WIOU | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by |
John Eisendrath Kathryn Pratt |
Written by | John Eisendrath Kathryn Pratt |
Directed by |
Donna Deitch Jan Eliasberg Arthur Allan Seidelman |
Starring |
John Shea Helen Shaver Harris Yulin Phil Morris Joe Grifasi Wallace Langham Jayne Brook Robin Gammell Dick Van Patten Kate McNeil And Mariette Hartley |
Composer(s) | Gary Chang |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 14 (1 unaired) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Scott Brazil |
Producer(s) | Michelle Ashford |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | GTG Entertainment Orion Television |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | October 24, 1990 – March 20, 1991 |
WIOU is an American drama series, which aired on CBS from October 24, 1990 until March 20, 1991. The show is set in the news department of a fictional television station whose actual callsign is WNDY, but which is nicknamed WIOU by its staff because of the station's perennial financial struggles.
The show stars John Shea as news director Hank Zaret. The cast also includes Mariette Hartley as executive producer Liz McVay; Harris Yulin and Helen Shaver, as news anchors Neal Frazier and Kelby Robinson; Phil Morris, as aggressive reporter Eddie Bock; Jayne Brook, as reporter Ann Hudson; Kate McNeil, as reporter Taylor Young; Dick Van Patten, as aging weatherman Floyd Graham; and Wallace Langham, as news intern Willis Teitelbaum.
According to television researchers Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, 14 episodes were shot but only 13 aired.
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows