Bonanza
TVPG
Drama
Western
Set during and after the Civil War, the Cartwright clan manages their sprawling Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada, while confronting social and criminal issues of the time.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, May 1
The Pure Truth
Season 5 • Episode 23
When Hoss catches spring fever, it takes a little old lady named Looney to help cure him.
Wednesday, May 1
The Fallen Woman
Season 13 • Episode 2
Hoss' testimony sends a man to jail, and his alcoholic wife abandons her son to the rancher's care.
Thursday, May 2
No Less a Man
Season 5 • Episode 24
As the infamous Wagner gang nears town, residents ask the aging sheriff to retire.
Thursday, May 2
Bushwacked
Season 13 • Episode 3
Little Joe is unable to identify his attackers after he is shot and stranded.
Friday, May 3
Return to Honor
Season 5 • Episode 25
Ben's nephew Will, a vagabond wanderer, visits his uncle's ranch.
Friday, May 3
Rock-a-Bye Hoss
Season 13 • Episode 4
Hoss is accused of favoritism when he judges a beautiful baby contest.
Saturday, May 4
The Prisoners
Season 13 • Episode 5
Little Joe has major problems escorting an accused killer to jail.
Saturday, May 4
The Sure Thing
Season 9 • Episode 9
A girl's father sells the horse she planned to ride in the annual race to the Cartwrights.
Monday, May 6
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Monday, May 6
Cassie
Season 13 • Episode 6
After purchasing an Arabian stallion Hoss is challenged to a race by the animal's previous owner.
Monday, May 6
Bitter Water
Season 1 • Episode 29
A miner persuades a prospective son-in-law to sell him land that supplies water to the Ponderosa.
Monday, May 6
Feet of Clay
Season 1 • Episode 30
The Cartwrights take in a motherless boy whose father is in prison for murder; guest David Ladd.
Monday, May 6
Dark Star
Season 1 • Episode 31
Little Joe falls for a Gypsy who believes she is a witch and, therefore, an outcast.
Monday, May 6
Death at Dawn
Season 1 • Episode 32
The deputized Cartwrights sentence a murderer to hang at dawn.
Monday, May 6
Showdown
Season 2 • Episode 1
A bank robber takes a job with the Cartwrights to hide his accomplices on the Ponderosa.
Monday, May 6
The Mission
Season 2 • Episode 2
Hoss befriends a former Army scout (Henry Hull) who drinks to forget the massacre of his troop.
Tuesday, May 7
Badge Without Honor
Season 2 • Episode 3
A Deputy U.S. Marshal arrives to accompany a Cartwright friend back to a California court.
Tuesday, May 7
The Mill
Season 2 • Episode 4
A hired hand (Claude Akins) victimizes the Cartwrights' disabled neighbor (Harry Townes).
Tuesday, May 7
The Hopefuls
Season 2 • Episode 5
Outlaws plot to steal a trunk containing the savings of a religious group.
Tuesday, May 7
Denver McKee
Season 2 • Episode 6
The Cartwrights help a former decorated Army scout find security for his daughter.
Tuesday, May 7
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Tuesday, May 7
Don't Cry My Son
Season 13 • Episode 7
Guilt-ridden Dr. Sloan (Richard Mulligan) kidnaps a child after the death of his own son.
Wednesday, May 8
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Wednesday, May 8
Face of Fear
Season 13 • Episode 8
A murderer assumes his victim's identity in a plot to claim the man's inheritance.
Thursday, May 9
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Thursday, May 9
Blind/Hunch
Season 13 • Episode 9
Jamie becomes the eyes for a blind man (Rip Torn) seeking his brother's killer.
Friday, May 10
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Friday, May 10
The Iron Butterfly
Season 13 • Episode 10
Hoss confesses to a murder committed by a celebrity (Mariette Hartley) he is protecting.
Saturday, May 11
The Rattlesnake Brigade
Season 13 • Episode 11
A gang of convicts that escaped from prison take Jamie and three others hostage.
Saturday, May 11
Six Black Horses
Season 9 • Episode 11
Ben's old friend (Burgess Meredith) admits to a scheme to invest funds from political graft.
Monday, May 13
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Monday, May 13
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Monday, May 13
Easy Come, Easy Go
Season 13 • Episode 12
The Cartwrights seek permission to cross a piece of land for their timber operation.
Tuesday, May 14
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Tuesday, May 14
A Home for Jamie
Season 13 • Episode 13
Jamie's grandfather arrives to take him back East, but the boy runs away; guest Robert Carradine.
Wednesday, May 15
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Wednesday, May 15
Warbonnet
Season 13 • Episode 14
Red Cloud may meet his death trying to retrieve an Indian headdress from Frank Ryan's saloon.
Thursday, May 16
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Thursday, May 16
Lonely Man
Season 13 • Episode 15
Hop Sing goes on vacation and falls in love with a woman while panning for gold.
Friday, May 17
Life on the Ponderosa with the Cartwright clan.
Friday, May 17
Second Sight
Season 13 • Episode 16
When Jamie becomes lost, Hoss calls on Judith Corman's special powers.
Saturday, May 18
Saddle Stiff
Season 13 • Episode 17
Ben fires a hired hand for improperly saddling a horse but learns he might have assumed too quickly.
Saturday, May 18
The Gold Detector
Season 9 • Episode 14
Hoss is a laughingstock when he helps hunt for gold with a mechanical contraption.
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