Hitz

Hitz
Genre	Situation comedy
Created by	Marc Cullen Robb Cullen
Written by	Jamie Wooten Mark Cullen Robb Cullen
Directed by	Gary Brown
Starring	Andrew Dice Clay Rick Gomez Claude Brooks Rosa Blasi Kristin Dattilo Spencer Garrett
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	MTV Productions Paramount Television
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	UPN
Original release	August 26 (1997-08-26) – November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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.

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.

External links

• Hitz at IMDb
• Hitz at TV.com