'One Day at a Time' (1975-84) Like many '70s series under Norman Lear's production umbrella, "One Day at a Time" was more dramedy that straight sitcom, and in this instance, its lead was Ann, who had packed up her two sassy teenage daughters and moved to Indianapolis after divorcing her controlling husband. She'd been married at 17, and hadn't held a job outside the house since. While she certainly wasn't TV's first divorcee, single mom, or working mom, Ann was one of primetime's most realistic models of all three, juggling raising her girls with putting food on the table and demanding respect at her advertising job, where her uptight boss even balked at calling her "Ms. Romano" (insisting on pointedly pronouncing it "M.S. Romano," instead).
As the complete series of Bea Arthur's 1970s comedy gem Maude hits DVD, we take a look back at TV's most visionary women — those characters who were ahead of their time, inspiring not only other TV shows and characters, but also those of us who watched their groundbreaking stories unfold from our couches. From single moms to workplace-changing career women to those who clued us in on major social issues, here are our picks for the 10 most television-ary women in primetime history.
Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. He played for five teams during his four NBA seasons. Morris played college basketball at Michigan.
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
Miami Heat president Pat Riley rebuked comments Jimmy Butler made about the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, while also implying that his star needs to play more.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman discuss the Padres-Marlins trade that sent Luis Arraez to San Diego, as well as recap all the action from this weekend in baseball and send birthday wishes to hall-of-famer Willie Mays.
An annual government report offered a glimmer of good news for Social Security and a jolt of good news for Medicare even as both programs continue to be on pace to run dry next decade.