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.
I was sad that they killed off Christopher, I like his character. Everybody is so sad all the time, no one smiles, so much trouble all the time, but I wish Dallas would go on to another season.
Hi Theodora,
I don’t think they killed Christopher. They can’t. I think that is another wonderful cliffhanger!
But, if they did, in the original 1980″s version, they had killed off Bobby and he came back. Also, if you remember there was the SUPER cliffhanger of, “WHO KILLED JR?’
Writers have a way of bringing characters back from the dead.
Another cliffhanger, Marlena is not carrying Christopher’s baby, she is probably carrying John Ross’s baby.
Can’t wait till Season 4
I hate most television shows, I find stupid and not very funny and most of them are repetitive and after one episode you have seen the rest of the series. I have been anxious to see Dallas. If the young don’t like it at least be fair and let the older generation have something to watch, we are tired of stupid programming that the young like but we don’t.
KEEP DALLAS ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, Michele K and Michelle D!
Very, very WELL said!
Dallas can’t be cancelled!
There is much too much happening still.
Left too many cliff hangers!
TNT Dallas team, have enough talented writers, not to mention, enough talented actors for Season 4!
P LE A S E bring it back.
Dallas was a well written well acted show that I looked forward to watching Monday nights. I’d like to see it continued for several years to come.
There is so much garbage on TV these days I can’t believe anyone would even consider cancelling Dallas! Great writing, great actors, gripping episodes…. Please, keep it going!
DITTO!
I am so disappointed to hear Dallas is cancelled. The show was better than ever! The writing is awesome. The ending made all of saying that we can’t wait for it to start again. How can TNT be so foolish? No one asked me about the rating or anyone one I know that faithfully watches Dallas. Wake up TNT . Don’t make this mistake! At least make a conclusion to the last episode and give some closure the show. I hope another station picks it up! I am looking forward to season 4. Please bring Dallas back!
Listen to us I get upset because the series needs to run for longer period of time.
If I’m not home on Monday I record it doesn’t that count. Please keep Dallas on. I would love it if you could bring some of the other old series back like Knots Landing and Falcon Creast.
I have written many times pleading to keep Dallas on the air but I feel it’s all in VAIN. To all the Dallas fans out there I think it’s over. TNT and producers don’t care what we diehard Dallas fans think it’s done!!! I guess now we are stuck watching the Kardashians make more money!!!! If there is any chance that someone from TNT is reading this please hear the Dallas fans and bring our favorite show back. PLEASE!!!
PLEASE PLEASE do not can cancel Dallas I have all 14 seasons of the original series, and this Dallas is Getting just as good I never miss an episode PLEASE DON’T CANCELL.
Don’t cancel DALLAS its getting really good I think it’s better than the older dallas and my mother is 80 some years young and loves this show always asking when is it coming back.
I have to record it everytime its on because of how i work. so i hope when you guys do the ratings you count all of us that record or tivo these programs because we should count also.
Please don’t cancel Dallas give it another season
I beg you DON’T cancel season 4, 5 and as long as someone can write….I have watched this all my adult life and I am 78 years old. This beats all shows put together on tv…I was one happy woman when I was able to watch this again. The actors are the best and that finale will only happen again if you are able to continue MORE series…KUDOS to all involved in the production of Dallas ..moRE, MORE, MOre please.
My feeling are you need to bring the show back it a good show
It is me again! Please LISTEN to the viewers! It is a GREAT ENTERTAINING SERIES! BOTH WRITERS AND ACTORS!T IS ACTUALLY REFRESHING THAN ANYTHING ELSE ON TV TODAY!
PLEASE RECONSIDER.
THANK YO SO MUCH! 🙂
please don’t cancel dallas, its great,
please, please, don’t cancel the show!!!! They’re some great actors on there. I have watch Dallas from the start of the show years ago!! SAVE DALLAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HI PLEASE DO CANCEL DALLAS ON TNT LOVE LOVE THIS PROGRAM ALL MY CHILDREN WATCH IT AND THE ACTOR ARE GREAT AND ITS NOT A STUIEID REALALTY SHOW I HAVE WATCH IT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED
OMG! What a finale!! The writing is superb, performances of the actors are of the same caliber or better than most of the actors and shows on television today! Even though, there aren’t many good shows. My favorite shows in the 1980″s was the original Dallas, along with Dynasty and Falcon Crest! The reality shows? The number of Housewives’ shows? What is all that? Dallas is extremely entertaining, excellent cast, and super cliff hangers. Please, Please, do not cancel DALLAS! Maybe the ratings are dropping because of other shows on other stations in the same time slot. Maybe you can… Read more »