''HitRecord on TV'' is a

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created by

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with executive producers Jared Geller,

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, and Belisa Balaban. The series premiered on 18 January 2014 on

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in the

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. The series emphasizes

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by focusing on different themes. The

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variety show aired new episodes five consecutive nights a week (every day except Thursday and Friday on which

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s are aired instead) after

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and before late night for Pivot on Verizon FIOS,

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, and Dish. The show is supported by

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. The first three episodes were shown at

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on January 18, 2014.

Development

Based on

hitRECord HitRecord (pronounced ; often stylized as HITREC●RD) is an online collaborative media platform founded and owned by actor and director Joseph Gordon-LevittGordon-Levitt. The company uses a variety of media to produce such projects as short film ...

's open-collaborative approach to production, ''hitRECord on TV'' was developed as a variety show starring, created, and directed by

. 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 final 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.

Series overview

Episodes

The first season of ''hitRecord on TV'' premiered on January 18, 2014, and consisted of eight episodes. In 2014, the series was nominated and won an

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for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media in the area of Social TV. The entire season was released as a box set which includes a digital download and themed booklets for each episode, as well as supplementary and bonus material.

Season 1

Season 2

The second season of ''hitRECORD on TV'' was premiered on June 12, 2015 on Pivot. As with the first season, the second season will consist of eight episodes each focusing on a specific theme. The first episode of the season, "RE: THE DARK", was available for online viewing before the season's premiere on Pivot on June 12, 2015. The fifth episode, "RE: GUNS", considered the most controversial theme for the season, ''hitrecordJoe: “GUNS” was definitely the most controversial theme of any HIT RECORD ON TV episode we did this season. But controversy just means that people have a wide variety of strong opinions. And just because lots of people disagree, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t talk about it, tell stories about it, sing songs about it, etc. Our show is an example of how people who disagree can still collaborate to make something great together.''
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References

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External links

Pivot official website
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