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 (1978 TV series) (season 6) who joined the series for season four, takes on the duty of the show's story editor. Season six was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on January 30, 2007. In addition to the 28 episodes, it also includes the featurette "Power and Influence: The Dallas Legacy". After a one year-absence, the "Dallas" cast returned to appear in spinoff series "Knots Landing", now on its fourth year: first J.R. (Larry Hagman) appeared alone in "Daniel" (airing October 7, 1982), and then he returned alongside Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and baby Christopher