September 24, 1961 (1961-09-24) – May 20, 1962 (1962-05-20)
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The third season of the American Western television series Bonanza premiered on NBC on September 24, 1961, with the final episode airing May 20, 1962.[1] The series was developed and produced by David Dortort, and season three starred Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon. The season consisted of 34 episodes of a series total 431 hour-long episodes, the entirety of which was produced in color.[2] At the start of the third season, the show was moved to Sundays at 9:00 p.m. In that time slot, the ratings soared and the series become second only to Wagon Train as the most popular program on American prime time television.[3]
^Shapiro 1997, pp. 77, 81.
^Shapiro 1997, pp. 5, 65–157.
^"TV Ratings: 1961–1962". ClassicTVGuide.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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