American action comedy television series The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985), helmed by Gy Waldron, ran for seven seasons, with 147 episodes, on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, it was routinely ranked among the highest-rated television shows (it once came in second only to Dallas, which aired on CBS's Friday night schedule). The show centers on two adolescent male cousins named Luke and Bo Duke who are on probation for moonshine running and live in