House of Buggin'

House of Buggin' was a Latino-themed sketch comedy television show which aired as a mid-season replacement from January to April 1995, starring John Leguizamo and Luis Guzmán.^[1] It was aired on the FOX Network, but removed from broadcasting schedules before the completion of the first season. According to Leguizamo's autobiography, the show was a replacement for In Living Color, using the same format, and was itself replaced by Mad TV.

House of Buggin'
Genre	Comedy
Created by	David Bar Katz John Leguizamo
Starring	John Leguizamo Jorge Luis Abreu Tammi Cubilette Yelba Osorio David Herman Luis Guzmán
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	David Bar Katz Michael Bregman John Leguizamo Stu Smiley
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Bregman/Baer Productions HBO Independent Productions
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	January 8 (1995-01-08) – April 23, 1995 (1995-04-23)

Broadcast History/Ratings

The series primarily aired on Sundays on Fox.^{[2][3][nb 1]}

Season	Episodes		Originally released		TV Season	Time [citation needed]	Rank
			First released	Last released
1	10		January 8, 1995 (1995-01-08)	April 23, 1995 (1995-04-23)	1994–1995	Sunday 8:30 PM (1–8) Sunday 9:30 PM (10)[5] Thursday 8:30 PM (9)[6]	#95, 7.9 rating[7]

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Unknown	Unknown	January 8, 1995 (1995-01-08)	TBA	16.8[8]
2	"West Side Story"	Unknown	Unknown	January 15, 1995 (1995-01-15)	TBA	16.6[9]
3	"Job Interview with the Vampire"	Unknown	Unknown	January 22, 1995 (1995-01-22)	TBA	14.1[10]
4	"Steve Mendoza: Reverse Psychologist"	Unknown	Unknown	February 12, 1995 (1995-02-12)	TBA	13.8[11]
5	"Portrait of a Cockfighter"	Unknown	Unknown	February 19, 1995 (1995-02-19)	TBA	11.0[12]
6	"Totally True Urban Legends"	Unknown	Unknown	February 26, 1995 (1995-02-26)	TBA	14.0[13]
7	"Rapper Madness"	Unknown	Unknown	April 9, 1995 (1995-04-09)	TBA	7.7[14]
8	"Institutional Gourmet"	Unknown	Unknown	April 16, 1995 (1995-04-16)	TBA	8.8[15]
9	"The Hustler"	Unknown	Unknown	April 20, 1995 (1995-04-20)	TBA	9.4[16]
10	"The Big Siblings of Flushing Queens"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 1995 (1995-04-23)	TBA	8.3[16]

Cancellation

By the end of the ten-episode season, ratings declined by 50% from the premiere episode. Fox suggested replacing the entire cast for the second season. Leguizamo refused, and the show was cancelled.^[17]