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@Franko Dallas episodes that finished behind Knots Landing December 11, 1987: Brother, Can You Spare a Child? December 18, 1987: Daddy's Little Darlin March 4, 1988: Crime Story March 11, 1988: To Have and to Hold March 18, 1988: Dead Reckoning April 1, 1988: Never Say Never April 8, 1988: Last of the Good Guys April 29, 1988: Pillow Talk May 13, 1988: The Fat Lady Singeth (season 11 finale) November 11, 1988: The Call of the Wild December 2, 1988: Road Work December 16, 1988: Showdown at the Ewing Corral January 6, 1989: Deception January 13, 1989: Counter Attack January 20, 1989: The Sting January 27, 1989: The Two Mrs. Ewings February 3, 1989: The Switch February 17, 1989: Comings and Goings March 3, 1989: The Way We Were March 10, 1989: The Serpent's Tooth March 17, 1989: Three Hundred March 31, 1989: April Showers April 7, 1989: And Away We Go April 14, 1989: Yellow Brick Road April 28, 1989: The Sound of Money May 5, 1989: The Great Texas Waltz May 12, 1989: Mission to Moscow May 19, 1989: Reel Life (season 12 finale) September 29, 1989: Cry Me a River of Oil October 6, 1989: Ka-Booooom! October 13, 1989: Sunrise, Sunset October 20, 1989: Pride and Prejudice November 3, 1989: Fathers and Other Strangers November 10, 1989: Black Tide November 17, 1989: Daddy's Dearest December 1, 1989: Hell's Fury December 8, 1989: Cally on a Hot Tin Roof January 5, 1990: A Tale of Two Cities January 12, 1990: Judgement Day January 19, 1990: Unchain My Heart February 2, 1990: I Dream of Jeanne February 9, 1990: After Midnight February 16, 1990: The Crucible February 23, 1990: Dear Hearts and Gentle People March 9, 1990: Paradise Lost March 16, 1990: Will Power March 30, 1990: The Smiling Cobra April 6, 1990: Jessica Redux April 27, 1990: The Southfork Wedding Jinx May 4, 1990: Three, Three, Three (Part 1) May 11, 1990: Three, Three, Three (Part 2) (season 13 finale) November 2, 1990: April in Paris (season 14 premiere) November 9, 1990: Charade November 16, 1990: One Last Kiss November 30, 1990: Tunnel of Love December 7, 1990: Heart and Soul December 14, 1990: The Fabulous Ewing Boys December 21, 1990: The Odessa File January 4, 1991: Sail On January 11, 1991: Lock, Stock and Jock February 1, 1991: Designing Women February 8, 1991: 90265 February 15, 1991: Smooth Operator March 1, 1991: Win Some, Lose Some March 8, 1991: Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons March 29, 1991: When the Wind Blows April 5, 1991: Those Darned Ewings April 12, 1991: Farewell, My Lovely April 26, 1991: The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire

