‘Bonanza’ Would’ve Cost Nearly $1 Million Per Episode to Film Today

NBC’s Western series, Bonanza ran for over a decade, and the network aired over 400 episodes of the Michael Landon show. Bonanza was the first Western to run in color and it cost a lot of money to film and air. Here’s how much money an episode of the series would cost to make in modern times.

Where did ‘Bonanza’ take place?

Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Pernell Roberts standing together in 'Bonanza'
Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Pernell Roberts | Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

Bonanza shared the story of the wealthy Cartwrights, and it starred Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts, and Lorne Greene as members of the fictional family. The Los Angeles Times reports the family’s fictional land, Ponderosa Ranch, was in Lake Tahoe’s Zephyr Cove. The ranch in Nevada, which was heavily featured in the show’s opening credits, later sold for $38 million in 2020.

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