night Of Reckoning" | Leon Benson | Walter Black | October 15, 1967 |
| 275 | 6 | "False Witness" | Michael Moore | Eric Norden | October 22, 1967 |
| 276 | 7 | "The Gentle Ones" | Harry Harris | Frank Chase | October 29, 1967 |
| 277 | 8 | "Desperate Passage" | Leon Benson | John Hawkins | November 5, 1967 |
| 278 | 9 | "The Sure Thing" | William Witney | Story by : Robert Vincent Wright Teleplay by : Robert Vincent Wright and Sidney Ellis | November 12, 1967 |
| 279 | 10 | "Showdown At Tahoe" | Gerald Mayer | Thomas Thompson | November 19, 1967 |
| 280 | 11 | "Six Black Horses" | Donald R. Daves | Story by : William Jerome Teleplay by : William Jerome and Michael Landon | November 26, 1967 |
| 281 | 12 | "Check Rein" | Leon Benson | Story by : Robert I. Holt Teleplay by : Olney Sherwood and Robert I. Holt | December 3, 1967 |
| 282 | 13 | "Justice Deferred" | Gerald Mayer | Jack Miller | December 17, 1967 |
| 283 | 14 | "The Gold Detector" | Donald R. Daves | Ward Hawkins | December 24, 1967 |
| 284 | 15 | "The Trackers" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Frederick Louis Fox Teleplay by : Reuben Bercovitch | January 7, 1968 |
| 285 | 16 | "A Girl Named George" | Leon Benson | William H. Wright | January 14, 1968 |
| 286 | 17 | "The Thirteenth Man" | Leon Benson | Walter Black | January 21, 1968 |
| 287 | 18 | "The Burning Sky" | John Rich | Story by : Carol Saraceno Teleplay by : William H. Wright | January 28, 1968 |
| 288 | 19 | "The Price of Salt" | Leon Benson | B. W. Sandefur | February 4, 1968 |
| 289 | 20 | "Blood Tie" | Seymour Robbie | Arthur Dales[B] | February 18, 1968 |
| 290 | 21 | "The Crime of Johnny Mule" | Leon Benson | Joel Murcott | February 25, 1968 |
| 291 | 22 | "The Late Ben Cartwright" | Leon Benson | Walter Black | March 3, 1968 |
| 292 | 23 | "Star Crossed" | William F. Claxton | Thomas Thompson | March 10, 1968 |
| 293 | 24 | "Trouble Town" | Leon Benson | David Lang | March 17, 1968 |
| 294 | 25 | "Commitment at Angelus" | Leon Benson | Peter Germano | April 7, 1968 |
| 295 | 26 | "A Dream to Dream" | William F. Claxton | Michael Landon | April 14, 1968 |
| 296 | 27 | "In Defense of Honor" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Richard Wendley and William Douglas Lansford Teleplay by : William Douglas Lansford | April 28, 1968 |
| 297 | 28 | "To Die in Darkness" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | May 5, 1968 |
| 298 | 29 | "The Bottle Fighter" | Leon Benson | Story by : Colin MacKenzie and S. H. Barnett Teleplay by : John Hawkins | May 12, 1968 |
| 299 | 30 | "The Arrival of Eddie" | Marc Daniels | John M. Chester and Ward Hawkins | May 19, 1968 |
| 300 | 31 | "The Stronghold" | Leon Benson | John Hawkins and William Riley Burnett | May 26, 1968 |
| 301 | 32 | "Pride of a Man" | William F. Claxton | Ward Hawkins and Helen B. Hicks | June 2, 1968 |
| 302 | 33 | "A Severe Case of Matrimony" | Lewis Allen | Michael Fessier | July 7, 1968 |
| 303 | 34 | "Stage Door Johnnies" | William F. Claxton | Alex Sharp | July 28, 1968 |
Season 10 (1968–69)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | 1 | "Different Pines, Same Wind" | Leon Benson | Suzanne Clauser | September 15, 1968 |
| 305 | 2 | "Child" | Leon Benson | Jack B. Sowards | September 22, 1968 |