Dynasty key episodes by ratings May 11, 1989: Catch 22 (series finale), rating 10.8 Season highs January 12, 1981: Oil (series premiere), rating 22.2 March 24, 1982: The Gun, rating 23.7 April 20, 1983: The Cabin (season 3 finale), rating 27.3 September 28, 1983: The Arrest (season 4 premiere), rating 27.2 January 9, 1985: The Will, rating 27.7 September 25, 1985: The Aftermath (season 6 premiere), rating 28.1 September 24, 1986: The Victory (season 7 premiere), rating 20.1 September 23, 1987: The Siege (Part 1) (season 8 premiere), rating 16.5 November 3, 1988: Broken Krystle (season 9 premiere), rating 12.8 Season lows February 23, 1981: The Bordello, rating 15.4 December 23, 1981: The Miscarriage, rating 17.3 November 24, 1982: The Siblings, rating 19.1 November 16, 1983: Tracy, rating 20.6 May 8, 1985: The Heiress, rating 21.9 December 25, 1985: The Solution, rating 17.7 December 31, 1986: Fear, rating 13.7 March 4, 1987: The Surgery, rating 13.7 March 2, 1988: The Trial, rating 11.1 February 9, 1989: Tankers, Cadavers to Chance; rating 7.0 Ten highest-rated episodes of the series September 25, 1985: The Aftermath (season 6 premiere), rating 28.1 January 9, 1985: The Will, rating 27.7 April 20, 1983: The Cabin (season 3 finale), rating 27.3 September 28, 1983: The Arrest (season 4 premiere), rating 27.2 January 16, 1985: The Treasure, rating 27.0 January 30, 1985: Triangles, rating 27.0 December 12, 1984: Swept Away, rating 26.5 January 26, 1983: Madness, rating 26.3 October 24, 1984: The Rescue, rating 26.3 January 2, 1985: The Avenger, rating 26.2 Ten lowest-rated episodes of the series February 9, 1989: Tankers, Cadavers to Chance; rating 7.0 April 27, 1989: Here Comes the Son, rating 9.1 March 16, 1989: The Son Also Rises, rating 9.4 May 4, 1989: Blasts from the Past, rating 9.4 December 8, 1988: Body Trouble, rating 9.7 March 2, 1989: House of the Falling Son, rating 10.0 December 22, 1988: Every Picture Tells a Story, rating 10.3 February 23, 1989: Virginia Reels, rating 10.3 March 30, 1989: Sins of the Father, rating 10.3 January 26, 1989: Ginger Snaps, rating 10.4 #1 episodes April 20, 1983: The Cabin (season 3 finale), rating 27.3 March 14, 1984: The Voice (Part 1), rating 24.6 March 28, 1984: The Voice (Part 3), rating 25.2 April 25, 1984: The Engagement, rating 23.3 May 2, 1984: New Lady in Town, rating 25.2 October 17, 1984: Fallon, rating 26.1 October 24, 1984: The Rescue, rating 26.3 December 5, 1984: Krystina, rating 25.3 December 12, 1984: Swept Away, rating 26.5 December 19, 1984: That Holiday Spirit, rating 25.9

Falcon Crest key episodes by ratings December 4, 1981: In His Father’s House (series premiere), rating 21.8 Season highs February 19, 1982: Family Reunion, rating 25.2 January 28, 1983: Deliberate Disclosure, rating 23.8 December 9, 1983: The Betrayal, rating 24.4 September 28, 1984: Requiem (season 4 premiere), rating 23.4 (2nd for the week) December 13, 1985: Strange Bedfellows, rating 19.7 January 9, 1987: Dark Passion, rating 20.2 October 9, 1987: Obsession, Possession; rating 16.4 October 28, 1988: Changing Times (season 8 premiere), rating 14.1 October 13, 1989: Flesh and Blood, rating 11.0 Season lows December 25, 1981: The Harvest, rating 15.7 February 11, 1983: Separate Hearts, rating 15.4 October 14, 1983: Conspiracy, rating 19.4 May 24, 1985: The Avenging Angel (season 4 finale), rating 16.4 March 14, 1986: In Absentia, rating 16.4 May 9, 1986: Consumed, rating 16.4 October 10, 1986: Living Nightmare, rating 15.1 March 11, 1988: False Faces, rating 12.1 March 18, 1988: Dirty Tricks, rating 12.1 March 10, 1989: The Vigil, rating 11.6 May 3, 1990: The Return, rating 8.0 Ten highest-rated episodes of the series February 19, 1982: Family Reunion, rating 25.2 December 9, 1983: The Betrayal, rating 24.4 February 17, 1984: The Aftermath, rating 23.9 January 1, 1982: Tony Comes Home, rating 23.8 January 28, 1983: Deliberate Disclosure, rating 23.8 March 11, 1983: Climax (season 2 finale), rating 23.7 November 18, 1983: Solitary Confinements, rating 23.7 May 18, 1984: Ashes to Ashes (season 3 finale), rating 23.7 (2nd for the week) January 22, 1982: Lord of the Manor, rating 23.6 November 11, 1983: The Last Laugh, rating 23.5 Eleven lowest-rated episodes of the series May 3, 1990: The Return, rating 8.0 April 26, 1990: Crimes of the Past, rating 8.1 March 16, 1990: Dark Streets, rating 8.6 March 9, 1990: Vigil, rating 9.1 May 10, 1990: Danny’s Song, rating 9.3 May 17, 1990: Home Again (series finale), rating 9.3 February 16, 1990: Finding Lauren, rating 9.5 December 8, 1989: Merry Christmas, Charley; rating 9.9 November 17, 1989: Doctor Dollars, rating 10.0 October 6, 1989: Charley, rating 10.0 February 2, 1990: Brotherly Love, rating 10.0

