The Office (American TV series)
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The Office is an American mockumentary sitcom television series based on the BBC series The Office created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring the former. Adapted for NBC by Greg Daniels, the show depicts the everyday work lives of office employees at the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, and aired from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013, with a total of nine seasons consisting of 201 episodes. The show was co-produced by Daniels' Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille Productions (later Shine America) and 3 Arts Entertainment (although uncredited) in association with Universal Television. The original executive producers were Daniels, Gervais, Merchant, Howard Klein and Ben Silverman, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons. Like the British original (which aired from 2001 to 2003), the series was filmed in a single-camera setup without a studio audience or a laugh track, to mirror the look of an actual documentary. It debuted on NBC as a mid-season replacement and ended its nine-season run on May 16, 2013, with a two-part series finale. Its original main cast was Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and B. J. Novak. It experienced numerous changes to its ensemble cast during its run. Stars outside the original main cast include Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Amy Ryan, Mindy Kaling, Craig Robinson, James Spader, Ellie Kemper, and Catherine Tate. The Office received moderately positive reviews from critics (except for the pilot episode which received mixed reviews) during its relatively short first season of 6 episodes, a British television standard, but the following seasons, particularly Carell's performance, received significant acclaim from television critics as the show's characters, content, structure, and tone diverged considerably from the original British series. These seasons were included on several critics' year-end top TV series lists, winning several awards including a Peabody Award in 2006, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award for Carell's performance, and five Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Comedy Series, in 2006. The eighth season was criticized for declining quality, with Carell's departure in season seven seen as a contributing factor. However, the ninth and final season ended the series with a generally positive response. The series finale, which originally aired on May 16, 2013, was viewed by an estimated 5.7 million viewers and garnered critical acclaim. In 2016, Rolling Stone named The Office one of the 100 greatest television shows of all time.
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| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Rank | Average viewership(in millions) | ||
| First released | Last released | |||||
| 1 | 6 | March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24) | April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26) | 102 | 5.4 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) | May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11) | 67 | 8.0 | |
| 3 | 25 | September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21) | May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17) | 68 | 8.3 | |
| 4 | 19 | September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27) | May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15) | 77 | 8.9 | |
| 5 | 28 | September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) | May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14) | 52 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 26 | September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17) | May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20) | 52 | 7.8 | |
| 7 | 26 | September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) | May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) | 53 | 7.7 | |
| 8 | 24 | September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22) | May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10) | 87 | 6.5 | |
| 9 | 25 | September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20) | May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) | 94 | 5.1 | |
| Season | Percentage | Rating | Critical consensus |
| 1 | 71% (41 reviews) | 7.8/10 | "The Office quickly distinguishes itself from its source material within the first few episodes, proving not all Hollywood remakes of overseas hits are destined to end in failure. (That's what she said.)" |
| 2 | 100% (14 reviews) | 8.4/10 | "The Office undergoes a steep improvement in its sophomore season, course correcting the series' bitter dynamics with a dose of warmth that makes the sour jokes all the sweeter." |
| 3 | 100% (13 reviews) | 8.4/10 | "The Office hits its full stride in a raucous and romantic third season that gives the series' deep ensemble a generous raise in character development." |
| 4 | 83% (12 reviews) | 7.7/10 | "Dunder Mifflin makes some awkward choices while adjusting to a world without Jim and Pam's will-they-won't-they sparks, but The Office remains a winning ode to workplace drudgery." |
| 5 | 100% (16 reviews) | 8.3/10 | "The Office continues to power on like a trusty Xerox machine in a fifth season that has perfected the series' formula for balancing misery with sweetness." |
| 6 | 73% (15 reviews) | 7.3/10 | "The Office maintains its quality while highlighting major life changes and mundane happenings among the ensemble cast – and continuing to set a new standard for the workplace sitcom genre." |
| 7 | 83% (24 reviews) | 7.8/10 | "While it struggles to answer how Dunder Mifflin will continue to thrive without Steve Carell's terrific performance, The Office sends off his Michael Scott in heartfelt fashion." |
