The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress and namesake Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from September 19, 1970, to March 19, 1977. Moore starred as Mary Richards, an unmarried, independent woman focused on her career as associate producer of the fictional WJM news program in Minneapolis. A central female character who was neither married nor dependent on a man was a rarity on American television in the 1970s, leading to numerous publications citing The Mary Tyler Moore Show as a groundbreaking series in the era of second-wave feminism. Ed Asner co-starred as Mary's boss Lou Grant, alongside Valerie Harper as friend and neighbor Rhoda Morgenstern and Cloris Leachman as landlady Phyllis Lindstrom. Other co-stars throughout the series' run included Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, and Betty White.
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns |
| Starring | Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Georgia Engel, Betty White |
| Theme music composer | Sonny Curtis |
| Opening theme | "Love Is All Around", written and performed by Sonny Curtis |
| Composer(s) | Patrick Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 168 |
| Executive producer(s) | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns |
| Producer(s) | David Davis, Lorenzo Music, Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels |
| Running time | 25–26 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MTM Enterprises |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Related shows | Rhoda (1974–1978), Phyllis (1975–1977), Lou Grant (1977–1982) |
About The Mary Tyler Moore Show
After a broken engagement, a single woman in her 30s moves to Minneapolis where she starts working as a producer for a news station with a wild bunch of characters.
Achievement of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The show won Outstanding Comedy Series at the Emmys in 1975, 1976, and 1977. Time named it one of 17 Shows That Changed TV in 2007.
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Latest information about The Mary Tyler Moore Show updated on July 28 2021.
