Bonanza — 1959-1973 · 14 seasons · 430 eps

★ 7.3

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Bonanza

1959-1973 14 seasons 430 episodes

★ 7.3 (12,328 votes) Bottom 41%

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1 1-30

S1 31-32

S2 1-30

S2 31-34

S3 1-30

S3 31-34

S4 1-30

S4 31-34

S5 1-30

S5 31-34

S6 1-30

S6 31-34

S7 1-30

S7 31-33

S8 1-30

S8 31-34

S9 1-30

S9 31-34

S10

S11

S12

S13

S14

E1

7.1

6.3

7.3

7.5

7.1

6.9

7.3

8.0

7.3

7.5

7.5

6.7

7.1

6.9

7.1

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.8

7.0

7.1

7.3

8.1

E2

7.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

6.9

7.3

6.8

7.8

6.9

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.5

7.9

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.3

E3

7.2

7.3

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.5

7.3

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.8

7.5

7.1

7.5

6.3

6.9

5.8

7.7

7.5

7.0

7.3

6.7

E4

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.3

6.5

7.1

7.1

8.2

7.4

7.7

7.3

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.5

6.9

7.6

7.0

7.3

7.4

7.9

E5

7.3

7.2

7.0

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.2

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.4

E6

6.9

7.0

7.4

7.7

7.3

7.2

6.4

6.7

7.9

7.3

7.8

7.6

7.0

6.8

E7

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.0

7.1

7.1

8.0

7.9

8.0

7.4

7.9

7.5

6.9

7.3

E8

7.5

7.1

7.7

7.4

8.0

6.1

7.3

7.4

8.0

7.3

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.1

E9

6.7

7.2

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.2

8.0

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.7

7.5

E10

6.9

6.7

7.3

7.7

7.4

7.7

5.5

6.7

7.1

6.4

7.5

7.1

7.3

8.1

E11

7.1

7.2

7.7

7.5

8.2

7.9

7.1

7.5

7.2

7.0

8.0

7.1

7.0

7.4

E12

7.5

6.5

5.9

7.7

8.3

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.5

7.2

7.3

6.5

7.0

7.3

E13

7.8

7.5

7.3

6.9

7.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.1

8.3

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.1

E14

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.5

7.0

7.6

8.1

7.7

7.1

7.4

7.7

7.3

7.7

6.6

E15

7.1

6.7

7.0

6.8

7.2

8.0

6.9

7.0

7.9

7.2

7.4

7.5

7.9

7.6

E16

6.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.1

6.8

7.3

7.7

8.1

7.2

6.9

7.0

E17

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.9

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.9

7.7

8.0

7.8

8.1

E18

7.1

7.2

8.0

7.1

7.0

7.7

7.5

7.2

8.1

7.5

6.7

6.3

5.6

E19

6.8

7.2

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.5

7.0

7.7

7.9

7.5

6.6

7.2

7.0

E20

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.9

7.4

7.6

8.1

7.7

7.1

6.9

7.8

E21

7.0

7.7

7.6

7.7

6.4

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.7

6.9

7.9

7.0

6.6

E22

7.0

6.6

7.5

6.4

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.3

8.1

7.9

7.1

7.8

7.7

E23

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.2

7.6

6.6

6.8

7.3

8.4

7.4

7.9

7.2

E24

7.4

7.5

7.3

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.7

8.1

7.8

7.9

8.2

7.6

E25

7.1

7.3

7.4

6.8

7.4

6.4

7.9

7.5

7.4

7.0

7.2

7.6

6.3

E26

8.1

6.9

7.4

8.0

6.3

7.3

6.9

7.3

7.8

7.7

7.3

7.8

6.9

E27

6.5

7.4

8.1

6.9

7.1

7.1

6.4

7.0

7.5

7.6

7.2

8.3

E28

7.6

7.2

8.0

7.3

6.2

6.8

7.0

6.8

8.1

7.4

7.4

6.4

E29

7.1

7.0

7.8

7.5

6.6

7.7

7.2

7.7

8.0

7.9

E30

7.6

7.4

7.3

5.8

8.0

6.7

7.6

6.6

7.5

7.9

Avg

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.4

S10E23 The Wish

#2

S5E12 8.3

Hoss and the Leprechauns

#3

S10E13 8.3

Mark of Guilt

4. S12E27 "Kingdom of Fear" 8.3
5. S5E4 "Twilight Town" 8.2
6. S5E11 "The Legacy" 8.2
7. S12E24 "The Stillness Within" 8.2
8. S1E26 "The Avenger" 8.1
9. S3E27 "The Gamble" 8.1
10. S7E4 "The Other Son" 8.1

📉 Bottom Episodes

#430

S7E10 5.5

The Strange One

429. S13E18 "Frenzy" 5.6
428. S9E33 "A Severe Case of Matrimony" 5.8
427. S4E30 "The Saga of Whizzer McGee" 5.8
426. S3E12 "The Frenchman" 5.9

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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79 Standouts

141 Infamous

86 Hidden Gems

124 Forgettable

Top Standout: S5E12 Hoss and the Leprechauns

Most Infamous: S1E31 Dark Star

Best Hidden Gem: S7E4 The Other Son

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

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