Dallas Come-Back

6 Feb 2011 - BBC reports that the hit show Dallas is making a return to our screens, with many members of the original cast including Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy. At its height - in the 1980s - it was one of the most watched programmes on television, but will it be a success this time? It was the show of stetsons, shoulder pads and plenty of sex and scandal. Dallas, which was set in the Texas oil industry, mixed decadence, deceit and drama, and made for compulsive viewing. Millions around the world tuned in every week as the split-screen opening credits and the unforgettable theme tune transported them into the lives of the Ewing family.
The show ran for 13 seasons, from 1978 to 1991. Twenty years on it is being brought back to life by the TNT network with a pilot. The saga of Who Shot JR? gripped viewers around the world

At its peak it drew in huge audiences. The famous Who Shot JR? plot line in March 1980 attracted some of the largest viewing figures in television history.