‘Lou Grant’ series debuts on CBS-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1977)


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(Tuesday, September 20, 1977, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT)Lou Grant, an American television drama series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor, premiered tonight on CBS.

The third spin-off of the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the series also starred Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon, Daryl Anderson, Nancy Marchand and Rebecca Balding.