WIOU (TV series)
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 | |
Composer | Gary Chang |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 14 (1 unaired) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Scott Brazil |
Producer | Michelle Ashford |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | GTG Entertainment Little Max Productions Orion Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | October 24, 1990 March 20, 1991 | –
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]
According to television researchers Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, 14 episodes were produced but only 13 aired.
Summary
[edit]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
[edit]- John Shea as Hank Zaret
- Helen Shaver as Kelby Robinson
- Harris Yulin as Neal Frazier
- Dick Van Patten as Floyd Graham
- Mariette Hartley as Liz McVay
- Kate McNeil as Taylor Young
- Phil Morris as Eddie Brock
- Wallace Langham as Willis Teitelbaum
- Jayne Brook as Ann Hudson
- Joe Grifasi as Tony Pro
- Robin Gammell as Kevin Doherty
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title [2] | Directed by [2] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [2] |
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1 | "Pilot" | Claudia Weill | Story by : John Eisendrath & Kathryn Pratt & Scott Brazil Teleplay by : John Eisendrath & Kathryn Pratt | October 24, 1990 | 748-0000 |
2 | "Appearances" | Mark Tinker | John Eisendrath | October 31, 1990 | 748-0101 |
3 | "The Inquisition" | Arthur Seidelman | Michael Cassutt | November 7, 1990 | 748-0102 |
4 | "Do the Wrong Thing" | Mark Tinker | Tammy Ader | November 14, 1990 | 748-0103 |
5 | "One Point, No Light" | Scott Brazil | Michelle Ashford | December 5, 1990 | 748-0104 |
6 | "They Shoot Sources, Don't They?" | Ben Bolt | Gardner Stern | December 12, 1990 | 748-0105 |
7 | "Diamond Dogs" | Jan Eliasberg | Matt Dearborn & Tammy Ader & John Eisendrath | December 19, 1990 | 748-0106 |
8 | "Mother Nature's Son" | Donna Deitch | Story by : Katie Crusoe & Michael Cassutt Teleplay by : Michael Cassutt | December 26, 1990 | 748-0107 |
9 | "Ode to Sizzling Sal" | David Carson | Kathryn Ford | January 2, 1991 | 748-0108 |
10 | "Labored Relations" | Bethany Rooney Hillshafer | Joe Viola | January 9, 1991 | 748-0109 |
11 | "Bleeds, It Leads" "Without Prejudice" | Ben Bolt | Michelle Ashford | March 4, 1991 | 748-0110 |
12 | "Pair o' Guys Lost" | Unknown | Gardner Stern | March 13, 1991 | TBA |
13 | "Three Women and a Baby" | Unknown | Kathryn Pratt | March 20, 1991 | TBA |
14 | "One Flew Over the Anchor Desk" | Fred Gerber | Tammy Ader & Gary Goldstein & John Eisendrath | Unaired | 748-0113 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
External links
[edit]- WIOU at IMDb
- WIOU at epguides.com
- 1990s American drama television series
- 1990 American television series debuts
- 1991 American television series endings
- American English-language television shows
- Fictional television stations
- Television series about journalism
- Television series about television
- Television series by MGM Television
- Television series created by John Eisendrath
- Television shows set in New York City
- CBS television dramas
- United States drama television series stubs