Mary Tyler Moore pivotal one-hour musical special called "Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman", Moore and husband Grant Tinker successfully pitched a sitcom centered on Moore to CBS. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" is a half-hour newsroom sitcom featuring Ed Asner as her gruff boss Lou Grant. Moore's show proved so popular that three other regular characters, Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern, Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom and Ed Asner as Lou Grant were also spun off into their own series. The premise of the single working woman's life, alternating during the program between work and home, became a television staple. After
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