''Hitz'' is an American

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that aired on

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from August 26 until November 11, 1997. The series follows two record industry executives (

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and Claude Brooks) and their boss (

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) at Hitower Records in

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Cast

as HiTower president Jimmy Esposito *

as Robert Moore *Claude Brooks as Busby Evans *

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as April Beane *

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as Angela *

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as Tommy Stans

Episodes

Production

Although

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 ''

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'' called the series "relentlessly unfunny". Ken Tucker of ''

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'' rated the series as one of the worst of the year.

References

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* 1990s American sitcoms 1997 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings English-language television shows Television series by CBS Studios Television shows set in Los Angeles UPN original programming {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub