The BEST seasons of Lou Grant

Every season of Lou Grant ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Lou Grant!

Lou Grant was a spinoff from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and premiered on CBS in September 1977. The series was a radical departure from its predecessor as it was a drama. It was the first successful one-hour show from MTM Enterprises. As the series began, Lou Grant had just been fired from his job at WJM-TV, and had moved to Los Angeles to work for a newspaper.