Complex sentence: The series attempted to ride the wave of popular night-time soaps such as "Dallas" and "Dynasty", when Paper Dolls premiered in September of 1984, the first episode achieved an 18.4 rating.
Split into simpler sentences: The series attempted to ride the wave of popular night-time soaps such as "Dallas" and "Dynasty". When Paper Dolls premiered in September of 1984 it achieved an 18.4 rating.