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Dallas got another five seasons out of "it was all a dream", but then again CBS was a mess in primetime during the final four seasons of Dallas.

When Dallas ended in May 1991, it was CBS's third longest-running primetime drama series, after Gunsmoke and Lassie. As of today, Dallas is CBS's 6th longest-running primetime drama series, after NCIS, Gunsmoke, Lassie, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds.

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I'm surprised they let Ken Kercheval stay on after the departure of VP. They also added George Kennedy as a new sparring partner for Hagman. Steve Kanaly was let go too in 1988.  

If the show had survived another season or two I can see Katzman/Lorimar letting Kercheval go to cut the budget or raise the salaries of Duffy & Hagman if they had asked for more money. Dallas really should have ended way before the decline. The series finale sucked. VP was smart to get out when she did. The character of Pam became a laughing stock with that stupid dream fiasco. 

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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.

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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.

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