Lou Grant (TV series) air). However, the CBS television network declined to renew the show. It has been Asner's consistent position that his political views, as well as the publicity surrounding them, were the actual root causes for the show's cancellation. Shout! Factory has released all five seasons on DVD in Region 1. Lou Grant (TV series) 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 series was the third spin-off of the sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". "Lou Grant"
Richard Masur Masur studied acting at The Yale School of Drama and appeared on stage before acting in movies and television shows during the 1970s. He appeared on an episode of "The Waltons" as well as in an episode of "All in the Family" in late 1974 and had recurring roles in "Rhoda" from 1974 to 1978; "One Day at a Time" from 1975 to 1976; "Hot l Baltimore" in 1975; and the pilot to an NBC sitcom, "Bumpers", in 1977. In 1981, Masur played the role of a child molestor armed with a camera in the television film "Fallen Angel". His