Larry Hagman "Dallas". From then on, Hagman became one of the highest-paid stars in television. At the beginning of the 1980–81 season, writers were told to keep the storylines away from the actors until they really found out who actually shot J.R., and it took three weeks until the culprit was revealed on November 21, 1980, in a ratings record-breaking episode. For his performance as J.R. Ewing, Hagman was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1980 and 1981, but did not win. He was also nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, between 1981 and
Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork is a 2004 American television special celebrating the 1978–1991 prime time soap opera "Dallas" that aired on CBS on Sunday, November 7, 2004 from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. A retrospective of "Dallas" which reunited original cast members Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman, Steve Kanaly, Ken Kercheval, Victoria Principal and Charlene Tilton at Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas where they reminisced about their time together on the series, as well as a special tribute paid to the late Jim Davis, while Barbara Bel Geddes was unable to