| 306 | 3 | "Salute to Yesterday" | Leon Benson | John Hawkins | September 29, 1968 |
| 307 | 4 | "The Real People of Muddy Creek" | Leon Benson | Alf Harris | October 6, 1968 |
| 308 | 5 | "The Passing of a King" | Leon Benson | B. W. Sandefur | October 13, 1968 |
| 309 | 6 | "The Last Vote" | Joseph Pevney | Robert Vincent Wright | October 20, 1968 |
| 310 | 7 | "Catch as Catch Can" | Robert L. Friend | David Lang | October 27, 1968 |
| 311 | 8 | "Little Girl Lost" | Don Richardson | Michael Fessier | November 3, 1968 |
| 312 | 9 | "The Survivors" | Leon Benson | John Hawkins, Colin MacKenzie, S. H. Barnett | November 10, 1968 |
| 313 | 10 | "The Sound of Drums" | Robert L. Friend | William F. Leicester | November 17, 1968 |
| 314 | 11 | "Queen High" | Leon Benson | Michael Fessier | December 1, 1968 |
| 315 | 12 | "Yonder Man" | Leo Penn | Milton S. Gelman | December 8, 1968 |
| 316 | 13 | "Mark of Guilt" | Leon Benson | Ward Hawkins, Frank Telford | December 15, 1968 |
| 317 | 14 | "A World Full of Cannibals" | Gunnar Hellström | Preston Wood | December 22, 1968 |
| 318 | 15 | "Sweet Annie Laurie" | Don Richardson | Jackson Gillis, John Hawkins, Jess Carneol, Kay Lenard | January 5, 1969 |
| 319 | 16 | "My Friend, My Enemy" | Leon Benson | Stanley Roberts, Jack B. Sowards | January 12, 1969 |
| 320 | 17 | "Mrs. Wharton and the Lesser Breeds" | Leon Benson | Preston Wood | January 19, 1969 |
| 321 | 18 | "Erin" | Don Richardson | Sandy Summerhayes | January 26, 1969 |
| 322 | 19 | "Company of Forgotten Men" | Leon Benson | Jess Carneol, Kay Lenard | February 2, 1969 |
| 323 | 20 | "The Clarion" | Lewis Allen | John Hawkins, Frank Chase | February 9, 1969 |
| 324 | 21 | "The Lady and the Mountain Lion" | Joseph Pevney | Larry Markes | February 23, 1969 |
| 325 | 22 | "Five Candles" | Lewis Allen | Ken Trevey | March 2, 1969 |
| 326 | 23 | "The Wish" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | March 9, 1969 |
| 327 | 24 | "The Deserter" | Leon Benson | B. W. Sandefur, John Dunkel | March 16, 1969 |
| 328 | 25 | "Emily" | Leon Benson | Elliot Gilbert, Preston Wood | March 23, 1969 |
| 329 | 26 | "The Running Man" | Leon Benson | Ward Hawkins | March 30, 1969 |
| 330 | 27 | "The Unwanted" | Herschel Daugherty | Thomas Thompson, Suzanne Clauser | April 6, 1969 |
| 331 | 28 | "Speak No Evil" | Leon Benson | Norman Katkov, B. W. Sandefur | April 20, 1969 |
| 332 | 29 | "The Fence" | Lewis Allen | Ward Hawkins, Milton S. Gelman | April 27, 1969 |
| 333 | 30 | "A Ride in the Sun" | Leon Benson | John Hawkins, Peter Germano | May 11, 1969 |
Season 11 (1969–70)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334 | 1 | "Another Windmill to Go" | James B. Clark | Story by : Palmer Thompson Teleplay by : Palmer Thompson | September 14, 1969 |
| 335 | 2 | "The Witness" | Don Richardson | Joel Murcott | September 21, 1969 |
| 336 | 3 | "The Silence at Stillwater" | Joseph Lejtes | Preston Wood | September 28, 1969 |
| 337 | 4 | "A Lawman's Lot is Not a Happy One" | Don Richardson | Vincent Wright | October 5, 1969 |
| 338 | 5 | "Anatomy of a Lynching" | William Wiard | Preston Wood | October 12, 1969 |
| 339 | 6 | "To Stop a War" | Leon Benson | Carey Wilber | October 19, 1969 |
| 340 | 7 | "The Medal" | Lewis Allen | Frank Chase | October 26, 1969 |
