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<blockquote data-quote="Pamela_E" data-source="post: 313736" data-attributes="member: 315">I&#039;m actually watching the later years again and have to admit to really enjoying them.I actually think they did a good job in reinventing the show after Pam left.There were some great characters introduced like Kimberly Cryder, McKay, etc.Sue Ellen is deliciously fab in season 11(dvd).&nbsp; The ranch war was also great, and gave Ellie a much needed bit of backbone.It&#039;s interesting looking at the ratings as the start of season 12 had&nbsp; higher ratings than Pam&#039;s exit (nearly 5 million more).But by the end of season 12 they were down below 20 million and by 1990 even worse, easily beaten by Knots Landing who continued to hold their audience.In 1991 it was dropping to numbers like 12 million, shedding 10 million viewers over two years.The final episode in 1991 sent it back up to the top with 33 million viewers.Sue Ellen&#039;s exit was one of the lowest cliffhangers but only a million or so lower than Pam&#039;s, it does seem that ratings take a dive after Sue Ellen&#039;s exit.After Sue Ellen goes the show is getting around 17 million, Knots is still doing over 21million.So I think it was a combination of fav characters going, and the show just not generally in a good place at the start of the 13th season (dvd) and viewers not overly interested.Knots does well because it could shift with the times and it still had its core characters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pamela_E, post: 313736, member: 315"] I'm actually watching the later years again and have to admit to really enjoying them. I actually think they did a good job in reinventing the show after Pam left. There were some great characters introduced like Kimberly Cryder, McKay, etc. Sue Ellen is deliciously fab in season 11(dvd). The ranch war was also great, and gave Ellie a much needed bit of backbone. It's interesting looking at the ratings as the start of season 12 had higher ratings than Pam's exit (nearly 5 million more). But by the end of season 12 they were down below 20 million and by 1990 even worse, easily beaten by Knots Landing who continued to hold their audience. In 1991 it was dropping to numbers like 12 million, shedding 10 million viewers over two years. The final episode in 1991 sent it back up to the top with 33 million viewers. Sue Ellen's exit was one of the lowest cliffhangers but only a million or so lower than Pam's, it does seem that ratings take a dive after Sue Ellen's exit. After Sue Ellen goes the show is getting around 17 million, Knots is still doing over 21million. So I think it was a combination of fav characters going, and the show just not generally in a good place at the start of the 13th season (dvd) and viewers not overly interested. Knots does well because it could shift with the times and it still had its core characters. [/QUOTE]

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