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Lou Grant is a drama that aired on CBS.

Lou Grant worked at the fictitious Los Angeles Tribune daily newspaper as its city editor, a job he took after the WJM television station fired him. (Though Mary Tyler Moore Show viewers were introduced to the character as a television news producer, the character noted many times that he'd begun his career as a print journalist.) This Lou Grant was somewhat different from the character he had played in the former Mary Tyler Moore series, in that the comedic nature of his interactions with others was toned down, given the more serious and dramatic nature of the material.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Edward Asner	Lou Grant	1	2	3	4	5
Robert Walden	Joe Rossi	1	2	3	4	5
Rebecca Balding	Carla Mardigan1	1
Linda Kelsey	Billie Newman2	1	2	3	4	5
Mason Adams	Charlie Hume	1	2	3	4	5
Jack Bannon	Art Donovan	1	2	3	4	5
Daryl Anderson	Dennis "Animal" Price	1	2	3	4	5
Nancy Marchand	Margaret Pynchon	1	2	3	4	5

¹ episodes 1-3
² episode 4-on

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
CBS
Season One	September 20, 1977	March 20, 1978	22
Season Two	September 25, 1978	May 7, 1979	24
Season Three	September 17, 1979	March 24, 1980	24
Season Four	September 22, 1980	May 4, 1981	20
Season Five	November 2, 1981	September 13, 1982	24

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

External Sites

• opening credits for season 1