--- description: NBC looks to its fans to provide the network's next smash-hit sitcom title: NBC Crowdsources Sitcom Ideas image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt526777abdb6fe392/698689ea3617604fc590b65c/184800843.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NBC Crowdsources Sitcom Ideas by [Harry Swartout](/author/harry-swartout/) ## Harry Swartout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2014 6:17 PM CUT  <> at CBS Studios - Radford on October 16, 2013 in Studio City, California. <> at CBS Studios - Radford on October 16, 2013 in Studio City, California.Jason Kempin—Getty Images by [Harry Swartout](/author/harry-swartout/) ## Harry Swartout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2014 6:17 PM CUT If you’ve ever watched a disappointing TV sitcom and thought, “I could make a better show than that,” it’s time to put up or shut up. NBC’s new website NBCComedyPlayground.com allows aspiring TV producers to upload their best videos in hopes of getting their show on network television. Ten finalists will get funding to film a pilot in 2015 and two winners will have their pilots become series some time in 2016\. NBC is willing to farm out its creative process after new, heavily touted shows flopped and critically acclaimed fan favorites, like Community, brought in middling ratings. “There are hilarious people making videos on their computers all day and night. It’s time to bring those people into network television,” NBC Entertainment President Julia Salk said. When there’s nothing on TV in the future, there will be no one to blame but us. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/55805/nbc-crowdsources-sitcom-ideas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/55805/nbc-crowdsources-sitcom-ideas/"},"headline":"NBC Crowdsources Sitcom Ideas","datePublished":"2014-04-09T18:17:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:13:17.351Z","description":"NBC looks to its fans to provide the network's next smash-hit sitcom","url":"https://time.com/55805/nbc-crowdsources-sitcom-ideas/","keywords":["NBC","TV","Sitcom","Pilot"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt526777abdb6fe392/698689ea3617604fc590b65c/184800843.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Harry Swartout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/harry-swartout/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt526777abdb6fe392/698689ea3617604fc590b65c/184800843.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NBC \"Parks And Recreation\" 100th Episode Celebration","caption":"NBC \"Parks And Recreation\" 100th Episode Celebration","creditText":"Jason Kempin—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/55805/nbc-crowdsources-sitcom-ideas/","name":"NBC Crowdsources Sitcom Ideas"}}]}] ```