Flamingo Road(1981)
The lives and trials of the residents of Truro, Florida.
Overview
Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.
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Season 1
15 episodes • 1981
Season 1
15 episodes • 1981
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hostages (1) | Jan 6, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Hostages (2) | Jan 6, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Illicit Weekend | Jan 13, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Titus Tapes | Jan 20, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Mother's Revenge | Jan 27, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Fish Fry | Feb 3, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Election | Feb 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jealous Wife | Feb 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Trapped | Mar 3, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bad Girl | Mar 9, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Secrets | Mar 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 12 | They Drive By Night | Mar 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hell Hath No Fury | Mar 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bad Chemistry | Apr 2, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hurricane | Apr 2, 1981 | 0.0 |
Season 2
22 episodes • 1981
Season 2
22 episodes • 1981
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Arrangement | Nov 3, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Victim | Nov 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Substitute | Nov 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Intruder | Nov 24, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Stranger | Dec 8, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Powers That Be | Dec 15, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Little Foxes | Dec 22, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Old Friends | Jan 5, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Strange Bedfellows | Jan 12, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Heatwave | Jan 19, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 11 | To Catch A Thief | Feb 2, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Explosion | Feb 9, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Chance of a Lifetime | Feb 16, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Double Trouble | Feb 23, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Dedication | Mar 2, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sins of the Fathers | Mar 16, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 17 | No Dice | Mar 23, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The High and the Mighty | Mar 30, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Bad and the Beautiful | Apr 13, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 20 | An Eye For An Eye | Apr 20, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Harder They Fall | Apr 27, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Murder, They Said | May 4, 1982 | 0.0 |
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