The Mary Tyler Moore Show
originally aired on CBS
The Mary Tyler Moore Show is one of the most popular and influential television series of all time. It was created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and aired from September 19, 1970, to March 19, 1977. The show was a groundbreaking series in the era of second-wave feminism. It earned 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series.
Mary Richards (Moore) is a single woman who, at age 30, moves to Minneapolis on the heels of a broken engagement. She applies for a secretarial job at fictional television station WJM, but the position is already taken. Mary dates many men on and off over the years but remains single throughout the series. Issues such as workplace discrimination against women figured into episode stories.