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The final two seasons were a complete waste of time. When the time slot is regularly lost to TGIF comedies (the two time slot losses to Family Matters had me floored), it's a sign that the time has come to end things. Larry Hagman not so big and bad anymore if he's lost the time slot twice to Urkel.

I think JR/Val last interaction was during the Dallas crossover episode involving Jock's will. Val has a book signing that JR shows up to and he tells her that he owns the publishing rights to her book.

Dallas tanked in the aftermath of Bobby car accident, went off the rails in the aftermath of Pamela disappearance, and was effectively over with Sue Ellen departure. I agree that Victoria Principal was smart to leave when she did. There are conflicting stories about Linda Gray departure. She has said for the last 35 years that her contract was up and she chose not to renew and walked away, but she might have actually been let go.

That's right, by Dallas final season they had no long-time female cast members left, yet Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Ken Kercheval remained right until the end.

That's because Dallas was the most male-focused of the CBS primetime soaps.

This I did not know. Thank you for the information. I put Mark Harmon career as somewhere between Larry Hagman and George Clooney. Mark Harmon and George Clooney had their breakthrough roles on NBC medical dramas. Larry Hagman and Mark Harmon had their career resurgences on CBS dramas that each had three seasons as the #1 show. I don't know if Mark Harmon was considered the breakout star of St. Elsewhere the way Larry Hagman was the breakout star of Dallas and George Clooney was the breakout star of ER. Mark Harmon film career didn't take off the way George Clooney film career did. I consider NCIS as Mark Harmon second signature role after St. Elsewhere the way Dallas was Larry Hagman second signature role after I Dream of Jeannie.

I know Flamingo Road was Mark Harmon's first regular series role, but I consider St. Elsewhere his breakthrough role. Mark Harmon attempted a film career after leaving St. Elsewhere but for some reason it never took off and he returned to television, eventually having a career resurgence with NCIS.

@JAS0N47 Thank you for posting the article. CBS used reruns of Family Affair, All in the Family, Here's Lucy, M*A*S*H, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Alice as time fillers in the daytime schedule.

As the World Turns expands to 1 hour and The Edge of Night moves to ABC. Was the story that CBS cancelled The Edge of Night because CBS didn't have room on their daytime schedule for both 1 hour As the World Turns and The Edge of Night? Looking at CBS's schedule they did have room to keep The Edge of Night. CBS daytime schedule (ET) from November 3-28, 1975 10 am The Price is Right 11 am Gambit 11:30 am Love of Life Noon Y&R 12:30 pm Search for Tomorrow 1 pm Local programming 1:30 pm As the World Turns 2 pm Guiding Light 2:30 pm The Edge of Night 3 pm Match Game 3:30 pm Tattletales 4 pm Give-n-Take CBS daytime new schedule (ET) on December 1, 1975 10 am The Price is Right 11 am Gambit 11:30 am Love of Life Noon Y&R 12:30 pm Search for Tomorrow 1 pm Local programming 1:30 pm As the World Turns 2:30 pm Guiding Light 3 pm All in the Family reruns 3:30 pm Match Game 4 pm Tattletales CBS could have put The Edge of Night at 3 pm instead of All in the Family reruns but for whatever reason they chose not to.

B&B has been surviving off of international sales for the better part of the last 25 years.

Yes, but that wasn't until like 1983. MTS and Ed Scott went public as a couple in 1984 and married in 1985. Hahaha. Dead at Pole Rider.

Looking at the big three network's line up of dramas that premiered in the 1990s which ran 5 or more seasons, a good number of them seem to be forgotten. CBS: Walker, Texas Ranger (9); Touched by an Angel (9), JAG (9), Diagnosis: Murder (8), Northern Exposure (6); Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (6); Chicago Hope (6), Nash Bridges (6), Judging Amy (6). Touched by an Angel was a rare bright spot in the primetime mess era. JAG spun off NCIS, which is now CBS's longest-running primetime drama and there's also the NCIS franchise. ABC: NYPD Blue (12), The Practice (8), The Commish (5). NYPD Blue I would say is the second definitive drama of the 1990s. The Practice didn't really take off until it became the lead out of Millionaire (yes, I consider The Practice a time slot hit). NBC: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 26 about to start), original Law & Order (20), ER (15), Homicide: Life on the Street (7), The West Wing (7), Sisters (6), Third Watch (6), Providence (5). We all consider ER the definitive drama of the 1990s. Original Law & Order and The West Wing were Top 10 shows in the 2000s.