Knots Landing key episodes by ratings December 27, 1979: Pilot (series premiere), rating 20.1 Season highs January 25, 1980: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, rating 23.7 February 19, 1981: The Loudest Word, rating 22.3 January 14, 1982: The Rose and the Briar, rating 22.5 October 29, 1982: New Beginnings, rating 25.6 March 29, 1984: Negotiations (season 5 finale), rating 23.3 January 31, 1985: Lead Me to the Altar, rating 22.9 May 23, 1985: The Long and Winding Road (season 6 finale), rating 22.9 (only #1 episode) September 26, 1985: The Longest Day (season 7 premiere), rating 21.9 November 20, 1986: A Turn of Events, rating 20.0 May 12, 1988: The Perfect Crime (season 9 finale), rating 17.8 May 18, 1989: Down Came the Rain and Washed the Spider Out (season 10 finale), rating 18.0 September 28, 1989: Up the Spout Again (season 11 premiere), rating 16.1 September 20, 1990: Blind Side, rating 15.6 November 21, 1991: House of Cards, rating 13.4 May 13, 1993: Just Like Old Times (series finale), rating 13.9 Season lows February 21, 1980: The Constant Companion, rating 15.9 December 4, 1980: Remember the Good Times, rating 12.5 December 24, 1981: Secrets, rating 12.2 February 10, 1983: Celebration, rating 14.9 October 27, 1983: One Kind of Justice, rating 18.5 March 22, 1985: The Forest for the Trees, rating 16.0 May 8, 1986: Thicker Than Water, rating 14.0 November 27, 1986: Touch and Go, rating 13.9 October 22, 1987: There are Smiles, rating 13.4 November 24, 1988: The Pick-Up Game, rating 12.6 March 15, 1990: Home Sweet Home, rating 12.4 February 14, 1991: In the Dog House, rating 12.1 December 19, 1991: Holiday on Ice, rating 11.0 December 17, 1992: Bye, Bye Love; rating 10.0 Twelve highest-rated episodes of the series October 29, 1982: New Beginnings, rating 25.6 January 25, 1980: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, rating 23.7 January 3, 1980: Community Spirit, rating 23.3 March 29, 1984: Negotiations (season 5 finale), rating 23.3 January 21, 1983: To Have and to Hold, rating 22.9 February 9, 1984: …So Shall You Reap, rating 22.9 January 31, 1985: Lead Me to the Altar, rating 22.9 May 23, 1985: The Long and Winding Road (season 6 finale), rating 22.9 January 14, 1982: The Rose and the Briar, rating 22.5 February 7, 1980: Land of the Free, rating 22.4 March 8, 1984: Finishing Touches, rating 22.4 March 22, 1984: Yesterday, It Rained; rating 22.4 Ten lowest-rated episodes of the series December 17, 1992: Bye, Bye Love; rating 10.0 December 10, 1992: The Price, rating 10.7 January 7, 1993: A Death in the Family, rating 10.8 December 19, 1991: Holiday on Ice, rating 11.0 November 5, 1992: Lovers and Other Strangers, rating 11.2 January 14, 1993: Some Like it Hot, rating 11.2 February 25, 1993: Hints and Evasions, rating 11.3 March 4, 1993: My Kingdom for a Horse, rating 11.3 December 5, 1991: Victoria’s Secret, rating 11.4 January 21, 1993: The Invisible Man, rating 11.4

