6.8/10216 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2010
American Todd Dempsy moves to India to head up a call center for a novelties company. After meeting his eccentric employees, Todd realizes he has to teach them about American culture in order to help them sell the humorous products from the company's catalog.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: N/A
7.0/10161 votes#2 - The Measure of a Manmeet
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2010
Performance is low and the boss tells Tod that somebody has to be fired, and it appears that Manmeet is the one who will get the ax, although Gupta is convinced that he will be the one.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove
7.0/10154 votes#3 - Party of Five
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2010
Todd and Charlie try to set up a double date with Asha and Tonya, but things do not go off exactly as planned.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: N/A
7.3/10147 votes#4 - Jolly Vindaloo Day
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2010
Rajiv makes up a fake holiday to get Todd out of the office so he can pretend he's managing the office in order to impress his future father-in-law. Elsewhere, Manmeet, Gupta and Madhuri seek help with a revenge plot.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Videtti Figueiredo
6.9/10135 votes#5 - Touched by an Anglo
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2010
Todd is confused when an employee files a sexual harassment claim against him because he doesn't know what he has done.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Michael Pennie
7.2/10147 votes#6 - Bolloween
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2010
Todd holds a Halloween party at the boarding house where he is now forced to live by the company because of cutbacks, which is part of his plan to get close to Asha.
Director: Michael Lehmann
Writer: Lee Sung-jin
6.9/10126 votes#7 - Truly, Madly, Pradeeply
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2010
Todd and Manmeet launch a plan to get Todd considered for Asha's arranged marriage, while Gupta gets Charlie hooked on a nasty local addiction.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10125 votes#8 - Home for the Diwalidays
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2010
Todd hooks up with Tonya in the office while his workers are all off celebrating Diwali.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: N/A
7.2/10114 votes#9 - Temporary Monsanity
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2010
A monsoon threatens to spoil Todd's plans to get the office so that he can reach a sales quota on Black Friday in order to win a trip to Hawaii for his parents.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: N/A
7.1/10113 votes#10 - Homesick to My Stomach
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2010
Todd finds a place to watch the Kansas City Chiefs game, but an upset stomach causes him to miss the game and get homesick. Rajiv takes advantage of Todd's absence to make drastic changes in the office.
Director: John Putch
Writer: N/A
7.3/10142 votes#11 - A Sitar is Born
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2011
Todd tries to encourage Madhuri to audition to become a Bollywood performer, but Gupta takes him up on the offer instead. Meanwhile Charlie volunteers to fix the phone lines in Todd's office after the technician requests a bribe.
Director: John Scott
Writer: Geetika Lizardi
7.2/10115 votes#12 - Sari Charlie
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2011
Charlie spies on Tonya to find out if she's seeing anyone, and discovers that she is--and it's not Todd. Meanwhile, Rajiv tries to make sure that he gets a good evaluation from his employees.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: N/A
6.9/10111 votes#13 - Training Day
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2011
Todd sets up a corporate retreat for his employees, but the train breaks down on the way to the site. Meanwhile, Tonya tries to help Charlie find a date.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: N/A
7.1/10109 votes#14 - The Todd Couple
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2011
Todd leads anger-management training to improve the staff's customer-service skills, but he's surprised to learn that Gupta is in need of the most help. Elsewhere, Madhuri receives a Valentine's Day gift from a secret beau.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10116 votes#15 - Guess Who's Coming to Delhi
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2011
Todd's boss, Jerry, visits India with his mind set on partying. But while babysitting a drunk Jerry, Todd ends up in trouble with Tonya. Elsewhere, Charlie asks Gupta to teach him about Indian culture after he's deemed culturally insensitive by human resources.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Terry Mulroy
6.9/10114 votes#16 - Take this Punjab and Shove it
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2011
Todd finds the perfect telemarketer and gives him a job, only to have Tonya steal him away.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: N/A
7.1/10120 votes#17 - Todd's Holi War
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2011
Todd fights with another company that cut off All-American Novelties' access to the air conditioning in the building, while Rajiv tries to find an original way to propose to his girlfriend.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Michael Pennie
7.1/10104 votes#18 - Gupta's Hit and Manmeet's Missus
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2011
Charlie helps Manmeet make a video to impress his American Internet girlfriend, and Gupta files an abuse complaint against Rajiv.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove
7.0/10101 votes#19 - Charlie Curries a Favor from Todd
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/2011
Todd gives Charlie a job after the company he works for goes out of business, and Rajiv uses Gupta to help try to trick a charity into paying for his honeymoon.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Linda Videtti Figueiredo
7.3/10103 votes#20 - Mama Sutra
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/2011
Tonya's mom visits once again, and Todd is determined to make a better impression this time around. But Todd soon discovers a secret about the woman that complicates his goal. Elsewhere, Madhuri reads her coworkers' palms.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lee Sung-jin
7.3/10100 votes#21 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2011
Todd and Charlie decide to throw Rajiv an American bachelor party for Rajiv during his wedding, and Manmeet tries to make a good impression as his first meeting with his American girlfriend approaches.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10104 votes#22 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2011
A wedding to remember in the season finale.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: N/A
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Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Outsourced" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 216 votes. Directed by Ken Kwapis and written by N/A, it aired on 9/23/2010. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Measure of a Manmeet".