| Rank | 4,573 / 30,259 |
|---|---|
| Trend | 33 |
| Genres | Drama, Western |
| Seasons | 14 |
| Episodes | 430 |
| Total votes | 53,168 |
| Average votes | 124 |
| Average rating | 7.2 / 10 |
The Cartwrights' one-thousand-square-mile Ponderosa Ranch is located near Virginia City, Nevada, site of the Comstock Silver Lode, during and after the Civil War. Each of the three sons was born to a different wife of Ben's; none of the mothers are still alive. Adventures are typical Western ones, with lots of personal relationships/problems thrown in as well.
Directors: Alan Crosland Jr., Alf Kjellin, Alvin Ganzer, Arthur H. Nadel, Arthur Lubin, Bernard McEveety, Bruce Bilson, Charles F. Haas, Charles R. Rondeau, Christian Nyby, David Orrick McDearmon, Dick Moder, Don McDougall, Don Richardson, Donald R. Daves, E.W. Swackhamer, Edward Ludwig, Felix E. Feist, George Blair, Gerald Mayer, Gerd Oswald, Gunnar Hellström, Harry Harris, Herbert L. Strock, Herman Hoffman, Herschel Daugherty, Hollingsworth Morse, Irving J. Moore, Jacques Tourneur, James B. Clark, James Neilson, James P. Yarbrough, Jean Yarbrough, Jesse Hibbs, John Brahm, John Florea, John Peyser, John Rich, Joseph H. Lewis, Joseph Kane, Joseph Lejtes, Joseph Pevney, Joseph Sargent, Leo Penn, Leon Benson, Lewis Allen, Marc Daniels, Maurice Geraghty, Michael D. Moore, Michael Landon, Murray Golden, Nicholas Colasanto, Nicholas Webster, Paul Henreid, Paul Landres, Paul Nickell, Philip Leacock, R.G. Springsteen, Ralph E. Black, Richard Bartlett, Richard C. Sarafian, Robert Altman, Robert Butler, Robert Gordon, Robert L. Friend, Robert Sparr, Robert Totten, Seymour Robbie, Sutton Roley, Tay Garnett, Thomas Carr, Vincent McEveety, Virgil W. Vogel, William D. Faralla, William F. Claxton, William Wiard, William Witney Writers: A.I. Bezzerides, Abe Polsky, Al C. Ward, Alex Sharp, Alf Harris, Alvin Sapinsley, Anne Howard Bailey, Anthony Lawrence, Anthony Wilson, Arnold Belgard, Arthur Heinemann, Arthur Weingarten, B.W. Sandefur, Barney Slater, Bill S. Ballinger, Blair Robertson, Bob Duncan, Borden Chase, Carey Wilber, Carol Saraceno, Charles Lang, Chester Krumholz, Clair Huffaker, Clifford Irving, Cy Chermak, D.C. Fontana, Daniel B. Ullman, David Dortort, David Lang, Dean Riesner, Denne Bart Petitclerc, Don Ingalls, Don Tait, Donald S. Sanford, Donn Mullally, E. Jack Neuman, E.M. Parsons, Ed Adamson, Edward DeBlasio, Elliott Arnold, Esther Shapiro, Frank Arno, Frank Chase, Frank Cleaver, Frank Telford, Fred Freiberger, Fred Hamilton, Frederick Louis Fox, Gene L. Coon, George F. Slavin, George Schenck, George W. George, George Waggner, Gil Lasky, Gordon T. Dawson, Halsted Welles, Harold Jack Bloom, Harold Shumate, Harold Swanton, Hendrik Vollaerts, Herbert Kastle, Herman Groves, Herman Hoffman, Howard Dimsdale, Jack B. Sowards, Jack McClain, Jack Miller, Jack Turley, Jackson Gillis, Jean Holloway, Jerry Adelman, Jess Carneol, Jo Pagano, Joel Murcott, John Dunkel, John Furia, John Hawkins, John M. Chester, John T. Dugan, John Tucker Battle, John Twist, Joseph Bonaduce, Joseph Hoffman, Joseph Hoffman, Joseph Stone, Juanita Bartlett, Judith Barrows, Judy George, Karl Tunberg, Kay Lenard, Ken Pettus, Ken Trevey, Larry Markes, Laurence E. Mascott, Laurence Heath, Leo Gordon, Leslie Edgley, Leslie McFarlane, Lewis Clay, Lewis Reed, Lois Hire, Louis Vittes, Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Marion Parsonnet, Martha Wilkerson, Mathilde Ferro, Mel Goldberg, Melvin Levy, Meyer Dolinsky, Michael Fessier, Michael Fisher, Michael Landon, Milton Merlin, Milton S. Gelman, Mort R. Lewis, Mort Thaw, Mort Zarcoff, Murray Golden, Myles Wilder, N.B. Stone Jr., Nat Tanchuck, Norman Katkov, Norman Lessing, Oliver Crawford, Olney Sherwood, Palmer Thompson, Paul King, Paul Leslie Peil, Paul Schneider, Peter Germano, Peter Packer, Preston Wood, Raphael Blau, Reuben Bercovitch, Richard Alan Shapiro, Richard Bartlett, Richard Carr, Richard Collins, Richard H. Landau, Richard Morgan, Richard Newman, Richard P. McDonagh, Richard Wendley, Robert Biheller, Robert Buckner, Robert E. Thompson, Robert Goodwin, Robert Guy Barrows, Robert I. Holt, Robert L. Welch, Robert M. Fresco, Robert Pirosh, Robert Sabaroff, Robert V. Barron, Robert Vincent Wright, Rod Peterson, S.H. Barnett, S.S. Schweitzer, Samuel A. Peeples, Sandy Summerhays, Seeleg Lester, Shirl Hendryx, Sidney Ellis, Sidney Marshall, Stanley Adams, Stanley Roberts, Stephen Lord, Steve McNeil, Suzanne Clauser, Theodore Ferro, Thomas Thompson, Tom Seller, True Boardman, U.S. Andersen, W.R. Burnett, Wally George, Wanda Duncan, Ward Hawkins, Warren Douglas, William Blinn, William Bruckner, William D. Gordon, William Douglas Lansford, William Douglas Lansford, William F. Leicester, William H. Wright, William Kelley, William L. Stuart, William Powell, William R. Cox, William Raynor Hint: you can examine a particular season more clearly on the graphs if you disable the trendline and all other seasons (via clicking on their labels). Episodes average rating