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Genre
  
Situation comedy

Country of origin
  
USA

Directed by
  
Gary Brown

Created by
  
Marc Cullen Robb Cullen

Written by
  
Jamie Wooten Mark Cullen Robb Cullen

Starring
  
Andrew Dice Clay Rick Gomez Claude Brooks Rosa Blasi Kristin Dattilo Spencer Garrett

Hitz is an American comedy television series that premiered August 26, 1997 on UPN. The series follows two record industry executives (Rick Gomez and Claude Brooks) and their boss (Andrew Dice Clay) at Hitower Records in Los Angeles.

Contents

Cast

  • Andrew Dice Clay as HiTower president Jimmy Esposito
  • Rick Gomez as Robert Moore
  • Claude Brooks as Busby Evans
  • Rosa Blasi as April Beane
  • Kristin Dattilo as Angela
  • Spencer Garrett as Tommy Stans

    • Episodes

    1. Pilot (August 26, 1997)
    2. It Ain't Over Till... (September 2, 1997)
    3. The Godfather: Not the Movie (September 9, 1997)
    4. My Favorite Geer (September 16, 1997)
    5. I Can't Get No Satisfaction (September 23, 1997)
    6. Comedy Jam (September 30, 1997)
    7. Guys and Dolls (October 14, 1997)
    8. You Can Almost Go Home Again (October 28, 1997)
    9. You Probably Think This Song Is About You (November 4, 1997)
    10. Give the Drummer Some (November 11, 1997)

    Production

    Although UPN had initially ordered 13 episodes, by October the network had ordered nine more episodes for a total of 22. However, by December the series was canceled before production on the last six episodes was complete.

    Reception

    Caryn James of The New York Times called the series "relentlessly unfunny". Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly rated the series as one of the worst of the year.

    References

    Hitz Wikipedia
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