At the height of its popularity, the Cartwrights weren't just characters on a Western-they were ... under studio […] These images also capture just how far Bonanza's influence reached-from ...

In tribute, then, to the television Western, and in celebration of two of the greatest shows of them all, Bonanza ... LIFE.com presents photos made behind the scenes on a number of TV Westerns.

From the black-and-white morality tales of 1950s classic TV to today’s gritty, prestige dramas like those in the Yellowstone universe that have come to redefine the genre, Westerns have remained ...

In real-life, “Lancer” premiered at the tail end of the heyday of network TV Westerns such as NBC’s “Bonanza” and ABC ... “I didn’t realize Universal Pictures made 14 hours of ...

When it comes to television Westerns ... After Bonanza's 14 seasons came to an end, Greene released a few country albums and then in 1978, jumped TV genres and joined the cast of the original ...

Several pieces of memorabilia from the long-running hit TV series "Bonanza" are going up for auction in Nevada, including the branding iron used in the iconic ... are awards, photos of Lorne ...

On television, certainly there used to be a higher percentage of Westerns airing, with shows like “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza” running ... Here are the notable TV Westerns of the last 25 ...