Broadcast History
Lou Grant was a spinoff from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and premiered on CBS in September 1977. Unlike The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which was a 30-minute situation comedy, Lou Grant was a one-hour drama.
Lou Grant ran from 1977 to 1982 and consisted of 114 episodes.
The theme music for the series was composed by Patrick Williams.
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