November 21, 2012November 14, 2015 Michael's TV Tray Today in TV history: The world finds out who shot J.R. On November 21, 1980, the largest TV audience up to that time found out that it was Sue Ellen’s sister, Kristin Shepard, who shot J.R. Ewing on Dallas. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)MoreClick to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Like Loading... Related