| 341 | 8 | "The Stalker" | Robert L. Friend | D. C. Fontana | November 2, 1969 |
| 342 | 9 | "Meena" | Herschel Daugherty | Jack B. Sowards | November 16, 1969 |
| 342 | 10 | "A Darker Shadow" | Don Richardson | John Hawkins, Jonathon Knopf | November 23, 1969 |
| 343 | 11 | "Dead Wrong" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | December 7, 1969 |
| 345 | 12 | "Old Friends" | Leon Benson | Barney Slater | December 14, 1969 |
| 346 | 13 | "Abner Willoughby's Return" | Herschel Daugherty | Jack B. Sowards | December 21, 1969 |
| 347 | 14 | "It's a Small World" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | January 4, 1970 |
| 348 | 15 | "Danger Road" | William F. Claxton | Milton S. Gelman | January 11, 1970 |
| 349 | 16 | "The Big Jackpot" | Herschel Daugherty | John Hawkins | January 18, 1970 |
| 350 | 17 | "The Trouble with Amy" | Leon Benson | Jack Miller, John Hawkins | January 25, 1970 |
| 351 | 18 | "The Lady and the Mark" | Leon Benson | Preston Wood | February 1, 1970 |
| 352 | 19 | "Is There Any Man Here" | Don Richardson | B. W. Sandefur | February 8, 1970 |
| 353 | 20 | "The Law and Billy Burgess" | William F. Claxton | Stanley Roberts | February 15, 1970 |
| 354 | 21 | "Long Way to Ogden" | Lewis Allen | Joel Murcott | February 22, 1970 |
| 355 | 22 | "Return Engagement" | Don Richardson | Stanley Roberts | March 1, 1970 |
| 356 | 23 | "The Gold Mine" | Leon Benson | Preston Wood, Robert Bruckner | March 8, 1970 |
| 357 | 24 | "Decision at Los Robles" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | March 22, 1970 |
| 358 | 25 | "Caution, Easter Bunny Crossing" | Bruce Bilson | Larry Markes | March 29, 1970 |
| 359 | 26 | "The Horse Traders" | Herschel Daugherty | Jack B. Sowards | April 5, 1970 |
| 360 | 27 | "What are Pardners For?" | William F. Claxton | Jack B. Sowards | April 12, 1970 |
| 361 | 28 | "A Matter of Circumstance" | William F. Claxton | B. W. Sandefur | April 19, 1970 |
Season 12 (1970–71)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362 | 1 | "The Night Virginia City Died" | William Wiard | John Hawkins | September 13, 1970 |
| 363 | 2 | "A Matter of Faith" | William Wiard | Jack B. Sowards, John Hawkins | September 20, 1970 |
| 364 | 3 | "The Weary Willies" | Leo Penn | Robert Pirosh | September 27, 1970 |
| 365 | 4 | "The Wagon" | James Neilson | Ken Pettus | October 4, 1970 |
| 366 | 5 | "The Power of Life and Death" | Leo Penn | Joel Murcott | October 11, 1970 |
| 367 | 6 | "Gideon, the Good" | Herschel Daugherty | Ken Pettus | October 18, 1970 |
| 368 | 7 | "The Trouble with Trouble" | Herschel Daugherty | Jack B. Sowards | October 25, 1970 |
| 369 | 8 | "Thornton's Account" | William F. Claxton | Preston Wood | November 1, 1970 |
| 370 | 9 | "The Love Child" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | November 8, 1970 |
| 371 | 10 | "El Jefe" | William F. Claxton | Ken Pettus | November 15, 1970 |
| 372 | 11 | "The Luck of Pepper Shannon" | Nicholas Webster | John Hawkins | November 22, 1970 |
| 373 | 12 | "The Impostors" | Lewis Allen | Robert Vincent Wright | December 13, 1970 |
| 374 | 13 | "Honest John" | Lewis Allen | Arthur Heinemann | December 20, 1970 |
| 375 | 14 | "For a Young Lady" | Don Richardson | B. W. Sandefur | December 27, 1970 |
| 376 | 15 | "A Single Pilgrim" | William Wiard | Arthur Weingarten, Suzanne Clauser | January 3, 1971 |
