WDIV was the launching pad for several locally produced shows that went national. The station broadcast the talk show "Sonya" (hosted by Dr. Sonya Freidman) live at 4 p.m. It was so popular that the station under the banner of Post-Newsweek Stations, syndicated it on a delayed basis to USA Network (which is now co-owned with NBC under NBCUniversal). WDIV also produced the afternoon variety show "The Tony Orlando Show" at 4 p.m. However, the station's management canceled the program after one year to run the syndicated daytime talk show "Jenny Jones".