Dallas key episodes by ratings April 2, 1978: Digger’s Daughter (series premiere), rating 21.5 Season highs April 30, 1978: Barbecue (season 1 finale), rating 21.8 January 7, 1979: Home Again, rating 25.7 March 21, 1980: A House Divided (season 3 finale), rating 32.7 November 21, 1980: Who Done It?, rating 53.3 January 8, 1982: The Search, rating 32.1 October 29, 1982: Jock’s Will, rating 28.3 December 3, 1982: The Wedding, rating 28.3 September 30, 1983: The Road Back (season 7 premiere), rating 27.5 November 18, 1983: The Oil Baron’s Ball, rating 27.5 January 11, 1985: Winds of War, rating 27.8 May 16, 1986: Blast from the Past (season 9 finale), rating 24.9 September 26, 1986: Return to Camelot (season 10 premiere), rating 26.5 October 9, 1987: Gone with the Wind, rating 20.2 February 24, 1989: Country Girl/Wedding Belle Blues, rating 17.9 December 15, 1989: Sex, Lies and Videotape, rating 13.8 May 3, 1991: Conundrum (series finale), rating 22.0 Season lows April 9, 1978: The Lesson, rating 15.2 September 23, 1978: Reunion (Part 1 of Season 2 premiere), rating 12.5 October 5, 1979: The Silent Killer, rating 18.5 April 3, 1981: Ewing versus Ewing, rating 30.0 April 10, 1981: New Beginnings, rating 30.0 October 30, 1981: Little Boy Lost, rating 24.9 December 31, 1982: Mama Dearest, rating 18.2 October 14, 1983: The Letter, rating 21.6 April 19, 1985: The Ewing Connection, rating 21.1 May 9, 1986: Hello, Goodbye, Hello; rating 18.6 May 8, 1987: Two-Fifty, rating 18.3 March 18, 1988: Dead Reckoning, rating 14.6 March 17, 1989: Three Hundred, rating 13.1 March 16, 1990: Will Power, rating 10.7 March 8, 1991: Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons, rating 9.6 Ten highest-rated episodes of the series November 21, 1980: Who Done It?, rating 53.3 November 9, 1980: No More Mister Nice Guy (Part 2), rating 40.0 November 7, 1980: No More Mister Nice Guy (Part 1) (season 4 premiere), rating 38.2 December 5, 1980: Venezuelan Connection, rating 37.3 January 23, 1981: End of the Road (Part 2), rating 36.4 January 2, 1981: The Prodigal Mother, rating 36.1 November 14, 1980: Nightmare, rating 35.7 December 12, 1980: The Fourth Son, rating 35.6 January 30, 1981: Making of a President, rating 34.8 February 20, 1981: Lover, Come Back; rating 34.8 Ten lowest-rated episodes of the series March 8, 1991: Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons, rating 9.6 March 29, 1991: When the Wind Blows, rating 10.0 December 21, 1990: The Odessa File, rating 10.2 January 19, 1991: ‘S’ is for Seduction, rating 10.3 April 5, 1991: Those Darned Ewings, rating 10.3 December 7, 1990: Heart and Soul, rating 10.5 March 1, 1991: Win Some, Lose Some; rating 10.5 November 23, 1990: Terminus, rating 10.6 December 14, 1990: The Fabulous Ewing Boys, rating 10.6 March 16, 1990: Will Power, rating 10.7 #1 episodes February 8, 1980: Second Thoughts, rating 31.1 March 21, 1980: A House Divided (season 3 finale), rating 32.7 November 9, 1980: No More Mister Nice Guy (Part 2), rating 40.0 November 14, 1980: Nightmare, rating 35.7 November 21, 1980: Who Done It?, rating 53.3 November 28, 1980: Taste of Success, rating 34.0 December 5, 1980: Venezuelan Connection, rating 37.3 December 12, 1980: The Fourth Son, rating 35.6 December 19, 1980: Trouble at Ewing 23, rating 33.8 January 9, 1981: Executive Wife, rating 33.9 January 16, 1981: End of the Road (Part 1), rating 33.4 January 30, 1981: Making of a President, rating 34.8 February 6, 1981: Start the Revolution with Me, rating 31.6 February 13, 1981: The Quest, rating 30.6 February 20, 1981: Lover, Come Back; rating 34.8 March 13, 1981: Mark of Cain, rating 32.3 March 27, 1981: The Gathering Storm, rating 32.1 April 10, 1981: New Beginnings, rating 30.0 April 17, 1981: Full Circle, rating 31.1 May 1, 1981: Ewing-Gate (season 4 finale), rating 32.9 October 9, 1981: The Missing Heir (season 5 premiere), rating 31.9 October 16, 1981: Gone, but Not Forgotten; rating 28.4 November 6, 1981: The Sweet Smell of Revenge, rating 27.4 November 13, 1981: The Big Shut Down, rating 29.1 November 20, 1981: Blocked, rating 29.4 December 18, 1981: Waterloo at Southfork, rating 27.4 January 15, 1982: Denial, rating 31.1 February 19, 1982: Adoption, rating 29.9 February 26, 1982: Maelstrom, rating 30.0 March 12, 1982: Vengeance, rating 27.0 March 19, 1982: Blackmail, rating 26.9 March 26, 1982: The Investigation, rating 28.0 April 9, 1982: Goodbye, Cliff Barnes (season 5 finale); rating 27.9 October 29, 1982: Jock’s Will, rating 28.3 December 3, 1982: The Wedding, rating 28.3 December 17, 1982: Barbecue Three, rating 26.2 February 18, 1983: Legacy, rating 25.8 March 11, 1983: The Sting, rating 27.7 November 4, 1983: Check and Mate, rating 26.8 December 23, 1983: Past Imperfect, rating 24.8 January 6, 1984: Peter's Principles, rating 25.4 February 3, 1984: 12 Mile Limit, rating 26.7 February 17, 1984: When the Bough Breaks, rating 26.0 March 9, 1984: Fools Rush In, rating 26.8 March 23, 1984: Strange Alliance, rating 26.0 April 6, 1984: Blow Up, rating 26.3 May 18, 1984: End Game (season 7 finale), rating 26.0 September 28, 1984: Killer at Large (season 8 premiere), rating 26.4 October 5, 1984: Battle Lines, rating 24.7 November 2, 1984: Shadow of Doubt, rating 27.1 November 9, 1984: Homecoming, rating 26.2 December 28, 1984: Odd Man Out, rating 24.5 January 11, 1985: Winds of War, rating 27.8 January 25, 1985: Bail Out, rating 26.1 February 22, 1985: Shattered Dreams, rating 25.8 May 17, 1985: Swan Song (season 8 finale), rating 27.5

