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Is there no "new prime time TV" season in the UK?
Our "new prime time TV" season is generally around October, as in other countries. We had far fewer American series on TV then, and imported series probably had to fit around our homegrown scheduling. Dallas was the exception since it was hugely popular. I remember a new Dallas season often used to start October, generally a matter of weeks behind American episodes, with a summer break.
The last seasons of Dynasty were closer to the correct "seasonal" scheduling, with the summer cliffhanger. Maybe we were getting the hang of it by then.
I remember Knots having a proper summer break and returning in the autumn with the new season at least a couple of times. Seasons Six and Seven had October-ish premieres. But in general it was treated even less respectfully than Dynasty, with weekday afternoon scheduling and being removed willy nilly to fit in the tennis or snooker.