Not to give Josh Griffith an idea, but I thought there would be a Single White Female storyline with Lucy and Faith.

Of all the actors that were Blake and Alexis children, these three worked together the longest (1985-1988) and its nice to see them together 35+ years later.

@Khan That would have made a good exit story for Joan Van Ark instead of what we got.

Yeah, I never thought of The Simpsons. Mainly because it's animated and on Fox. I can't believe The Simpsons 35th anniversary is in December. I don't think I've watched a live episode of The Simpsons in something like 25 years.

Did the 1990s have a definitive family sitcom? The big ones I'd say were Roseanne, Home Improvement, and maybe Everybody Loves Raymond. Roseanne peak 1990-1993 but that era was 1980s hangover plus the remaining big 1980s family sitcoms (The Cosby Show, Who's the Boss?, Growing Pains) were winding down. Home Improvement peak was 1993-1997 and this overlaps with Roseanne winding down. Everybody Loves Raymond showed growth 1998-2000 and this overlaps with Home Improvement winding down. Everybody Loves Raymond didn't crack the Top 10 until 2000/01 and it was a Top 10 show for the rest of its run so maybe its more associated with the early 2000s. I think most of us consider Seinfeld and Friends as the definitive friendship sitcoms of the 1990s.

Well it was the time before HIV.

November 3, 1975 The Price is Right expands to 1 hour. The Price is Right moved from 10:30 am ET to 10 am ET, now head-to-head with Celebrity Sweepstakes and Wheel of Fortune. First week at 1 hour its middle of the pack.

Then season 5 got corporate with Lotus Point, ventured into James Bond/action thriller territory with Wolfbridge, and also got glamorous. I think going corporate and glamorous was a response to Dynasty blowing up and becoming a pop culture phenomenon. Dallas also got corporate and glamorous.

I would say the other comparable drama series to ER is Dallas. Dallas ran 14 seasons. ER ran 15 seasons. Both shows had three seasons as the #1 show. Dallas 1980/81, 1981/82, 1983/84. ER 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99. Dallas was the highest-rated drama across the broadcast networks for 5 seasons (1979/80 to 1983/84). ER was the highest-rated drama across the broadcast networks for 7 seasons (1994/95 to 2000/01). Dallas was a Top 10 show for 7 seasons (1979/80 to 1985/86). ER was a Top 10 show for 10 seasons (1994/95 to 2003/04). Both shows had a breakout star in Larry Hagman and George Clooney respectively. Dallas was Larry Hagman's career resurgence that became his second signature role or some may say his career-defining role. ER was George Clooney's career breakthrough after years of jobbing and it lead to him becoming a Hollywood A-lister.

Great, thanks again. The Price is Right 1 hour trial week was mid-range I'd say. CBS scheduled the 1 hour trial week 10:30-11:30 am ET, head-to-head with Wheel of Fortune and High Rollers.

The Price is Right going strong. No wonder CBS expanded it to 1 hour. @JAS0N47 Do you have game show ratings for September 8-12, 1975 (The Price is Right 1 hour trial week) and November 3-7, 1975 (The Price is Right expands to 1 hour)? Thanks in advance

George Clooney was the breakout star of ER and ER was his career breakthrough after years of jobbing. In the off-season he starred in movies and when his ER contract was up, he left to focus on his film career. I say it was Oceans Eleven that cemented George Clooney as a Hollywood A-lister. Friends seems like it will live on forever in syndication, DVD, streaming, but ER seems to have been forgotten in those mediums.

Hahaha, yes.