Mary (1978 TV series) Mary (1978 TV series) Mary is an American comedy-variety show hosted by and starring Mary Tyler Moore that aired Sundays at 8:00 pm (EST) on CBS from September 24 to October 8, 1978, with a total of three episodes produced over one season. "Mary" was the attempt by Mary Tyler Moore to return to network television after the triumph of her sitcom ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show") from 1970 to 1977. Her sitcom having not been renewed at her producers' request (they didn't want it to get "stale"), she had taken a year off before returning to television to conquer
1977–78 United States network television schedule (weekday) 1977–78 United States network television schedule (weekday) These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season Beginning in September 1977. All times are Eastern. Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold. NOTE: On November 7, 1977, CBS expanded "Guiding Light" from 30 minutes to 1 hour. Also, on December 2, 1977, Chico and the Man reruns aired its final episode on NBC.