| 377 | 16 | "The Gold-Plated Rifle" | Joseph Pevney | Preston Wood | January 10, 1971 |
| 378 | 17 | "Top Hand" | William F. Claxton | Arthur Heinemann, John Hawkins | January 17, 1971 |
| 379 | 18 | "A Deck of Aces" | Lewis Allen | Stanley Roberts | January 31, 1971 |
| 380 | 19 | "The Desperado" | Philip Leacock | George Lovell Hayes | February 7, 1971 |
| 381 | 20 | "The Reluctant American" | Philip Leacock | Stanley Roberts | February 14, 1971 |
| 382 | 21 | "Shadow of a Hero" | Leo Penn | John Hawkins, Mel Goldberg | February 21, 1971 |
| 383 | 22 | "The Silent Killer" | Leo Penn | John Hawkins | February 28, 1971 |
| 384 | 23 | "Terror at 2:00" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | March 7, 1971 |
| 385 | 24 | "The Stillness Within" | Michael Landon | Suzanne Clauser | March 14, 1971 |
| 386 | 25 | "A Time to Die" | Philip Leacock | Don Ingalls | March 21, 1971 |
| 387 | 26 | "Winter Kill" | William Wiard | Story by : Jack Rummler Teleplay by : John Hawkins and Robert Pirosh | March 28, 1971 |
| 388 | 27 | "Kingdom of Fear" | Joseph Pevney | Michael Landon | April 4, 1971 |
| 389 | 28 | "An Earthquake Called Callahan" | Herschel Daugherty | Preston Wood | April 11, 1971 |
Season 13 (1971–72)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | 1 | "The Grand Swing" | William F. Claxton | John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins | September 19, 1971 |
| 391 | 2 | "Fallen Woman" | Lewis Allen | Ward Hawkins | September 26, 1971 |
| 392 | 3 | "Bushwhacked" | William Wiard | Preston Wood | October 3, 1971 |
| 393 | 4 | "Rock-a-Bye, Hoss" | Herschel Daugherty | Preston Wood, Robert Vincent Wright | October 10, 1971 |
| 394 | 5 | "The Prisoners" | William F. Claxton | Arthur Heinemann | October 17, 1971 |
| 395 | 6 | "Cassie" | Herschel Daugherty | True Boardman | October 24, 1971 |
| 396 | 7 | "Don't Cry, My Son" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | October 31, 1971 |
| 397 | 8 | "Face Of Fear" | Chris Christenberry | Ken Pettus | November 14, 1971 |
| 398 | 9 | "Blind Hunch" | Lewis Allen | John Hawkins, Robert Pirosh | November 21, 1971 |
| 399 | 10 | "The Iron Butterfly" | Leo Penn | Harold Swanton | November 28, 1971 |
| 400 | 11 | "The Rattlesnake Brigade" | William Wiard | Gordon T Dawson | December 5, 1971 |
| 401 | 12 | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | Joseph Pevney | Jack B. Sowards | December 12, 1971 |
| 402 | 13 | "A Home for Jamie" | Leo Penn | Jean Holloway | December 19, 1971 |
| 403 | 14 | "Warbonnet" | Arthur H. Nadel | Arthur Heinemann | December 26, 1971 |
| 404 | 15 | "The Lonely Man" | William F. Claxton | John Hawkins | January 2, 1972 |
| 405 | 16 | "Second Sight" | Lewis Allen | Arthur Weingarten, Suzanne Clauser | January 9, 1972 |
| 406 | 17 | "The Saddle Stiff" | William F. Claxton | Samuel A. Peeples, John Hawkins | January 16, 1972 |
| 407 | 18 | "Frenzy" | Lewis Allen | Preston Wood, Karl Tunberg | January 30, 1972 |
| 408 | 19 | "Customs of the Country" | Joseph Pevney | Joseph Bonaduce | February 6, 1972 |
| 409 | 20 | "Shanklin" | Leo Penn | William Kelley | February 13, 1972 |
| 410 | 21 | "Search in Limbo" | Leo Penn | Don Ingalls | February 20, 1972 |
| 411 | 22 | "He Was Only Seven" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | March 5, 1972 |
| 412 | 23 | "The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | March 12, 1972 |
| 413 | 24 | "A Place to Hide" | Herschel Daugherty | William D. Gordon, Ward Hawkins | March 19, 1972 |
| 414 | 25 | "A Visit to Upright" | William Wiard | Joseph Bonaduce | March 26, 1972 |
| 415 | 26 | "One Ace Too Many" | Lewis Allen | Stanley Roberts | April 2, 1972 |
Season 14 (1972–73)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416 | 1 | "Forever" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | September 12, 1972 |
| 417 | 2 | September 19, 1972 | |||
| 418 | 3 | "Heritage of Anger" | Nicholas Webster | Don Ingalls | September 26, 1972 |
| 419 | 4 | "The Initiation" | Alf Kjellin | Douglas Day Stewart | October 3, 1972 |
| 420 | 5 | "Riot!" | Lewis Allen | Robert Pirosh | October 10, 1972 |
| 421 | 6 | "New Man" | Leo Penn | Jack B. Sowards | October 17, 1972 |
| 422 | 7 | "Ambush at Rio Lobo" | Nicholas Colasanto | Joel Murcott | October 24, 1972 |
| 423 | 8 | "The 26th Grave" | Nicholas Colasanto | Stanley Roberts | October 31, 1972 |
| 424 | 9 | "Stallion" | E. W. Swackhamer | Jack B. Sowards | November 14, 1972 |
| 425 | 10 | "The Hidden Enemy" | Alf Kjellin | Stanley Roberts | November 28, 1972 |
| 426 | 11 | "The Sound of Sadness" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | December 5, 1972 |
| 427 | 12 | "The Bucket Dog" | William F. Claxton | John Hawkins | December 19, 1972 |
| 428 | 13 | "First Love" | Leo Penn | Richard Collins | December 26, 1972 |
| 429 | 14 | "The Witness" | Lewis Allen | Story by : Arthur Heinemann Teleplay by : Joel Murcott and Arthur Heinemann | January 2, 1973 |
| 430 | 15 | "The Marriage of Theodora Duffy" | William F. Claxton | Ward Hawkins | January 9, 1973 |
| 431 | 16 | "The Hunter" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | January 16, 1973 |
TV movies
[edit]| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza: The Next Generation | William F. Claxton | Paul Savage | March 3, 1988 | |
|
This is the continuing saga of the Cartwrights, only none of the original Cartwrights are here anymore but their sons appear. Ben and Hoss have died, Little Joe is MIA; he joined up with Teddy Roosevelt and is currently missing and Adam has emigrated to Australia. Ben's brother, Aaron (John Ireland) is now in charge of the Ponderosa, and Little Joe's wife, Annie also lives there. His son, Benjamin (Michael Landon Jr.) has come back from the East. Charlie Poke is a man who owes his life to Ben Cartwright. He is now the ranch foreman and is not exactly on good terms with Aaron. Aaron has allowed a mining company access to the Ponderosa, but the man in charge has other ideas. Hoss' son, Josh (Dirk Blocker), whom no one has seen before, has come to the Ponderosa to kill Hoss because he thinks Hoss deserted him and his mother - not knowing that Hoss died before he could go back to bring Josh's mother to the Ponderosa. | ||||
| Bonanza: The Return | Jerry Jameson | Michael Landon Jr. | November 28, 1993 | |
|
A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to take over the Ponderosa, A.C. thinks about writing a letter to his father. | ||||
| Bonanza: Under Attack | Mark Tinker | Denne Bart Petitclerc | January 15, 1995 | |
|
