Falcon Crest (1981)

Drama · Romance

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.

IMDb rating: 6.2 (4,744 votes)
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): The Roku Channel · Plex · Tubi TV · Plex Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

7.33 avg 19 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 48 min avg

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Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	The Vintage Years	7.6	15
1	In His Father's House	7.5	102
2	A Time for Saboteurs	6.8	88
3	The Tangled Vines	7.2	85
4	The Harvest	7.3	81
5	Tony Comes Home	7.0	78
6	Kindred Spirits	7.1	73
7	The Extortionist	7.3	68
8	Lord of the Manor	7.3	71
9	Dark Journey	6.4	75
10	Victims	7.0	72
11	For Love or Money	7.2	65
12	Family Reunion	8.1	74
13	The Candidate	7.1	68
14	House of Cards	7.7	66
15	Heir Apparent	7.4	65
16	The Good, the Bad, and the Profane	7.6	60
17	Penultimate Questions	7.7	61
18	Ultimate Answers	7.9	68

Season 2 (1982)

7.21 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 8.1 60 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Challenge	7.7	63
2	The Arrival	7.3	59
3	Troubled Waters	7.2	59
4	Murder One	7.2	58
5	The Exposé	7.0	59
6	Home Away from Home	7.0	57
7	The Namesake	7.1	55
8	Choices	6.7	58
9	The Vigil	6.9	55
10	Confrontations	6.7	58
11	United We Stand...	7.0	55
12	...Divided We Fall	7.6	61
13	Pas De Deux	7.3	56
14	Above Suspicion	7.3	54
15	Broken Promises	7.3	55
16	Deliberate Disclosure	6.8	55
17	Love, Honor and Obey	7.3	56
18	Separate Hearts	7.2	51
19	The Odyssey	7.0	52
20	Ultimatums	7.4	53
21	Maelstrom	7.5	53
22	Climax	8.1	68

Season 3 (1983)

7.64 avg 28 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 60 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cimmerean Dawn	7.8	64
2	Penumbra	7.5	54
3	Conspiracy	7.6	56
4	Partners	7.7	58
5	Judge and Jury	7.4	56
6	The Wages of Sin	7.5	56
7	The Last Laugh	7.4	55
8	Solitary Confinements	7.4	55
9	Chameleon Charades	7.3	53
10	Double Dealing	7.3	52
11	The Betrayal	7.6	52
12	Coup d'Etat	7.5	51
13	No Trespassing	7.4	52
14	Sport of Kings	7.6	53
15	Queen's Gambit	7.4	52
16	Bitter Harvest	7.3	50
17	Power Play	7.6	52
18	Changing Times	7.6	51
19	The Aftermath	7.9	54
20	Tests of Faith	7.9	54
21	Little Boy Blue	8.2	55
22	The Gathering Storm	7.6	54
23	Final Countdown	7.1	51
24	Love's Triumph	7.5	55
25	Win, Place, and Show	7.8	51
26	For Better, for Worse	8.3	54
27	The Avenger	8.3	57
28	Ashes to Ashes	8.5	63

Season 4 (1984)

7.65 avg 30 episodes 7.8 → 8.7 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Requiem	7.8	55
2	Father's Day	7.3	49
3	Strangers	7.4	46
4	The Outcasts	7.6	48
5	Shadows	7.7	47
6	Lord of the Valley	7.7	49
7	The Intruder	7.9	49
8	Pain and Pleasure	7.7	47
9	The Trump Card	7.7	45
10	Tarentella	7.7	45
11	Going Once, Going Twice	7.7	49
12	The Triumvirate	7.3	46
13	Winner Take All	7.6	45
14	Suitable for Framing	8.0	47
15	Vicious Circle	7.7	46
16	Insult and Injury	7.7	47
17	Acid Tests	7.3	46
18	The Showdown	7.7	49
19	Retribution	8.0	48
20	Forsaking All Others	7.5	46
21	Recriminations	7.5	45
22	House Divided	7.3	45
23	The Trial	7.1	45
24	Justice for All	7.1	47
25	Devil's Harvest	7.6	48
26	The Decline...	7.4	47
27	...And the Fall	7.9	48
28	Cold Comfort	7.8	48
29	Confessions	8.0	48
30	The Avenging Angel	8.7	59

Season 5 (1985)

