Dynasty

(1981)•

6.5

"Greed. Seduction. Betrayal. Revenge."

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The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.

Seasons

220

Episodes

Ended

Status

January 12, 1981

First Aired

Season Ratings

1.5→10.0

IMDb

Networks: ABC

Genres: Soap, Drama

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Season 1

15 episodes • 1981Avg: 1.5Valley of Despair

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Oil (1)	Jan 12, 1981	0.0
2	Oil (2)	Jan 12, 1981	0.0
3	Oil (3)	Jan 12, 1981	1.5
4	The Honeymoon	Jan 19, 1981	0.0
5	The Dinner Party	Jan 26, 1981	0.0
6	Fallon's Wedding	Feb 2, 1981	0.0
7	The Chauffeur Tells a Secret	Feb 16, 1981	0.0
8	The Bordello	Feb 23, 1981	0.0
9	Krystle's Lie	Mar 2, 1981	0.0
10	The Necklace	Mar 2, 1981	0.0
11	The Beating	Mar 9, 1981	0.0
12	The Birthday Party	Mar 16, 1981	0.0
13	The Separation	Mar 23, 1981	0.0
14	Blake Goes to Jail	Apr 13, 1981	0.0
15	The Testimony	Apr 20, 1981	0.0

Season 2

22 episodes • 1981Avg: 10.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Enter Alexis	Nov 4, 1981	0.0
2	The Verdict	Nov 11, 1981	0.0
3	Alexis' Secret	Nov 18, 1981	10.0
4	Fallon's Father	Nov 25, 1981	0.0
5	Reconciliation	Dec 2, 1981	0.0
6	Viva Las Vegas	Dec 9, 1981	0.0
7	The Miscarriage	Dec 16, 1981	0.0
8	The Mid-East Meeting	Jan 6, 1982	0.0
9	The Psychiatrist	Jan 13, 1982	0.0
10	Sammy Jo and Steven Marry	Jan 20, 1982	0.0
11	The Car Explosion	Jan 27, 1982	0.0
12	Blake's Blindness	Feb 3, 1982	0.0
13	The Hearing	Feb 10, 1982	0.0
14	The Iago Syndrome	Feb 17, 1982	0.0
15	The Party	Feb 24, 1982	0.0
16	The Baby	Mar 3, 1982	0.0
17	Mother and Son	Mar 10, 1982	0.0
18	The Gun	Mar 24, 1982	0.0
19	The Fragment	Apr 7, 1982	0.0
20	The Shakedown	Apr 14, 1982	0.0
21	The Two Princes	Apr 28, 1982	0.0
22	The Cliff	May 4, 1982	0.0

Season 3

24 episodes • 1982Avg: 7.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Plea	Sep 29, 1982	0.0
2	The Roof	Oct 6, 1982	0.0
3	The Wedding	Oct 20, 1982	0.0
4	The Will	Oct 27, 1982	0.0
5	The Siblings	Nov 3, 1982	0.0
6	Mark	Nov 10, 1982	0.0
7	Kirby	Nov 17, 1982	0.0
8	La Mirage	Nov 24, 1982	0.0
9	Acapulco	Dec 1, 1982	0.0
10	The Locket	Dec 8, 1982	0.0
11	The Search	Dec 15, 1982	0.0
12	Samantha	Dec 29, 1982	0.0
13	Danny	Jan 5, 1983	0.0
14	Madness	Jan 12, 1983	0.0
15	Two Flights to Haiti	Jan 26, 1983	0.0
16	The Mirror	Feb 4, 1983	7.0
17	Battle Lines	Feb 16, 1983	0.0
18	Reunions in Singapore	Feb 25, 1983	0.0
19	Fathers and Sons	Mar 3, 1983	0.0
20	The Downstairs Bride	Mar 9, 1983	0.0
21	The Vote	Mar 16, 1983	0.0
22	The Dinner	Mar 30, 1983	0.0
23	The Threat	Apr 13, 1983	0.0
24	The Cabin	Apr 20, 1983	0.0

