Season of television series
Dallas
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DVD cover
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No.
of episodes
| 23
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Original network
| CBS
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Original release
| November 7, 1980
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1980-11-07
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May 1, 1981
(
1981-05-01
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List of episodes
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The fourth season of the television series
Dallas
aired on
CBS
during the
1980?81 TV season
.
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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Jared Martin
returns as Steven "Dusty" Farlow, and long-running supporting actors
Morgan Woodward
(Punk Anderson), Tyler Banks (John Ross Ewing III),
Audrey Landers
(
Afton Cooper
),
Deborah Tranelli
(Phyllis Wapner) and
Laurence Haddon
(Franklin Horner) all appear for the first time. Additionally,
William Windom
appears in two episodes as Amos Krebbs who knows the truth about Ray's real father.
Joel Fabiani
(Alex Ward) appears in several episodes, but won't return for subsequent seasons, and
Christopher Stone
(Dave Stratton) appear in four episodes and will later return for
season 8
.
Ted Shackelford
and
Joan Van Ark
(
Gary
and
Valene Ewing
) cross over from
Dallas
spinoff
Knots Landing
for three and two episodes, respectively.
Crew
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The season's episode writers include
showrunner
Leonard Katzman
, the returning
Arthur Bernard Lewis
, Linda B. Elstad, Loraine Despres, and Rena Down, and as well as new additions
Robert J. Shaw
, Leah Markus, Howard Lakin, Louis Elias, and
David Paulsen
.
Philip Capice
continues to serve as sole executive producer, as
Lee Rich
, left the show after the previous season. Katzman serves as producer, and Cliff Fenneman as associate producer. Arthur Bernard Lewis continues as executive story editor, with Camille Marchetta, Rena Down, and Robert J. Shaw serving as story editors.
DVD release
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Dallas
season four was released by
Warner Bros. Home Video
, on a Region 1 DVD box set of four double-sided DVDs, on January 24, 2006. In addition to the 23 episodes, it also includes the cast reunion special
Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork
which originally aired on
CBS
on November 7, 2004.
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Knots Landing
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The
Dallas
cast continued to make occasional appearance in
spinoff
series
Knots Landing
, which was on its second year: J.R. (
Larry Hagman
) appeared in
A Family Matter
(airing on January 22, 1981) and
Designs
(March 26, 1981); Bobby (
Patrick Duffy
) in
The Loudest Word
(February 19, 1981); and Kristin (
Mary Crosby
) in
Kristin
(December 18, 1980, her only
Knots Landing
appearance).
Episodes
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References
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- ^
Lambert, David (October 18, 2005).
"
'Dallas' DVD news: Who Shot J.R.? Find Out When Dallas: Season 4 Arrives In January!"
.
TVShowsOnDVD.com
. Archived from
the original
on December 13, 2013
. Retrieved
December 7,
2013
.
- ^
a
b
Gansberg, Alan L. (November 12, 1980). "CBS wins week, 9 of top 10 programs with 'Dallas' No. 1".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 264, no. 14. p. 21.
ProQuest
2598210541
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (November 19, 1980). "
'Dallas' places 1st, but isn't enough to bring CBS victory".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 264, no. 19. p. 1.
ProQuest
2598223998
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (November 26, 1980). "
'Dallas' is highest ever in TV drama: 83 million viewers".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 264, no. 24. p. 1.
ProQuest
2598223866
.
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"CBS wins week's rate race; 'Dallas' in 1st place again".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 264, no. 28. December 3, 1980. p. 6.
ProQuest
2598225868
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (December 10, 1980). "ABC squeaks by in weekly ratings".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 264, no. 33. p. 30.
ProQuest
2598224170
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (December 17, 1980). "CBS wins Nielsen week with help of 'Magnum, P.I.'
".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 264, no. 38. p. 25.
ProQuest
2598203730
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (December 26, 1980). "CBS wins weekly Nielsens, as many new series falter".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 264, no. 44. p. 1.
ProQuest
2598187864
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (January 8, 1981). "CBS wins weekly Nielsens, but NBC wins four nights".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 265, no. 2. p. 4.
ProQuest
2598175190
.
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Hack, Richard (January 14, 1981). "CBS tops Nielsens, taking 7 of top 10".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 265, no. 5. p. 4.
ProQuest
2598181218
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (January 21, 1981). "CBS wins weekly Nielsens contest".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 264, no. 11. p. 1.
ProQuest
2598217192
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (January 29, 1981). "Super Bowl, new series tally big for NBC but CBS wins".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 265, no. 17. p. 4.
ProQuest
2598139765
.
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"CBS scores in Nielsen ratings; NBC in 2nd place".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 265, no. 22. February 5, 1981. p. 25.
ProQuest
2585296688
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (February 11, 1981). "CBS wins week with top 5 shows, still leads season".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 265, no. 26. p. 4.
ProQuest
2598134182
.
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"Ratings Roundup".
Broadcasting
. Vol. 100, no. 8. February 23, 1981. p. 69.
ProQuest
962706494
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (February 25, 1981). "CBS wins ratings; still holds top spot".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 265, no. 35. p. 21.
ProQuest
2598133962
.
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"Ratings Roundup".
Broadcasting
. Vol. 100, no. 10. March 9, 1981. p. 136.
ProQuest
1014700882
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"CBS wins first with 'Dallas'; 2nd spot held by ABC".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 265, no. 50. March 18, 1981. p. 25.
ProQuest
2598148577
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Gansberg, Alan L. (April 1, 1981). "CBS dominates weekly Nielsens".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 266, no. 10. p. 4.
ProQuest
2598133721
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Gansberg, Alan L. (April 8, 1981). "Oscars, Walters boost ABC to lead; CBS 2nd".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 266, no. 15. p. 4.
ProQuest
2598159604
.
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"ABC wins ratings as 'Masada' scores".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 266, no. 20. April 15, 1981. p. 4.
ProQuest
2598213581
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (April 22, 1981). "CBS claims win as season ends, but NBC disputes".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 266, no. 25. p. 4.
ProQuest
2598219767
.
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Gansberg, Alan L. (May 6, 1981). "CBS wins ratings, but NBC's 'Texas' has killer numbers".
The Hollywood Reporter
. Vol. 266, no. 35. p. 3.
ProQuest
2598184111
.
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