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The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour is an American sitcom-variety show starring Mary Tyler Moore, Dody Goodman, Michael Keaton and Joyce Van Patten that aired on CBS from March 4, 1979 to June 10, 1979, with a total of 11 episodes spanning over one season.
Overview.
In the spring of 1979, nearly five months following the negative reception of her first venture in a variety show entitled "Mary" which CBS pulled from its schedule after only three broadcasts, Mary Tyler
as "The Jack Benny Show" had purported to do two decades earlier on the same network. Unlike the Benny show, or Moore's sitcoms, but more like her earlier variety show the previous fall, "The Mary Tyler Moore Hour" would have trouble attracting a sizable audience.
"The Mary Tyler Moore Hour" premiered on March 4 and was cancelled after its June 10 broadcast and 11 episodes. Moore announced plans to return in a new sitcom in the fall of 1980, but instead turned to Broadway,