Production
Like many other shows on air in 1980, production of Dallas was impacted by the 1980 actors strike, which delayed the show returning to screens until November 1980. However, this only slightly lessened the length of the season with 23 episodes being broadcast up to May 1981. Additionally, the American Federation of Musicians was concurrently part of the strike action (which affected film and television productions between July and October 1980) and so the first 14 episodes of the fourth season of Dallas did not feature music from any of its regular composers, save for a new rendition of Jerrold