The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 19, 1970, to March 19, 1977. It stars Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards, an unmarried, independent woman working as the associate producer of a news show at the fictional WJM-TV station in Minneapolis. The show is known for breaking ground in portraying a single, career-focused woman and explored issues such as workplace discrimination against women, equal pay, and more. The ensemble cast also includes Ed Asner as Lou Grant, Gavin MacLeod as Murray Slaughter, Ted Knight as Ted Baxter, Betty White as Sue Ann Nivens, Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom. The show received critical acclaim, won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, and spawned successful spin-offs like Rhoda, Phyllis, and Lou Grant.
