Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bzzz!

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The result was keep. The sourcing identifies counters the nom as well as the delete !vote. If editors believe it should in fact be redirected, that decision can be made editorially. Star Mississippi 02:18, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Only found a couple press releases. Zero hits on GNews, GBooks, or TelevisionWeek archives. Deprodded without comment. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 19:16, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 19:16, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:25, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:GNG. No significant coverage. LibStar (talk) 00:04, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Tribune Entertainment#First-run syndicated shows Remember the show, but it barely got any press coverage outside its premiere. Nate • (chatter) 01:11, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. Rosenberg, Howard (1997-03-12). "So You Thought TV Couldn't Get Any Worse?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  The article notes: "For more evidence of severe dementia, try the syndicated “Bzzz!” At least “Pauly” is fiction performed by actors. But people on “Bzzz!” embarrass themselves as themselves, from annoying host Annie Wood to the contestants in their 20s who, in their own yuppie way, are nearly as witless as the human bricks available on the worst of daytime talk shows. ... “Bzzz!” is essentially a remake of “The Dating Game,” in which contestants select suitors based on their answers to inane questions such as: ... The show’s stupidity is relentless, seeming all the more so in Los Angeles because it airs weeknights on KTLA-TV Channel 5 in a time slot preceding reruns of NBC’s “Seinfeld,” a series as intelligently written and executed as “Bzzz!” is inane and insipid."
2. Porter, Evette (1996-11-26). "The Match Games. The New Dating Game. Bzzz!. The Big Date". The Village Voice. p. 82. ProQuest 232161369.
  The article notes: "Bzzz! is equally superficial, if more manic. The show's premise, and thus its name, has something to do with being able to zap a really bad blind date. If only it were that easy. Annie Wood, the shows frenetic host—a Tori Spelling look-alike who's fond of décolletage—does a fair imitation of Jenny McCarthy. But the pace of the show is maddening. Potential dates—four this time—remain silhouetted behind a screen, reading their bios from a TelePrompTer. Then there's a two-minute speed round where they answer questions like: "What color are you feeling right now?" "Red, 'cause it's really hot!" Next, the contestants and their chosen ones move on to the "simpatico" round. Finally, after "Final Bzzz!,' the couple with the highest simpatico score wins. Bzzz! apparently doesn't have quite the budget some of the other dating shows do—the maximum prize money is $500, which few couples earn, and dinner is at a local restaurant."
3. Brennan, Steve (1996-08-27). "'Bzzz!' gets plenty of dates". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 343, no. 40. p. 6. ProQuest 2362060084.
  The article notes: "A successful test run for Tribune Entertainment's relationship game show "Bzzz!" on Tribune's flagship KTLA-TV in Los Angeles in February has helped boost sales of the series for national syndication to 14 of the top 15 markets. The dating show featuring comedian Annie Wood is cleared in 65 markets representing 82% of the country that includes the reach of Tribune's superstation WGN-TV in Chicago."
4. Van Tassel, Joan (1996-01-25). "TV reviews: BZZZ". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 340, no. 40. p. 18. ProQuest 2467899586.
  The review notes: ""Beverly Hills, 90210" meets "The Dating Game" — and it looks like they'll live happily for a good long time in local living rooms. The show exhibits little of the opening week jitters expected in a debut. Femme host Annie Wood is bright, bubbly, and personable — a new addition to the long line of comic blondes like Mae West, Jean Harlow, and Joan Davis. She's a find. The contestants are attractive twentysomethings ready to strut their stuff in the video meet market. Wood stands with a chooser who hears from prospective dates masked in shadow. He or she picks them to come out and have a short talk or perform some stunt, like one fellow who stood on his hands while speaking German."
5. Kimmel, Daniel M. (1996-11-06). "'Bzzz!' host abuzz on her upbeat job". Telegram & Gazette. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  The article notes: ""Bzzz!" follows the usual rules. Through suggestive questions and answers, the contestant wins the opportunity to have a date with someone they have to select before they actually meet. Much more interesting than the contest is host Annie Wood, who passed through Boston recently and told the tale of how she went from nobody to game show host. ... "Bzzz!" was tested earlier this year on the West Coast and went into national syndication this fall, where it seems to be finding an audience."
6. Hontz, Jenny (1997-04-14). "'O'Boyle,' 'Bzzz!' on the brink". Variety. Vol. 366, no. 11. p. 39. ProQuest 1286128396.
  The article notes: "Tribune Entertainment's relationship gameshow "Bzzz!," already downgraded in New York and Chicago, was excluded from a recent Mediaweek ad pitching the company's shows that have ad time being sold in the upfront market. ... Sources repping Trib say don't count "Bzzz!" out entirely: Show host Annie Wood was flown to Mip to sell it overseas."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Bzzz! to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 11:44, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Pinging Subwayguy (talk · contribs), who contested the proposed deletion. Cunard (talk) 11:44, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 05:39, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Cunard's comment above _SUBWAYguy 14:04, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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