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Bonanza

1959–1973NBCDrama

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A burning map and four men riding out of it — one of the first title sequences designed to show off colour television, which is precisely why it looks like that.

Bonanza opens with a main title sequence of 37 seconds.

At 37 seconds, it opens well under the 50-second median for drama sequences in this catalogue.

It arrived on NBC in 1959, when Truth or Consequences, Search for Tomorrow and Dragnet were also on the network.

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The opening titles

Season 1

37s

The opening, with the map catching fire.

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