The five pilot episodes, originally considered a miniseries, are now referred to as season 1, making fourteen seasons in total.
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However, the miniseries proved popular enough to be turned into a regular series and broadcast for 13 full seasons from September 23, 1978, to May 3, 1991. It was shown in a late Sunday night time-slot, known for low ratings. Although the miniseries was created as the series' pilot, by the time it was aired, neither the producers nor the network were hopeful that it would continue beyond these five episodes and initially had no plans for expansion. The revival series, continuing the story of the Ewing family, premiered on TNT on June 13, 2012, and ran for three seasons, ending its run on September 22, 2014.ĭallas debuted on April 2, 1978, as a five-part miniseries on CBS. In 2010, TNT announced it had ordered a new, updated continuation of Dallas. In 2007, Dallas was included in Time magazine's list of "100 Best TV Shows of All-Time". Dallas also spawned spin-off series Knots Landing in 1979, which also lasted 14 seasons and a total of 344 episodes. With its 357 episodes, Dallas remains one of the longest lasting full-hour prime time dramas in American TV history, behind Gunsmoke (635 episodes), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (478 episodes as of April 2020), Law & Order (456 episodes), Bonanza (430 episodes), and Grey's Anatomy (363 episodes as of April 2020).
The series won four Emmy Awards, including a 1980 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series win for Bel Geddes.
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Ewing, stage/screen actress Barbara Bel Geddes as family matriarch Miss Ellie and Western movie actor Jim Davis as Ewing patriarch Jock, his last role before his death in 1981. The show is mostly an ensemble cast, with Larry Hagman as greedy, scheming oil tycoon J.R. After 14 seasons, the series finale " Conundrum" aired in 1991. The show also featured a "Dream Season", in which the entirety of season 9 was revealed to have been a dream of Pam Ewing's. The 1980 episode " Who Done It" remains the second-highest-rated prime-time telecast ever. The show was prominent for its cliffhangers, including the " Who shot J.R.?" mystery.
was the only character to have appeared in every episode. Ewing, became the show's breakout character, whose schemes and dirty business became the show's trademark. As the series progressed, Bobby's elder brother, oil tycoon J.R. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes, whose families were sworn enemies with each other. The series revolves around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. Dallas is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991.
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