Ponderosa

Ponderosa

Western
Drama

Ponderosa

1S | 20E
09/09/2001
5.0

1. Pilot (1)

0.0
9/9/2001

2. Pilot (2)

0.0
9/9/2001

3. Joaquin

0.0
9/16/2001

4. Bare Knuckles

0.0
9/23/2001

5. Promise

0.0
9/30/2001

6. Homeland

0.0
10/14/2001

7. Quarantine

0.0
10/28/2001

8. Secrets and Lies

0.0
11/4/2001

9. The Legend of John Riley

0.0
11/18/2001

10. Brother vs Brother

0.0
12/2/2001

11. Where the Heart Is

0.0
12/16/2001

12. Treasure

0.0
1/6/2002

13. Spoils of War

0.0
1/13/2002

14. A Time to Win

0.0
1/20/2002

15. Blind Faith

0.0
2/10/2002

16. Lesser of Evils

0.0
2/17/2002

17. Comes a Horse

0.0
3/24/2002

18. Grown Ups

0.0
4/28/2002

19. Samson and Hercules

0.0
5/5/2002

20. Fugitive

0.0
5/12/2002

Overview

Ponderosa is a television series developed by Bonanza creator David Dortort for PAX-TV that ran for the 2001–2002 television season. Envisioned as a prequel to the long-running NBC series Bonanza, it had less gunfire, brawling and other traditional western elements than the original. Bonanza creator David Dortort approved PAX TV's decision to hire Beth Sullivan, creator and executive producer of Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman to oversee scripts and executive produce, which some believe gave the series a softer edge. Ponderosa was canceled after one season, in part because of disappointing ratings and high production costs. Although Sullivan had hoped to film the series in and around Los Angeles, PAX decided to film in Australia to reduce costs. Series "show runner" Sullivan sustained severe injuries in a car crash only twelve days after the airing of the first season's last episode. The show should not be confused with Ponderosa, the title used for Bonanza reruns aired on NBC during the summer of 1972.