Bzzz!

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Bzzz!
Written by	Neal Brennan; Cynthia Kitts; Anthony Marsh;
Directed by	Bob Loudin
Presented by	Annie Wood
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
Production
Executive producers	Ralph Edwards; Stu Billett; John Rhinehart;
Producer	Lynn Speigel
Running time	approx. 22-24 minutes
Production companies	Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions; 435 Production Company;
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	January 22, 1996 –; September 5, 1997

Bzzz! is an American relationship game show that first aired in limited syndication, produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions in cooperation with Tribune Entertainment, 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, who also served as co-producer.^[1] Reruns of the series were first aired on Superstation WGN from 2000 to 2001 (including the original "trial run" season), while Buzzr 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 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.^[2]

Reception

Howard Rosenberg, writing in the Los Angeles Times, found the "show’s stupidity [was] relentless".^[2] Evette Porter, of The Village Voice, called the show "superficial" and "manic", with its pace described as "maddening".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Porter, Evette (November 26, 1996). "The Match Games. The New Dating Game. Bzzz!. The Big Date". The Village Voice. p. 82. ProQuest 232161369.
^ ^a ^b Rosenberg, Howard (March 12, 1997). "So You Thought TV Couldn't Get Any Worse?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

External links

Official Website
Bzzz! at IMDb

[Porter1996-1] Porter, Evette (November 26, 1996). "The Match Games. The New Dating Game. Bzzz!. The Big Date". The Village Voice. p. 82. ProQuest 232161369.

[Rosenberg1997-2] Rosenberg, Howard (March 12, 1997). "So You Thought TV Couldn't Get Any Worse?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

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