According to Entertainment Weekly's James Hibberd, TNT has renewed Dallas for a 15-episode third season, which is scheduled to premiere early next year. Here's an excerpt from the article:
“Dallas has built a passionately loyal following with its expertly woven storylines, clever twists and turns, and numerous outstanding performances by a cast that spans generations,” said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT. “Although we said goodbye to Larry Hagman and his iconic character J.R. Ewing this year, Dallas has many more stories left to tell, and the Ewing clan will continue to honor J.R.’s memory by keeping its audience surprised and delighted.”
Indeed, some wondered if Dallas would continue beyond the second season after Hagman passed away late last year. The season has averaged 3.8 million viewers per episode when including seven days of DVR playback, and 1.4 million adults 18-49.
Link to the full article:'Dallas' renewed for third season | Inside TV | EW.com
My thoughts: I'm beyond thrilled that Dallas has been renewed for a third season, because it along with Revenge has managed to more than satisfy my constant craving for nighttime soap operas. I have to admit that I think that Revenge ended up really stumbling creatively in its second season to the point where I now love Dallas more than Revenge these days. Although, Revenge has been pretty good lately. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that a lot of people realize that the show has really gone back to its roots since the ratings have declined significantly this season, but I digress.
While I did love season 2 of Dallas, and some ways I loved it even more than the first season, I didn't think that the second season was perfect. There were definitely some aspects of the season that were a bit rushed and handled somewhat poorly, such as Ann shooting Harris, admitting to shooting him and having the trial and her simply being sentenced to probation pretty much all in the span of just two episodes. I really wish they had done a little bit more with Ann being sentenced to probation. Given the fact that Cynthia Cidre was forced to write Larry Hagman's death into the show on fairly short notice, I'm more willing to overlook some of the season's flaws than I'm willing to overlook Revenge's flaws this season. I'm planning on writing a review of the second season of Dallas once it's summer time and most of my favorite shows are on a break until the fall, so I'll talk about my thoughts on the season as a whole in more detail then.
That being said, I have to admit that I was getting worried that Dallas might be canceled since the second season finished airing several weeks ago and yet there hadn't been any renewal news until now. If the worst had happened and Dallas had been canceled, at least I would have been left feeling fairly satisfied with how the show ended. Whether or not it was the writers' intention to write the last episode of season two in a way where it could be a good season finale, or a good series finale if need be, I'm not sure. The season finale did a pretty good job of having the Ewing/Barnes family feud seemingly come to an end, while also setting up a potential feud between the Ewings and Elena's family. Now that the show has been renewed it will definitely be interesting to see how that plays out in season 3. Honestly, the only thing that I truly hated about the season 2 finale was the whole thing with John Ross hooking up with Emma at the very end of the episode. I'm a huge fan of the John Ross and Pamela pairing, so I didn't like that one bit. If you're not already watching TNT's Dallas, then you definitely need to buy the first season on DVD right now and start watching it immediately. I consider it to be one of the most addictive shows currently on TV right along with Scandal.
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