I would have thought that MV and Dallas would appeal to a different demographic. MV more to younger men and men in general, while Dallas was more female and older skewing. Some overlap of course.
When Dallas moved to 9pm
ABC scheduled
81/82 Darkroom, Best of the West/Making A Living/The Pheonix
82/83 Greatest American Hero/Movie/Renegades
83/84 Lottery/Blue Thunder/Masquerade
84/85 Hawaiian Heat/Street Hawk/Benson/Off The Rack
85/86 Diffrent Strokes/Benson/Mr Sunshine/Joe Bash/he's The Mayor
86/87 Sidecicks/Sledge Hammer Dads/Gung Ho Movie
87/88 Max Headroom Mr Belvedere/The Thorns/Pursuit of Happiness/Family Man/I Married Dora
88/89 Mr Belvedere/Just The Ten of Us
89/90 Perfect Strangers/Just The Ten of Us
So from 85 on they counterprogrammed with comedy, which eventually worked
NBC
81/82 McClains Law/Movie/Chicago Story
82/83 Knight Rider
83/84 Manimal/Movie/The Master/Legmen
84/85 Hunter/Miami Vice /V/Half Nelson
85/86 Misfits of Science/KnightRider/Last Precinct
86/87Miami Vice
87/88 Miami Vice/ Night Court/beverly Hills Buntz/The Highwayman
88/89 Something Is Out There/Miami Vice/Quantum Leap
89/90 Hardball/True Blue/Nasty Boys
NBC went with action/adventure sometimes kid oriented
I don't believe Miami Vice ever beat Dallas?
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Paul Raven ·