Ultra Rare! Mary Tyler Moore Show
It’s amazing how much this shot looks like others from ‘I Love Lucy’ and even ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’…from the typical three camera setup to the rail on the audience bleachers. The show was done at CBS Studio City on Radford Avenue in Los Angeles and from it’s 1970 start till it’s end in 1977, the show ran on Saturday nights. In season one, it was on from 9:30-10, but over time moved up to the 8-8:30 slot, but kept it’s Saturday place the whole time. Tina Fey had this show in mind when she created ’30 Rock’.
The networks have given up on Saturday nights in recent years.
Hi Patti! How are you dear ? Love you
And only a few live audiences are used anymore. I can’t stand canned laughter. I hear it, I change the channel.
Same studio that Gilligan’s Island was filmed at, and later Roseanne…
Thanks to Desi Arnez for the 3 film camera idea for sitcom’s in front of a live audience.
Tina Fey may have had the MTM show in mind when creating “30 Rock”, but it never even came close to the greatness of that show. The MTM show is one of the best sitcoms EVER, and definitely THE BEST television show ever made about a news station/tv station/radio station. Nothing comes close! Glenn in the Bronx, NY
All of the MTM shows were filmed at CBS Studio City. The Mary Tyler Moore Show was filmed on Stage 2 which is right next to Stage 3 where Gunsmoke was filmed.
Looks like Lou Grant’s office at far right?