12 Angry Viewers

August 2026 March 2025 Reality televisionMusic video Andy Schuon Steve Paley Jancee Dunn (1997) Ananda Lewis (1997–1998) Adam Freeman approx. 22 minutes MTV 1997 09 22 1998 12 Angry Viewers is an American daily half-hour television show that aired on MTV from 1997 to 1998. In it, a public jury judges music videos. The title is a play on the title of the 1957 jury-deliberation film 12 Angry Men and its 1997 TV remake, which aired a month before this show's premiere. The show's first host was Jancee Dunn, with Ananda Lewis replacing her later on.Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois on September 30, 1997 · Page 83 http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/168703449/ 2022-04-28 Newspapers.com 30 September 1997 enBorow Zev https://books.google.com/books?id=NhMpG7hKAr0C&dq=%2212+Angry+Viewers%22+%22Ananda+Lewis%22&pg=PA76 You Control the Lox! SPIN May 1998 SPIN Media LLC en Premise The "12 Angry Viewers" were selected from 18 to 24-year-old MTV viewers who auditioned at MTV's studios in New York City.Jennifer (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Weiner '12 Angry Viewers' To Pick Video For Mtv Each Week The Spokesman-Review https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/sep/23/12-angry-viewers-to-pick-video-for-mtv-each-week/ 2022-04-28 www.spokesman.com September 23, 1997 Through the course of a week they would watch several "brand new" videos and select a finalist at the end of each episode. On Friday a winner was selected from among the four finalists and put into "heavy rotation" on the network.Steinbach Sharon MTV Taps Into The Opinions Of Its Audience For 'Viewers' https://books.google.com/books?id=6wkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%2212+Angry+Viewers%22&pg=PT95 Billboard 1997-10-11 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 94 en In actuality the 12 viewers filmed five episodes over the course of one day, after being selected from a group of walk-in auditioners who did a "test viewing" in an observed room. Some auditions were held on campuses or locations for special events such as spring break.Filz Julia 1998-02-19 MTV holds Spring Break TV auditions 3 James Madison University The Breeze https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1156&context=i19901999 2022-04-27N.J. Divided Over MTV Beach House https://apnews.com/article/ac6a6ea95d0ff02d4e3179a2e410dbe6 2022-04-28 AP NEWS en The format of the show was tweaked for several events, such as 12 Angry Spring Breakers, in which the hottest male/female video star was selected, and 12 Angry VJs, which aired during 1998's Wanna Be a VJ and featured 12 former VJs. The show's final episodes were taped in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as part of MTV's Summer Share. There were also shows in which the viewer decided which video would get "banned" from being played on MTV. The first video so chosen was Gina G's 1996 video "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" in 1998. However, this video had only been played on select shows such as The Grind and never saw a lot of rotation on the channel.May 2022 History The show was created during MTV's programming overhaul in 1997, which was partially in response to criticism for playing fewer music videos as it had in the past.Ratliff Ben 1997-09-28 TELEVISION; The Music Channels Retool, Singing Different Tunes en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/28/arts/television-the-music-channels-retool-singing-different-tunes.html 2022-04-28 0362-4331 It was originally considered for development as a segment of MTV Live.Atwood Brett MTV To Raise The Curtain On New Studio, VJs, Shows https://books.google.com/books?id=BwoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22MTV%22&pg=PA10 Billboard 1997-09-06 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 en MTV Russia had a version of 12 Angry Viewers called 12 злобных зрителей ru which started in 1999 sporadically until present with several different styles and hosts. Some season were "in which intellectuals and others debate music videos."Goldsmith Charles 2003-07-21 MTV Seeks Global Appeal en-US Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10587489218300400 2022-04-30 0099-9660 Reviews In 2013, Louis Virtel wrote for NewNowNext that the show was #7 of MTV's 10 Most Underrated Series where members "fought over which clips ruled the roost" and "see fabulous vids by Bjork, Portishead, or Daft Punk."Virtel Louis Louis Virtel 2013-07-22 MTV's 10 Most Underrated Series Ever http://www.newnownext.com/mtvs-10-most-underrated-series-ever/07/2013/ 2022-04-28 LOGO News In 2015, James Sheldon wrote for Fame10 placing it at #9 on Worst MTV Produced Shows because, "The viewers were coached to be outspoken, controversial if necessary and highly energetic. This made the show insufferable."Sheldon James 2015-11-19 Worst MTV Produced Shows https://www.fame10.com/entertainment/10-worst-mtv-produced-shows/ 2022-04-28 Fame10 Videos that won 12 Angry Viewers Propellerheads – "History Repeating" Portishead – "Only You" Aphex Twin – "Come to Daddy" Björk – "Bachelorette" Fretblanket – "Into The Ocean" Daft Punk – "Around the World" Jason Nevins VS. Run DMC "It's Like That" (scored 59 out of 60)Norris Chris https://books.google.com/books?id=Jq-A2xEoAHIC&dq=%2212+angry+viewers%22&pg=PA97 Return of the B-Boy April 1998 97 SPIN Media LLC en Lusk "Backworlds" Def Squad "Rapper's Delight" Royal Crown Revue – "Barflies at the Beach"Staff reports Royal Crown Revue to swing at Mars Wednesday https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/1998/10/02/royal-crown-revue-to-swing-at-mars-wednesday/118885066/ 2022-04-28 The Herald-Times en-USKramer Pamela 1999-10-31 That Swing Thing https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-31-tm-28081-story.html 2022-04-28 Los Angeles Times en-US Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise – "Once Upon A Time"2000-04-14 Reviews https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/00/2000/Gavin-2000-04-14.pdf Gavin 40 References External links Category:MTV original programming Category:MTV weekday shows Category:1997 American television series debuts Category:1997 English-language television series debuts Category:1998 American television series endings Category:1998 English-language television series endings Category:1990s American music television series Category:English-language American television shows Category:American television series about teenagers