| Genre: | Drama |
| Creator: | John Eisendrath Kathryn Pratt |
| Director: | Donna Deitch Jan Eliasberg Arthur Allan Seidelman |
| Composer: | Gary Chang |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 14 (1 unaired) |
| Executive Producer: | Scott Brazil |
| Producer: | Michelle Ashford |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | GTG Entertainment Little Max Productions Orion Television |
| Channel: | CBS |
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.
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.