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Falcon Crest

Seen it?

1981 | 9 seasons | 60 min | Soap, Drama, Family

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for families. If you loved Empire or Little House on the Prairie, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
9 seasons and 227 episodes: a long-haul commitment, hour-long episodes, about 227 hours in all.
What might put you off
A big time investment at 9 seasons.

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 northeast of San Francisco.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 9 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 164K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.

  1. Season 11981 · 18 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Monday Morning Maybe
    Season 21982 · 22 episodes · 1.0 out of 10
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  3. Season 31983 · 28 episodes
    Not rated yet
  4. Season 41984 · 30 episodes
    Not rated yet
  5. Season 51985 · 29 episodes
    Not rated yet
  6. Season 61986 · 28 episodes
    Not rated yet
  7. Season 71987 · 28 episodes
    Not rated yet
  8. Season 81988 · 22 episodes
    Not rated yet
  9. Season 91989 · 22 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Earl Hamner, Jr.

  • Jane WymanAngela Channing
  • David SelbyRichard Channing
  • Lorenzo LamasLance Cumson
  • Gregory HarrisonMichael Sharpe
  • Kristian AlfonsoPilar Ortega
  • Chao Li ChiChao-Li
  • Wendy PhillipsLauren Sharpe
  • Andrea ThompsonGenele Ericson