I wonder if Nicollette Sheridan being elevated to the main cast in Fall 1988 and becoming front-burner lead over the course of the season played in a part in Donna Mills decision to walk in Spring 1989. Paige practically ate the show in the final five seasons. Donna Mills was smart to walk away when she did.

@bongobong Almost half of 1988 is writer's strike material, so that's why it feels off. Once Sally Spectra arrives, B&B hits its stride.

Not to derail this thread, but in various shows threads here it's been said that the HIV storylines in the 1980s and 1990s have not aged well. I remember Y&R Jessica Blair being a summer social issue storyline with dialogue that was heavy-handed and very PSA yet the execution of the storyline was not a realistic portrayal of an AIDS patient. I say start with May 1989 when Springfield learns Roger survived the fall off the cliff in Santo Domingo. Robert Calhoun becomes EP in June 1989 and GL finally hits its stride after a few rough years.

You're welcome @Khan Agree with you re Angela Lansbury memoirs. I know she had a career ranging from Golden Age Hollywood to Broadway to television, but for me her two signature roles will always be Jessica Fletcher and Mrs. Potts.

Don't be. Not every romantic scene of theirs can be off the charts heat generating.

Hayley letting us all know she's a lady in the street now. These scenes didn't have the passion and heat as their other love scenes or the fight scene. Yeah they have their booty call hook ups, but I'm sensing that a connection is forming that's going to turn into love. Exactly what I've been saying all along.

You're recognizing that it's mostly garbage time.

`MURDER, SHE WROTE' LOSES COZY SUNDAY TIME SLOT According to the article Angela Lansbury decided before the time slot change that season 12 would be the final season. It's unfortunate that Murder, She Wrote did not get the final season farewell that it deserved after all Angela did for CBS primetime. I totally get why the final season had episodes that shaded both Friends and CBS. “I mean, who would have thought a group of twenty-something young people sitting around all day long discussing their sexuality would turn out to be a top TV show?” Oh, the shade. I love it.

