Decades TV Network to Pay Tribute to Mary Tyler Moore with Weekend Binge Programming

DECADES Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and CBS Television Stations, remembers the comedic talent and the cultural influence of actress Mary Tyler Moore. Moore passed away on Wednesday, January 25th at the age of 80. This special DECADES multi-day tribute of programming celebrating her career begins on Friday, February 3 from 8:00am to 1:00pm ET, and continues all weekend beginning Saturday, February 4 at 1:00pm ET through Monday, February 5 at 7:00 am ET.

Celebrated for her work as a ground-breaking actress who paved the way for women on television, Moore's career spanned from the 1950s beginning with television guest parts, to leading Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning TV roles in the 1960s and 1970s, and then to film roles including one Academy Award nomination and on to Broadway and a Tony Award winning performance.

In honor of her illustrious career, DECADES will feature Mary Tyler Moore on The Dick Cavett Show, where she appeared in 1986, will present a Hollywood profile of her influential and successful career, followed by her 1986 starring role in the theatrical film Just Between Friends, co-starring Ted Danson and Christine Lahti, and will finish the day with an early appearance in the TV series 77 Sunset Strip. Then The DECADES Weekend Binge will feature the actress in her award-winning and critically acclaimed iconic TV series Mary Tyler Moore, with 84 continuing episodes offered back to back Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning. A complete schedule of these special events is attached below. For more on the DECADES schedule and where to watch visit Decades.com.

Mary Tyler Moore first gained TV sitcom fame in the 1960s TV series The Dick Van Dyke Show before gaining TV superstardom with her 1970s series Mary Tyler Moore. Playing single career woman Mary Richards, her show is seen as the benchmark of the women's movement for its serious depiction of working women at a time when television typically depicted them as housewives and secretaries. The series also starred Ed Asner, Betty White and Valerie Harper. Moore produced the show with her second husband Grant Tinker. The show was a critical hit, earning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series three years (1975, '76, '77), as well as Mary Tyler Moore being named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series three years (1973, '74, '76). In all Mary Tyler Moore earned 29 Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes during its run. In 1977 the show was honored with the Peabody Award, which noted the series "established the benchmark by which all situation comedies must be judged."

She was also nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in the movie Ordinary People and earned a special Tony Award for her role in Whose Life Is it Anyway.

In May of 2015, the DECADES Network launched on the digital sub-channels of the CBS Television Stations and other broadcast groups. The network is currently available in 55% of the country. DECADES features a schedule that is different each day, exploring a variety of years, trends, events or themes. Programming includes the original one-hour daily series Through the Decades, hosted by award-winning journalist Bill Kurtis, as well as documentaries, popular TV shows and films chosen to immerse viewers in that day's DECADES context. Programmed as multiple blocks, the schedule repeats twice each weekday, giving viewers in all time zones multiple opportunities to tune in.

To see a complete program schedule and to find out where you can watch DECADES, please visit www.decades.com.

DECADES Tribute to Mary Tyler Moore Program Schedule (All times Eastern)
?FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
8AM- "THE DICK CAVETT SHOW" (FEAT. MARY TYLER MOORE)
?9AM - "THE DICK CAVETT SHOW" (FEAT. VALERIE HARPER)
9:30AM - "HOLLYWOOD REMEMBERS: MARY TYLER MOORE"- Documentary looks back on the iconic career of Mary Tyler Moore.
?10AM - MOVIE -"JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS"- (1986) Two women have their friendship tested by tragedy. Starring Mary Tyler Moore, co-starring Ted Danson and Christine Lahti.
12P - "77 SUNSET STRIP" - This episode was Mary Tyler Moore's third appearance on the series, which aired in 1960, right before her star-making turn as Laura Petrie in "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in 1961.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 THROUGH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
1PM DECADES WEEKEND BINGE: "MARY TYLER MOORE"- 84 episodes of the iconic and influential TV sitcom that aired from 1970-1977 and earned 29 Emmy Awards.

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