American Masters ‘Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You’

Fri. Dec. 8 at 8 p.m.

Largely responsible for the explosion of bold American television in the 1970s, writer and producer Norman Lear’s name is synonymous with the sitcom. Discover how the prolific creator of “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” and “Good Times” affected social change through his groundbreaking sitcoms and activism in this first documentary about the television legend from “American Masters.”

“Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” features George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Jon Stewart, Russell Simmons and others.