| Hitz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Mark Cullen |
| Developed by | Richard Vaczy Tracy Gamble |
| Written by | Jamie Wooten Mark Cullen |
| Directed by | Gary Brown |
| Starring | Andrew Dice Clay Rick Gomez Claude Brooks Rosa Blasi Kristin Dattilo Spencer Garrett |
| Composer | Christopher Neal Nelson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (7 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tracy Gamble Richard Vaczy |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Vaczy-Gamble Productions MTV Productions Paramount Network Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | UPN |
| Release | August 26 (1997-08-26) – November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11) |
Hitz is an Americansitcom that aired onUPN from August 26 until November 11, 1997.[1] The series follows two record industry executives (Rick Gomez and Claude Brooks) and their boss (Andrew Dice Clay) at Hitower Records inLos Angeles.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Rob Schiller | Story by : Mark Cullen Teleplay by : Mark Cullen & Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble | August 26, 1997 (1997-8-26) |
| 2 | "It Ain't Over Till..." | Rob Schiller | Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy | September 2, 1997 (1997-9-2) |
| 3 | "The Godfather: Not the Movie" | Brian K. Roberts | Bill Boulware | September 9, 1997 (1997-9-9) |
| 4 | "My Favorite Geer" | Brian K. Roberts | Vance DeGeneres | September 16, 1997 (1997-9-16) |
| 5 | "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" | Terri McCoy | Jamie Wooten | September 23, 1997 (1997-9-23) |
| 6 | "Comedy Jam" | Unknown | David Flebotte | September 30, 1997 (1997-9-30) |
| 7 | "Guys and Dolls" | Terri McCoy | Marc Abrams & Michael Benson | October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) |
| 8 | "Jive Talkin" | Unknown | Unknown | October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28) |
| 9 | "You Probably Think This Song Is About You" | Ted Wass | Bob Daily | November 4, 1997 (1997-11-4) |
| 10 | "Give the Drummer Some" | Paul Miller | Bill Boulware | November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11) |
| 11 | "Cat's Cradle" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 12 | "Radio Daze" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 13 | "You Can Almost Go Home Again" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 14 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 15 | "Riffapalooza" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 16 | "Yo' Mama" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 17 | "What's Your Name, Who's Your Daddy?" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
AlthoughUPN had initially ordered 13 episodes, by October the network had ordered nine more episodes for a total of 22.[2] However, by December the series was canceled before production on the last six episodes was complete.[3]
Caryn James ofThe New York Times called the series "relentlessly unfunny."[1]Ken Tucker ofEntertainment Weekly rated the series as one of the worst of the year.[4]Howard Rosenberg of theLos Angeles Times wrote thatHitz is "prime time at its flat-out dumbest and unfunniest."[5]
Variety stated in July of 1997 thatUPN's CEOLucie Salhany said the network was retoolingHitz in an attempt to tone down the down the series after complaints that the program was misogynitic.[6]
TheHitz producers told an audience at a meeting of the TV Critics Association in Southern California that they will introduce a strong female character that will stand up to Andrew Dice Clay's boss character, Jimmy, that . The chaacter of Jimmy, executives also said, was modeled after Sony music chiefTommy Mottola.[6]
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