Season 4

27 episodes • 1983

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Arrest	Sep 28, 1983
2	The Bungalow	Oct 5, 1983
3	The Note	Oct 19, 1983
4	The Hearing (1)	Oct 26, 1983
5	The Hearing (2)	Nov 2, 1983
6	Tender Commrades	Nov 9, 1983
7	Tracy	Nov 16, 1983
8	Dex	Nov 23, 1983
9	Peter De Vilbis	Nov 30, 1983
10	The Proposal	Dec 7, 1983
11	Carousel	Dec 21, 1983
12	The Wedding	Dec 28, 1983
13	The Ring	Jan 4, 1984
14	Lancelot	Jan 11, 1984
15	Seizure	Jan 18, 1984
16	A Little Girl	Feb 1, 1984
17	The Accident	Feb 22, 1984
18	The Vigil	Feb 29, 1984
19	Steps	Mar 7, 1984
20	The Voice (1)	Mar 14, 1984
21	The Voice (2)	Mar 21, 1984
22	The Voice (3)	Mar 28, 1984
23	Birthday	Apr 4, 1984
24	The Check	Apr 11, 1984
25	The Engagement	Apr 18, 1984
26	New Lady in Town	May 2, 1984
27	The Nightmare	May 9, 1984

Season 5

29 episodes • 1984

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Disappearance	Sep 26, 1984
2	The Mortgage	Oct 10, 1984
3	Fallon	Oct 17, 1984
4	The Rescue	Oct 24, 1984
5	The Trial	Oct 31, 1984
6	The Verdict	Nov 7, 1984
7	Amanda	Nov 14, 1984
8	The Secret	Nov 21, 1984
9	Domestic Intrigue	Nov 28, 1984
10	Krystina	Dec 5, 1984
11	Swept Away	Dec 12, 1984
12	That Holiday Spirit	Dec 19, 1984
13	The Avenger	Jan 2, 1985
14	The Will	Jan 9, 1985
15	The Treasure	Jan 16, 1985
16	Foreign Relations	Jan 23, 1985
17	Triangles	Jan 30, 1985
18	The Ball	Feb 6, 1985
19	Circumstantial Evidence	Feb 13, 1985
20	The Collapse	Feb 20, 1985
21	Life and Death	Feb 27, 1985
22	Parental Consent	Mar 6, 1985
23	Photo Finish	Mar 13, 1985
24	The Crash	Mar 20, 1985
25	Reconciliation	Mar 27, 1985
26	Sammy Jo	Apr 3, 1985
27	Kidnap	Apr 10, 1985
28	The Heiress	May 8, 1985
29	Royal Wedding	May 15, 1985

Season 6

31 episodes • 1985

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Aftermath	Sep 25, 1985
2	The Homecoming	Oct 2, 1985
3	The Californians	Oct 9, 1985
4	The Man	Oct 16, 1985
5	The Gown	Oct 30, 1985
6	The Titans (1)	Nov 13, 1985
7	The Titans (2)	Nov 13, 1985
8	The Decision	Nov 20, 1985
9	The Proposal	Nov 27, 1985
10	The Close Call	Dec 4, 1985
11	The Quarrels	Dec 11, 1985
12	The Roadhouse	Dec 18, 1985
13	The Solution	Dec 25, 1985
14	Suspicions	Jan 8, 1986
15	The Alarm	Jan 15, 1986
16	The Vigil	Jan 22, 1986
17	The Accident	Jan 29, 1986
18	Souvenirs	Feb 5, 1986
19	The Divorce	Feb 12, 1986
20	The Dismissal	Feb 19, 1986
21	Ben	Feb 26, 1986
22	Masquerade	Mar 5, 1986
23	The Subpoenas	Mar 12, 1986
24	The Trial (1)	Mar 19, 1986
25	The Trial (2)	Mar 26, 1986
26	The Vote	Apr 2, 1986
27	The Warning	Apr 9, 1986
28	The Cry	Apr 16, 1986
29	The Rescue	Apr 30, 1986
30	The Triple-Cross	May 14, 1986
31	The Choice (a.k.a.) The Vendetta	May 21, 1986

