WIOU (TV series)

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WIOU
Genre Drama
Created by John Eisendrath
Kathryn Pratt
Written byJohn Eisendrath
Kathryn Pratt
Directed by Donna Deitch
Jan Eliasberg
Arthur Allan Seidelman
Starring
Composer Gary Chang
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer Scott Brazil
Producer Michelle Ashford
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesGTG Entertainment
Little Max Productions
Orion Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseOctober 24, 1990 (1990-10-24) 
March 20, 1991 (1991-03-20)

WIOU is an American drama television 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. [1]

Contents

According to television researchers Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, 14 episodes were produced but only 13 aired.

Summary

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.

Cast

Episodes

No.Title [2] Directed by [2] Written byOriginal air dateProd.
code [2]
1"Pilot" Claudia Weill Story by: John Eisendrath & Kathryn Pratt & Scott Brazil
Teleplay by: John Eisendrath & Kathryn Pratt
October 24, 1990 (1990-10-24)748-0000
2"Appearances" Mark Tinker John EisendrathOctober 31, 1990 (1990-10-31)748-0101
3"The Inquisition" Arthur Seidelman Michael CassuttNovember 7, 1990 (1990-11-07)748-0102
4"Do the Wrong Thing"Mark Tinker Tammy Ader November 14, 1990 (1990-11-14)748-0103
5"One Point, No Light" Scott Brazil Michelle AshfordDecember 5, 1990 (1990-12-05)748-0104
6"They Shoot Sources, Don't They?"Ben BoltGardner SternDecember 12, 1990 (1990-12-12)748-0105
7"Diamond Dogs" Jan Eliasberg Matt Dearborn & Tammy Ader & John EisendrathDecember 19, 1990 (1990-12-19)748-0106
8"Mother Nature's Son" Donna Deitch Story by: Katie Crusoe & Michael Cassutt
Teleplay by: Michael Cassutt
December 26, 1990 (1990-12-26)748-0107
9"Ode to Sizzling Sal" David Carson Kathryn FordJanuary 2, 1991 (1991-01-02)748-0108
10"Labored Relations" Bethany Rooney Hillshafer Joe ViolaJanuary 9, 1991 (1991-01-09)748-0109
11"Bleeds, It Leads"
"Without Prejudice"
Ben BoltMichelle AshfordMarch 4, 1991 (1991-03-04)748-0110
12"Pair o' Guys Lost"UnknownGardner SternMarch 13, 1991 (1991-03-13)TBA
13"Three Women and a Baby"UnknownKathryn PrattMarch 20, 1991 (1991-03-20)TBA
14"One Flew Over the Anchor Desk" Fred Gerber Tammy Ader & Gary Goldstein & John EisendrathUnaired748-0113

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References

  1. Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2003). "WIOU (Drama)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (8th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 1273. ISBN   978-0-345-45542-0.
  2. 1 2 3 From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "WIOU"]"". United States Copyright Office . Retrieved 2017-06-19.