''Bzzz!'' is an American relationship
game show
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that first aired in limited
syndication
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, produced by
Ralph Edwards
Ralph Livingstone Edwards (June 13, 1913DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Pp. 86-87. – November 16, 2005) was an American radio ...
-Stu Billett Productions in cooperation with
Tribune Entertainment
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, which handled distribution.
The series premiered on January 22, 1996 for a limited trial run, primarily on
Tribune's own group of stations; it later expanded to full national syndication for one season, airing from September 9, 1996 to September 5, 1997, with reruns continuing on some stations until 2001. The show was hosted by
Annie Wood
Annie Wood (born February 10, 1971) is an American actress, host and writer, and is best known as the host of the nationally syndicated dating game show '' Bzzz!''.
Career
Wood was Cameron Diaz's sister-in-law in '' My Sister's Keeper'' a ...
, who also served as co-producer.
Reruns of the series were first aired on
Superstation WGN
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from 2000 to 2001 (including the original "trial run" season), while
Buzzr
Buzzr is an American digital terrestrial television, digital broadcast television network owned by Fremantle North America, a unit of the Fremantle (company), Fremantle subsidiary of RTL Group. The network serves as an outlet for the extensive li ...
aired the series Saturday nights from February 15, 2020 to July 25, 2020.
Premise
The show itself was a fast-paced variant of ''
The Dating Game
''The Dating Game'' is an American television game show that first aired on December 20, 1965, and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s. ABC dropped the show on July 6, 1973, but it c ...
'' in which a bachelor and bachelorette competed against each other to win a date with a member of the opposite sex, as well as money.
External links
Official Website*
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1996 American television series debuts
1997 American television series endings
1990s American game shows
American dating and relationship reality television series
Television series by Tribune Entertainment
Television series by Ralph Edwards Productions
English-language television shows
First-run syndicated television programs in the United States