UPDATED: NBC and Fox posted online the in memoriam card they broadcast tonight in tribute to TV icon Normal Lear. The CW aired the tribute during the Republican Debate. CBS and ABC also committed to airing the tribute. See it below.
PREVIOUSLY at 1 p.m.: Broadcast owes a debt of gratitude to Norman Lear, so they’re going to show it tonight.
In recognition of Lear’s accomplishments and influence across television, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX and The CW will simulcast an on-air in memoriam card tonight at 8:00 PM, ET/PT to honor the late legendary TV writer and producer.
Lear died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101.
The Uber-producer’s series were icons on broadcast TV. All in the Family aired on CBS for nine seasons, while Good Times and One Day at a Time ran on the same net for six seasons and nine seasons, respectively.
His other series included Sanford & Son, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, Fernwood 2 Night/America 2 Night, and the All in the Family spinoffs The Jeffersons, Maude and Archie Bunker’s Place. Good Times was spun off from Maude.
He remained active in the entertainment industry as he neared the centenary mark, winning Emmy Awards in 2019 and 2020 for installments of Live in Front of a Studio Audience, in which episodes of All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Good Times were re-enacted with new performers. Live in Front of a Studio Audience also revisited Diff’Rent Stroke and The Facts of Life.No
