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
1975–76 United States network television schedule and Son" from earlier seasons; "Sanford and Son" continued to air in its normal Friday 8:00-8:30 time slot during "The Best of Sanford and Son"s run. "Hawk" consisted of reruns of the 1966 ABC television series. Returning Series New Series Not Returning From 1974–75 Returning Series New Series Not Returning From 1974–75 Returning Series New Series Not Returning From 1974–75 Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. 1975–76 United States network television schedule This was the television schedule on all three United States commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1975. All times