Murder, She Wrote key episodes by ratings September 30, 1984: The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (series premiere), rating 18.9 May 19, 1996: Death by Demographics (series finale), rating 12.3 Season highs April 21, 1985: Funeral at Fifty-Mile (season 1 finale), rating 24.5 January 12, 1986: Trial by Error, rating 28.5 March 1, 1987: Simon Says, Color Me Dead; rating 30.4 January 3, 1988: Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher’s Chowder?, rating 25.2 February 5, 1989: The Search for Peter Kerry, rating 25.9 October 1, 1989: Seal of the Confessional, rating 22.1 January 6, 1991: Family Doctor, rating 19.0 January 12, 1992: The Witch’s Curse, rating 20.1 January 10, 1993: Final Curtain, rating 20.8 January 23, 1994: Deadly Assets, rating 21.0 November 13, 1994: Fatal Paradise, rating 17.6 February 26, 1995: Murder a la Mode, rating 17.6 February 25, 1996: Track of a Soldier, rating 14.1 Season lows December 16, 1984: Death Takes a Curtain Call, rating 16.2 October 27, 1985: Sing a Song of Murder, rating 21.1 May 10, 1987: Murder She Spoke (season 3 finale), rating 20.4 October 25, 1987: The Way to Dusty Death, rating 17.7 May 14, 1989: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall (Part 1 of season 5 finale), rating 15.4 May 20, 1990: The Sicilian Encounter (season 6 finale), rating 14.1 May 12, 1991: The Skinny According to Nick Culhane (season 7 finale), rating 13.2 May 17, 1992: Murder on Madison Avenue (season 8 finale), rating 14.7 May 9, 1993: The Survivor, rating 15.7 May 22, 1994: Wheel of Death (season 10 finale), rating 14.0 May 7, 1995: Another Killing in Cork, rating 12.3 November 23, 1995: Deadly Billing, rating 7.0 Ten highest-rated episodes of the series March 1, 1987: Simon Says, Color Me Dead; rating 30.4 January 12, 1986: Trial by Error, rating 28.5 November 23, 1986: Magnum on Ice, rating 28.3 October 5, 1986: Death Stalks the Big Top (Part 2 of season 3 premiere), rating 28.2 January 19, 1986: Keep the Home Fries Burning, rating 28.1 January 4, 1987: Night of the Headless Horseman, rating 27.9 (only #1 episode) November 2, 1986: Corned Beef and Carnage, rating 27.7 January 18, 1987: The Corpse Flew First Class, rating 27.7 November 10, 1985: A Lady in the Lake, rating 26.9 February 8, 1987: Murder in a Minor Key, rating 26.6 Eleven lowest-rated episodes of the series November 23, 1995: Deadly Billing, rating 7.0 November 9, 1995: Nan’s Ghost (Part 2), rating 8.5 April 4, 1996: Southern Double-Cross, rating 8.7 October 12, 1995: Big Easy Murder, rating 8.9 November 16, 1995: Shooting in Rome, rating 9.0 September 28, 1995: A Quaking in Aspen, rating 9.2 December 14, 1995: Unwilling Witness, rating 9.2 September 21, 1995: Nailed (season 12 premiere), rating 9.3 October 19, 1995: Home Care, rating 9.4 November 30, 1995: Frozen Stiff, rating 9.4 February 15, 1996: Something Foul in Flapperville, rating 9.4

Kat is giving me feels of Y&R early Christel Khalil Lily. Trisha Mann-Grant and Ambyr Michelle should move on to bigger and better things as soon as their initial contracts are up. Get ready for sisters fighting over a guy w/ Kat/Tomas/Eva.

