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watched through the 70s and into the '80s , like máaásáh had its final episode, and we were all sad to see them go. >> i'll miss you. a lot. >> all over the country, armies of fans crowded around television sets, to watch the final episode, and to bid máaásáh farewell. >> the finale of máaásáh was unprecedented. 123 million people watched one television program at the same time. >> you know, i really should be allowed to go home. there's nothing wrong with me. >> when we ended the show, we got telegrams of congratulations from henry kissinger and ronald reagan. the size of the response, the emotional nature of the response we were getting, was difficult for us to understand. >> who shot jr, and the last
>> that's what i mean. i wouldn't come back but the show would still go. >> oh, but what is that show without jr? >> i guess, if you don't know by now who shot jr you probably do not care. last night, 82 million americans did and watched the much touted dallas episode. it could become the most watched television show ever. >> who shot jr is a reflection of old-fashioned television. it's a moment that gathers everyone around the electronic fireplace which is now the television set. >> one special american television program which trends in popularity every other american statement about war. and something happened today at mobile surgical hospital for a 77 that touched millions of americans. >> it was the kind of event which would draw the world's breath. the end of máaásáh. >> it has been an honor and a privilege to have worked with you and i'm very proud to have known you. >> there were those landmark times, when shows that had been
>> the national obsession in 1980 around who shot jr -- it's hard to imagine how obsessed we all were with that question, but we were. >> who shot jr is about as ideal a cliffhanger as you possibly could get. >> who did shoot jr? we may never get the answer to that question. i mean, the people who produced that program are going to keep us in suspense for as long as they possibly can. >> we shot jr and then we broke for the summer. then coincidentally, the actors went on strike and it delayed the resolution. and it just started to percolate through the world. >> i remember going on vacation to england that summer, and that's all that people were talking about there. >> well, we know you don't die. i mean, you couldn't die? >> you don't know that. >> well, how could you die? you couldn't come back next season. >> that's what i mean. i couldn't come back, but the show could still go. >> oh, but you wouldn't?
what is that show without jr? >> well, that's what i figure. >> well, i guess if you don't know by now who shot jr, you probably do not care. but last night, some 82 million americans did and they watched the much-touted "dallas" episode. it could become the most-watched television show ever. >> who shot jr is a reflection of old-fashioned television. it's a moment that gathers everybody around the electronic fireplace, which is now the television set. >> now, about one special american television program, a critic said it transcends in popularity every other american statement about war. and something special happened today to mobile army surgical hospital 4077 that will touch millions of americans. >> it was the kind of event that would draw the world's press. stage nine, 20th century fox studios, the end of the korean war -- the television version, "mash." >> it's been an honor and a privilege to have worked with you. and i'm very, very proud to have known you.
>> who shot jr and the last episode of "mash" are the last call for the pre-cable world of television. it's like they are the last time that that huge audience will all turn up for one event. >> alright, that's it. let's roll. hey. let's be careful out there. >> dispatch, we have a 911 -- armed robbery in progress. >> when quality does emerge on television, the phrase "too good for tv" is often heard. one recent network offering that seems to deserve that phrase is "hill street blues." >> "hill street" is one of the changing points of the entire industry in the history of tv. >> we had all watched a documentary about cops, and it had this real handheld, in-the-moment quality that we were very enamored of.
>> "dallas" really did establish new ground in terms of the weekly, one-hour show that literally captivated america for 13 years. >> "dallas" is a television show which in some ways is rooted in the 1970s, and one of the crazy things that emerges is this character, jr ewing, as a pop phenomenon. >> tell me, jr, which slut are you gonna stay with tonight? >> what difference does it make? whoever it is, it's got to be more interesting than the slut i'm looking at right now. >> he was such a delicious villain. everyone was completely enamored by this character. >> at this point, so many people were watching television that you could do something so unexpected that it would become news overnight. >> who's there? [ gunshot ] >> the national obsession in 1980 around who shot jr -- it's hard to imagine how obsessed we
>> all over the country, armies of fans crowded around television sets to watch the final episode and to bid "mash" farewell. >> the finale of "mash" was unprecedented. 123 million people watched one television program at the same time. >> you know, i really should be allowed to go home. there's nothing wrong with me. >> when we ended the show, we got telegrams of congratulations from henry kissinger and ronald reagan. the size of the response and the emotional nature of the response that we were getting was difficult for us to understand. >> who shot jr and the last episode of "mash" are the last call for the pre-cable world of television. it's like they are the last time that that huge audience will all turn up for one event. >> alright, that's it.
all were with that question, but we were. >> who shot jr is about as ideal a cliffhanger as you possibly could get. >> who did shoot jr? we may never get the answer to that question. i mean, the people who produced that program are gonna keep us in suspense for as long as they possibly can. >> we shot jr and then we broke for the summer. then coincidentally, the actors went on strike and it delayed the resolution. and it just started to percolate through the world. >> i remember going on vacation to england that summer, and that's all that people were talking about there. >> well, we know you don't die. i mean, you couldn't die? >> you don't know that. >> well, how could you die? you couldn't come back next season. >> that's what i mean. i couldn't come back, but the show could still go. >> oh, but you wouldn't? what is that show without jr? >> well, that's what i figure. >> well, i guess if you don't know by now who shot jr, you probably do not care. but last night, some 82 million americans did and they watched the much-touted "dallas" episode. it could become the most-watched
television show ever. >> who shot jr is a reflection of old-fashioned television. it's a moment that gathers everybody around the electronic fireplace, which is now the television set. >> now, about one special american television program, a critic said it transcends in popularity every other american statement about war. and something special happened today to mobile army surgical hospital 4077 that will touch millions of americans. >> it was the kind of event that would draw the world's press. stage nine, 20th century fox studios, the end of the korean war -- the television version, "mash." >> it's been an honor and a privilege to have worked with you. and i'm very, very proud to have known you. >> there were those landmark times when shows that had been watched through the '70s and into the '80s, like "mash," had its final episode. and were all sad to see them go. >> i'll miss you. >> i'll miss you. a lot.