Lou Grant (TV series)

Lou Grant
Created by	James L. Brooks Allan Burns Gene Reynolds
Based on	Lou Grant by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns
Developed by	Leon Tokatyan
Starring	Edward Asner Robert Walden Linda Kelsey Mason Adams Jack Bannon Daryl Anderson Nancy Marchand Rebecca Balding
Composers	Patrick Williams (majority of episodes) Artie Kane ("Pills") Miles Goodman Hod David Schudson Les Hooper James DiPasquale ("Bomb") Shirley Walker (incomplete listing)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	114 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Allan Burns James L. Brooks Gene Reynolds
Running time	46–48 minutes
Production company	MTM Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20) – September 13, 1982 (1982-09-13)
Related
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Mary and Rhoda
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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.