Lou Grant (1977)
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 5 seasons, 114 episodes
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A newspaper editor named Lou Grant runs the city desk of a major Los Angeles paper. He works with reporters and staff to cover stories while handling professional and personal challenges.
seriousgroundedearnestunderstatedthoughtfuljournalisticcharacter-driven
What happens
Lou Grant is an American drama television series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor that aired on CBS from September 20, 1977, to September 13, 1982. The third spin-off (after Rhoda and Phyllis) of the American sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant was created by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, and Gene Reynolds. Lou Grant won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series twice. Asner received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1978 and 1980. In doing so, he became the first person to win an Emmy Award for both Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for portraying the same character. Lou Grant also won two Golden Globe Awards, a Peabody Award, an Eddie Award, three awards from the Directors Guild of America, and two Humanitas Prizes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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