Series Description:

The Lou Grant TV show was a 60 minute drama series on CBS about a fellow who had been fired from his job at a television station in Minnesota and moved to Los Angeles for a new job as City Editor at the Los Angeles Tribune.

Lou Grant Cast:

Edward Asner ................ Lou Grant
Robert Walden ............... Joe Rossi
Linda Kelsey ................ Billie Newman
Mason Adams ................. Charles Hume
Jack Bannon ................. Art Donovan
Nancy Marchand .............. Margaret Pynchon
Daryl Anderson .............. Dennis "Animal" Price
Rebecca Balding ............. Carla Madigan

Lou Grant Trivia:

Lou Grant was a "Spin-Off" of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)". During the final episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant was fired from his job at station WJM-TV in Minneapolis making it necessary for him to move on to a new job and a new series!

Although CBS stated that Lou Grant was cancelled due to declining ratings, many felt that Ed Asner's political activism may have been a contributing factor. Ed Asner himself accused CBS of cancelling Lou Grant due to his views on U.S. involvement in Central America.

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Cophouse (9/20/1977)
Hostages (9/27/1977)
Hoax (10/4/1977)
Henhouse" (10/11/1977)
Nazi (10/18/1977)
Aftershock (10/25/1977)
Barrio (11/1/1977)
Scoop (11/8/1977)
Judge (11/15/1977)
Psychout (11/22/1977)
Housewarming (11/29/1977)
Takeover (12/6/1977)
Christmas (12/13/1977)
Airliner (1/3/1978)
Sports (1/10/1978)
Hero (1/17/1978)
Renewal (1/30/1978)
Sect (2/6/1978)
Scandal (2/13/1978)
Spies (2/27/1978)
Poison (3/6/1978)
Physical (3/20/1978)

The Second Season

Pills (9/25/1978)
Prisoner (10/2/1978)
Hooker (10/16/1978)
Mob (10/23/1978)
Murder (10/30/1978)
Dying (11/6/1978)
Schools (11/20/1978)
Slaughter (11/27/1978)
Singles (12/4/1978)
Babies (12/11/1978)
Conflict (12/18/1978)
Denial (1/1/1979)
Fire (1/8/1979)
Vet (1/15/1979)
Scam (1/22/1979)
Sweep (2/5/1979)
Samaritan (2/12/1979)
Hit (2/19/1979)
Home (2/26/1979)
Convention (3/5/1979)
Marathon (3/19/1979)
Bomb (3/26/1979)
Skids (4/2/1979)
Romance (5/7/1979)

The Third Season

Cop (9/17/1979)
Expose' (9/24/1979)
Slammer (10/1/1979)
Charlatan (10/15/1979)
Frameup (10/22/1979)
Hype (10/29/1979)
Gambling (11/5/1979)
Witness (11/12/1979)
Kidnap (11/26/1979)
Andrew - Part 1: Premonition (12/3/1979)
Andrew - Part 2: Trial (12/10/1979)
Hollywood (12/17/1979)
Kids (12/24/1979)
Brushfire (1/7/1980)
Indians (1/14/1980)
Coverup (1/21/1980)
Inheritance (1/28/1980)
Censored (2/4/1980)
Lou (2/11/1980)
Blackout (2/18/1980)
Dogs (3/3/1980)
Influence (3/10/1980)
Guns (3/17/1980)
Hazard (3/24/1980)

The Fourth Season

Nightside (9/22/1980)
Harassment (9/29/1980)
Pack (10/27/1980)
Sting (11/17/1980)
Goop (11/24/1980)
Libel (12/8/1980)
Streets (12/15/1980)
Catch (1/5/1981)
Rape (1/12/1981)
Boomerang (1/19/1981)
Generations (1/26/1981)
Search (2/9/1981)
Strike (2/16/1981)
Survival (2/23/1981)
Venice (3/9/1981)
Campesinos (3/16/1981)
Business (3/23/1981)
Violence (4/6/1981)
Depression (4/13/1981)
Stroke (5/4/1981)

The Fifth Season

Wedding (11/2/1981)
Execution (11/9/1981)
Reckless (11/16/1981)
Hometown (11/23/1981)
Risk (11/30/1981)
Doublecross (12/7/1981)
Drifters (12/14/1981)
Friends (12/28/1981)
Jazz (1/4/1982)
Ghosts (1/11/1982)
Cameras (1/25/1982)
Review (2/8/1982)
Immigrants (2/15/1982)
Hunger (3/1/1982)
Recovery (3/8/1982)
Obituary (3/22/1982)
Blacklist (4/5/1982)
Law (4/12/1982)
Fireworks (4/19/1982)
Unthinkable (5/3/1982)
Suspect (5/17/1982)
Beachhead (5/24/1982)
Victims (8/30/1982)
Charlie (9/13/1982)