Classic 260 and Lost Episodes Episode Charts

The episode charts below indicate which episodes NBC selected for syndication in 1973, after Bonanza's cancellation. Based on the first six years, which established the series, and later portions, based on ratings, character development, and popularity, a total of 260 episodes.

Bonanza: The Classic 260

The following chart denotes the number of episodes NBC selected for syndication, beginning the fall of 1973. A total of 260 were selected for nationwide viewing on independent television stations, enough to repeat in one year. However, programming directors of many stations were and still are paticular, therefore in many cases, they would refuse to air certain episodes that were not based on all four characters. On the other hand, many stations would acquire all 260 with no problem. A classic example is season ten's "Salute To Yesterday" and "My Friend, My Enemy", two fine, outstanding episodes with David Canary as Candy, with the Cartwights. Many stations would not pick them up, where others would. Ironically, PAX-TV refused to air these two classics, in exchange for two episodes from the eighth and ninth seasons that are still dubbed "Lost Episodes". They truly are lost, in terms of being out of circulation. The table below denotes the total amount of episodes in seasons one through six, and the portions from eight through eleven, in the Classic 260 syndication package. The rerun figures state the episodes that NBC reran and the episodes they chose not to rerun, during Bonanza first-run broadcasting history.

Bonanza: The Classic 260 Episode Chart

Season One~32 episodes
23 reran ~ 8 never reran

Season Two~34 episodes
17 reran ~ 15 never reran

Season Three~34 episodes
18 reran ~ 16 never reran

Season Four~34 episodes
16 reran ~ 18 never reran

Season Five~34 episodes
16 reran ~ 18 never reran

Season Six~33 episodes
15 reran ~ 18 never reran
Note: NBC refused to air the 34th
episode "Lothario Larkin" until 1988,
and dubbed it a "Lost Episode".

Season Seven~34 episodes
15 reran ~ 19 never reran
Note: NBC refused to air the entire
seventh season until fall of 1988 and
dubbed them "Lost Episodes".

Season Eight~34 episodes
16 reran ~ 18 never reran
Note: NBC only issued 15 episodes and
the remaining 19 were not aired until
fall of 1988, dubbed "Lost Episodes".

Season Nine~34 episodes
23 reran ~ 11 never reran
Note: NBC only issued 20 episodes and
the remaining 14 were not aired until
the fall of 1988, as "Lost Episodes".

Season Ten~30 episodes
22 reran ~ 8 never reran
Note: NBC only issued 14 episodes and
the remaining 8 episodes were not aired
until early 1989, as "Lost Episodes".

Season Eleven~28 episodes
19 reran ~ 9 never reran
Note: NBC only issued 10 episodes and
the remaining 18 episodes were not
aired until early 1989, as "Lost Episodes".

Bonanza: The Lost Episodes Chart

The chart below denotes how many episodes NBC reran and did not reran during Bonanza's original broadcasting history. The rerun figures state the amount of episodes NBC selected to syndicate as "Lost Episodes", on The Family Channel, from 1988 through 1998, and later on The Goodlife TV Network, from 1999 to 2001. The rerun figures also state the number of episodes that NBC rerun and did not rerun during Bonanza's original broadcasting history from 1965 to 1973.

Season Six~34 episodes
Note: Of the 34 episodes, NBC decided
not to air six's "Lothario Larkin" until the
fall of 1988. Reran once in 1966.
1 episode, as stated above.

Season Seven~34 episodes
15 reran ~ 19 never reran
Later dubbed "Lost Episodes".

Season Eight~34 episodes
11 reran, (later dubbed "Lost Episodes")
7 never reran (later dubbed "Lost
Episodes").

Season Nine~34 episodes
6 reran (later dubbed "Lost Episodes").
9 never reran (later dubbed "Lost
Episodes").

Season Ten~30 episodes
12 reran (later dubbed "Lost Episodes").
8 never reran (later dubbed "Lost
Episodes").

Season Eleven~28 episodes
12 reran (later dubbed "Lost Episodes").
4 never reran (later dubbed "Lost
Episodes").

Season Twelve~28 episodes
14 reran (later dubbed "Lost Episodes").
14 never reran (later dubbed "Lost
Episodes").

Season Thirteen~26 episodes
10 reran (later dubbed "Lost Episodes").
16 never reran (later dubbed "Lost
Episodes").

Season Fourteen~15 episodes
1 reran ("Stallion", later dubbed a "Lost
Episode").
14 never reran (later dubbed "Lost
Episodes"). NBC did not issue all 15 of
these until 1989 as dubbed "Lost
Episodes").