| 8 | 44% (25 reviews) | 6.3/10 | "The Office spends its eighth season in the midst of an identity crisis as characters leave and reappear, but at least Robert California is gone." |
| 9 | 79% (43 reviews) | 7.2/10 | "The Office's final season returns the series to fine form, balancing the funny with the heartfelt and reminding viewers what made the show great." |
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewershiprank | Avg. viewers(millions) | 18–49rank | Avg. 18–49rating | ||
| Date | Viewers(millions) | Date | Viewers(millions) | ||||||||
| 1 | Thursday 9:30 pm (1)Tuesday 9:30 pm (2–6) | 6 | March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24) | 11.23 | April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26) | 4.83 | 2004–05 | 102 | 5.40 | 82 | 2.5/6 |
| 2 | Tuesday 9:30 pm (1–10)Thursday 9:30 pm (11–22) | 22 | September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) | 9.00 | May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11) | 7.66 | 2005–06 | 67 | 8.0 | 34 | 4.0/10 |
| 3 | Thursday 8:30 pm | 25 | September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21) | 9.11 | May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17) | 7.88 | 2006–07 | 68 | 8.30 | 28 | 4.1/11 |
| 4 | Thursday 9:00 pm | 19 | September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27) | 9.65 | May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15) | 8.21 | 2007–08 | 77 | 8.04 | 77 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 28 | September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) | 9.34 | May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14) | 6.77 | 2008–09 | 52 | 9.04 | 52 | 3.1 | |
| 6 | 26 | September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17) | 8.21 | May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20) | 6.64 | 2009–10 | 41 | 8.73 | 11 | 4.5/11 | |
| 7 | 26 | September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) | 8.48 | May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) | 7.29 | 2010–11 | 53 | 7.73 | 11 | 4.0/10 | |
| 8 | 24 | September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22) | 7.64 | May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10) | 4.49 | 2011–12 | 78 | 6.51 | 29 | 3.4/9 | |
| 9 | 25 | September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20) | 4.28 | May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) | 5.69 | 2012–13 | 88 | 5.06 | 41 | 2.6/7 | |
| Season | Region 1 release date | Region 2 release date | Region 4 release date | Episodes | Discs | Bonus features |
| 1 | August 16, 2005 | April 10, 2006 | August 16, 2006 | 6 | 1 | Deleted scenes from all episodes, five commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes. |
| 2 | September 12, 2006 | January 28, 2008 | April 4, 2007 | 22 | 4 | Deleted scenes from every episode, ten commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes, The Accountants webisodes, Faces of Scranton video, blooper reel, 17 fake public service announcements, Olympics promos and "Steve on Steve" promos. |
| 3 | September 4, 2007 | July 21, 2008 | August 20, 2008 (Part 1)April 22, 2009 (Part 2) | 25 | 4 | Deleted scenes, eight commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes, "Kevin Cooks Stuff in The Office", 2006 NBC Primetime Preview, Toby wraparound promos, Dwight Schrute music video, Joss Whedon interview, blooper reel, Lazy Scranton video, and a 58th Annual Emmy Awards excerpt. A special edition for Target called the "Nifty Gifty" set also contains footage from the Museum of TV festival and script facsimile. |
| 4 | September 2, 2008 | June 14, 2010 | September 2, 2009 (Part 1)December 2, 2009 (Part 2) | 19 | 4 | Deleted scenes, outtakes, Second Life footage, The Office Convention invitation, The Office Convention: Writer's Block Panel, "Goodbye, Toby" music video, four commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes. |
| 5 | September 8, 2009 | February 7, 2011 | September 29, 2010 (Part 1)March 2, 2011 (Part 2) | 28 | 5 | Deleted scenes, outtakes, ten commentaries by the cast and crew, "The Academy of Art and Sciences presents, 'The Office,' Summer Olympic promos, Super Bowl promos, Kevin's Loan webisodes, and The Outburst webisodes. |
| 6 | September 7, 2010 | January 30, 2012 | August 4, 2011 (Part 1)November 9, 2011 (Part 2) | 26 | 5 | Deleted scenes, outtakes, gag reel, cast and crew commentaries, two extended episodes, minisode The Podcast, "Welcome to Sabre" corporate welcome video, promos. |
| Overtime | November 16, 2010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | The Accountants, Kevin's Loan, The Outburst, Blackmail, Subtle Sexuality and The Mentor webisodes, The Podcast minisode, The Office Convention: Cast Q&A, Paley: Inside The Writer's Room, Subtle Sexuality commentary with Mindy Kaling, B. J. Novak, and Ellie Kemper, Blackmail video commentary with Creed Bratton, Subtle Sexuality music video, Dwight Schrute music video, Lazy Scranton video, Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin ad and fake PSAs. |
| 7 | September 6, 2011 | September 3, 2012 | August 22, 2012 (Part 1)November 7, 2012 (Part 2) | 26 | 5 | Deleted scenes, blooper reel, "The Third Floor" webisodes, cast and crew commentaries on five episodes, producer's extended cuts of "Training Day" and "Search Committee," Threat Level Midnight: The Movie (A Michael Scott Joint) |
| 8 | September 4, 2012 | April 7, 2014 | February 13, 2013 (Part 1)August 8, 2013 (Part 2) | 24 | 5 | Deleted scenes, blooper reel, "The Girl Next Door" webisodes, producer's extended cuts of "Angry Andy" and "Fundraiser" |
| 9 | September 3, 2013 | September 15, 2014 | February 13, 2014 (Part 1)June 19, 2014 (Part 2) | 25 | 5 | Deleted scenes, gag reel, rare audition footage |
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