HitRecord on TV
HitRecord on TV is an American television variety series created by Joseph Gordon-Levitt with executive producers Jared Geller, Brian Graden, and Belisa Balaban. The series premiered on January 18, 2014 on Pivot in the United States. The series emphasizes Internet celebrity in art history by focusing on different themes.
The satellite variety show aired new episodes five consecutive nights a week after prime time and before late night for Pivot on most pay-TV and satellite/digital cable. The show is supported by TakePart.
The first three episodes were shown at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014.
Development
Based on hitRECord's open-collaborative approach to production, hitRECord on TV was developed as a variety show starring, created, and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Described as the online community's biggest collaborative project to date, hitRECord on TV was made from contributions from members of the hitRECord community around the world. The program was developed around featuring specific themes per episode, with requests from the community directors to provide and refine content for each theme. The last product for each episode features short films, live performances, cartoons and much more.The first episode, "RE: Number 1", premiered on Pivot on January 18, 2014 at 10PM, and was made available for online viewing. In January 2014, Pivot announced the renewal of the series for a second season.