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ABC at Monday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: Ended Premiered: January 12, 1981 Last Aired: May 10, 1989
Show Categories:
Drama,
Soap Let's enter in a rich world of schemers!
Dynasty!
The center character, Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) is the owner of a big Oil empire, Denver Carrington.
His worst enemy is his cruel ex-wife, Alexis Carrington (Joan Collins), who owns Colby Co Oil Empire.
During their Union, they got 4 children, Adam (Gordon Thomson/Robin Sachs) who has been kidnapped at birth, Fallon (Pamela Sue Martin/Emma Samms) who had an amnesia and then saw UFO, Steven (Al Corley/Jack Coleman), who had facial plastic surgery and then took it over, and Amanda (Catherine Oxenberg/Karen Cellini) who has been forgotten when she left to Europe. Later, Blake married Krystle Jennings (Linda Evans) twice.
The show aired for 9 seasons and 220 episodes on ABC and it centered around the world of the Oil Empire - it's glamour, loves, hopes, romances, mysteries and even more. All in one, this show could easily be called a PRIMETIME SOAP OPERA.
After show endend it's run, a Tv movie was made, Dynasty: The Reunion, but is wasn't really interesting and a lot of characters have been re-casted and forgotten.
On January 2, 2005, ABC made a special satirical look at Dynasty called Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, in which none of the show stars apperead, but other stars played in the episode.
Nielsen Ratings:
(Top 30 or Better)
#19 in the 1981-1982 Season
#5 in the 1982-1983 Season
#3 in the 1983-1984 Season
#1 in the 1984-1985 Season
#7 in the 1985-1986 Season
#24 in the 1986-1987 Season
ABC Broadcast History:
January 1981 - April 1981 -- Mondays 10:00 PM
November 1981 - April 1983 -- Wednesdays 10:00 PM
September 1983 - May 1987 -- Wednesdays 9:00 PM
September 1987 - March 1988 -- Wednesdays 10:00 PM
November 1988 - May 1989 -- Thursdays 9:00 PM
In 1982, John Dote' produced and arranged the soundtracks from Dynasty in San Carlos, California for Penthouse Records. The theme was featured on the classic album Hooked On Themes. National and world promotions: Peter Marino Jr., Warner Bros. Records
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