The Mary Tyler Moore Show mirror those of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". When the writers of the sitcom "Friends" were about to create their series finale, they watched several other sitcom finales. Co-creator Marta Kauffman said that the last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was the "gold standard" and that it influenced the finale of "Friends". The show spun off three television series, all of which aired on CBS: the sitcoms "Rhoda" (1974–78) and "Phyllis" (1975–77), and the one-hour drama "Lou Grant" (1977–82). In 2000, Moore and Harper reprised their roles in a two-hour ABC TV-movie, "Mary and Rhoda". Two retrospective specials
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,