A reimagining of the next generation of Cartwrights, three cousins Benji, A.C., and Josh join together to fight off forces to save the Ponderosa. Under the guidance of old friend Bronc Evans, they learn the meaning of family. | ||||
Ponderosa prequel series
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Simon Wincer | Beth Sullivan | September 9, 2001 |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | "Joaquin" | Mark Piper | Kathyrn Ford | September 16, 2001 |
| 4 | "Bare Knuckles" | Kevin James Dobson | Joe Viola | September 23, 2001 |
| 5 | "The Promise" | Kevin James Dobson | Robert Hamilton | September 30, 2001 |
| 6 | "Homeland" | Kevin James Dobson | Jeanne C. Davis | October 14, 2001 |
| 7 | "Quarantine" | Kevin James Dobson | Joe Viola | October 28, 2001 |
| 8 | "Secrets and Lies" | Chris Langman | Kathryn Ford | November 4, 2001 |
| 9 | "The Legend of John Riley" | Kevin James Dobson | Rick Najera | November 18, 2001 |
| 10 | "Brother Against Brother" | Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Jennifer Tait | December 2, 2001 |
| 11 | "Where the Heart Is" | Paul Faint | Jeanne C. Davis | December 16, 2001 |
| 12 | "Treasure" | Kevin James Dobson | Jennifer Tait | January 6, 2002 |
| 13 | "Spoils of War" | Declan Eames | Kathryn Ford | January 13, 2002 |
| 14 | "A Time to Win" | Declan Eames | Beth Sullivan | January 20, 2002 |
| 15 | "Blind Faith" | Chris Thomson | Ron Green | February 10, 2002 |
| 16 | "Lesser of Two Evils" | Declan Eames | Joe Viola | February 17, 2002 |
| 17 | "Comes a Horse" | Unknown | Unknown | March 24, 2002 |
| 18 | "Grown Ups" | Unknown | Unknown | April 28, 2002 |
| 19 | "Samson and Hercules" | Unknown | Unknown | May 5, 2002 |
| 20 | "Fugitive" | Unknown | Unknown | May 12, 2002 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Shapiro 1997, pp. 5, 65–157.
- ^ Shapiro 1997, pp. 65, 157.
- ^ a b c "Ratings". Bonanza World. Bonanza Ventures, Inc., and NBC, Inc. 2002–2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Poppy, John (December 1, 1964). "The Worldwide Lure of "Bonanza"". Look magazine. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Bonanza World Home". Bonanza World. Bonanza Ventures, Inc., and NBC, Inc. 2002–2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c Erickson, Hal (2010). "Bonanza". AllMovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1960-1961". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1961-1962". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1962-1963". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1963-1964". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1964-1965". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1965-1966". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1966-1967". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1967-1968". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1968-1969". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1969-1970". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1970-1971". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "TV Ratings: 1971-1972". classictvguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1972-73 Ratings History".
- ^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1972-73 Ratings History".
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