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Norman Lear

  1. tributes
    The Industry Pays Tribute to Norman LearRita Moreno, Rob Reiner, Wanda Sykes, Quinta Brunson, Gloria Calderón Kellett, and Joe Biden remembered the TV titan.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. in memoriam
    All the Major Broadcast Networks Are Coming Together to Honor Norman LearCBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and the CW will simulcast an “in memoriam” tribute card to the architect of the modern sitcom.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. remembrance
    Norman Lear’s TruthHe depicted the American experiment, one family at a time.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  4. appreciations
    A Lifetime of Norman LearRita Moreno, John Amos, Valerie Bertinelli, and other collaborators reflect on working with the 101-year-old TV legend.
    By Josef Adalian, Stuart Miller, and Dan Reilly
  5. rip
    Norman Lear, Television Pioneer, Dead at 101He produced groundbreaking sitcoms like All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. appreciations
    Bob Saget, Remembered by Those Who Knew Him“Luckily, I got to tell Bob I loved him a lot while he was still here. But I’d sure love to be able to tell him again.”
    By Stuart Miller
  7. chat room
    Norman Lear on Reintroducing the ClassicsThe TV legend and his longtime producing partner Brent Miller talk about tonight’s live ABC revivals of ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ and ‘The Facts of Life.‘
    By Josef Adalian
  8. reboots
    Norman Lear Announces Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Remake on His 99th BirthdayStarring Stevie from Schitt’s Creek.
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. streamliner
    Amazon Prime and IMDb TV’s Classic TV Catalogues Just Got BiggerBoth streamers have added a number of Norman Lear shows to their libraries.
    By Savannah Salazar
  10. awards season
    Norman Lear to Receive Carol Burnett Award at Golden GlobesHopefully, he does not have to receive it in a crowd.
    By Charlotte Walsh
  11. remembrances
    Fred Willard Was ‘One of the Good Guys’Norman Lear, John Michael Higgins, and Bob Balaban remember the late comedian and actor.
    By Stuart Miller
  12. classic tv
    The Original One Day at a Time Is Headed to PlutoSo many Schneiders!
    By Josef Adalian
  13. tis the season
    ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience to Ring in the Holidays’Tis the season for live TV specials!
    By Charu Sinha
  14. legend
    Norman Lear Becomes Oldest Ever Emmy WinnerThe TV icon took home his fifth statue.
    By Charu Sinha
  15. live shows
    Good Times Ahead: ABC and Kimmel Will Re-create More Classic SitcomsMore ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ is on the way.
    By Josef Adalian
  16. revive time
    Don’t Start Mourning One Day at a Time Just YetThere’s “hope” the show will be saved, says the co-creator.
    By Devon Ivie
  17. norman lear
    Live Episodes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons Are Coming to ABCFor one night only! Now with 100% more Jamie Foxx!
    By Bethy Squires
  18. One Day at a Time Is Back, and Rest Assured, It’s Still GreatRita Moreno is physically incapable of being anything less than delightful.
    By Jen Chaney
  19. Norman Lear on Redefining the American Family SitcomAnd the best family show he didn’t make.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  20. roll clip!
    Your Grandparents Rita Moreno and Norman Lear Scootered Into the Golden GlobesBeep beep.
    By Devon Ivie
  21. The Kennedy Center Honors Were a Happy, Trump-less CelebrationIt was the first time a president has missed the occasion in 23 years.
    By Jen Chaney
  22. kennedy center honors
    Should We Be Surprised That Trump Is Skipping the Kennedy Center Honors?Trump isn’t the first president to skip the glitzy ceremony, but he’s the first to do it to avoid “political distraction.”
    By Hunter Harris
  23. Norman Lear Developing ‘Guess Who Died’ Comedy at NBCTV comedy legend Norman Lear has a show in the works at NBC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has given a pilot production […]
    By Megh Wright
  24. Norman Lear’s Podcast ‘All of the Above’ Premieres Next WeekVeteran television writer, producer, director, and series creator Norman Lear is launching his own podcast next week. According to Deadline, […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. odd couples
    Surprise Gossip Source Norman Lear Says Ann Coulter Is Dating Jimmie WalkerCoulter has denied rumors about the relationship before.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. cameos galore
    Norman Lear to Cameo on The Simpsons This FallHe’ll be portraying a tiny, yellow cartoon version of himself.
    By Halle Kiefer
  27. ODAAT’s Isabella Gomez on Her Breakout Role“Rita Moreno would show up to set in crop tops with her perfect abs.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  28. backstories
    How One Day at a Time’s Coming-Out Story Line Came Together“I cried, it touched me so much.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  29. chat room
    Justina Machado on Her First Leading TV Role“I feel like I just reached the mountaintop.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  30. tv review
    Netflix’s One Day at a Time Is Unpretentious, Artful, and a Pure DelightThis is the sort of series that makes difficult things seem easy.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  31. After Two Decades Away, Norman Lear Has a New TV ShowOn Netflix’s remake of One Day at a Time, the producer teams up with Mike Royce and Gloria Calderon Kellett, America’s first-ever Latina showrunner.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  32. these reboots were made for walking
    Sony Eyes All in the Family, Jeffersons RebootsAll the most popular trends in television … combined!
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. Gloria Estefan Remakes One Day at a Time Theme“This Is It!,” salsa edition.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  34. trailer mix
    Watch Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time TrailerPremieres on Netflix January 6.
    By E. Alex Jung
  35. tca 2016
    Norman Lear on His ‘Cinematic’ DocuseriesCo-produced with Shonda Rhimes and Common.
    By Whitney Friedlander
  36. tributes
    The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj Gives an Emotional Tribute to Norman Lear“Norman is the one who taught us to have the audacity, as a minority.”
    By Bennett Marcus
  37. Norman Lear: One Day at a Time Will Arrive on Netflix in January“It’s fabulous.”
    By Bennett Marcus
  38. close reads
    Black-ish’s ‘Hope’ Follows in the Tradition of Great Norman Lear SitcomsWith last night’s episode, it went from a good show to a great one.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  39. new show alert
    A Latino Version of Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time Is Coming to NetflixThe new version will be produced by Norman Lear himself.
    By Josef Adalian
  40. tv review
    Is There a Place for The Carmichael Show on Network TV Today?We don’t live in Norman Lear’s world anymore.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  41. chat room
    Norman Lear on an All in the Family Reboot“It would be All in the Family 2016.”
    By Josef Adalian
  42. The Many Beginnings of ‘All in the Family’ The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  43. tv
    Sony May Reboot All in the Family With a Latino CastThis would be the second attempt at a race-flipped All in the Family.
    By Nate Jones
  44. fred willard
    The Fake Talk Show is Born with Fernwood 2 NightBefore Hank Kingsley there was Jerry Hubbard, played by Fred Willard.
    By Ramsey Ess
  45. Why the Sitcom Spinoff Isn’t Coming BackIn today’s TV industry, odds are you won’t see Schimdt Happens or Being Barney.
    By Josef Adalian
  46. norman lear
    Watch 90 Years of Norman Lear in 90 SecondsGood times!
    By Eliot Glazer
  47. Can Norman Lear’s Wrestling Show Save HBO?A series about a family wrestling business in the seventies is really about a post-Bush world without heroes.
    By Matthew Perpetua
  48. the industry
    Mandy Patinkin Goes AWOL From ‘Criminal Minds’Plus industry news on Ben Silverman and NBC, the Weinstein Company’s mob movie, and Jared Leto and Sarah Polley’s new film.
  49. quote machine
    T.I. Fights for His Right to the B-Word