46 years ago TODAY, the drama moved into a cul-de-sac and never left when “Knots Landing” premiered on CBS in 1979! “Knots Landing” started as a “Dallas” spin-off, then turned one set of neighboring backyards into a front-row seat for marriages unraveling, secrets simmering, and people who knew way too much about each other’s business. Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark, and Donna Mills helped make it feel like your messiest friends lived right next door. It ran 14 seasons and 344 episodes on CBS, and it