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Norman Lear

  • Norman Lear’s ‘Clean Slate’ Canceled at Prime Video After One Season

    Co-creator Dan Ewen and stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace lament that “a seven-year effort was gone in a puff of server exhaust” with Amazon’s axing

    By

    Lucas Manfredi
    April 18, 2025 @ 1:10 PM
    TV
    1:10 PM
    Norman Lear’s ‘Clean Slate’ Canceled at Prime Video After One Season
  • Norman Lear Blazed a Path for Pushing Political Buttons on Network Television | Appreciation

    Known for boundary-pushing series like “All in the Family,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons,” the producer moved the needle while setting the bar for the American sitcom

    By

    Matthew Creith
    December 12, 2023 @ 6:05 AM
    TV
    6:05 AM
    Norman Lear Blazed a Path for Pushing Political Buttons on Network Television | Appreciation
  • President Biden Pays Condolence Call to Norman Lear’s Widow Lyn During LA Visit

    The president visited the home of the producer while in Los Angeles

    By

    Mike Roe
    December 9, 2023 @ 3:45 PM
    TV
    3:45 PM
    President Biden Pays Condolence Call to Norman Lear’s Widow Lyn During LA Visit
  • ‘Boy Meets World’ Producer Shares Heartwarming Story of Norman Lear’s Generosity: ‘He Tipped Me $100’

    Jeffrey C. Sherman says the legendary TV producer bought one of his scripts in a bidding war years later

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    December 8, 2023 @ 6:45 PM
    TV
    6:45 PM
    ‘Boy Meets World’ Producer Shares Heartwarming Story of Norman Lear’s Generosity: ‘He Tipped Me $100’
  • Jimmy Kimmel Honors Norman Lear by Sharing a Profanity-Filled Thank You Letter From Him (Video)

    “I loved him dearly,” Kimmel says about Lear, who died Tuesday at age 101

    By

    Ross A. Lincoln
    December 6, 2023 @ 10:16 PM
    TV
    10:16 PM
    Jimmy Kimmel Honors Norman Lear by Sharing a Profanity-Filled Thank You Letter From Him (Video)
  • Rob Reiner Says Norman Lear ‘Fought His Entire Life for Democracy and Against Fascism’ (Video)

    The director compares Lear’s legacy to Donald Trump while speaking to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes

    By

    Ross A. Lincoln
    December 6, 2023 @ 9:44 PM
    TV
    9:44 PM
    Rob Reiner Says Norman Lear ‘Fought His Entire Life for Democracy and Against Fascism’ (Video)
  • Norman Lear’s Wife, Lyn Lear, Says TV Icon ‘Would Want Us to Laugh’ After His Death at 101

    The film producer made her first public statement on her husband’s passing Wednesday at the 2023 Sentinel Awards

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    December 6, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    TV
    7:00 PM
    Norman Lear’s Wife, Lyn Lear, Says TV Icon ‘Would Want Us to Laugh’ After His Death at 101
  • Norman Lear to Be Honored by All Broadcast Networks in Primetime Memorial

    CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX and the CW will air an in memoriam card for the TV legend on Wednesday

    By

    Loree Seitz
    December 6, 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    TV
    1:00 PM
    Norman Lear to Be Honored by All Broadcast Networks in Primetime Memorial
  • Norman Lear Advocated for the Disabled on TV When No One Else Did | Commentary

    From “Diff’rent Strokes” to “The Facts of Life,” disabled characters always inhabited Lear’s worlds

    By

    Kristen Lopez
    December 6, 2023 @ 11:56 AM
    TV
    11:56 AM
    Norman Lear Advocated for the Disabled on TV When No One Else Did | Commentary
  • Rob Reiner, Quinta Brunson, Jimmy Kimmel and More Pay Tribute to Norman Lear: ‘My Second Father’

    The TV legend died Tuesday at the age of 101

    By

    Adam Chitwood
    December 6, 2023 @ 7:07 AM
    News
    7:07 AM
    Rob Reiner, Quinta Brunson, Jimmy Kimmel and More Pay Tribute to Norman Lear: ‘My Second Father’
  • Norman Lear, Creator of ‘All in the Family’ and Countless Other Iconic Shows That Changed TV, Dies at 101

    Lear also produced “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and more

    By

    Josh Dickey
    December 6, 2023 @ 5:58 AM
    TV
    5:58 AM
    Norman Lear, Creator of ‘All in the Family’ and Countless Other Iconic Shows That Changed TV, Dies at 101
  • Norman Lear: Emmy Voters Are Still Paying Attention to the 101-Year-Old Master

    TheWrap magazine: “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter” was designed as “the celebration of a life well lived,” executive producer Brent Miller says

    By

    Steve Pond
    August 21, 2023 @ 9:30 AM
    Awards
    9:30 AM
    Norman Lear: Emmy Voters Are Still Paying Attention to the 101-Year-Old Master
  • 1 in 3 TV Shows Depict a Character Discharging a Firearm, New Study Finds

    60% of popular TV includes gun-related content, most of which occurs in police shows, according to a study by the Norman Lear Center

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    May 23, 2023 @ 7:00 AM
    TV
    7:00 AM
    1 in 3 TV Shows Depict a Character Discharging a Firearm, New Study Finds
  • Norman Lear’s ‘The Corps’ Starring Miles Heizer Greenlit at Netflix

    The comedic drama also starring Vera Farmiga will follow a bullied high school student who joins the Marine Corps

    By

    Kayla Cobb
    May 1, 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    TV
    12:00 PM
    Norman Lear’s ‘The Corps’ Starring Miles Heizer Greenlit at Netflix
  • Norman Lear Calls Out Trump For ‘Appalling Words’ About American Jews: ‘A Horse’s Ass’

    “Today, having recently turned 100, I read Donald Trump’s appalling words about American Jews, and I am nine years old again,” the famed producer wrote

    By

    Loree Seitz
    October 18, 2022 @ 5:08 PM
    Culture
    5:08 PM
    Norman Lear Calls Out Trump For ‘Appalling Words’ About American Jews: ‘A Horse’s Ass’
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