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Bonanza

1959 · TV Series · TV-PG · 49 min · ★ 7.5

WesternDramaFamilyAction

A ranching family in frontier Nevada faces everyday dangers and hard choices while protecting their land and lending a hand to the nearby town. Each episode brings a new dispute, outsider, or injustice, mixing action with lessons about fairness, community, and doing the right thing.

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Watch free on Tubi — also streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Best Westerns Ever, Cineverse +2 more.

352 hours to watch · 431 episodes.

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Details
Years
1959–1973
Release date
1959-09-12
Network
NBC
Language
English
Rated
TV-PG
Runtime
49 min
Max quality
HD
TMDB rating
7.5/10 (478 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, family-oriented Western with clear moral lessons, recurring community troubles, and occasional comedy, similar to Gunsmoke or Little House on the Prairie; Not for you if you dislike older, sometimes predictable storytelling.

Pros: family-friendly moral stories; lots of standalone adventures; warm humor at times | Cons: uneven episode quality; can feel corny; occasional historical slip-ups

Themes

  • nevada
  • ranch
  • family
  • single father
  • cowboy
  • wild west
  • 19th century
  • early america

Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Landon, Edward Ludwig, Lewis Allen +11 more

Created by David Dortort

Episodes14 seasons · 431 episodes

14 seasons · 431 episodes. Full episode list omitted here for length — open the episode tracker above to browse and mark episodes.