as you possibly could get. brokaw: who did shoot j.r.? we may never get the answer to that question. i mean, the people who produced that program are gonna keep us in suspense for as long as they possibly can. duffy: we shot j.r. and then we broke for the summer. then coincidentally, the actors went on strike and it delayed the resolution. and it just started to percolate through the world. i remember going on vacation to england that summer and that's all that people were talking about there. lovejoy: well we know you don't die. i mean, you couldn't die? you don't know that. well, how could you die? you couldn't come back next season. that's what i mean. i couldn't come back, but the show could still go. oh, but you wouldn't? what is that show without j.r.? well, that's what i figure. [ chuckles ] well, i guess if you don't know by now who shot j.r., you probably do not care. but last night, some 82 million americans did and they watched the much-touted "dallas" episode. it could become the most watched television show ever. troy: who shot j.r. is a reflection of old-fashioned television.