Rhoda Rhoda Rhoda is an American sitcom starring Valerie Harper which aired a total of 109 half-hour episodes and one hour-long episode over five seasons from September 9, 1974 to December 9, 1978. The series was a spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky, weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned Jewish neighbor and native New Yorker in the role of Mary Richards' best friend. After four seasons, Rhoda left Minneapolis and returned to her original hometown of New York City. The series was the winner of
1974–75 United States network television schedule on CBS from September 1974 to June 1975. Note: "Dan August" consisted of reruns of the 1970-1971 ABC series. 1974–75 United States network television schedule This was the television schedule on all three commercial United States television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1974. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with a few exceptions, such as "Monday Night Football". New fall series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are in "italics". Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research. PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service,