Lou Grant

Name: Lou Grant
Released: 1977-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ed Asner, Mason Adams, Robert Walden

TV Show · Drama

Ed Asner stars as Lou Grant, the committed city editor of the Los Angeles Tribune in this Emmy Award®-winning critically acclaimed spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The series covered a range of topics such as nuclear proliferation, prostitution, and chemical waste, and examined ethical questions in journalism, including plagiarism and staged news photos.

1977 · 47m

Starring Ed Asner, Mason Adams, Robert Walden

EPISODE 2

Hostages

A dead thief's brother orders hostage Rossi to rewrite a story about a shooting; guest John Rubinstein.
EPISODE 3

The Hoax

Lou's con-artist pal (Eugene Roche) offers him an exclusive interview with a missing tycoon.
EPISODE 4

Henhouse

Lou competes with the editor of the paper's feature section over whose reporter is to cover an important murder story.
EPISODE 5

Nazi

Billie probes anti-Semitic activities of an American fascist group; guests Brian Dennehy, Peter Weller.
EPISODE 6

Aftershock

Lou has trouble ending his relationship with a Tribune reporter's widow; guest Joyce Van Patten.
EPISODE 7

Barrio

Billie becomes personally involved in her story when she investigates an apparent street gang shooting.