He went on to createDallasand its spinoffKnots Landing,with the former bowing in 1978 on CBS.
By its second season,Dallaswas a certified smash, finishing the 1979-80 frame at No.
6 among all primetime series.
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1 show on TV for three of the next five seasons, and No.
2 for two of them.
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Its final episode of the 1979-80 episode was Who Shot J.R.?
in which a mystery person put two bullets in Hagmans character J.R. Ewing.
The ensuing summer was filled with chatter, speculation and merchandise.
SpinoffKnots Landingarrived in late 1979 and moved the drama to Los Angeles.
Still, the series also would air for 14 seasons, counting 344 episodes through 1993.
Hagmans J.R. was killed off in Season 2 followingthe actors deathin late 2012.
The new edition started strong before viewership waned, and it ultimately would air 40 episodes over three seasons.
