TNT's masterful, summer saga Dallas tied USA Network's hit Royal Pains as the top original cable program on Wednesday night. Both series netted a 1.1 among adults 18-49. Dallas was down two-tenths of a point from last week's demo, and was watched by over four million total viewers. READ MORE

Take this one with a grain of salt — make that a whole shaker! The National Enquirer is reporting that, on the heels of the success of TNT's Dallas reboot, there are now talks of doing one for classic, 80's sudser Dynasty! Said veteran Enquirer gossip hound Mike Walker:

TV moguls are already huddled in top-secret talks with tempestuous Denver oil “Dynasty” divas JOAN COLLINS and LINDA EVANS – begging them to get glam again in those magnificent, iconic costumes and scratch each other’s eyes out encore!

Said My Dyna-Spy: “Joan and Linda are really excited about reviving ‘Dynasty.’ The show looks like a definite go as producers work out the details!” READ MORE

On today’s Pop Confidential podcast Jamey Giddens, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels are joined by Joseph Kapsch, newly-installed executive editor of Celebuzz, to talk about his decision to leave The Hollywood Reporter for his new gig at Buzz Media. Kapsch also dishes the latest in primetime TV, music, movies and Hollywood gossip with the PC gang.

During the podcast, the panel dives into TNT’s Dallas, True Blood, Snooki & J-Woww and other series on the boob tube this summer. Then they tackle the latest in celeb gossip, from Chris Brown and Drake's nightclub brawl, to the most recent Kardashian and Lohan dramas.

Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike premieres this weekend, and is sure to have the ladies—and more than a few gentlemen—snapping up tickets to see Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer and Adam Rodriguez strip down to their G-strings. Will you watch? 

The summer music scene is heating up and Kapsch reveals he’s a “Belieber” in Justin Bieber’s new album.

All this and much more on today’s Pop Confidential podcast.

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The third episode of TNT's delicious Dallas update was the highest rated cable program Wednesday night, according to TV By The Numbers. Almost 5 million people tuned in to see J.R. (Larry Hagman) and John Ross (Josh Henderson) decide to work together to regain control of Southfork from Bobby (Patrick Duffy). The far too short, hour-long installment averaged a 1.3 among adults 18-49, down just two-tenths of a point from its record breaking premiere. READ MORE

The Southfork shall rise again! TNT's soapgasmic premiere of Dallas on Wednesday night was watched by 6.9 million viewers, making it the No.1 scripted series premiere on all of cable for the year-to-date.

The latest chapter of David Jacobs' classic, CBS sudser—developed for TNT by Cynthia Cidre—hit a 3.7 in households, and was watched by over 1.9 million in Mad Ave's beloved 18-49 demo. Dallas also bested its timeslot competitors on the Big Four broadcast networks. Yep, soap fans, we have ourselves a Texas-size hit!
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CBS Daytime's The Talk celebrated the return of Dallas to the airwaves with a special reunion episode today. Co-hosts Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood dressed up in sequins and wore Texas-size wigs as they interviewed Larry Hagman (J.R.), Linda Gray (Sue Ellen) and Patrick Duffy (Bobby). Watch the clip below to see the iconic stars dish about reuniting almost 35 years after Dallas first premiered!
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