Season 7

28 episodes • 1986

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Victory	Sep 24, 1986
2	Sideswiped	Oct 1, 1986
3	Focus	Oct 15, 1986
4	Reward	Oct 22, 1986
5	The Arraignment	Nov 5, 1986
6	Romance	Nov 12, 1986
7	The Mission	Nov 19, 1986
8	The Choice	Nov 27, 1986
9	The Secret	Dec 3, 1986
10	The Letter	Dec 10, 1986
11	The Ball	Dec 17, 1986
12	Fear	Dec 31, 1986
13	The Rig	Jan 7, 1987
14	A Love Remembered (1)	Jan 14, 1987
15	A Love Remembered (2)	Jan 21, 1987
16	The Portrait	Jan 28, 1987
17	The Birthday	Feb 4, 1987
18	The Test	Mar 11, 1987
19	The Mothers	Feb 25, 1987
20	The Surgery	Mar 4, 1987
21	The Garage	Mar 11, 1987
22	The Shower	Mar 18, 1987
23	The Dress	Mar 25, 1987
24	Valez	Apr 1, 1987
25	The Sublet	Apr 8, 1987
26	The Confession	Apr 22, 1987
27	The Affair	Apr 29, 1987
28	Shadow Play	May 6, 1987

Season 8

22 episodes • 1987

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Siege (1)	Sep 23, 1987
2	The Siege (2)	Sep 30, 1987
3	The Aftermath	Oct 7, 1987
4	The Announcement	Oct 14, 1987
5	The Surrogate (1)	Oct 28, 1987
6	The Surrogate (2)	Nov 4, 1987
7	The Primary	Nov 18, 1987
8	The Testing	Nov 25, 1987
9	The Setup	Dec 2, 1987
10	The Fair	Dec 9, 1987
11	The New Moguls	Dec 23, 1987
12	The Spoiler	Dec 30, 1987
13	The Interview	Jan 6, 1988
14	Images	Jan 13, 1988
15	The Rifle	Jan 20, 1988
16	The Bracelet	Jan 27, 1988
17	The Warning	Feb 3, 1988
18	Adam's Son	Feb 10, 1988
19	The Scandal	Mar 2, 1988
20	The Trial	Mar 9, 1988
21	The Proposal	Mar 16, 1988
22	Colorado Roulette	Mar 30, 1988

Season 9

22 episodes • 1988

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Broken Krystle	Nov 2, 1988
2	A Touch of Sable	Nov 10, 1988
3	She's Back	Nov 30, 1988
4	Body Trouble	Dec 7, 1988
5	Alexis in Blunderland	Dec 14, 1988
6	Every Picture Tells a Story	Dec 21, 1988
7	The Last Hurrah	Jan 4, 1989
8	The Wedding	Jan 11, 1989
9	Ginger Snaps	Jan 25, 1989
10	Delta Woe	Feb 1, 1989
11	Tankers, Cadavers to Chance	Feb 8, 1989
12	All Hands on Dex	Feb 15, 1989
13	Virginia Reels	Feb 22, 1989
14	House of the Falling Son	Mar 1, 1989
15	The Son Also Rises	Mar 15, 1989
16	Grimes and Punishment	Mar 22, 1989
17	Sins of the Father	Mar 29, 1989
18	Tale of the Tape	Apr 5, 1989
19	No Bones About It	Apr 12, 1989
20	Here Comes the Son	Apr 26, 1989
21	Blasts From the Past	May 3, 1989
22	Catch 22	May 10, 1989

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