Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley north-east of San... Francisco. The show was created by Earl Hamner, who had previously created The Waltons which had just finished its final season in 1981. Hamner wanted to create a family drama involving the wine industry, but CBS requested he make the show more along the lines of Dallas which was the network's biggest hit at that time. CBS then scheduled Falcon Crest at 10p.m. on Friday nights, right after Dallas. The Dallas-Falcon Crest one-two punch proved lucrative for the network and Falcon Crest was a Top 20 show in the Nielsen Ratings for several years.
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| On the air: | December 4, 1981-May 17, 1990 |
| Number of seasons: | 9 |
| Network: | CBS |
| Producer: | Earl Hamner Jr., Lorimar-Telepictures, Sheri Anderson |