Norman Lear Awards’ Honor TV Shows That Spark Real-World Action, Including ‘The Pitt

Scott Gemmill, Noah Wyle and Dr. Joe Sachs were honored at the Norman Lear Awards. From Forbes Magazine here are some what was said:

Amid an award ceremony, the results of a study were announced which revealed that a television show’s accurate portrayal of the inner workings of an emergency room influenced its audience in a positive manner

The Norman Lear Center and Hollywood, Health & Society honored seven series tackling bold storylines that responsibly inform audiences on critical topics. Those series included The Pitt, Matlock, Paradise, Grey’s Anatomy, Shrinking, Chicago Med, and Dying for Sex.

Marking its 25th year, HH&S has renamed its Sentinel Awards as The Norman Lear Awards for TV That Makes a Difference to honor the trailblazing TV writer and producer behind All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude and One Day at a Time. Lear, who died in 2023 at the age of 101, proved that TV shows can tackle consequential issues while also being massively popular entertainment.

During the ceremony, HH&S director Kate Folb told the audience that Lear was being celebrated for ‘his art, and his heart.’

HH&S provides entertainment industry professionals with accurate and timely information for storylines dealing with health, safety and security through consultations and briefings with experts.

Based at the Lear Center, HH&S is a free resource for writers, producers and others in search of credible information.

The organization worked closely with the creative team from The Pitt to ensure the series accuracy in portraying the health care system along as well front line workers and health advocates, and the patient experience.

After its premiere in January 2025, The Pitt became one of the most talked-about shows of the year. In its first season, the series covered one continuous 15 hour shift in an the extremely busy emergency room of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital, with each episode unfolding in real-time over an hour. Noah Wyle stars in the series as Dr. Michael Rabinovitch (“Dr. Robby”). He is also an executive producer on the series.

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