Dallas: Who Shot JR. - Can someone explain this

[Max Raker]

Wow 60 minutes was the most watched show in the earlt 90s? Never would have guessed that.

[NajdorfDefense]

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Dallas was on of the biggest shows on the air at the time and JR was one of the most popular/hated characters at the time. The show was big with the women and they live for this kind of [censored].

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It's also important to note that J.R. was shot in the last episode of 1979-80 TV season. So, the hype around "Who shot J.R.?" lasted over half a year until the premiere episode of the next season. Due to some type of actors' strike, it was 8 months in between episodes.

Basically, it's one of the great cliffhangers in TV history.

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[gisb0rne]

I like how the 2nd highest number of households of all time is figure skating. They sure did a good job of milking that drama.