The Pitt , Matlock , Shrinking and other top shows have been honored with Hollywood, Health & Society’s renamed Norman Lear Awards for TV That Makes a Difference.

The prizes, from the program at USC Annenberg ‘s Norman Lear Center, were previously called the Sentinel Awards . Marking its 25th year, HH&S rebranded its honors to pay tribute to the late trailblazing TV writer-producer Lear, who pioneered classic television hits like All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude and One Day at a Time — all of which broke ground in tackling relevant sociopolitical issues.

The seven series awarded are recognized for their powerful storytelling on such topics as racism, climate, addiction and cancer, and will be celebrated at the annual fete to be held Oct. 27 at the Writers Guild

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