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
1978–79 United States network television schedule Co-Ed Fever aired on February 4 from 10:30 to 11:00 p.m., after which the show was cancelled. "Moses the Lawgiver" was a rerun of the 1975 miniseries. "Mr. Dugan" was supposed to premiere March 11, 1979 between "All in the Family" and "Alice" but due to black Congressmembers' criticism of it after a preview for them, the show was never broadcast. Notes: The "Wheels" segment of "NBC Novels for Television" was a rerun of the 1978 television miniseries. "Laugh-In" consisted of reruns of the 1977 television series. Note: Mork & Mindy had a one-hour premiere on September 14, 1978. Note: