Next week, TNT’s Dallas will complete its third season — the first full one without JR Ewing. How’s the TV show done in the ratings? Will it be renewed for a fourth season or will it be cancelled instead?
Airing on Monday nights, Dallas continues to follow the machinations of the dysfunctional and powerful Ewing clan. The cast includes Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo, Brenda Strong, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Mitch Pileggi, Emma Bell, Kuno Becker, and Juan Pablo Di Pace.
The third season began airing in late February and the first episode was down by 11% when compared to the second season opener. That was a reasonable decline but then the second installment dropped by 27%. The numbers dropped even lower as the season progressed.
Year-to-year, Dallas is down by 26% in viewership and down by 38% in the 18-49 demographic. It’s one of TNT’s lowest-rated scripted series and that’s not a good sign for the show’s future prospects. It also has a large cast so that means it’s not a cheap series either.
On the positive side, there’s some financial incentive to keep the show going. Dallas is produced by Warner Horizon Television which, like TNT, is part of the Time Warner corporation. Also, at the end of season three, there will only be 40 episodes. That’s not enough for a syndication package so if the execs are on the fence about whether to renew or cancel, that could work in the show’s favor.
I suspect that TNT will renew Dallas for a fourth season but, with ratings like these, the show could certainly be cancelled.
But, what do you think? Have you grown tired of the new Dallas TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
Update: TNT has cancelled Dallas after three seasons. Details here.
Please keep Dallas on!!!!
For the love of Mike , what are they thinking?? Dallas has a great cast, a terrific story line
and keeps you guessing at the end of every episode.
Please don’t even think of cancelling the show.
We have watched every episode of Dallas since it originally aired. We were delighted to see TNT bring back the series continuation. The new series was as well written and portrayed as the original. The reason the third season opening episode viewership was down was it was not well publicized when it would restart. Many viewers we know in our area, were upset when they missed the third season’s first episode. TNT failed to advertise the third season return as thorough as they did for season two’s return. We are truly disappointed in the cancellation and now have no incentive… Read more »
PLEASE DON”T CANCEL DALLAS. I look forward to watching it and I am sad when the season is over. It’s nice to see some of the original characters along with the new. They
are so great. It was sad enough when Larry Hagman (J.R.) pass away, don’t make me cry. It’s nice the keep him alive. Please bring season 4. Don’t leave us hanging.
Cancel the all these reality shows. The Kardashians should of been cancel the day it aired. That other houseswives show is another one I can’t believe theses networks thinks are worth keeping. Do you feel your television viewers have no real intelligence.
Please don’t cancel Dallas.
I been watching Dallas since the orginal Dallas aired. I think the new Dallas as well written as the old Dallas was. I was so upset when after only a few new show were aire it was already at the end of the season. I had sveral people make the same comments also. Please reconsider cancelling Dallas it will be a mistake.
Keep DALLAS!
keepdallasitwasbetterthenwhenitbeganin1978
Please don’t cancel Dallas. It’s my favorite show on tv. It was so exciting unlike the garbage that’s on (bachelor, reality tv.). No substance. I think the problem was the night. Monday night is the only good night for tv. Any other week night or Sunday and the ratings will soar. I’ve watched so many episodes of law and order reruns that I know them verbatim, because there is nothing else on. Dallas should also be advertised more. I loved every episode and it moved very quickly unlike other soaps. PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THE SHOW!!!!!
Loved the new Dallas. Please bring it back, or at least have a 2 hour special to tie up loose ends. I had the series set to DVR and I will sorely miss it. Please, please, please renew it.
I am so sorry that TNT has decided to cancel Dallas. I hope another station has the intelligence to pick it up! I am done with TNT.
Need to bring Dallas. back. My husband and I watched it every Monday night. We were always glad to see Monday night come around so we could watch Dallas. Please bring it back for the St adults that remember the original Dallas.
Keep the show running. Apparently the viewers numbers are inaccurate. Most people DVR the show or watch it in On-Demand later. It is a great show, as good as the original.
I have watched Dallas since the very beginning years ago. We planned our evening around the show and were very excited when it was brought back!
Have watched the new Dallas for the past 3 years and HOPE that it will continue!!!!
I do miss JR but they still keep him alive.
Looking forward to season 4!
I only missed 1 of the original episodes and really did not think the new shows could
come close to being as good. I was wrong! The show has been great and hate to see it
go. Please keep it going!!!
PLEASE KEEP THIS SHOW!!!!!!! Do not take it away. I admit i dont usually have time to watcn it when it airs but thats what dvr is for?! I watch it religiously! Please renew it!
Please do not cancel Dallas!!!! It remind’s me of back in the day. I like seeing the generation of the Ewing’s growing. They have all of this reality stuff on and it’s not worth watching.