Bonanza In Color
The Cartwrights first rode through Virginia City, Nev., in the Western TV drama series Bonanza on Saturday, Sept. 12, 1959, on NBC, and it was the first Western to be televised entirely in color. Bonanza lasted 14 seasons, making it the second.
Remember how great Classic TV Westerns, used to be? But, this one is DEFINITELY a classic lonestar adventure, in my opinion. No wonder, TV Guide ranked the s. Bonanza ' s initial ratings were respectable, often coming in behind Mason but ahead of the ABC lineup.
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Ironically, executives considered canceling the show before its premiere because of its high cost. NBC kept it because Bonanza was one of the first series to be filmed and broadcast in color, including scenes of picturesque Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Bonanza almost got cancelled early on because of its larger budget.
However, it was the first show shot and broadcast in color, and RCA (which owned NBC at the time) used the show to drive interest in color televisions. Bonanza, the first Western televised in color, premiered on a Saturday night in the fall of 1959. After Gunsmoke, Bonanza was the longest-running and most successful Western in U.S.
Bonanza (1959)
television, airing for fourteen seasons. The series related the story of Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his three sons, Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker) and Little Joe (Michael Landon), prosperous. Experience the groundbreaking event from 1959, when Bonanza became the first regularly-scheduled TV program presented in color.
Discover the rich history of television's evolution with the premiere of Bonanza on September 12. 1959 - Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, is launched in the United States. "Bonanza" was one of the first series to be filmed in color and looked great on RCA's big color sets, so they took over as the primary sponsor.
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By 1961, 'Bonanza' was the number two show and stayed in the top three till 1970 and was number one from '64 till '67. List of Bonanza episodes Cast of Bonanza in 1959 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.
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