Release OrderRecommended
0 / 18 watchedEverything in premiere order. Within each run, watch straight through.
Bonanza
- 1 Bonanza Season 1 32 episodes. Premiered September 12, 1959 on NBC.
- 2 Bonanza Season 2
- 3 Bonanza Season 3
- 4 Bonanza Season 4
- 5 Bonanza Season 5
- 6 Bonanza Season 6 34 episodes. Ranked number one for the season.
- 7 Bonanza Season 7
- 8 Bonanza Season 8
- 9 Bonanza Season 9
- 10 Bonanza Season 10
- 11 Bonanza Season 11
- 12 Bonanza Season 12
- 13 Bonanza Season 13
- 14 Bonanza Season 14 16 episodes. Final season, ended January 16, 1973, after Dan Blocker died in May 1972.
Sequel Movies
- 15 Bonanza: The Next Generation Aired March 23, 1988. Pilot for an unmade series about the next generation.
- 16 Bonanza: The Return Aired November 28, 1993 on NBC. Set on the Ponderosa in 1905.
- 17 Bonanza: Under Attack Aired January 15, 1995 on NBC. Final Bonanza film.
Ponderosa
- 18 Ponderosa Season 1 20 episodes. Aired September 9, 2001 to May 12, 2002 on PAX TV. Prequel with young Adam, Hoss and Joe.
Chronological Order
0 / 18 watchedThe same entries by in story date, starting with the 1849 prequel.
Ponderosa
- 1 Ponderosa Season 1 Set in 1849, when the Cartwrights first reach the Ponderosa. Watch first only for story order.
Bonanza
- 2 Bonanza Season 1 32 episodes. Story begins in 1861.
- 3 Bonanza Season 2
- 4 Bonanza Season 3
- 5 Bonanza Season 4
- 6 Bonanza Season 5
- 7 Bonanza Season 6
- 8 Bonanza Season 7
- 9 Bonanza Season 8
- 10 Bonanza Season 9
- 11 Bonanza Season 10
- 12 Bonanza Season 11
- 13 Bonanza Season 12
- 14 Bonanza Season 13
- 15 Bonanza Season 14 Final season, ended January 16, 1973.
Sequel Movies
- 16 Bonanza: The Next Generation Follows the Cartwright children. Aired March 23, 1988.
- 17 Bonanza: The Return Set in 1905. Aired November 28, 1993.
- 18 Bonanza: Under Attack Aired January 15, 1995. Closes the saga.
About Bonanza
Bonanza ran on NBC for 14 seasons and 431 episodes, from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973, following the Cartwright family on the Ponderosa. Three sequel movies followed between 1988 and 1995, and the prequel series Ponderosa aired for 20 episodes in 2001 and 2002.
Good to know
The prequel is set in 1849, years before the main show, so the two orders below differ. No new Bonanza project has been announced.
