A segment on a Dynasty lookalike contest at about 25 minutes.

The woman who says she looks like Joan Collins pre getting her nose and teeth fixed made me laugh.

 

Hoping Prime Video puts it back up (and remastered). Kind of itching to re-watch it.

 

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

On May 12, 1989, the Dynasty series finale aired.

40 years ago tonight

 

Edited May 15, 20251 yr by kalbir

Audio of a 1985 interview with Billy Campbell, talking about being on Dynasty, viewer reaction to him, network pressures about Steven's homosexuality.

Billy Campbell Interview by Bob Lardine : Bob Lardine : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Kathleen Beller interview from 1984.

Kathleen Beller Interview by Bob Lardine : Bob Lardine : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Al Corley interview from 1981. This also has some talk of Steven's sexual orientation.

Al Corley Interview by Bob Lardine : Bob Lardine : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Edited May 28, 20251 yr by DRW50

 

On 3/12/2025 at 6:31 PM, Liberty City said:

Hoping Prime Video puts it back up (and remastered). Kind of itching to re-watch it.

Still here ^^ Come on Prime Video, it's due to bring it back!

 

7 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

 

Was this what Steven was doing when he met Ted? 😂😂😂

6 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Was this what Steven was doing when he met Ted? 😂😂😂

Ha!

He already had left Dynasty. I love his hair. Corley got hotter as he got older.

40 years ago tonight (I couldn't find an ABC promo)

 

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