Looking back on the Dallas premiere Sun April 2 1978
It replaced The Carol Burnett Show Sun @10.
CBS 60 Minutes @7 Rhoda @8 On Our Own @8.30 All in the Family @9 Alice @9.30 Dallas @10
ABC Young Pioneers 2hr Debut @7 Movie High Plains Drifter @9 (Clint Eastwood)
NBC Disney Barefoot Executive @ 7 Project UFO @8 Movie Love's Dark Ride @9 (Cliff Potts, Carrie Snodgrass)
Dallas S1 E1 Diggers Daughter ranked 18th of 65 shows with a 21.5/37 .
That was the best rated new CBS series debuting at that time beating Incredible Hulk, Sam, Husbands, Wives and Lovers.
Tina Louise was there in the first couple of episodes and had they decided to keep Julie in the mix might have finally shed the Ginger from Gilligan's Island tag, becoming one of the stars of Dallas when it became a smash hit.
Although knowing Tina she might have refused to be a part of any reunions claiming the show had been pitched to her as 'Julie in Dallas' with her as the lead!
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Paul Raven ·
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