Original title
Hitz
Released
8/26/1997
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
17
Hitz is an American comedy television series that premiered August 26, 1997 on UPN. The series follows two record industry executives and their boss at Hitower Records in Los Angeles.
The boys' boss threatens to fire them if they don't sign a major artist pronto.
The appearance of a famous record mogul on the cover of ""Rolling Stone"" magazine puts Jimmy in a rage: why can't he get great publicity like that? Figuring that the fault stems from the A department, he threatens Busby and Robert with their jobs unless they land him a great act that can drum up even greater press for him. Thanks to a hot tip from Neil the bartender, the scrambling boys sign a new female act, Vanessa. Unfortunately, all Vanessa can do is act -- she can't sing a note, which brings plenty of bad publicity.
Busby is caught on the horns of a dilemma when his boss Jimmy asks him to show his beautiful goddaughter Soul a good time while she's in town, and during the evening she makes Busby an offer he's better refuse if he wants to keep his job. Meanwhile, Robert is about to be dethroned as King of Music Trivia by April when he fails to answer her question correctly.
A hot new artist causes trouble for Busby and Robert when they book him to perform at a benefit party hosted by Jimmy, and he shows up late and drunk.
Robert finds himself in over his head when he and Busby court a new singer for the label --who'll only consider the offer if Robert is her ""boy toy.""
Busby persuades Jimmy to sign his pal as the label's first comic, but the laughter dies when the comedian bombs on a late-night talk show.
Fed up with the way Jimmy and the other guys treat her, April threatens a sexual harassment suit, but Busby proposes sensitivity training instead.
When no one expresses interest in his idea to put out a disco-revival record, Robert must persuade a legendary '70s producer to help. Meanwhile, Tommy blackmails Jimmy with a videotape of Jimmy's Saturday Night Fever audition.
An angry rock star's songs turn to bubblegum pop when she falls for Robert.
A depressed Jimmy makes Busby and Robert an offer they can't refuse when he begs to assist them in the studio -- and takes over the entire project.
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