Season of television series
Dallas
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DVD cover
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No.
of episodes
| 28
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Original network
| CBS
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Original release
| October 1, 1982
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1982-10-01
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May 6, 1983
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1983-05-06
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List of episodes
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The sixth season of the television series
Dallas
aired on
CBS
during the
1982?83 TV season
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Cast
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Starring
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In alphabetical order:
Also Starring
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Special Guest Stars
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Notable guest stars
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Morgan Brittany
(Katherine Wentworth) and
Morgan Woodward
(Punk Anderson) continue to appear, and among the actors to debut during the season are
Lois Chiles
(Holly Harwood),
Timothy Patrick Murphy
(Mickey Trotter), Roseanna Christiansen (Teresa), Danone Simpson (Kendall Chapman),
Alice Hirson
(Mavis Anderson), Kenneth Kimmins (Thornton McLeish),
Kate Reid
(Lil Trotter), Eric Farlow (
Christopher Ewing
), and Mary Armstrong (nanny Louise).
John Anderson
appears in two episodes as Richard McIntyre - he will return as a "special guest star" during
season 11
, playing Dr. Herbert Styles. Additionally,
Ben Piazza
(Walt Discoll) appears in a major story-arc, but won't return for future seasons, and
Knots Landing
'
s
Ted Shackelford
(
Gary Ewing
) appears in one episode.
John Larroquette
also appears in two episodes as Lucy Ewing's divorce attorney Phillip Colton.
Crew
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The season's episode writers include
showrunner
Leonard Katzman
, the returning
Arthur Bernard Lewis
,
David Paulsen
, Howard Lakin, Will Lorin, Linda B. Elstad, and new additions Frank Furino and Robert Sherman.
Philip Capice
serves as executive producer, Katzman as producer, Cliff Fenneman as associate producer, and writer Arthur Bernard Lewis as supervising producer. Writer David Paulsen, who joined the series for season four, takes on the duty of the show's story editor.
DVD release
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Season six was released by
Warner Bros. Home Video
, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on January 30, 2007. In addition to the 28 episodes, it also includes the featurette "Power and Influence: The Dallas Legacy".
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Knots Landing
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After a one year-absence, the
Dallas
cast returned to appear in
spinoff
series
Knots Landing
, now on its fourth year: first J.R. (
Larry Hagman
) appeared alone in
Daniel
(airing October 7, 1982), and then he returned alongside Bobby (
Patrick Duffy
) and baby Christopher (Eric Farlow) in
New Beginnings
(October 29, 1982) - the last time any
Dallas
character appeared in
Knots Landing
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Episodes
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References
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- ^
TVshowsonDVD.com: Dallas Season 6
Archived
2011-09-14 at the
Wayback Machine
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"CBS tops Nielsens in season's 1st week".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 273, no. 44. October 6, 1982. p. 8.
ProQuest
2587914903
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Gansberg, Alan L. (October 14, 1982). "CBS takes week 2; baseball aids ABC".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 273, no. 49. p. 4.
ProQuest
2594795876
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Gansberg, Alan L. (October 20, 1982). "NBC wins weekly Nielsens race with coverage of World Series".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 3. p. 5.
ProQuest
2587802752
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Gansberg, Alan L. (October 27, 1982). "Series gives NBC 2 weeks in row; now 2nd in season".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 8. p. 5.
ProQuest
2587810032
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"Season returns to normalcy: CBS is back on top".
Broadcasting
. Vol. 103, no. 18. November 8, 1982. p. 76.
ProQuest
963254255
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Hack, Richard (November 10, 1982). "CBS takes 6th week of '82-83 season: ABC in second place".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 18. p. 6.
ProQuest
2587803060
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (November 17, 1982). "CBS takes week in Nielsens; 'Blue and Gray' beats rivals".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 22. p. 14.
ProQuest
2594774619
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (November 24, 1982). "CBS charges to front with 'Blue and Gray'
".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 27. p. 6.
ProQuest
2587810264
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (December 1, 1982). "ABC wins weekly Nielsens with help from pro football, fights".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 31. p. 12.
ProQuest
2587814766
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Gansberg, Alan L. (December 8, 1982). "
'Dallas,' specials aid in CBS victory in Nielsens again".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 36. p. 1.
ProQuest
2587815923
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Gansberg, Alan L. (December 15, 1982). "Turner bombs nets with basketball; Nielsens shaken".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 41. p. 17.
ProQuest
2594771069
.
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"
'Dallas,' specials give CBS win in last week's Nielsens".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 274, no. 46. December 22, 1982. p. 1.
ProQuest
2594790180
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (January 5, 1983). "Holidays cut into Nielsens but CBS wins another week".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 275, no. 4. p. 6.
ProQuest
2594788533
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (January 12, 1983). "CBS takes week; 'Alice' warms up Nielsen servings".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 275, no. 9. p. 32.
ProQuest
2594787202
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"Football playoffs top scorers; CBS wins week again".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 275, no. 14. January 19, 1983. p. 34.
ProQuest
2594753319
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Gansberg, Alan L. (February 2, 1983). "Super Bowl gives NBC super win in weekly Nielsens race".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 275, no. 24. p. 14.
ProQuest
2594763731
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Gansberg, Alan L. (February 9, 1983). "
'Winds' blow strong for ABC; first part gets record ratings".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 275, no. 29. p. 13.
ProQuest
2587811580
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Gansberg, Alan L. (February 16, 1983). "
'Winds of War' blows competition into background".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 275, no. 34. p. 18.
ProQuest
2594762108
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"
'Winds' Fallout Fades For ABC, CBS Is Back In Driver's Seat".
Variety
. Vol. 310, no. 4. February 23, 1983. p. 74.
ProQuest
1438378128
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Gansberg, Alan L. (March 2, 1983). "CBS takes week; inches close to ABC in Feb. sweeps total".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 275, no. 44. p. 4.
ProQuest
2594766858
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Gansberg, Alan L. (March 9, 1983). "Smashing victory for CBS in weekly Nielsen ratings race".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 275, no. 49. p. 12.
ProQuest
2594763993
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Gansberg, Alan L. (March 16, 1983). "CBS takes ratings cake in lukewarm HUT viewing week".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 276, no. 4. p. 1.
ProQuest
2587805724
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Byrge, Duane (March 23, 1983). "Lineup of specials helps CBS to reap Nielsens harvest".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 276, no. 9. p. 21.
ProQuest
2587802323
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Gansberg, Alan L. (March 30, 1983). "First 'Thorn Birds' gives ABC another ratings race boost".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 276, no. 14. p. 4.
ProQuest
2587815590
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Gansberg, Alan L. (April 6, 1983). "
'Thorn Birds' fly ABC closer to CBS with Nielsen win".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 276, no. 19. p. 11.
ProQuest
2587811606
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Gansberg, Alan L. (April 20, 1983). "ABC celebrates season end with weekly Nielsen victory".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 276, no. 29. p. 4.
ProQuest
2587822774
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'Embarrassing' no shame; CBS scores in week's Nielsens".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 276, no. 39. May 4, 1983. p. 1.
ProQuest
2587806876
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"NBC wins week on basis of 'A-Team,' 'Facts,' 'Remington'
".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 276, no. 44. May 11, 1983. p. 12.
ProQuest
2587812116
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