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"
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