--- title: NBC Dumps Bill Cosby Sitcom Plan description: The move follows Netflix “postponing” its plan to stream a Cosby stand-up special next week canonical: https://time.com/3595469/nbc-bill-cosby-sitcom/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-19T18:54:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T11:33:17.988Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: NBC Dumps Bill Cosby Sitcom Plan og:description: The move follows Netflix “postponing” its plan to stream a Cosby stand-up special next week. og:url: https://time.com/3595469/nbc-bill-cosby-sitcom/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt490c68b60ab888db/698769aa0b72e3727b6dc03d/bill-cosby5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Bill Cosby during an interview about the upcoming exhibit, Conversations: African and African-American Artworks in Dialogue, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington. 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In the wake of mounting [rape allegations](http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/11/14/alleged-bill-cosby-rape-victim/) against the legendary comedian, the broadcaster has shelved its plan to return _The Cosby Show_ star to prime time. The move [follows Netflix](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/19/netflix-bill-cosby-special/) “postponing” its plan to stream a Cosby stand-up special next week. NBC first announced an untitled family sitcom starring Cosby last January, with a pilot to be written by former _Glee_ star Mike O’Malley and sitcom veteran Mike Sikowitz. NBC intended to potentially debut a series next fall. Despite the traditional-media and social-media tempest, Cosby has never been convicted with a crime related to the allegations. The allegations accuse Cosby of crimes during the 1970s and ’80s. Cosby has also declined to answer questions about the accusations. The sitcom news first put Cosby’s name back in the headlines and some media outlets began to report on past allegations against the star, where women have accused Cosby of drugging and sexually abusing them. When asked about the issue at NBC’s press tour in July, entertainment president Jennifer Salke told reporters, “We’re very committed, and that’s an important show for us.” While NBC’s entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt [told reporters](http://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/nbc-bill-cosby-comedy-is-moving-forward) after the network’s panel: “All I do is try to put on shows that I think are good, with extraordinary talent. I think he’s extraordinary. And I think the show will be good. All the other things will sort of sort themselves out.” The allegations significantly spiked in media attention last month after a video of stand-up comic Hannibal Buress calling Cosby a rapist went viral. A few weeks later, a meme-generating social stunt on Cosby’s website backfired when users took the opportunity to mock the comic for the allegations. Then late last week, Cosby canceled a planned appearance on David Letterman’s CBS late-night talk show. On Sunday, after Cosby refused to answer questions about the allegations during an NPR interview, Cosby’s attorney John P. Schmitt released this statement: “Over the last several weeks, decade-old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have resurfaced. The fact that they are being repeated does not make them true. Mr. Cosby does not intend to dignify these allegations with any comment. He would like to thank all his fans for the outpouring of support and assure them that, at age 77, he is doing his best work. There will be no further statement from Mr. Cosby or any of his representatives.” Yet on the heels of the statement, [another woman surfaced](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-another-alleged-rape-victim-of-bill-cosby-speaks-out-on-cnn-20141118-story.html) with a new allegation of sex abuse by Cosby when she was 19 years old. Then on Wednesday, _Entertainment Tonight_ broke the story of former _America’s Next Top Model_ judge Janice Dickinson also accusing Cosby of rape when he was on _The Cosby Show_. This week, the media has swiveled to focus intensely on NBC’s project, as well as a Cosby stand-up special, _Bill Cosby 77_, which Netflix plans to stream on the day after Thanksgiving. _Variety_ [took a poll](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/survey-72-say-nbc-should-cut-ties-to-cosby-1201358669/) and found 72% surveyed said NBC should cut ties with Cosby over the allegations. For NBC, the situation represented a tough spot: Cosby was the star of the network’s top-rated sitcom, which aired for eight seasons. His return was touted by the current executive brass. And essentially nothing has changed since most of the allegations have been around for years. Yet as the media din increased, it became clear NBC had little choice — the Cosby brand has turned toxic, at least for now. As Cosby’s disastrous meme-generating stunt proved, any effort to market a show starring the comedian would be met with considerable criticism. Still, this rejection by the network that became synonyms with the actor’s success and brand represents a key moment in the fall of “America’s dad.” [_This article originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly_](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/19/nbc-bill-cosby-sitcom-plan/?hootPostID=a2d03808edec577b0afc7e6ad8292d23) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3595469/nbc-bill-cosby-sitcom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3595469/nbc-bill-cosby-sitcom/"},"headline":"NBC Dumps Bill Cosby Sitcom Plan","datePublished":"2014-11-19T18:54:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:33:17.988Z","description":"The move follows Netflix “postponing” its plan to stream a Cosby stand-up special next week","url":"https://time.com/3595469/nbc-bill-cosby-sitcom/","keywords":["celebrities","Crime","Television","NBC","Bill Cosby topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt490c68b60ab888db/698769aa0b72e3727b6dc03d/bill-cosby5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Entertainment Weekly / James Hibberd"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt490c68b60ab888db/698769aa0b72e3727b6dc03d/bill-cosby5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bill Cosby during an interview about the upcoming exhibit, Conversations: African and African-American Artworks in Dialogue, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington. 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