All this talk about Daytime Emmys during the Marland years got me to compile As the World Turns Daytime Emmy results that would cover the Marland years. Wins 1986: John Wesley Shipp (Supporting Actor) 1987: Drama Series, Larry Bryggman (Lead Actor), Gregg Marx (Supporting Actor), Martha Byrne (Younger Actress) 1988: Julianne Moore (Younger Actress) 1990: Andrew Kavovit (Younger Actor) 1991: Drama Series 1993: Directing Nominations 1986: Drama Series, Scott Bryce (Lead Actor), Larry Bryggman (Lead Actor), Elizabeth Hubbard (Lead Actress), Gregg Marx (Supporting Actor), Kathleen Widdoes (Supporting Actress), Brian Bloom (Younger Actor), Jon Hensley (Younger Actor), Martha Byrne (Younger Actress), Writing, Directing 1987: Scott Bryce (Lead Actor), Elizabeth Hubbard (Lead Actress), Lisa Brown (Supporting Actress), Kathleen Widdoes (Supporting Actress), Brian Bloom (Younger Actor), Jon Hensley (Younger Actor), Directing 1988: Drama Series, Larry Bryggman (Lead Actor), Elizabeth Hubbard (Lead Actress), Lisa Brown (Supporting Actress), Eileen Fulton (Supporting Actress), Scott DeFreitas (Younger Actor), Andrew Kavovit (Younger Actor), Directing 1989: Drama Series, Larry Bryggman (Lead Actor), Elizabeth Hubbard (Lead Actress), Andrew Kavovit (Younger Actor), Martha Byrne (Younger Actress), Writing, Directing 1990: Elizabeth Hubbard (Lead Actress), Directing 1991: Elizabeth Hubbard (Lead Actress), Kathleen Widdoes (Supporting Actress), Andrew Kavovit (Younger Actor), Writing 1992: Drama Series, Elizabeth Hubbard (Lead Actress), Scott DeFreitas (Younger Actor), Directing 1993: Drama Series, Ellen Dolan (Lead Actress), Writing 1994: Drama Series, Kathleen Widdoes (Lead Actress), Patrick Tovatt (Supporting Actor), Scott DeFreitas (Younger Actor), Martha Byrne (Younger Actress)

Not to derail the thread but I consider New Jack Swing era 1987-1992.

It's unfortunate that due to real-life circumstances we didn't get MZ Roger vs. CB Alan in the late 1980s/early 1990s. GL had two show-defining villains and sadly so little of the 1977-1980 Roger vs. Alan storylines are out there.

I think Richard Channing intro as the new villain in season 2 was exactly what Falcon Crest needed to reach the next level. To me the first meeting of Angela and Richard is a pivotal scene that sets everything in motion for the rest of the series. The original villainess is a business-minded messy matriarch that attempts to control the lives of her daughters and grandson and takes down her enemies with words and not bitch slaps. The new villain is dangerous and mean yet wounded from a childhood devoid of love with a longing to be part of a family and that inner woundedness and longing is in conflict with the dangerous and mean exterior. In that first meeting, each knows they have met their match. After all, game recognizes game. When I saw that unfold, I was like "I am totally down for this."

So you liked Robert Calhoun/Douglas Marland era (September 1985-October 1988) over Laurence Caso/Douglas Marland era (October 1988-March 1993). We saw in the 1980s Ratings thread that it took about a year for Calhoun/Marland era to show growth but I say 1986 and 1987 were the creative peak. Remember too that the tail end of Calhoun's run overlapped with the writer's strike.

Look at the list of CBS primetime dramas that premiered in the 1980s which were not named Murder, She Wrote and had 5+ season runs: Falcon Crest; Magnum, P.I.; Simon & Simon, Cagney & Lacey, Jake and the Fatman. They all lasted as long as they did because CBS was in their third place primetime mess era. Remember that episode of The Golden Girls where Sophia referred to Jane Wyman as "that old crow from Falcon Crest"? Funny thing is Jane Wyman was only 6 years older than Estelle Getty.

@Taoboi I know Sean Freeman is not Shemar Moore level, but I don't put SF in the fake-ass Shemar category.

@soapfan770 That reads so much better than what's currently on screen. If Josh Griffith takes your ideas, I somehow feel that he'll fumble the execution.

@Khan Keeping it real here, after watching Falcon Crest episodes I was surprised it made it past season 5 and season 7 should have been the end. Falcon Crest may not have been a pop culture phenomenon, but it's place in television history is that of being Jane Wyman's late career comeback which pretty much overlapped with her ex-husband's presidency. It's also notable that Falcon Crest had the longest run of a CBS primetime drama series that premiered in the 1980s which was not named Murder, She Wrote.