Lou Grant: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lou Grant, the editor from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, turns serious and moves to LA to work as head editor for a major metropolitan newspaper. In this loose sequel to the popular comedy that takes a turn to the dramatic, Lou takes a bevy of young reporters under his wing and deals with the topical issues of the day.

Series details

• Title: Lou Grant
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1977-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-09-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 7432
• IMDb ID: tt0075528
• TVDB ID: 78302

Cast and credited roles

• Edward Asner — Lou Grant
• Robert Walden — Joe Rossi
• Mason Adams — Charlie Hume
• Jack Bannon — Art Donovan
• Daryl Anderson — Dennis "Animal" Price
• Nancy Marchand — Mrs. Pynchon
• Linda Kelsey — Billie Newman
• Allen Williams — Adam Wilson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-09-20; final listed air date 1978-03-20; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1978-09-25; final listed air date 1979-05-07; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1979-09-17; final listed air date 1980-03-24; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 1980-09-22; final listed air date 1981-05-04; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 1981-11-02; final listed air date 1982-09-13; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lou Grant on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.