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A classic TV sitcom makes any number of things that are difficult, unpredictable and uncontrollable look easy, meant to be and precisely engineered.

Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, and Mary Tyler Moore in the last episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1977.

The series finale of "The Office" offered a satisfying mix of the elements that fueled the best big-network sitcom of its time proving by turns delightfully absurd , cringe-worthy and hilarious .

The author of a new book about “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” talks about her behind-the-scenes look at one of TV's most iconic series.

If you watch TV, read the news, or follow politics, you've seen or read or heard Katrina vanden Heuvel, a true icon for the progressive movement and media.

The "Mary Tyler Moore Show" broke new ground for television, but didn't begin to capture the real experiences of working women like its star.

Actress Valerie Harper is celebrating Mother's Day with a roaring gift from friend and fellow actress Betty White.

Saturday is considered TV's dead zone today, but it was once a go-to night for "appointment TV" watching.

Mary Tyler Moore , 76, has come a long way since her days as Laura Petrie on the " Dick Van Dyke " show, spending decades as a successful actress and entertainer, she even made Elvis Presley fall head-over-heels in love with her at one point according to Yahoo News reports on Thursday, May 9. Mary Tyler Moore starred along side Elvis Presley in the ... (more)

Talackova last year in Miss Universe Canada. Donald Trump famously tried to have her removed from the competition.

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong examines the creation of television's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," which defined a generation, in "Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted." Using a "fly on the wall" approach into the minds of the people behind the scenes and the cast of the show, Armstrong has written the quintessential book on one of the best sitcoms to grace ... (more)

Well, the TV networks will soon be announcing their new series pickups, and there'll be a lot to say then - like, how many of the new shows are about serial killers? In the meantime, I wanted to do a little television-theory post, based on an article I read last week.

The Hitfix.com TV writer often writes recaps for several TV series and keeps up with many others for his "What's Alan Watching" column.

Bob Newhart made a delightful special appearance on "The Big Bang Theory" as Sheldon and Leonard's childhood hero on Thursday night.

The new book 'Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted' by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong chronicles the brillant minds who made 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' a classic.

If the Dow Jones average mimicked the Nielsen ratings, we'd all be singing "Buddy, can you spare an infomercial?" In the most important index - 18-to-49-year-olds - Fox is down nearly 22 percent.

The Office , which ended last night, takes with it the one of a precious few vaguely realistic depictions of working life off the air.

The Palisades Americanism Parade Association announced Thursday that legendary actor Ed Asner, best known for his Emmy award-winning role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show , will serve as grand marshal of the 65th annual Fourth of July Parade.

But no one, till now, has put together a tome on how the show was created and its eight-year history.

The April 15 tax deadline is now receding in our collective rear view mirror. Nothing to do now, but to start collecting records for next year.