A House Divided (Dallas) A House Divided (Dallas) "A House Divided" is the 25th and final episode of the third season (1979–80 season) and 54th overall of the American television series "Dallas". It is the episode known for spawning the eight-month "Who shot J.R.?" hysteria. The episode ended with the mysterious shooting of J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) in his office by an assailant that would not be revealed until the following season. The episode served as both an introduction to the now common practice of season-ending cliffhangers and the beginning of an eight-month international media frenzy. The mystery was resolved in the fourth episode
Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 14) Seidman, Mitchell Wayne Katzman, Louella Lee Caraway, and Ken Horton all return as series writers for the final season. The production team remains the same as for last season, with Leonard Katzman and Larry Hagman serving as executive producers, Ken Horton as co-executive producer, Cliff Fenneman as producer, Mitchell Wayne Katzman as co-producer, Frank Katzman and John Rettino as associate producers, Howard Lakin as supervising producer, Louella Lee Caraway as executive coordinator, and Lisa Seidman as executive story consultant. The final season of "Dallas"' was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five