When 'Dallas' premiered almost 50 years ago, it created a legacy for both the franchise and the stars Zoey Lyttle is a Writer-Reporter on the Society & Culture team at PEOPLE. She first joined the ...

It's been 45 years since audiences were first introduced to the Ewing family. Before there were shows like "Game of Thrones" and "Breaking Bad," there was "Dallas," the must-see TV show of the ‘80s.

Dallas premiered 48 years ago on April 2, 1978. The CBS soap opera became an instant hit and launched the careers of several of its stars — including Larry Hagman, Ken Kercheval, Barbara Bel Geddes, ...