7.33 avg 29 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 60 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Phoenix	7.5	53
2	Unfinished Business	7.1	45
3	Blood Brothers	7.4	46
4	Echoes	7.6	46
5	Ingress & Egress	7.1	51
6	Sharps & Flats	7.4	46
7	Changing Partners	7.1	45
8	Storm Warnings	7.4	44
9	The Naked Truth	7.3	45
10	Inconceivable Affairs	7.4	47
11	Strange Bedfellows	7.4	44
12	False Hope	7.5	44
13	Fair Game	7.7	43
14	Conundrum	7.0	43
15	Checkmate	7.2	43
16	Collision Course	7.2	44
17	Shattered Dreams	7.3	43
18	Gambit Exposed	7.4	42
19	Finders and Losers	7.4	44
20	Flesh and Blood	6.9	43
21	Law and Ardor	7.1	43
22	Hidden Meanings	7.3	46
23	In Absentia	7.3	44
24	Unholy Alliances	7.1	49
25	Dangerous Ground	7.4	46
26	Cease and Desist	7.2	44
27	Consumed	7.1	44
28	Captive Hearts	7.8	48
29	The Cataclysm	8.0	56

Season 6 (1986)

7.63 avg 28 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 60 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Aftershocks	8.2	56
2	Living Nightmare	7.2	45
3	The Stranger Within	7.3	44
4	Fatal Attraction	7.6	45
5	Perilous Charm	7.2	43
6	Flash Point	7.3	43
7	Double Jeopardy	7.6	47
8	Nepotism	7.9	55
9	Slow Seduction	8.1	55
10	Maggie	7.9	49
11	Hot Spots	7.7	44
12	False Front	8.3	48
13	Missed Connections	7.4	44
14	Dark Passion	8.1	45
15	When the Bough Breaks...	7.4	42
16	...The Cradle Will Fall	7.1	41
17	Topspin	7.4	41
18	A Piece of Work	7.4	42
19	Dance of Deception	7.4	44
20	Hat Trick	7.5	43
21	Battle Lines	7.9	46
22	Nowhere to Run	7.9	45
23	Cold Hands	7.7	43
24	Body and Soul	7.4	41
25	Loose Cannons	7.2	41
26	The Great Karlotti	7.5	44
27	Chain Reaction	7.8	44
28	Desperation	8.3	53

Season 7 (1987)

7.39 avg 28 episodes 8.1 → 8.6 60 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Opening Moves	8.1	45
2	Obsession, Possession	7.6	44
3	Redemption	7.1	41
4	The Big Bang	7.0	41
5	Dead End	7.2	40
6	New Faces	7.0	44
7	Sweet Revenge	7.0	41
8	Manhunt	7.6	44
9	Hunter's Moon	7.4	36
10	Lovers and Friends	6.9	35
11	Across the Bridge	6.7	37
12	Twist and Shout	7.0	38
13	Rescue Me	7.9	43
14	Hornet's Nest	7.2	40
15	The Uncertainty Principle	7.6	40
16	A Madness Most Discreet	7.3	39
17	Stormy Weather	8.5	48
18	Legacies	6.9	36
19	Wheels Within Wheels	7.7	40
20	Channing vs. Channing	7.1	37
21	False Faces	7.3	40
22	Dirty Tricks	6.6	37
23	Flying Blind	7.5	40
24	The Key to Angela	7.8	38
25	King's Gambit	7.6	41
26	Telling Tales	7.1	36
27	As Tears Go By	7.6	40
28	Last Dance	8.6	46

Season 8 (1988)

6.98 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 7.0 60 min avg

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Changing Times	7.8	50
2	Farewell My Lovelies	7.3	49
3	Dust to Dust	6.9	43
4	Jeopardy	7.1	40
5	Tuscany Venus	6.6	42
6	Liars Anonymous	7.0	40
7	Life with Father	6.8	40
8	Solomon's Choice	6.8	40
9	Suspicion	6.8	39
10	There Goes the Bride	6.4	42
11	True Confessions	6.8	38
12	And Baby Makes Three	7.0	39
13	Dinner at Eight	7.1	40
14	Uneasy Allies	7.0	40
15	The Vigil	6.7	40
16	Missing Links	7.0	40
17	Resurrection	6.8	39
18	Enquiring Minds	7.0	40
19	Grand Delusions	7.8	45
20	Ties That Bind	7.0	40
21	The Last Laugh	6.9	41
22	Decline and Fall	7.0	46

Season 9 (1989)

5.55 avg 22 episodes 5.8 → 8.3 60 min avg

Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Price of Freedom	5.8	53
2	Charley	5.9	50
3	Flesh & Blood	5.4	43
4	Payback	5.2	42
5	Soul Sacrifice	5.0	39
6	God of the Grape	5.4	42
7	Doctor Dollars	5.6	42
8	Luck Wave	5.0	40
9	Merry Christmas, Charley	5.8	45
10	Danny	5.1	41
11	Time Bomb	5.5	42
12	Madness Descending	4.7	42
13	Four Women	5.0	46
14	Brotherly Love	5.2	44
15	Finding Lauren	5.1	45
16	Walking Money	5.6	42
17	Vigil	5.6	43
18	Dark Streets	5.1	44
19	Crimes of the Past	5.8	41
20	The Return	6.1	42
21	Danny's Song	6.0	41
22	Home Again	8.3	57

Falcon Crest (1981)

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