Lou Grant Lou Grant Louis Grant is a fictional character played by Edward Asner in two television series produced by MTM Enterprises for CBS. The first was "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1970–1977), a half-hour light-hearted situation comedy in which the character was the news director at fictional television station WJM-TV. A spinoff series, entitled "Lou Grant" (1977–1982), was an hour-long serious dramatic series which frequently engaged in social commentary, featuring the character as city editor of the fictional "Los Angeles Tribune". Although spin-offs are common on American television, Lou Grant remains one of a very few characters (played by the same
Terror Television American Series 1970–1999 Terror Television American Series 1970–1999 Terror Television American Series 1970–1999 is an American reference book by John Kenneth Muir that documents television horror shows from 1970 to 1999. The book is categorized into three parts. Part 1, "The Horror Series", chronicles three types of programs. First the anthology series features shows including "Night Gallery", "Tales from the Darkside", "Tales from the Crypt", Second the adventure format includes shows like "The X-Files", "" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Third the soap opera format including "Twin Peaks", "" and "American Gothic". Part 2, "If It Sounds Like Horror..." features series including "Amazing