TV series / 1959-1973

Bonanza

Bonanza is a TV series from 1959-1973. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 14 seasons and 430 rated episodes.

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14 seasons 430 rated episodes 7.3 average 60,186 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 1234567891011121314
1 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.1 7.2 7.8 7.8 7.1 7.2 7.4 8.1
2 7.1 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.9 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.3
3 7.2 7.3 8.0 7.5 7.4 6.9 7.5 7.5 6.9 7.7 7.6 7.1 7.1 6.9
4 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.1 8.2 7.7 8.1 7.3 7.6 7.7 7.0 7.4 7.4 7.9
5 7.3 7.2 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.2 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.4
6 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.3 6.5 6.8 7.9 7.3 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.9
7 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.1 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.9 7.6 6.9 7.3
8 7.5 7.1 7.7 7.4 7.9 6.4 7.3 7.4 7.9 7.3 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.2
9 6.8 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.2 8.0 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.3
10 7.0 6.8 7.3 7.5 7.0 7.6 5.6 6.7 7.2 6.4 7.5 7.2 7.4 8.1
11 7.1 7.3 7.7 7.5 8.1 8.0 7.2 7.5 7.2 7.0 8.0 7.2 7.1 7.4
12 7.5 6.6 6.0 7.8 8.3 7.6 7.6 7.2 7.6 7.2 7.3 6.6 7.0 7.3
13 7.8 7.5 7.3 6.8 7.7 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.9 8.4 7.5 7.3 7.5 7.1
14 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.0 7.6 7.9 7.7 7.1 7.4 7.7 7.3 7.6 6.6
15 7.2 6.7 7.0 6.8 7.2 8.0 6.9 7.1 7.9 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.9 7.6
16 6.9 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.8 7.3 7.7 8.1 7.2 7.0 7.0
17 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.4 7.9 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.9 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.1
18 7.1 7.2 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.2 7.2 8.1 7.6 6.7 6.4 5.7
19 6.9 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.8 8.0 7.5 6.5 7.2 7.1
20 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.4 7.6 8.1 7.7 7.1 6.9 7.8
21 7.1 7.7 7.6 7.7 6.6 7.6 7.2 7.6 7.8 6.9 7.9 7.1 6.7
22 7.0 6.6 7.5 6.4 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.4 8.1 7.9 7.2 7.8 7.5
23 7.5 7.4 7.1 7.5 7.2 7.6 6.6 6.8 7.3 8.4 7.4 7.9 7.3
24 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.4 8.0 7.4 7.1 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.9 8.2 7.6
25 7.2 7.3 7.4 6.9 7.3 6.4 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.1 7.5 7.6 6.4
26 8.1 6.9 7.3 8.0 6.3 7.3 6.9 7.4 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.8 6.9
27 6.6 7.4 8.0 6.9 7.2 7.1 6.5 7.1 7.5 7.6 7.2 8.1
28 7.6 7.3 8.0 7.4 6.2 6.9 7.0 6.8 8.2 7.4 7.4 6.4
29 7.2 6.9 7.7 7.6 6.7 7.8 7.2 7.7 8.0 7.9
30 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.1 8.0 6.8 7.6 6.7 7.5 7.9
31 6.4 7.5 6.8 8.0 7.5 6.8 7.0 7.9 7.7
32 8.0 7.1 7.6 7.1 6.8 7.0 7.2 6.6 7.6
33 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.8 7.2 6.3 5.9
34 7.6 6.4 7.2 7.5 7.3 7.4 6.9

Series summary

About Bonanza

The rated episodes of Bonanza have an average IMDb rating of 7.3 based on 60,186 episode votes. Season 9 has the highest average rating at 7.7 across 34 rated episodes. Season 1 has the lowest average rating at 7.2.

Genre
Western
Runtime
49 minute episodes
Principal cast
Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, and Dan Blocker
Writers
David Dortort, Fred Hamilton, and John Hawkins
Directors
William F. Claxton, Lewis Allen, and Leon Benson
Also known as
Бонанца, Ponderosa, and ボナンザ

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S10E23: The Wish The best episode of Bonanza is S10E23: The Wish with a 8.4 rating / 146 votes
  2. S10E13: Mark of Guilt 8.4 rating / 129 votes
  3. S5E12: Hoss and the Leprechauns 8.3 rating / 290 votes
  4. S5E4: Twilight Town 8.2 rating / 253 votes
  5. S12E24: The Stillness Within 8.2 rating / 159 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S7E10: The Strange One The worse episode of Bonanza is S7E10: The Strange One with a 5.6 rating / 120 votes
  2. S13E18: Frenzy 5.7 rating / 96 votes
  3. S9E33: A Severe Case of Matrimony 5.9 rating / 106 votes
  4. S3E12: The Frenchman 6.0 rating / 151 votes
  5. S4E30: The Saga of Whizzer McGee 6.1 rating / 130 votes