Lou Grant (TV series) air). However, the CBS television network declined to renew the show. It has been Asner's consistent position that his political views, as well as the publicity surrounding them, were the actual root causes for the show's cancellation. Shout! Factory has released all five seasons on DVD in Region 1. Lou Grant (TV series) Lou Grant is an American drama television series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor that aired on CBS from September 20, 1977, to September 13, 1982. The series was the third spin-off of the sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". "Lou Grant"
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