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Strong Ratings Debut For TNT’s ‘Dallas’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday June 14, 2012 @ 9:50am PDTTags: Dallas, Ratings, TNT
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Last night’s premiere of TNT’s Dallas reboot drew 6.863 million viewers to rank as the No. 1 scripted series premiere on cable so far this year and outperform the broadcast networks from 9-11 PM last night. At TNT, it was the third-most-watched series debut behind Raising The Bar (7.7 million) and Rizoli & Isles (7.6 million), and ahead of last year’s Falling Skies (5.9 million). Like Falling Skies, Dallas was a self-starter while Raising The Bar and Rizzoli & Isles launched behind TNT flagship The Closer.

With Dallas, TNT is aiming at having the top-rated new summer series launch for a third consecutive summer, following Rizzoli & Isles in 2010 and Falling Skies in 2011. Despite being based on an 1980s staple, the Dallas reboot was not too old skewing; it drew 1.926 million viewers among adults 18-49 and 2.482 million in 25-54, slightly down from the 2.1 million (18-49) and 2.7 million (25-54) for the Rizzoli & Isles premiere. (The Falling Skies debut is far ahead with 2.64 million 18-49s.)

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R.I.P. Television Mogul Lee Rich

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday May 25, 2012 @ 10:29am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Dallas, Hollywood moguls

2ND UPDATE: Lee Rich, the powerful TV mogul responsible for some of the medium’s most popular programming like The Waltons, Dallas, and Eight Is Enough, Lee Rich Deaddied on Thursday. He was 93, according to Warner Bros. (Even though the birthdate on his official biography would make him only 85). Recognized inside and outside the television industry for his extrardinarily successful career spanning six decades, he helped found and became chairman of Lorimar in its heyday (where he was nominated for 5 Emmys and won Best Drama Series for The Waltons) and later took over MGM-UA. His death comes just as Warner Bros Television next month unveils its next generation Dallasdrama series on TNT.

“Lee’s passion for television, his business acumen, and his love of the creative process made him an extraordinary mentor for all of us who had the good fortune to work for him,” said Bruce Rosenblum, President Warner Bros. Television Group and Chairman & CEO, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.  “Lee was a creative force who established the gold standard for independent production companies, and the Lorimar/Warner Bros merger was transformational for Warner Bros. Television.” Said CBS Corp chief Les Moonves: “Lee Rich was a giant in the television industry who produced some of the most iconic series in the history of the medium and influenced audiences worldwide. He also served as an early mentor to me while I was at Lorimar, providing valuable guidance for which I will forever be appreciative.” TV icon Norman Lear called Rich “one of the greatest producers to ever come out of advertising and he knew talent better than anyone else.”

“Lee Rich was an indelible talent who helped to shape the television landscape,” said Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, Co-Chairmen and CEOs of MGM. “We are incredibly proud that MGM is a part of his legacy. Lee’s role as Chairman and CEO of MGM/UA and the prolific body of work he created throughout his career continue to inspire the work we do today.”

Rich started his media career at Benton & Bowles advertising agency where he packaged and sold such seminal sitcoms as The Dick Van Dyke Show for Procter & Gamble and The Danny Thomas Show and The Andy Griffith Show, both for General Foods. In those early days of television, admen like Rich enjoyed almost total control over programming, and Rich ultimately headed the television programming and media departments. He left the agency as SVP in 1965 to form his own production company, Mirisch-Rich Productions which produced Rat Patrol and one of the first Garry Marshall/Jerry Belson shows, Hey, Landlord. Rich returned to advertising to run the Leo Burnett Agency. But then he left again to form the indie Lorimar Productions (later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution) with Irwin Molasky and Merv Adelson. Here is a wonderful 1999 interview done with Rich by the Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences (obit continues below):

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TNT’s ‘Dallas’ Reboot Takes On Iconic Scene From Original Series In New Teaser Shot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 28, 2012 @ 9:46am PDTTags: Dallas, TNT
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TNT has released a new promo image for its new Dallas series. It features the cast of the reboot in a shower room, evoking the classic scene from the original series, in which Bobby Ewing, after being dead for a … Read More »

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TV TEASER: TNT’s ‘Dallas’ Reboot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday December 1, 2011 @ 10:00am PSTTags: Dallas, TNT, TV Teaser
Nellie Andreeva

Here is a trailer for TNT’s upcoming reboot of Dallas, complete with the iconic theme music, which somewhat awkwardly segues into a behind-the-scenes featurette. Veterans Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy are front and center, joined by the new generation of Dallas – Jesse Metcalfe, Josh Henderson and Jordana Brewster. The … Read More »

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First Look: TNT’s ‘Dallas’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday July 12, 2011 @ 7:46am PDTTags: Brenda Strong, Cynthia Cidre, Dallas, Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Josh Henderson, Julie Gonzalo, TNT, Warner Horizon Television

TNT gave viewers their first glimpse of its newly greenlighted series Dallas on Monday night during the season premieres of The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles. The Warner Horizon Television-produced project — which got the go-ahead late last week with a 10-episode order for a summer 2012 premiere — is from … Read More »

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Josh Henderson To Star In TNT’s ‘Dallas’, Larry Hagman Officially On Board

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 1, 2011 @ 4:38pm PSTTags: Dallas, Dallas Casting, Dallas Pilot, Jordana Brewster Dallas, Josh Henderson, Larry Hagman, Larry Hagman Dallas Reboot, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, TNT, TNT Dallas, TNT Dallas Reboot, TV, TV Deals
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: TNT’s Dallas reboot is starting to take shape. Josh Henderson (Desperate Housewives) has landed one of the leads in the project, playing J.R.’s son. Additionally, original Dallas stars Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray are now all confirmed … Read More »

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The New Generation Of ‘Dallas’: Jordana Brewster Cast As Lead In TNT’s Reboot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday January 29, 2011 @ 4:15pm PSTTags: Cynthia Cidre, Dallas, Dallas Casting, Dallas Pilot, Dallas Reboot, Jordana Brewster, Jordana Brewster Dallas, Larry Hagman Dallas Reboot, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, TNT, TNT Dallas Reboot, TV, TV Deals
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the first new star of Dallas — Jordana Brewster has been tapped for a lead role in the TNT pilot, the first new cast member to join the reboot of the classic soap.

The pilot, from writer Cynthia Cidre … Read More »

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Good-Bye J.R.? ‘Dallas’ Ready To Move On Without Larry Hagman Over Money Demands

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday December 16, 2010 @ 11:55am PSTTags: Cable TV, Dallas, Dallas Reboot, Larry Hagman, Larry Hagman Dallas Reboot, TNT, TNT Dallas Reboot, TNT Pilots, TV
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: After one of the longest courtships in recent TV history, TNT is prepared to proceed with its Dallas reboot without original star Larry Hagman over salary issues. Hagman and fellow Dallas alums Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy were first … Read More »

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