48 years ago today, on April 2, 1978, Dallas debuted on CBS, introducing viewers to the oil-rich Ewing family and igniting a primetime soap opera craze that would define a television era. The two-hour pilot, “Digger’s Daughter,” aired at 10 p.m. as the first of a five-episode miniseries, drawing 21.9 million viewers with its tale […]

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