
The 1980 episode " Who Done It" remains the second-highest-rated prime-time telecast ever.

The show was prominent for its cliffhangers, including the " Who shot J.R.?" mystery. was the only character to have appeared in every episode. Ewing, became the show's breakout character, whose schemes and dirty business became the show's trademark. As the series progressed, Bobby's elder brother, oil tycoon J.R. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes, whose families were sworn enemies of each other.

The series revolves around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. Dallas is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991.
