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{{Infobox television
| show_name = Outsourced
| image = [[File:Outsourced-TVseries.jpg|frameless]]
| caption =
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| genre = Comedy
| format = [[Sitcom]]
| creator = [[Ken Kwapis]]
| developer =
| writer =
| director =
| creative_director =
| starring = [[Ben Rappaport]]<br />[[Rizwan Manji]]<br />[[Sacha Dhawan]]<br />[[Rebecca Hazlewood]]<br />[[Parvesh Cheena]]<br />[[Anisha Nagarajan]]<br />[[Diedrich Bader]]<br />[[Pippa Black]]
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| endtheme =
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 22
| list_episodes = List of Outsourced episodes
| executive_producer = [[Ken Kwapis]]<br />Robert Borden
| producer =
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| location =
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| camera = [[Single-camera setup|single-camera]]
| runtime = 21 minutes
| company = [[Universal Media Studios]]<br />In Cahoots Productions
| distributor =
| channel = [[NBC]]
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| first_run =
| first_aired = {{Start date|2010|9|23}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2011|5|12}}
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| website = http://www.nbc.com/outsourced/
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==Cast==
{{main|List of Outsourced characters}}

The show focuses on Todd Dempsy and a number of his employees working for the Mid America Novelties call center, along with other call center managers in the same building.
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* [[Ben Rappaport]] as Todd Dempsy
* [[Rizwan Manji]] as Rajiv Gidwani
* [[Sacha Dhawan]] as Manmeet
* [[Rebecca Hazlewood]] as Asha
* [[Parvesh Cheena]] as Gupta
* [[Anisha Nagarajan]] as Madhuri
* [[Diedrich Bader]] as Charlie Davies
* [[Pippa Black]] as Tonya

==Reception==

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Outsourced episodes}}
{| style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Season
! rowspan="2"|Episodes
! rowspan="2"|Timeslot
! colspan="3"|Original airing
! rowspan="2"|Rank
! rowspan="2"|Viewers<br />(in millions)
|-
! Season premiere
! Season finale
! TV season
|-
! '''[[List of Outsourced episodes#Season 1: 2010–2011)|1]]'''
| [[List of Outsourced episodes#Season 1: 2010-2011|22]]
| <small>Thursday 9:30 pm (2010)</small><br /><small>Thursday 10:30 pm (2011)</small>
| September 23, 2010
| May 12, 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman |first=Robert |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/08/nbc-announces-season-finales-for-spring-2011-30-rock-100th-episode-on-april-21/85013 |title=NBC Announces Season Finales for Spring 2011 + ’30 Rock’ 100th Episode on April 21 | work = TV By the Numbers |date=2011-03-08 |accessdate=2011-03-25}}</ref>
| [[2010–11 United States network television schedule|2010–2011]]
! style="text-align:center" | #108<ref name="tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/01/2010-11-season-broadcast-primetime-show-viewership-averages/94407/</ref>
! style="text-align:center" | 5.2<ref name="tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com"/>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Presenter !! Award !! Result
|-
| 2011
| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| Favorite New TV Comedy
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011
| NAMIC Vision Awards
| Best Performance - Comedy for Anisha Nagarajan
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011
| NAMIC Vision Awards
| Comedy
| {{nom}}
|}

==International broadcasts==
''Outsourced'' was picked up in Canada, for broadcast on [[Global Television Network|Global]] at the same time as the American broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globaltv.com/fallpreview/index.html |title=Global Fall Preview |publisher=Globaltv.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-25}}</ref>

''Outsourced'' is being broadcast in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Hong Kong on [[Universal Channel (Asia)|Universal]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

*In India, ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[Zee Cafe]].
*In Sri Lanka, ''Outsourced'' will be broadcast on [[Zee Cafe]].
*In Australia ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[Seven Network]].
*In Fiji ''Outsourced is being broadcast on FBC TV
*In Brazil ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[Rede Record]], premiered on November 5, 2011, with title ''Aprontando na Índia''.
*In New Zealand ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[Four (New Zealand)|FOUR]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.four.co.nz/TV/Shows/Outsourced.aspx |title=Outsourced |work=FOUR |publisher=[[Four (New Zealand)|FOUR]] |location=[[Auckland]], New Zealand |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref>
*In the Philippines, ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[2nd Avenue (television network)|2nd Avenue]].
*In Norway ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[MAX (TV channel)|MAX]].
*In South Africa ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[SABC 3]].
*In Mexico ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[Warner Channel]].
*In Sweden ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[TV3 (Sweden)|TV3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv3.se/program/outsourced-1|title=New Comedy series on TV3 Sweden |publisher=tv3.se |date= |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> and [[TV6 (Sweden)|TV6]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv6.se/program/outsourced-1|title=Outsourced on TV6 Sweden |publisher=tv6.se |date= |accessdate=2011-09-27}}</ref>
*In Denmark ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[TV3+ (Denmark)|TV3+]].
*In Poland ''Outsourced'' (''Dostawa na telefon'') is being broadcast on [[Comedy Central Poland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media2.pl/media/76102-nowe-seriale-w-comedy-central.html |title=Nowe seriale w Comedy Central |publisher=media2.pl |date= |accessdate=2011-04-14}}</ref>
*In the Middle East ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[OSN COMEDY]].
*In Latin America ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on Warner Channel
*In Malaysia ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia|RTM]]'s channel [[TV2 (Malaysia)|tv2]].
*In Italy ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[Mediaset Premium]] channel [[Joi (TV channel)|Joi]].
*In Czech Republic ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[Prima Cool]] with title ''Haló, tady Indie''.
*In Iceland ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[skjar einn]].
*In Singapore ''Outsourced'' is being broadcast on [[MediaCorp Channel 5]].

==See also==
*''[[Mumbai Calling]]'', a 2007 British sitcom with a similar premise.
*''[[Outsourced (film)]]'', a 2006 movie from which the TV show takes its basis.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.nbc.com/outsourced/}}
*{{IMDb title|1593756|Outsourced}}

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