its probably bc everyone knows that larry hagman’s gone, and the legacy of the show wont be the same without him

This is the best show on TV right now IMO and I watched it and I will rewatch it later tonight. I do not know where all the viewers from last season are at. This show is on fire and it is going to get even better! I expected the ratings to go up but not down!

I watched both episodes and thought they were great,.I think the problem was there were too many good programs o the same time . Some of the shows started at 8 and they were on till 10.Some people probably taped Dallas did they count those people.I hope they don’t cancel the show it would be a real shame.. Thanks Michael for are article.

Last summer it wasn’t competing with a lot of other shows since most of them were on hiatus.

I totally agree with Janice that a lot of people either didn’t know it was on last night or there were too many other good shows on and had no dvr’s to record and look at it later. I thoroughly enjoyed the episodes and can’t wait for next week. Hopefully the ratings will improve.

The real problem is that it needs to go back to Wednesdays ASAP!

That’s where everybody remembers the show from last season and the competition on Wednesdays is nowhere near as strong as on Mondays…especially during the regular television season.

In an ideal world, airing the series on Wednesday nights every summer would be the perfect scenario. It would then become appointment viewing like Big Brother (which is in 15th season).

We need to help spread the word about Dallas everyone! This show is too good to get canceled.

I thought the show was terrific fun and well done. It was fast paced and very well acted. I hope the show contiues and TNT doesn’t pull the plug.

I think it also suffered from being on Monday night, a traditionally strong night for the networks. Last year it was on Wednesdays in the summer when people were searching for something new. TNT might have overestimated it’s strength.

As for the show, I like the rivalry with the male characters, but not so much with the females. There isn’t enough distinction between them.

Mitch Pileggi makes a classic Dallas villain, but I’m concerned about these rumors of an incestuous relationship between him and his mother. It’s also weird that his mother is played by Judith Light, who is three years older than him, but looks younger.

I agree that Dallas is the best show on tv these days! I thoroughly enjoyed each minute of the season premiere. I was pleasantly surprised that it was a 2 hour show. The fact that it had moved to Mondays was not well publicized. The show is very well written and there are surprises at every turn. It has a strong cast and I hope it regains its following! I liked Judith Light being on the show but she is too young to play Anne’s ex’s mother. Kept expecting Cliff Barnes to show up on the show last night; his presence was missed with all the Pam/Rebecca drama.

I’m disappointed that Dallas didn’t do better in the ratings but I agree that putting on on Mondays was probably a mistake. It’s a very crowded night of television with new shows on FOX, NBC and the Bachelor on ABC. If they were determined to bring it back in January, they should have kept it on Wednesdays. I’m loving the hate/lust relationship between John Ross and Pamela Rebecca, but Anne’s storyline is bugging me, particularly the fact that Judith Light does not look old enough to be Mitch Pileggi’s mother. His new wife or his sister yes, but not his mother, not unless she had him when she was twelve. I would much rather focus on the 2nd generation of Ewings. Doesn’t Lucy have children? Doesn’t JR have two other sons? Couldn’t they be involved in the fight for Ewing Energies or just to give us a taste of Dallas High Society. I suggest the writers start watching that Big Texas Rich show on the Style Network.

I’m shocked about the ratings for Dallas’ premiere! I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it, just like I did all last season. Hopefully it was just a matter of people not realizing it was back on, and next week’s numbers will be much improved!

I watced the entire run of the first Dallas and was quite impressed with its first season. Purchased the DVD as soon as it came out so I could rewatch all before season 2 aired. The premeiere was great, not so sure about Judith Light but hey we’ll see. I also think it’s the change to Monday nights. This is a very well written show, although I have a large HD TV now and I have to say it makes it all look kind of chessey to me, but not sure why? The acting is first class and Josh Henderson is doing his best to be just like daddy. I just hope the ratings get better. It would be nice to keep this treasure around for a while.

I watched it online last night. It was great. I switched to basic channels so I am doing more online watching. I don’t have much faith in ratings plus more people are watching online.

they should have left it a summer show. But I I agree with the others that the show is still good and the younger actors are fantastic. JRs Sun is worthy of filling Hagman’s boots.

I watched on DVR Tuesday night, so I guess my view does not count. The show is very good. I actually did not see season 1. It has a similar vibe as the original yet updated at the same time. I like how the focus is balanced between the generations. Very well done!

I didn’t really enjoy the two episodes the other night. The second one was better than the first. The show just feels cold to me, now, like a family with no anchor. At least in the beginning we had a strong Ellie and Jock, and they could pretty much keep people in line. And the judge not thinking that there was something really really wrong with a “cousin” deceiving her adopted cousin and trying to marry him, knowing that her dad was Chris’s uncle. I would think any reasonable judge would have responded much differently. Not very realistic writing. Too outlandish. They made Anne too troubled and Bobby too weak, when they should have been the anchors of the show. Oh, and what was with that pool scene and the lights all over the roofline of Southfork. Who has ever seen a house where they had it lit up like a runway for Santa Claus.

I just finished watching it on DVR and loved it! I know Mr. Hagman’s gone, but the rest of the cast is pretty darn good and so worth continuing to watch. I think the creative team has a lot up their sleeves and look forward to seeing it all unfold.

I loved it! I am going to miss Larry Hagman. It was inspirational watching him live his life to the very end. He was a wonderful actor and I am happy that he got to be J.R. again before passing away. I can’t believe the ratings were so low. I do think it would do better on a different night. I had several things that I was watching and taping. But of everything I was watching, it was by far the best.

Frankly I didn’t even know what day it was coming on, so I missed it. Had to watch it on my dvr.
Not real enthused about the show this season. Dallas just isn’t Dallas without Larry, but I will watch for a while I guess.

Just found this website today and I dig it really hard! Kudos, Mike!

As far as the show goes, quality is probably rivaled only by Revenge, IMHO.
It was a way too big of a gamble to leave a the show in hiatus for several months let alone go from a 10 episode season to a 20-something episode despite promoting the show almost 1 year before it actually launched. Unless they have HUGE cards up their sleeve, Dallas can very well be cancelled after season 3. Aside of that, the storylines are solid but a little predictable. What made Dallas 1.0 great was, in Larry’s words : Booze, Bucks and Broads. Incorporate celebrities, create over the top ostentatious scenarios parallel to the mundane storyline and clashes and once you get the press talking, the ratings will follow.